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Newmark Group

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Neutral 56 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:56Neutral
Price Target:
$15.00
▲(2.88% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/25/26
The score is anchored by mixed financial quality (improving balance sheet and revenue growth but weaker profitability and volatile cash flow) and weak technical momentum (below key moving averages with negative MACD). These are partially offset by a notably positive earnings-call setup, with confident 2026 double-digit guidance and increased buyback authorization; valuation is a mild headwind with a ~25 P/E and low yield.
Positive Factors
Resumed revenue growth and constructive 2026 guidance
Management's explicit guidance for ~14% top-line growth and double-digit EBITDA/EPS expansion signals durable demand and scalable fee generation across services. Clear multi-metric guidance supports capacity planning, investment pacing, and provides a multiyear baseline for revenue and margin improvements.
Market-share gains in capital markets and originations
Sustained, outsized growth in investment sales and originations indicates competitive strength, stronger client relationships, and deal execution capacity. Market-share gains in capital markets are durable drivers of fee revenue and tend to compound as larger mandates and referrals follow proven execution.
Improved leverage and stronger cash generation
Meaningful deleveraging and strong cash generation improve financial flexibility, enabling opportunistic buybacks, targeted M&A and investment in growth hires. A sub-1x net leverage ratio reduces refinance pressure and provides a buffer through CRE cycles, supporting durable capital allocation choices.
Negative Factors
Weakened profitability and margin pressure
Material decline in reported net income and only modest operating margins imply constrained returns on the balance-sheet build. If revenue growth slows, profitability weakness limits reinvestment and debt servicing capacity, making returns more sensitive to cyclical downturns in transaction volumes.
Inconsistent cash flow and large FCF swing
Volatile operating and free cash flow—driven by working-capital and transaction timing—reduces predictability of funding for buybacks, hires, and acquisitions. Persistent swings undermine confidence in cash conversion and can force defensive capital moves if market activity softens.
Exposure to large CRE refinancing risk
A heavy pipeline of maturing CRE debt is a structural market risk that can depress transaction volumes, increase distressed sales, and amplify volatility in origination and capital markets fees. Such macro refinancing pressure could materially affect revenue streams across cycles.

Newmark Group (NMRK) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Newmark Group Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company DescriptionNewmark Group, Inc. provides commercial real estate services in the United States and internationally. The company's investor/owner services and products include capital markets, such as investment, debt and structured finance, and loan sales; agency leasing, property management, and valuation and advisory; and commercial real estate due diligence consulting and advisory services, as well as government sponsored enterprise lending, loan servicing, mortgage broking, and equity-raising services. Its occupier services and products comprise tenant representation; real estate management technology systems; workplace and occupancy strategy; global corporate consulting; project management; account and transaction management; and lease administration and facilities management services. The company provides its services to commercial real estate tenants, investors, owners, occupiers, and developers, as well as lenders and multi-national corporations. As of December 31, 2021, it operated approximately 160 offices on four continents. The company was formerly known as Newmark Knight Frank and changed its name to Newmark Group, Inc. in October 2017. Newmark Group, Inc. was founded in 1929 and is based in New York, New York.
How the Company Makes MoneyNewmark Group generates revenue primarily through its brokerage and advisory services, which include leasing and sales transactions in commercial real estate. The company earns commissions from successfully closed deals, which are based on a percentage of the transaction value. Additionally, Newmark provides property management and consulting services, contributing to its revenue through management fees and advisory charges. The firm also engages in capital markets activities, facilitating debt and equity placements, which generate income through origination fees and interest income. Key partnerships with financial institutions, real estate developers, and investment firms further enhance Newmark's ability to attract client transactions and expand its service offerings, ultimately driving its earnings.

Newmark Group Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Feb 25, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 01, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented multiple strong operational and financial achievements—record revenues, double-digit growth across revenue, EPS, and adjusted EBITDA, market-share gains in investment sales and originations, improved cash flow and leverage, and confident 2026 guidance—while acknowledging near-term expenses tied to growth investments, some quarter-level origination pacing, ramp timing for international hires, an expected higher tax rate, and macro refinancing risk. Overall the positives around revenue/margin expansion, cash generation, market-share gains, and growth investments materially outweigh the identified challenges.
Q4-2025 Updates
Positive Updates
Record Revenue and Top-Line Growth
Total revenues rose 15.3% year-over-year to just over $1.0 billion (vs $872.7 million), delivering record total revenues for the quarter and year.
Adjusted EPS and EBITDA Expansion
Adjusted EPS increased 23.6% to $0.68 (from $0.55). Adjusted EBITDA was $214.0 million, up 17% versus $182.9 million, with adjusted EBITDA margin improving by 32 basis points in the quarter and 81 basis points for the full year.
Leasing Strong Performance and Milestone
Leasing grew 13.6% in the quarter and leasing increased 17% for 2025, producing a record quarter and the company's first-ever billion-dollar-plus year for the service line.
Management & Servicing Record and Scale
Full-year management and servicing revenues increased 12% to over $1.24 billion. Servicing and asset management portfolio surpassed $200 billion, ending the year at $211.2 billion, and related fees grew ~10.9% excluding escrow interest impacts.
Capital Markets Market-Share Gains
Investment sales volumes were up 50% in the quarter (vs 21% U.S. industry growth and 15% Europe) and up 56% for the full year (vs 20% U.S., 12% Europe). Full-year origination volumes increased 67% while U.S. industry originations rose 43%, indicating full-year share gains.
Strong Cash Generation and Balance Sheet Metrics
Record cash generated by the business of $518.4 million; adjusted free cash flow up 38.4% to $268.9 million. Ended 2025 with $229.1 million cash and cash equivalents, corporate debt $671.7 million, and net leverage improved to 0.8x.
Capital Allocation and Shareholder Returns
Board increased share repurchase authorization to $400 million and the company repurchased $127.1 million in the year, reflecting capacity to return capital alongside continued investments.
Positive Outlook and 2026 Guidance
Guidance for FY2026: total revenues $3.7B–$3.8B (midpoint +13.8%), adjusted EBITDA $635M–$675M (+13% to 20%), and adjusted EPS $1.82–$1.92 (+12% to 19%), with management calling for continued double-digit top- and bottom-line growth.
International Expansion and Rapid Market Ramp
Europe expansion: ~1,200 employees and progress in Germany, U.K., France, Spain, Italy, Middle East, and Singapore. France reached breakeven faster than expected (~1+ year), demonstrating successful market entry execution.
AI as a Tailwind
Management views AI as an accelerant improving efficiency and margins and creating demand across office leasing (NY/SF), data centers, capital markets, and valuation services—positioned to leverage proprietary data and analytics.
Negative Updates
Expense Growth from Growth Investments
Total expenses rose 15.7%, slightly outpacing revenue growth (15.3%) and driven by commission/pass-through costs and global growth investments; excluding those investments, expenses increased ~6%.
Quarterly Debt Origination Lag
Quarterly debt origination volumes were up 12% while overall U.S. originations grew 36% that quarter, indicating a short-term underperformance in debt volumes (though full-year origination volumes were strong).
Higher Expected Tax Rate in 2026
Adjusted earnings tax rate expected to rise to 13%–15% in 2026 versus 11.4% for the full year 2025, which will reduce the after-tax earnings benefit relative to 2025.
Leasing Growth Guidance Below Midpoint
Company expects leasing improvement in 2026 to be below the midpoint of its revenue guidance, signaling potential moderation in leasing momentum next year.
Hiring and Ramp Timing Variability
International hires face staggered ramp timelines (e.g., Germany expected fully ramped in 2027, Italy 1–1.5 years); garden-leave and market-dependent ramping create near-term productivity lags and upfront cash use.
Cash Deployments to Build Platform
2025 cash used included $220.2 million to hire revenue-generating professionals and $53.4 million of net cash payments for acquisitions, weighing on free cash despite strong generation.
Market-Level Refinancing Risk
Management highlighted ~$2.0 trillion of commercial real estate debt maturing over the next three years, creating potential refinancing and restructuring volatility in the market despite opportunity for origination activity.
AI Uncertainty Around Office Demand
Management acknowledged AI is early-stage and while current client feedback shows no material demand reduction from office users, long-term impacts remain uncertain—'time will tell.'
Slight Share Count Increase
Fully diluted weighted average share count rose 0.5% to 254.3 million, a small dilutionary factor for per-share metrics.
Company Guidance
Newmark guided full‑year 2026 total revenues of $3.7–$3.8 billion (about 13.8% growth at the midpoint vs. 2025), adjusted EBITDA of $635–$675 million (up 13%–20%), adjusted EPS of $1.82–$1.92 (up 12%–19%), and an adjusted earnings tax rate of 13%–15% (vs. 11.4% in 2025); management said capital markets should grow faster than the midpoint, management & servicing roughly in line, leasing slightly below the midpoint, reiterated expectations for double‑digit top‑ and bottom‑line growth and record revenues/adjusted EPS/adjusted EBITDA in 2026, and noted the outlook excludes potential 2026 acquisitions and assumes no meaningful change in the stock price — the board also increased the share repurchase authorization to $400 million.

Newmark Group Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Mixed fundamentals: revenue growth resumed in 2024–2025 and leverage improved in 2025 with lower debt and higher equity, but profitability weakened versus prior years and cash-flow reliability is a key concern given historical volatility and sharply negative free-cash-flow growth in 2025 versus 2024.
Income Statement
56
Neutral
Revenue rebounded in 2024 (+10.9%) and continued to grow in 2025 (+4.2%), but profitability has weakened materially versus earlier years. Net income fell from $61.2M (2024) to $29.3M (2025), and margins are modest (2024 net margin ~2.2%, EBIT margin ~6.0%). The longer history shows volatility, with an unusually strong 2021 followed by meaningfully lower earnings power in 2022–2025.
Balance Sheet
66
Positive
Leverage has improved meaningfully in 2025, with total debt down to ~$672M while equity increased to ~$1.75B, supporting a stronger capital structure than 2024 (which showed high leverage with debt-to-equity ~1.68). Total assets also expanded to ~$5.02B in 2025. Key risk: profitability/returns have not kept pace with the balance-sheet build, and prior years show periods of higher leverage that can re-emerge if earnings or cash flow weaken.
Cash Flow
38
Negative
Cash generation has been inconsistent and volatile. Operating cash flow was negative in 2020, 2021, 2023, and slightly negative in 2024, then improved to +$172.0M in 2025, but free cash flow growth in 2025 was sharply negative (down ~398% vs 2024). The pattern suggests working-capital or transaction-driven swings, reducing confidence in the stability of cash conversion despite the most recent year’s rebound.
BreakdownDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue3.34B2.74B2.47B2.71B2.91B
Gross Profit3.16B2.74B2.47B2.71B2.91B
EBITDA415.31M337.34M291.56M351.38M1.38B
Net Income126.19M61.23M42.58M83.28M750.73M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets5.02B4.71B4.47B3.94B5.22B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments349.29M197.69M164.99M233.80M715.90M
Total Debt671.75M2.02B1.75B1.41B2.40B
Total Liabilities3.27B3.17B2.88B2.42B3.55B
Stockholders Equity1.75B1.21B1.25B1.18B1.28B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow172.00M-43.05M-321.32M1.13B-68.43M
Operating Cash Flow172.00M-9.94M-265.96M1.20B-48.71M
Investing Cash Flow-198.11M-33.43M-49.74M308.63M453.09M
Financing Cash Flow-44.85M89.53M261.46M-1.46B-396.28M

Newmark Group Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Negative
Last Price14.58
Price Trends
50DMA
16.65
Negative
100DMA
17.06
Negative
200DMA
15.90
Negative
Market Momentum
MACD
-0.68
Positive
RSI
35.71
Neutral
STOCH
37.51
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For NMRK, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 14.58 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 15.48, below the 50-day MA of 16.65, and below the 200-day MA of 15.90, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.68 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 35.71 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 37.51 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for NMRK.

Newmark Group Risk Analysis

Newmark Group disclosed 56 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Newmark Group reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks

Newmark Group Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
70
Outperform
$14.69B19.1111.10%12.51%32.34%
68
Neutral
$42.79B37.6413.38%14.61%30.19%
65
Neutral
$2.17B12.193.79%4.94%3.15%1.96%
61
Neutral
$1.01B-540.41-1.09%1.80%20.74%78.92%
60
Neutral
$3.14B36.0212.21%6.77%150.72%
56
Neutral
$2.56B21.358.49%0.68%22.22%94.52%
56
Neutral
$1.11B-47.45-10.15%2.09%5.08%41.21%
* Real Estate Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
NMRK
Newmark Group
14.58
0.83
6.04%
CBRE
CBRE Group
142.63
3.04
2.18%
JLL
Jones Lang Lasalle
309.79
47.38
18.06%
MMI
Marcus & Millichap
26.46
-11.55
-30.38%
EXPI
eXp World Holdings
7.02
-2.82
-28.66%
CWK
Cushman & Wakefield
13.38
1.98
17.37%

Newmark Group Corporate Events

Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Newmark Group Stockholders Approve Directors, Auditor and Pay
Positive
Dec 30, 2025

At Newmark Group, Inc.’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders held on December 30, 2025, investors voted on the election of directors, ratification of the company’s independent auditor and approval of executive pay. Stockholders re-elected five directors to serve until the next annual meeting, ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and approved the company’s executive compensation on an advisory basis, with both Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class under the firm’s dual-class share structure.

The most recent analyst rating on (NMRK) stock is a Hold with a $18.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Newmark Group stock, see the NMRK Stock Forecast page.

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Disclaimer

This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Feb 25, 2026