AEI vs HHH vs IX Stock Comparison

Alset, Howard Hughes Holdings and Orix Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEI Alset Inc.
$0.59 -24.4% 1M -79.0% 1Y
Market cap
$20.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
1 win
IX Orix Corp
$36.59 -6.7% 1M +47.1% 1Y
Market cap
$41.26B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Orix leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Orix 6, Howard Hughes Holdings 4, Alset 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEIHHHIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.54M $4.34B $41.26B IX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 14.8x 10.3x IX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.9x 8.0x IX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -72.7% +34.0% +2.8% HHH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -942.5% 12.3% 7.3% HHH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -10.4% 4.0% 3.0% HHH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 4.0x — AEI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -79.0% -10.2% +47.1% IX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -56.7%/yr -2.8%/yr +13.4%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.8% 33.8% 28.7% IX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 64/100 51/100 HHH

Percentile Scorecard

AEIHHHIX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAEIHHHIX
Valuation 66 #14 of 39 84 #7 of 39 57 #74 of 170
Growth 6 #31 of 33 75 #9 of 33 76 #40 of 160
Profitability 0 #30 of 30 72 #9 of 30 60 #60 of 149
Financial Health 92 #4 of 38 24 #29 of 38 51 #78 of 158
Shareholder Returns – – 10 #122 of 135
Overall 41 64 51
  • AEI ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • HHH ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • IX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEIHHHIXSPY
1 month -24.4%+7.1%-6.7% -0.8%
3 months -43.8%+11.2%-9.1% +3.5%
6 months -60.4%+15.0%+16.0% +7.0%
Year to date -82.8%-8.1%+25.2% +12.2%
1 year -79.0%-10.2%+47.1% +13.0%
3 years -54.6%+17.2%+104.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -23.2%+5.4%+26.9% +23.1%
5 years -98.5%-13.1%+87.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -56.7%-2.8%+13.4% +11.0%
10 years —-28.8%+143.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-3.3%+9.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEIHHHIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.8%33.8%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.9%31.5%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.750.791.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.82-0.301.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.9%-49.0%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -84.5%-18.4%-11.4% -1.8%
52-week high $3.81$89.85$41.31 $779.14
52-week low $0.56$60.20$24.22 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAEIHHHIX
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 7.8x 12.9xmedian 7.8x 10.2xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 4.9x 1.6xmedian 4.9x 0.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 11.2x 9.4xmedian 11.2x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.4x 6.1xmedian 6.4x —median 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.33 0.47median 0.33 0.39median 0.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAEIHHHIX
Revenue $4.39M $2.37B $55.33B
Gross profit $863.16K $1.79B $13.35B
Operating income -$13.01M $505.99M $3.05B
Net income -$42.10M $290.16M $4.10B
Free cash flow – $628.36M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.06 $4.94 $3.58
Cash & equivalents $12.33M $2.65B $5.98B
Total debt $5.26M $5.46B $38.96B
Shares (diluted) 38.90M 59.15M 1.12B
Enterprise value -$115.77M -$3.10B $9.98B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAEIHHHIX
P/E -0.6x 12.9x 10.2x
P/FCF – 6.1x –
P/Operating cash flow – 4.8x –
P/S 5.2x 1.6x 0.7x
P/B 0.2x 0.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 0.1x 9.4x –
EV/EBIT 0.1x 13.0x 24.3x
EV/Revenue -0.3x 2.8x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 10.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 0.47 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEIHHHIX
Revenue growth (1Y) -72.7% 34.0% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -41.3% 20.1% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -87.6% 67.9% 1,837%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -50.7% 31.7% -24.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -127.1% -11.9% 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -157.5% 8.1% 7.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -199.7% 27.3% 62.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 34.5% 23.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.6% 20.1% 64.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.3% 27.2% 25.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 33.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 120.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEIHHHIX
Gross margin 19.7% 75.6% 24.1%
EBITDA margin -271.7% 29.4% –
Operating margin -296.3% 21.3% 5.5%
Pretax margin -1,031% 16.0% 11.1%
Net margin -942.5% 12.3% 7.3%
FCF margin – 26.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 33.2% –
Return on equity -33.7% 7.4% 14.1%
Return on assets – 2.1% 3.6%
Return on invested capital -10.4% 4.0% 3.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 36.0% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEIHHHIX
Debt / assets 0.4% 34.3% 34.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.4x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 4.0x –
Debt / FCF – 8.7x –
Liabilities / assets 2.2% 74.6% 73.8%
Equity / assets 97.8% 25.4% 26.2%
Interest coverage -1,915x 2.9x 2.4x
Current ratio 12.0x – –
Quick ratio 10.4x – –
Cash ratio 9.8x – –
Altman Z-score 1.39 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEIHHHIX
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAEIHHHIX
Forward P/E – 15.9xFY2026 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.01FY2026 $4.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +81.4%FY2026 +80.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -14.2% -27.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.70BFY2026 $22.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +83.4%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.0% -3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEIHHHIX
Held by institutions 5.8% 90.7% 3.3%
Institutions holding 18 303 318
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.8% +9.5%
Institutions buying 6 170 209
Institutions selling 8 87 57
Buyers to sellers 0.75 1.95 3.67

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AEIHHHIX
AEI 1.00 0.15 0.09
HHH 0.15 1.00 0.16
IX 0.09 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEI, HHH and IX?

Orix (IX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alset (AEI) $20.54M, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) $4.34B, Orix (IX) $41.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEI, HHH and IX?

Orix (IX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alset (AEI) -0.5x, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 14.8x, Orix (IX) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Orix (IX) is cheapest (Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 15.9x, Orix (IX) 8.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alset (AEI) -72.7%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) +34.0%, Orix (IX) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) has the highest net margin (Alset (AEI) -942.5%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 12.3%, Orix (IX) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) leads (Alset (AEI) -10.4%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 4.0%, Orix (IX) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Orix (IX) returned the most: Alset (AEI) -79.0%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) -10.2%, Orix (IX) +47.1%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Alset (AEI) -56.7%/yr, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) -2.8%/yr, Orix (IX) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Orix (IX) has been the steadiest (Alset (AEI) 95.8%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 33.8%, Orix (IX) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEI, HHH and IX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Orix (IX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.