Jones Lang LaSalle is a global commercial real estate services and investment management company that helps clients buy, build, occupy, manage, and invest in property across office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hotel, and data center assets.
It is a $13.8B real estate company. Revenue grew 11.2% over the last year, it keeps 4¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it holds more cash than debt. It trades at 13.8× earnings — in the cheapest third of its own history.
- Website
- jll.com
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Employees
- 113 200
- Sector
- Real Estate
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong valuation and quality; Profitability lags behind.
Valuation90
- P/E vs own history23th pct · 20/25
- FCF yield9.9% · 25/25
- P/S0.5x · 25/25
- EV/EBITDA10.4x · 20/25
Growth52
- Revenue CAGR7.8% · 12/25
- Net income CAGR-4.7% · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y16.3% · 20/25
- Fwd implied growth15.4% · 20/25
Profitability35
- ROIC11.5% · 12/25
- ROE13.6% · 12/25
- Net margin3.6% · 6/25
- Operating margin4.7% · 5/25
Health55
- Altman Zn/a · 0/25
- Current ratio1.13 · 12/25
- Interest coverage8.6x · 18/25
- Net cash / debtNet cash · 25/25
Quality87
- Piotroski F8/9 · 25/25
- Beneish M-2.17 · 12/25
- FCF conversion115% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 1.4% · 25/25
Moat50
- ROIC >12% years5/10 yrs · 13/25
- Median gross marginn/a · 0/25
- FCF-positive years3/3 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 1.1% · 12/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- 2025AcquisitionThe company acquired renewable energy sector investment bank Javelin Capital
- 2024AcquisitionJLL also acquired two technology companies to expand its services
- 2023ProductJLL launched Carbon Pathfinder, a software tool it had developed for companies to identify the carbon…
- FY2021FinancialBest year on record$962M net income
- 2021AcquisitionJLL announced the acquisition of Skyline Al which is an AI platform that provides a comprehensive…
- 2019AcquisitionJLL announced the acquisition of HFF in a deal worth $2 billion in March 2019
- FY2018FinancialRevenue crossed $10B$16.3B for the year
- FY2017FinancialBecame debt-freecash now exceeds total debt
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $1B$6.80B in first reported year
- FY2016FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since10-year streak
- 2016AcquisitionJLL had acquired 80 companies and established 100 offices worldwide by 2016
- 2015AcquisitionThe company acquired Irish-based Guardian Property Asset Management in 2015
- 2008AcquisitionJLL purchased The Staubach Company in 2008
- 1997IPOAfter LaSalle Partners' initial public offering (IPO) in 1997
- 1968MilestoneSanders renamed the company LaSalle Partners in 1968 and relocated to Chicago, Illinois
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (57.0%)
- Revenue growing 11.2% year over year
- Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
- Interest covered 8.6× by operating earnings
- Piotroski F-Score 8/9 — fundamentally strong checklist
Watch-outs
Nothing stands out as a concern in the available data.
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+11.2% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$999M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+7.0% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.36B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationsmore cash than debt
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$13.8B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-7.6% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/10 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 30/100
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 13.8
Peer comparisonJones Lang LaSalle, Inc. vs 6 largest real estate peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLL this company | $13.8B | 13.8 | +11.2% | 3.6% | Strained |
| WELL Welltower Inc. | $162.5B | 108.1 | +37.6% | 12.1% | Strained |
| PLD Prologis, Inc. | $123.1B | 29.8 | +7.3% | 45.8% | Strained |
| EQIX Equinix, Inc. | $101.2B | 66.0 | +9.6% | 15.6% | Strained |
| AMT American Tower Corporation | $84.5B | 25.0 | +14.2% | 31.1% | Strained |
| DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | $66.6B | 83.0 | +17.4% | 11.8% | Strained |
| SPG Simon Property Group, Inc. | $64.7B | 14.0 | +15.0% | 66.5% | Strained |
Head-to-head: JLL vs WELL · JLL vs PLD · JLL vs EQIX
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
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Deeper analysis of JLL on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $299.87 · market cap $13.8B.