Cushman & Wakefield vs Colliers
Last verified: 2026-10-20
These two are close in our scores (6.5 vs 6.8) but are built very differently. Cushman & Wakefield is a leasing-heavy services giant. Colliers is a mix of real estate, engineering and investment management, with an ownership culture built around its partners. Neither firm wins outright. Each fits a different buyer, and the verdicts below say which.
Cushman & Wakefield
Wins when: your need is mainly leasing, tenant or agency, with a large services platform (property, facilities and project management) behind it in the Americas, where 73% of its revenue is.
Colliers
Wins when: your project also needs engineering or design-adjacent work, or you prefer firms where local leaders own equity.
Side by side
| Item | Cushman & Wakefield | Colliers |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 revenue | $10.29 billion | $5.56 billion |
| People | About 53,000 | 24,000 professionals |
| Offices / countries | Over 350 offices, nearly 60 countries | Country count not stated in the source we read |
| Leasing | 30% of service-line fee revenue | Not split out in the release |
| Engineering | Not a reported line | $1.73 billion (31.2% of revenue) |
| Investment management | Inside Valuation and other | $532.3 million; AUM $108.2 billion |
| Ownership note | Bermuda-incorporated parent since Nov 2025; corporate HQ Chicago | “Partnership philosophy” with meaningful inside ownership |
| Score | 6.5 Conditional recommend | 6.8 Conditional recommend |
Built only from the filings and releases already cited on each firm’s profile. Shares are our arithmetic on reported revenue lines, and firms define their lines differently.
Last verified 2026-10-20. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
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Sources
- Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. 10-K for FY2025 (SEC) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Colliers FY2025 results release (Feb 13, 2026) · accessed 2026-10-20