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Side-by-side financial comparison of JONES LANG LASALLE INC (JLL) and S&P Global (SPGI). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

JONES LANG LASALLE INC is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($7.6B vs $4.2B, roughly 1.8× S&P Global). S&P Global runs the higher net margin — 36.1% vs 5.3%, a 30.8% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, JONES LANG LASALLE INC posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (11.7% vs 10.0%). JONES LANG LASALLE INC produced more free cash flow last quarter ($934.6M vs $919.0M). Over the past eight quarters, JONES LANG LASALLE INC's revenue compounded faster (16.3% CAGR vs 8.4%).

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) is a global real estate services company headquartered in Chicago. The company has offices in 80 countries. It offers investment management services worldwide, including services to institutional and retail investors, and to high-net-worth individuals, as well as technology products through JLL Technologies, and venture capital investments through its PropTech fund, JLL Spark. The company is ranked 188 on the Fortune 500.

S&P Global Inc. is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York. Its primary areas of business are financial information, analytics, and energy and commodities intelligence. It is the parent company of S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Energy, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global Mobility, and the Indian credit rating agency CRISIL. It is also the majority owner of the S&P Dow Jones Indices joint venture. "S&P" is a shortening of "Standard and Poor's".

JLL vs SPGI — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
JLL
JLL
1.8× larger
JLL
$7.6B
$4.2B
SPGI
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
JLL
JLL
+1.7% gap
JLL
11.7%
10.0%
SPGI
Higher net margin
SPGI
SPGI
30.8% more per $
SPGI
36.1%
5.3%
JLL
More free cash flow
JLL
JLL
$15.6M more FCF
JLL
$934.6M
$919.0M
SPGI
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
JLL
JLL
Annualised
JLL
16.3%
8.4%
SPGI

Income Statement — Q1 FY2026 vs Q1 FY2026

Metric
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Revenue
$7.6B
$4.2B
Net Profit
$401.7M
$1.5B
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
6.7%
48.0%
Net Margin
5.3%
36.1%
Revenue YoY
11.7%
10.0%
Net Profit YoY
66.5%
28.0%
EPS (diluted)
$8.34
$4.69

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$7.6B
$4.2B
Q4 25
$7.6B
$3.9B
Q3 25
$6.5B
$3.9B
Q2 25
$6.3B
$3.8B
Q1 25
$5.7B
$3.8B
Q4 24
$6.8B
$3.6B
Q3 24
$5.9B
$3.6B
Q2 24
$5.6B
$3.5B
Net Profit
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$401.7M
$1.5B
Q4 25
$401.8M
$1.1B
Q3 25
$222.4M
$1.2B
Q2 25
$110.5M
$1.1B
Q1 25
$57.5M
$1.1B
Q4 24
$241.2M
$879.0M
Q3 24
$155.1M
$971.0M
Q2 24
$84.4M
$1.0B
Gross Margin
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
Q4 25
70.1%
Q3 25
71.2%
Q2 25
70.2%
Q1 25
69.5%
Q4 24
69.8%
Q3 24
70.0%
Q2 24
69.4%
Operating Margin
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
6.7%
48.0%
Q4 25
6.7%
42.7%
Q3 25
4.2%
43.1%
Q2 25
3.2%
41.3%
Q1 25
2.1%
41.8%
Q4 24
5.5%
36.4%
Q3 24
3.9%
40.1%
Q2 24
2.7%
40.9%
Net Margin
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
5.3%
36.1%
Q4 25
5.3%
28.9%
Q3 25
3.4%
30.2%
Q2 25
1.8%
28.5%
Q1 25
1.0%
28.9%
Q4 24
3.5%
24.5%
Q3 24
2.6%
27.2%
Q2 24
1.5%
28.5%
EPS (diluted)
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$8.34
$4.69
Q4 25
$8.33
$3.76
Q3 25
$4.61
$3.86
Q2 25
$2.32
$3.50
Q1 25
$1.14
$3.54
Q4 24
$4.98
$2.85
Q3 24
$3.20
$3.11
Q2 24
$1.75
$3.23

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$599.1M
Total DebtLower is stronger
$13.3B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$7.6B
$31.3B
Total Assets
$17.8B
$60.8B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
0.43×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$599.1M
Q4 25
$599.1M
$1.8B
Q3 25
$428.9M
$1.7B
Q2 25
$401.4M
$1.8B
Q1 25
$432.4M
$1.5B
Q4 24
$416.3M
$1.7B
Q3 24
$437.8M
$1.7B
Q2 24
$424.4M
$2.0B
Total Debt
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$13.3B
Q4 25
$13.1B
Q3 25
$11.4B
Q2 25
$11.4B
Q1 25
$11.4B
Q4 24
$11.4B
Q3 24
$11.4B
Q2 24
$11.4B
Stockholders' Equity
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$7.6B
$31.3B
Q4 25
$7.5B
$31.1B
Q3 25
$7.2B
$33.1B
Q2 25
$7.0B
$33.4B
Q1 25
$6.8B
$33.4B
Q4 24
$6.8B
$33.2B
Q3 24
$6.6B
$34.0B
Q2 24
$6.4B
$34.9B
Total Assets
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$17.8B
$60.8B
Q4 25
$17.8B
$61.2B
Q3 25
$17.2B
$59.7B
Q2 25
$17.3B
$60.4B
Q1 25
$16.6B
$59.9B
Q4 24
$16.8B
$60.2B
Q3 24
$17.8B
$60.4B
Q2 24
$15.9B
$61.0B
Debt / Equity
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
0.43×
Q4 25
0.42×
Q3 25
0.34×
Q2 25
0.34×
Q1 25
0.34×
Q4 24
0.34×
Q3 24
0.34×
Q2 24
0.33×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$-162.9M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$934.6M
$919.0M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
12.3%
22.0%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
0.6%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
-0.41×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$5.5B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$-162.9M
Q4 25
$1.0B
$1.7B
Q3 25
$617.1M
$1.5B
Q2 25
$332.8M
$1.4B
Q1 25
$-767.6M
$953.0M
Q4 24
$927.3M
$1.7B
Q3 24
$261.6M
$1.4B
Q2 24
$273.9M
$1.6B
Free Cash Flow
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$934.6M
$919.0M
Q4 25
$1.7B
Q3 25
$1.5B
Q2 25
$1.4B
Q1 25
$910.0M
Q4 24
$1.7B
Q3 24
$1.4B
Q2 24
$1.5B
FCF Margin
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
12.3%
22.0%
Q4 25
43.5%
Q3 25
37.6%
Q2 25
36.9%
Q1 25
24.1%
Q4 24
47.5%
Q3 24
39.4%
Q2 24
42.9%
Capex Intensity
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
0.6%
Q4 25
1.2%
Q3 25
1.2%
Q2 25
1.6%
Q1 25
1.1%
Q4 24
0.9%
Q3 24
1.0%
Q2 24
0.9%
Cash Conversion
JLL
JLL
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
-0.41×
Q4 25
2.52×
1.54×
Q3 25
2.77×
1.28×
Q2 25
3.01×
1.35×
Q1 25
-13.35×
0.87×
Q4 24
3.84×
1.98×
Q3 24
1.69×
1.49×
Q2 24
3.25×
1.54×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

JLL
JLL

Real Estate Management Services$5.6B73%
Leasing Advisory$1.0B13%
Capital Markets Services$854.4M11%
Investment Management$133.1M2%
Software and Technology Solutions$60.7M1%

SPGI
SPGI

Ratings$1.3B31%
Market Intelligence$1.3B31%
Energy$652.0M16%
Indices$519.0M12%
Mobility$454.0M11%

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