CWK stock slips after a 4.5% drop and a softer August 31 close
Published on 09/01/2026 at 09:10 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Cushman & Wakefield Limited (CWK) slid 4.5% to $13.49 on August 31, 2026, after a session that left the stock at 3.65% below the previous close of $14.12. The same snapshot put the company at a $3.193 billion market cap and a 52-week range of $11.57 to $17.40.
What the tape shows
The move came with 529,788 shares changing hands, well below the 2,051,369 average volume, while the day's range ran from $13.60 to $14.06. That combination leaves the stock trading at 1D -3.65% and YTD -16.00%, with a trailing P/E of 46.91 and EPS of $0.29.
A tighter read matters here. CWK's intraday price sat closer to the lower end of its range than to the 52-week high, and that gap still leaves room for valuation debate even after the recent bounce in broader real estate services names.
Latest fundamentals
The most recent quarter shown in the market snapshot was Q2 FY26, with revenue of $2.76 billion and normalized EPS of $0.35 versus an estimate of $0.347. Profit margin for that quarter was 1.91%, and earnings reached $52.7 million.
That is a narrow beat on EPS, but the margin remains thin. Revenue in the same quarter was still the load-bearing number for the story, because it gave the market a fresh read on the company's operating scale while the stock was trading below its 52-week midpoint.
Analyst setup
Analyst targets clustered around the share price, with an average of $17.73, a low of $15.00 and a high of $21.00. A recent rating action on August 17, 2026 kept the stock at Equal-Weight while raising the target from $15 to $16.
That leaves the gap between price and targets visible in plain numbers. On August 31, 2026, the stock closed far below the $16 target and even farther below the $21 high end of the analyst range.
Office and leasing backdrop
The company's recent business backdrop still centers on office leasing, capital markets and valuation work. In 2025, Cushman & Wakefield reported revenue of $10.3 billion, and a separate company profile in the latest market data put 2024 revenue at $9.4 billion.
The comparison is useful because it frames the scale of the franchise without overstating momentum. Revenue moved from $9.4 billion in 2024 to $10.3 billion in 2025, while Q2 FY26 revenue of $2.76 billion showed the latest operating cadence investors are watching.
Company profile
Cushman & Wakefield Limited's core business spans leasing, capital markets, project and development services, and valuation work for occupiers and investors. In the latest company profile, the firm was described as operating across nearly 400 offices in 60 countries with about 53,000 employees.
Price check
As of August 31, 2026, CWK traded at $13.60 in real time, with market cap at $3.193 billion and a 52-week band from $11.57 to $17.40. That leaves the shares below the average analyst target of $17.73 and still closer to the lower end of the annual range than the top.
More on Cushman & Wakefield Limited
The company works across offices, industrial sites, retail assets and data centers, which makes leasing and capital-markets activity the clearest operating lens for investors.
More on CWK stock
Price: $13.60 as of August 31, 2026, 3:07:27 p.m. ET. Market cap: $3.193 billion.
Fact box
Company: Cushman & Wakefield Limited
ISIN: US23171V1052
Ticker: CWK
Exchange: NYSE
Price (as of August 31, 2026, 3:07:27 p.m. ET): $13.60 USD
Market cap: $3.193 billion (as of August 31, 2026)
Sector / Industry: Real Estate / Real Estate Services
Index membership: Russell 2000
