AHRT vs ESS vs PECO Stock Comparison

AH Realty Trust, Essex Property Trust and Phillips Edison & Company Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AHRT AH Realty Trust, Inc.
$6.09 +3.2% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$457.77M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$213.90M
Div. yield
–
Retail REITs Real Estate

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Phillips Edison & Company leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Phillips Edison & Company 7, Essex Property Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAHRTESSPECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $457.77M $17.61B $4.82B ESS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.6x 42.6x 33.1x PECO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 52.9x 48.2x PECO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +4.7% +7.0% PECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -22.4% 21.5% — ESS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.9x 5.3x — ESS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.2% +4.0% +11.4% PECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -4.2%/yr +4.6%/yr PECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.8% 20.2% 15.9% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 46/100 52/100 PECO

Percentile Scorecard

AHRTESSPECO

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

AxisAHRTESSPECO
Valuation 83 #26 of 145 13 #127 of 145 46 #79 of 145
Growth 10 #128 of 142 36 #92 of 142 89 #17 of 142
Profitability 20 #109 of 136 91 #13 of 136 62 #52 of 136
Financial Health 30 #98 of 139 51 #68 of 139 –
Shareholder Returns 96 #6 of 131 39 #80 of 131 13 #114 of 131
Overall 48 46 52
  • AHRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PECO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAHRTESSPECOSPY
1 month +3.2%+1.4%+3.2% -0.8%
3 months -13.9%-5.1%-10.9% +3.5%
6 months +0.3%+7.2%-3.9% +7.0%
Year to date -8.0%+5.2%+8.5% +12.2%
1 year -10.2%+4.0%+11.4% +13.0%
3 years -38.5%+33.3%+15.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -15.0%+10.1%+4.8% +23.1%
5 years -54.9%-19.5%+25.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.7%-4.2%+4.6% +11.0%
10 years -55.0%+32.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.7%+2.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAHRTESSPECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.8%20.2%15.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%21.9%14.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.12-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.350.200.72 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-45.4%-24.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-7.7%-12.3% -1.8%
52-week high $7.25$298.33$44.01 $779.14
52-week low $5.15$239.61$33.84 $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.

MultipleAHRTESSPECO
P/E now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 27.4x 42.8xmedian 27.4x 33.1xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 4.2x 9.2xmedian 4.2x 6.5xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 14.2x 19.5xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.5xmedian 23.2x 30.5xmedian 23.2x -39.5xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.3x 3.2xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 2.11 -5.33median 2.11 —median 2.11

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 monthsAHRTESSPECO
Revenue $213.90M $1.93B $761.31M
Operating income $48.47M $627.10M –
Net income -$49.88M $437.61M $199.72M
Free cash flow -$13.16M $580.66M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.64 $6.44 –
Cash & equivalents $20.66M $58.33M $8.90M
Total debt $955.86M $26.96B –
Shares (diluted) 75.29M 64.28M 139.19M
Enterprise value $321.31M $17.37B $4.82B

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
MetricAHRTESSPECO
P/E -9.6x 42.8x 33.1x
P/FCF -34.5x 30.5x -39.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 15.8x 14.0x
P/S 2.1x 9.2x 6.5x
P/B 0.6x 3.2x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 3.2x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 19.5x –
EV/EBIT 28.7x 38.8x –
EV/Revenue 6.5x 12.6x 6.5x
EV/FCF -105.6x 41.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 21.8x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 -5.33 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAHRTESSPECO
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 4.7% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -28.9% 5.2% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.1% -35.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.6% -2.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -309.0% -49.8% 120.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -7.9% 45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -610.4% -48.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.4% -8.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.3% 8.3% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 5.4% 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -64.9% 344.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -3.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAHRTESSPECO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 63.7% 64.9% –
Operating margin 22.7% 32.5% –
Pretax margin -6.6% 18.9% –
Net margin -22.4% 21.5% –
FCF margin -6.2% 30.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 38.9% 58.0% 46.6%
Return on equity -6.8% 7.9% 7.4%
Return on assets -2.3% 3.4% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 2.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 0.6% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAHRTESSPECO
Debt / assets 49.6% 51.9% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.9x 5.3x –
Debt / FCF -72.7x 11.5x –
Liabilities / assets 62.9% 57.5% 51.4%
Equity / assets 37.1% 42.5% 48.6%
Interest coverage 0.7x 2.4x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAHRTESSPECO
Dividend yield 6.9% 3.8% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 7.4% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 14.3% 4.1% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 151.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 114.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% –

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.

ConsensusAHRTESSPECO
Forward P/E – 52.9xFY2026 48.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.69FY2026 $5.21FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -49.9%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.6% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $199.97MFY2026 $2.05BFY2026 $741.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -25.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.3% -7.5% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAHRTESSPECO
Held by institutions 75.0% 100.0% 89.1%
Institutions holding 196 630 444
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +4.7% +5.8%
Institutions buying 93 348 225
Institutions selling 74 183 132
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.90 1.70

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.

AHRTESSPECO
AHRT 1.00 0.36 0.30
ESS 0.36 1.00 0.40
PECO 0.30 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AHRT, ESS and PECO?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) is the largest by market capitalisation: AH Realty Trust (AHRT) $457.77M, Essex Property Trust (ESS) $17.61B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $4.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, AHRT, ESS and PECO?

Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -9.6x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 42.6x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) is cheapest (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 52.9x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 48.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AH Realty Trust (AHRT) +3.9%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.7%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) has the highest net margin (AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -22.4%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) returned the most: AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -10.2%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.0%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +11.4%. Over five years, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) compounded fastest (AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -14.7%/yr, Essex Property Trust (ESS) -4.2%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: AH Realty Trust (AHRT) 0.00%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 0.04%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 0.00%. AH Realty Trust (AHRT) and Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (AH Realty Trust (AHRT) 28.8%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 20.2%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 15.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AHRT, ESS and PECO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) leads on 7. 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.