Third quarter operating highlights:

TORONTO, Nov. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colliers International Group Inc. (TSX and NASDAQ: CIGI) (“Colliers” or the “Company”) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. All amounts are in US dollars.

Third quarter consolidated revenues were $1.64 billion, up 12% (12% in local currency), net revenues were $1.43 billion, up 13% (13% in local currency) and Adjusted EBITDA (note 2) was $218.8 million, up 14% (14% in local currency) compared to the prior year quarter. Consolidated internal revenue growth measured in local currencies (note 5) was up 3% (net 4%) over the prior year quarter. Adjusted EPS (note 3) was $1.97, an increase of 20% over the prior year quarter. Adjusted EPS would have been approximately $0.01 lower excluding foreign exchange impacts. GAAP operating earnings were $100.8 million compared to $104.7 million in the prior year quarter, reflecting higher acquisition-related contingent consideration charges. The GAAP diluted net earnings per share was $0.14, compared to $0.82 in the prior year quarter. Third quarter GAAP diluted net earnings per share would have been approximately $0.01 lower excluding foreign exchange impacts.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, revenues were $4.52 billion, up 14% (13% in local currency), net revenues were $3.96 billion, up 15% (14% in local currency) and Adjusted EBITDA (note 2) was $548.9 million, up 13% (12% in local currency) versus the prior year. Consolidated internal revenue growth measured in local currency (note 5) was up 6% (net 7%) versus the prior year. Adjusted EPS (note 3) was $4.71, up 11% from the prior year period. Adjusted EPS would have been approximately $0.02 lower excluding foreign exchange impacts. The GAAP operating earnings were $234.2 million compared to $235.5 million in the prior year, impacted by higher acquisition-related contingent consideration in the current period. The GAAP diluted net earnings per share was $0.22 compared with $0.82 in the prior year period. The GAAP diluted net earnings per share would have been approximately $0.02 lower excluding foreign exchange impacts.

On a trailing twelve-month basis, the Company generated approximately 70% of its earnings from resilient businesses (note 8). For the trailing twelve-month period, free cash flow (note 4) was $427.6 million, representing 118% of adjusted net earnings, reflecting the Company’s asset-light business model and strong cash generation profile.

“We are pleased with this quarter’s results across all three of our segments,” said Jay S. Hennick, Global Chairman & CEO. “Our more cautious fourth-quarter outlook reflects geopolitical uncertainty and interest rate volatility, not the strength of our business. Over the past decade, we’ve built three global platforms — Commercial Real Estate, Engineering and Investment Management. Each stands on its own, but together they make each other stronger. We run each of them like owners, with one goal: compounding value for shareholders over the long term.”

About Colliers
Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a global diversified professional services and investment management company operating through three industry leading businesses: Commercial Real Estate, Engineering, and Investment Management. With greater than a 30-year track record of consistent growth and strong recurring cash flows, we scale complementary, high-value businesses that provide essential services across the full asset lifecycle.

Our unique partnership philosophy empowers exceptional leaders, preserves our entrepreneurial culture, and ensures meaningful inside ownership — driving strong alignment and sustained value creation for our shareholders.

With $6.1 billion in annual revenues, 28,000 professionals, and $110 billion in assets under management, Colliers is committed to accelerating the success of our clients, investors, and people worldwide. Learn more at corporate.colliers.com.

Segmented Third Quarter Results
Commercial Real Estate revenues for the third quarter totalled $994.8 million, up 5% (5% in local currency) versus the prior year quarter. Net revenues were $877.0 million, up 6% (6% in local currency). Capital Markets revenues were up 9% led by the Americas and EMEA, with transactions slowing late in the quarter as interest rate volatility increased. Leasing generated solid growth once again against a tough prior year comparable, up 6%. Adjusted EBITDA was $98.9 million, up 10% (9% in local currency) versus the prior year quarter. The net margin increased modestly on operating leverage from higher transactional revenues. The GAAP operating earnings were $64.9 million, relative to $67.5 million in the prior year quarter.

Engineering revenues totalled $497.6 million, up 33% (33% in local currency) compared to the prior year quarter. Net revenues (excluding subconsultant and other pass-through costs) were $415.1 million, up 37% (37% in local currency) driven by recent acquisitions and solid internal growth. Adjusted EBITDA was $71.9 million, up 39% (40% in local currency) over the prior year quarter, with the net margin up 30 basis points. The GAAP operating earnings were $26.7 million, flat relative to the prior year quarter, impacted by acquisition-related amortization and contingent consideration expenses.

Investment Management revenues were $145.0 million, up 6% (7% in local currency) relative to the prior year quarter. Net revenues (excluding pass-through performance fees) were $136.2 million, up 8% (8% in local currency) driven by solid internal revenue growth. Adjusted EBITDA was $51.7 million, down 3% (3% in local currency) compared to the prior year quarter, reflecting continued investments in people, new capabilities and integration under the global Harrison Street Asset Management brand. GAAP operating earnings were $21.7 million in the quarter versus $36.0 million in the prior year quarter. Total assets under management were $110.5 billion as of September 30, 2026, up 2% from September 30, 2025, driven by new capital raised, net of realizations.

Unallocated global corporate costs as reported in Adjusted EBITDA were $3.8 million, relative to a cost of $4.1 million in the prior year quarter. The corporate GAAP operating loss was $12.5 million compared to $25.5 million in the prior year quarter.

2026 Outlook
The Company has revised its 2026 outlook to reflect year-to-date results and the anticipated impact of geopolitical uncertainty and interest rate volatility for the remainder of the year. The outlook drivers by segment are described in the accompanying earnings call presentation.

The financial outlook is based on the Company’s best available information as of the date of this press release, and remains subject to change based on numerous macroeconomic, geopolitical, international trade, health, social and related factors. The outlook does not include any further acquisitions.

Conference Call
Colliers will be holding a conference call on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the quarter’s results. The call will be simultaneously web cast and can be accessed live or after the call at corporate.colliers.com in the Events section.

Forward-looking Statements
This press release includes or may include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include the Company’s financial performance outlook and statements regarding goals, beliefs, strategies, objectives, plans or current expectations. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include: economic conditions, especially as they relate to commercial and consumer credit conditions and consumer spending, particularly in regions where the business may be concentrated; commercial real estate and real asset values, vacancy rates and general conditions of financial liquidity for real estate transactions; trends in pricing and risk assumption for commercial real estate services; the effect of significant movements in capitalization rates across different asset types; a reduction by companies in their reliance on outsourcing for their commercial real estate needs, which would affect revenues and operating performance; competition in the markets served by the Company; the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies, including associated impacts on the Company’s services, competitive environment, ability to hire/retain specialized talent, cybersecurity, and legal and governance risks; the ability to attract new clients and to retain clients and renew related contracts; the ability to attract new capital commitments to Investment Management funds and retain existing capital under management; the ability to retain and incentivize employees; increases in wage and benefit costs; the effects of changes in interest rates on the cost of borrowing; unexpected increases in operating costs, such as insurance, workers’ compensation and health care; changes in the frequency or severity of insurance incidents relative to historical experience; the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates in relation to the US dollar on the Company’s Canadian dollar, Euro, Australian dollar and UK pound sterling denominated revenues and expenses; the impact of pandemics on client demand for the Company’s services, the ability of the Company to deliver its services and the health and productivity of its employees; the impact of global climate change; the impact of political events including elections, referenda, trade policy changes, immigration policy changes, hostilities, war and terrorism on the Company’s operations; the ability to identify and make acquisitions at reasonable prices and successfully integrate acquired operations; the ability to execute on, and adapt to, information technology strategies and trends; the ability to comply with laws and regulations, including real estate investment management and mortgage banking licensure, labour and employment laws and regulations, as well as the anti-corruption laws and trade sanctions; and changes in government laws and policies at the federal, state/provincial or local level that may adversely impact the business.

Additional information and risk factors identified in the Company’s other periodic filings with Canadian and US securities regulators are adopted herein and a copy of which can be obtained at www.sedarplus.ca. Forward looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and are subject to change. All forward-looking statements in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements. Except as required by applicable law, Colliers undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Summary unaudited financial information is provided in this press release. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements and MD&A to be made available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest in any fund.

Note: The Company rounds numbers in the tables below to thousands of US dollars, except per share amounts. Accordingly, some totals may not sum exactly to the corresponding amounts.

Non-GAAP Measures
1. Reconciliation of revenues to net revenues

Net revenues are defined as revenues excluding subconsultant and other reimbursable direct costs in Commercial Real Estate and Engineering segments as well as historical pass-through performance fees in Investment Management segment to better reflect the operating performance of the business.

2. Reconciliation of net earnings to Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net earnings, adjusted to exclude: (i) income tax; (ii) other income; (iii) interest expense; (iv) loss on disposal of operations; (v) depreciation and amortization, including amortization of mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”); (vi) gains attributable to MSRs; (vii) acquisition-related items (including contingent acquisition consideration fair value adjustments, contingent acquisition consideration-related compensation expense and transaction costs); (viii) restructuring, optimization and integration costs and (ix) stock-based compensation expense, including related to the CEO’s performance-based long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”). We use Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our own operating performance and our ability to service debt, as well as an integral part of our planning and reporting systems. Additionally, we use this measure in conjunction with discounted cash flow models to determine the Company’s overall enterprise valuation and to evaluate acquisition targets. We present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure because we believe such measure is useful to investors as a reasonable indicator of operating performance because of the low capital intensity of the Company’s service operations. We believe this measure is a financial metric used by many investors to compare companies, especially in the services industry. This measure is not a recognized measure of financial performance of the consolidated Company under GAAP in the United States, and should not be considered as a substitute for operating earnings, net earnings or cash flow from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA may differ from other issuers and accordingly, this measure may not be comparable to measures used by other issuers. A reconciliation of net earnings to Adjusted EBITDA appears below.

3. Reconciliation of net earnings and diluted net earnings per common share to adjusted net earnings and Adjusted EPS

Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted net earnings per share adjusted for the effect, after income tax, of: (i) the non-controlling interest redemption increment; (ii) loss on disposal of operations; (iii) amortization expense related to intangible assets recognized in connection with acquisitions and MSRs; (iv) gains attributable to MSRs; (v) acquisition-related items; (vi) restructuring, optimization and integration costs and (vii) stock-based compensation expense, including related to the CEO’s LTIP. We believe this measure is useful to investors because it provides a supplemental way to understand the underlying operating performance of the Company and enhances the comparability of operating results from period to period. Adjusted EPS is not a recognized measure of financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as a substitute for diluted net earnings per share from operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our method of calculating this non-GAAP measure may differ from other issuers and, accordingly, this measure may not be comparable to measures used by other issuers. A reconciliation of net earnings to adjusted net earnings and of diluted net earnings per share to Adjusted EPS appears below.

4. Reconciliation of net cash flow from operations to free cash flow

Free cash flow is defined as net cash flow from operating activities plus contingent acquisition consideration paid, less purchases of fixed assets, plus cash collections on AR Facility deferred purchase price less distributions to non-controlling interests. We use free cash flow as a measure to evaluate and monitor operating performance as well as our ability to service debt, fund acquisitions and pay dividends to shareholders. We present free cash flow as a supplemental measure because we believe this measure is a financial metric used by many investors to compare valuation and liquidity measures across companies, especially in the services industry. This measure is not a recognized measure of financial performance under GAAP in the United States, and should not be considered as a substitute for operating earnings, net earnings or cash flow from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our method of calculating free cash flow may differ from other issuers and accordingly, this measure may not be comparable to measures used by other issuers. A reconciliation of net cash flow from operating activities to free cash flow appears below.

5. Local currency revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth rate and internal revenue growth rate measures

Percentage revenue and Adjusted EBITDA variances presented on a local currency basis are calculated by translating the current period results of our non-US dollar denominated operations to US dollars using the foreign currency exchange rates from the periods against which the current period results are being compared. Internal growth, presented as percentage revenue variance, is calculated assuming no impact from acquired entities in the current and prior periods. Revenue from acquired entities, including any foreign exchange impacts, are treated as acquisition growth until the respective anniversaries of the acquisitions. We believe that these revenue growth rate methodologies provide a framework for assessing the Company’s performance and operations excluding the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and acquisitions. Since these revenue growth rate measures are not calculated under GAAP, they may not be comparable to similar measures used by other issuers.

6. Assets under management

We use the term assets under management (“AUM”) as a measure of the scale of our Investment Management operations. AUM is defined as the gross market value of operating assets and the projected gross cost of development assets of the funds, partnerships and accounts to which we provide management and advisory services, including capital that such funds, partnerships and accounts have the right to call from investors pursuant to capital commitments. Our definition of AUM may differ from those used by other issuers and as such may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other issuers.

7. Fee paying assets under management

We use the term fee paying assets under management (“FPAUM”) to represent only the AUM on which the Company is entitled to receive management fees. We believe this measure is useful in providing additional insight into the capital base upon which the Company earns management fees. Our definition of FPAUM may differ from those used by other issuers and as such may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other issuers.

8. Adjusted EBITDA from resilient revenue percentage

Adjusted EBITDA from resilient revenue percentage is computed on a trailing twelve-month basis and represents the proportion of Adjusted EBITDA (note 2) that is derived from Engineering, Outsourcing and Investment Management service lines. All these service lines represent medium to long-term duration revenue streams that are either contractual or repeatable in nature. Adjusted EBITDA for this purpose is calculated in the same manner as for our debt agreement covenant calculation purposes, incorporating the expected full year impact of business acquisitions and dispositions.

COMPANY CONTACTS:

Jay S. Hennick
Global Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Christian Mayer
Chief Financial Officer &
Chief Executive Officer,
Commercial Real Estate
(416) 960-9500