Colliers review
Colliers has three businesses, and engineering is 31% of revenue. Colliers describes a “partnership philosophy” that “ensures meaningful inside ownership,” so local leaders hold equity. In the same release it announced a deal to acquire Ayesa Engineering.
Last verified: 2026-10-20
Toronto, Ontario · Public (Nasdaq and TSX: CIGI). Scored on 65 of 100 points.
Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario. Dateline and IR phone (416) in the FY2025 release are Toronto. |
| Ownership | Public (Nasdaq and TSX: CIGI) |
| FY2025 revenue | $5.56 billion |
| People | 24,000 professionals |
| Coverage | Global; country count not stated in the sources we read |
| Services | Commercial real estate, engineering, investment management ($108 billion AUM) |
| Leadership | Jay S. Hennick, Global Chairman and CEO; Christian Mayer, CFO (FY2025 release) |
| Fees | Colliers publishes no fee schedule. |
| Website | www.colliers.com |
Source for all rows: Colliers FY2025 results release (Feb 13, 2026), accessed 2026-10-20.
What the filings reveal
Revenue mix, FY2025
| Line | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Real Estate | $3.29 billion | 59.2% |
| Engineering | $1.73 billion | 31.2% |
| Investment Management | $532.3 million | 9.6% |
| Corporate | $0.7 million | 0.0% |
Net revenues were $4.87 billion and adjusted EBITDA was $732.5 million. Investment management AUM was $108.2 billion at December 31, 2025, up 9% year on year.
- Engineering revenue rose from $1.24 billion in 2024 to $1.73 billion in 2025. Commercial Real Estate grew from $3.07 billion to $3.29 billion.
- The release does not split Commercial Real Estate into leasing and capital markets, so we do not show that split.
- Colliers says it has a track record of more than 30 years.
Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Score /10 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope of services | 25 | 9 | 22.5 |
| Fee transparency | 20 | 3 | 6.0 |
| Client experience | 15 | pending | |
| Market coverage | 15 | 8 | 12.0 |
| Responsiveness | 10 | pending | |
| Verified reviews | 10 | pending | |
| Scale | 5 | 7 | 3.5 |
Math: 44.0 points earned of 65 available. 44.0 / 65 × 10 = 6.8 / 10. Client experience, responsiveness and verified reviews are pending. See how we score.
Where it ranks
- Main ranking: #3 of 6
- National firms hub: listed by operating model
- City hubs with a verified local office: Charlotte, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Phoenix, Boston, Philadelphia, Riverside-San Bernardino, San Francisco, Detroit, Seattle, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Tampa, San Diego, Denver, Orlando, Baltimore, St. Louis, Austin, Portland, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati
In Charlotte
300 W. Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28203. The office began in 2005 as Clarus Properties, a two-person boutique founded by Lawrence Shaw and Greg Copps, and became Colliers | Charlotte in November 2010. Its page features industrial teams, including the Moss | Miller Industrial Team. Source: Colliers Charlotte city page. See the Charlotte hub.
Colliers brokers we profile
Kim Kendall (Charlotte, NC, office leasing); Don Moss (Charlotte, NC, industrial leasing and sales); Wes Williams (Houston, TX, industrial leasing and sales); Don MacWilliam (Phoenix, AZ, industrial leasing and sales). Not a ranking. See the broker section.
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Evidence notes
- Figures come from the FY2025 annual filing or results release linked above. Shares of revenue are our arithmetic on the reported lines.
- Not verified: client satisfaction, response times, review averages and local team quality. These stay pending until we have data we have read ourselves.
- Firm claims such as “largest” or “leading” are quoted as the firm’s own words.
Last verified 2026-10-20. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
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- Profile published. Score carried over unchanged from the main ranking.
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Sources
- Colliers FY2025 results release (Feb 13, 2026) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Colliers Charlotte city page · accessed 2026-10-20