CWK vs HOS Comparison

Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm providing leasing, capital markets, property management, and project management to occupiers, owners, and investors across property types including office, industrial, retail, and data centers. The firm traces its roots back to 1917, when it was founded by brothers-in-law J. Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield, and grew into its current form largely through a transformative 2015 merger with DTZ, a firm backed by TPG, PAG Asia Capital, and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. As of early 2026, the firm operates across roughly 400 offices in 60 countries with approximately 53,000 people.

Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates offshore supply vessels (OSVs), multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs), and a shore-base facility. It provides marine transportation, logistics support, and related services to customers in the offshore oil and gas industry, in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, Latin America, and other international markets. The company also serves non-oilfield markets, including military support services, renewable energy projects, and other marine service activities. The majority of revenue is derived from the provision of vessel management services to external vessel owners and from providing shore-based port facility services.