JONES LANG LASALLE INCJLL
JONES LANG LASALLE INC Fair Value Disclosure
9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
We measure certain assets and liabilities in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which defines fair value as the price that would be received for an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. In addition, it establishes a framework for measuring fair value according to the following three-tier fair value hierarchy:
•Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets accessible as of the measurement date;
•Level 2 - Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
•Level 3 - Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
Financial Instruments
Our financial instruments include Cash and cash equivalents, Trade receivables, Notes and other receivables, Reimbursable receivables, Warehouse receivables, restricted cash, contract assets, Accounts payable, Reimbursable payables, Short-term borrowings, Commercial paper, contract liabilities, Warehouse facilities, Credit facility, Long-term debt and foreign currency derivatives. The carrying amounts of Cash and cash equivalents, Trade receivables, Notes and other receivables, Reimbursable receivables, restricted cash, contract assets, Accounts payable, Reimbursable payables, contract liabilities and the Warehouse facilities approximate their estimated fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying values of our Credit facility, Short-term borrowings, and Commercial paper approximate their estimated fair values given the variable interest rate terms and market spreads.
We estimated the fair value of our Long-term debt using dealer quotes that are Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value and carrying value of our debt are presented in the following table.
| December 31, | |||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt, fair value | $ | 838.7 | 785.2 | ||||||||
| Long-term debt, carrying value, net of debt issuance costs | 805.9 | 756.7 | |||||||||
Investments at Fair Value - Net Asset Value ("NAV")
We report a significant portion of our investments at fair value. For such investments, we increase or decrease our investment each reporting period by the change in the fair value, and we report these fair value adjustments in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income within Equity earnings/losses.
For a subset of our investments reported at fair value, we estimate the fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) our investees provide. Critical inputs to NAV estimates included valuations of the underlying real estate assets and borrowings, which incorporate investment-specific assumptions such as discount rates, capitalization rates, rental and expense growth rates, and asset-specific market borrowing rates. We did not consider adjustments to NAV estimates provided by investees, including adjustments for any restrictions to the transferability of ownership interests embedded within investment agreements to which we are a party, to be necessary based upon (i) our understanding of the methodology utilized and inputs incorporated to estimate NAV at the investee level, (ii) consideration of market demand for the specific types of real estate assets held by each venture and (iii) contemplation of real estate and capital markets conditions in the localities in which these ventures operate. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, investments at fair value using NAV were $491.1 million and $367.9 million, respectively. As these investments are not required to be classified in the fair value hierarchy, they have been excluded from the following table.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following table categorizes by level in the fair value hierarchy the estimated fair value of our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
| December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments - fair value | $ | 48.2 | — | 304.7 | 43.8 | — | 330.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency derivative assets | — | 5.8 | — | — | 7.3 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Warehouse receivables | — | 751.2 | — | — | 770.7 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation plan assets | — | 723.6 | — | — | 664.0 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage banking derivative assets | — | — | 52.2 | — | — | 161.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total assets at fair value | $ | 48.2 | 1,480.6 | 356.9 | 43.8 | 1,442.0 | 491.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency derivative liabilities | $ | — | 14.2 | — | — | 16.3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation plan liabilities | — | 731.4 | — | — | 658.4 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Earn-out liabilities | — | — | 17.2 | — | — | 35.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage banking derivative liabilities | — | — | 20.6 | — | — | 67.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities at fair value | $ | — | 745.6 | 37.8 | — | 674.7 | 103.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Investments
We classify one investment as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy as a quoted price is readily available. We increase or decrease our investment each reporting period by the change in the fair value of the investment. We report the fair value adjustments in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income within Equity earnings/losses.
Investments classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy represent investments in early-stage non-public entities where we elected the fair value option. For most of our investments, the carrying value was deemed to approximate fair value due to the proximity of the investment date, or date of most recent financing raise, to the balance sheet date, as well as consideration of investee-level performance updates. The fair value of certain investments is estimated using significant unobservable inputs which requires judgment due to the absence of market data. In determining the estimated fair value of these investments, we utilize appropriate valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analyses, scorecard method, Black-Scholes models and other methods as appropriate. Key inputs include projected cash flows, discount rates, peer group multiples and volatility.
To the extent there are changes in fair value, we recognize such changes through Equity earnings/losses.
Foreign Currency Derivative Contracts
We use cross-currency swaps and foreign currency forward contracts in the normal course of business to hedge foreign currency exchange rate risk. We determine the fair values of these derivatives based on current market rates. The inputs for
these valuations are Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. We record the asset and liability positions for the contracts based on the net payable or net receivable position with the financial institutions from which we purchase these contracts.
See Note 16, Foreign Currency Derivatives and Hedging for additional details regarding these contracts.
Warehouse Receivables
The fair value of the Warehouse receivables is based on already locked-in security-buy prices. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, all of our Warehouse receivables included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were under commitment to be purchased by government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") or by a qualifying investor as part of a U.S. government or GSE mortgage-backed security program. The Warehouse receivables are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as all significant inputs are readily observable.
Deferred Compensation Plan
We maintain a deferred compensation plan for certain of our U.S. employees and members of our Board of Directors that allows them to defer portions of their compensation. We invest directly in insurance contracts which yield returns to fund these deferred compensation obligations. We recognize an asset for the amount that could be realized under these insurance contracts as of the balance sheet date, and we adjust the deferred compensation obligation to reflect the changes in the fair value of the amount owed to the employees. The inputs for this valuation are Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. We reflect this plan on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as Deferred compensation plan assets, long-term deferred compensation plan liabilities, included in Deferred compensation, and as a reduction of equity, Shares held in trust. The components of the plan are presented in the following table.
| December 31, | |||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Deferred compensation plan assets | $ | 723.6 | 664.0 | ||||||||
| Long-term deferred compensation plan liabilities | 731.4 | 658.4 | |||||||||
| Shares held in trust | 13.8 | 11.8 | |||||||||
Earn-Out Liabilities
We classify our Earn-out liabilities within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because the inputs we use to develop the estimated fair value include unobservable inputs. We base the fair value of our Earn-out liabilities on the present value of probability-weighted future cash flows related to the earn-out performance criteria on each reporting date. We determine the probabilities of achievement we assign to the performance criteria based on the due diligence we performed at the time of acquisition as well as actual performance achieved subsequent to acquisition. An increase to a probability of achievement would result in a higher fair value measurement. See Note 4, Business Combinations, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, for additional discussion of our Earn-out liabilities.
Mortgage Banking Derivatives
In the normal course of business, we enter into simultaneous contractual commitments to originate and sell multi-family mortgage loans at fixed prices with fixed expiration dates. Commitments to borrowers become effective when the borrowers "lock-in" a specified interest rate and maximum principal balance for an established time frame (hereinafter referred to as an interest rate lock commitment or "IRLC"). All mortgagors are evaluated for creditworthiness prior to execution of an IRLC.
We are exposed to market interest risk (the risk of movement in market interest rates following the execution of an IRLC) until a loan is funded and onwards through delivery. To mitigate the effect of the interest rate risk inherent in providing IRLCs to borrowers, we simultaneously enter into a forward commitment to sell the eventual loan associated with the IRLC to a GSE or other investor. Similar to the IRLC, the forward sale commitment locks in an interest rate, maximum principal balance, and price for the sale of the loan. Ultimately, the terms of the forward sale commitment and the IRLC are matched in substantially all respects, with the objective of eliminating market interest rate and other balance sheet risk to the extent practical. As an additional element of protection, forward sale commitments extend for a longer period of time as compared to IRLCs to allow, among other things, for the closing of the loan and processing of paperwork to deliver the loan in accordance with the terms of the sale commitment.
The fair value of our IRLCs to prospective borrowers and the related inputs primarily include, as applicable, the expected net cash flows associated with servicing the loan and the effects of interest rate movements between the date of the IRLC and the balance sheet date based on applicable published U.S. Treasury rates.
The fair value of our forward sales contracts to prospective investors considers the market price movement of a similar security between the trade date and the balance sheet date. The market price changes are multiplied by the notional amount of the forward sales contracts to measure the fair value.
Both the rate lock commitments to prospective borrowers and the forward sale contracts to prospective investors are undesignated derivatives and considered Level 3 valuations due to significant unobservable inputs related to nonperformance risk. An increase in nonperformance risk assumptions would result in a lower fair value measurement. The fair valuation is determined using discounted cash flow techniques, and the derivatives are marked to fair value through Revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
The tables below present a reconciliation for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).
| (in millions) | Balance as of December 31, 2024 | Net change in fair value | Foreign CTA(1) | Purchases / Additions | Settlements | Transfers in (out)(2) | Balance as of December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Investments | $ | 330.3 | (36.8) | 1.8 | 7.3 | (0.1) | 2.2 | $ | 304.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage banking derivative assets and liabilities, net | 93.8 | 42.6 | — | 167.8 | (272.6) | — | 31.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earn-out liabilities | 35.8 | (1.8) | 0.4 | 0.7 | (16.2) | (1.7) | 17.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | Balance as of December 31, 2023 | Net change in fair value | Foreign CTA(1) | Purchases / Additions | Settlements | Transfers in (out)(2) | Balance as of December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Investments | $ | 367.3 | (53.9) | (0.6) | 5.2 | — | 12.3 | $ | 330.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage banking derivative assets and liabilities, net | 10.3 | 126.4 | — | 126.6 | (169.5) | — | 93.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earn-out liabilities | 57.5 | (32.5) | (0.2) | 13.4 | (2.3) | (0.1) | 35.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) CTA: Currency translation adjustments
(2) Within Investments, notes receivable (inclusive of accrued interest) converted to unconsolidated equity investments upon maturity and was classified as a Level 3 investment immediately.
Net change in fair value, included in the tables above, is reported in Net income as follows.
| Category of Assets/Liabilities using Unobservable Inputs | Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Account Caption | ||||
| Earn-out liabilities (short-term and long-term) | Restructuring and acquisition charges | ||||
| Investments | Equity losses | ||||
| Other current assets - Mortgage banking derivative assets | Revenue | ||||
| Other current liabilities - Mortgage banking derivative liabilities | Revenue | ||||
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
We review our investments, except those investments otherwise reported at fair value, on a quarterly basis, or as otherwise necessary, for indications of whether we may be unable to recover the carrying value of our investments and whether such investments are other than temporarily impaired. When the carrying amount of the investment exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows, we use a discounted cash flow approach or other acceptable method to determine the fair value of the investment in computing the amount of the impairment. Our determination of fair value primarily relies on Level 3 inputs. There were no significant other-than-temporary impairments during the three-year period ended December 31, 2025.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 19, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 19, 2025 | |
About Fair Value Disclosures
Fair value disclosures classify all assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a three-level hierarchy: Level 1 (quoted market prices), Level 2 (observable inputs like yield curves), and Level 3 (unobservable inputs requiring management estimates). The proportion of Level 3 assets directly reflects how much of the balance sheet depends on internal models rather than market evidence.
Key signals: a growing Level 3 balance relative to total fair-value assets increases valuation uncertainty and earnings volatility risk. Watch for transfers between levels — assets moving from Level 2 to Level 3 often signal deteriorating market liquidity. Unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 positions flow through earnings or other comprehensive income, so large swings deserve scrutiny. For financial institutions, examine the sensitivity disclosures that show how Level 3 valuations change under alternative assumptions. Compare the fair value of debt against its carrying amount to gauge hidden leverage.