AHRT vs ESS vs SPG Stock Comparison

AH Realty Trust, Essex Property Trust and Simon Property 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

Simon Property leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 9, Essex Property Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAHRTESSSPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $457.77M $17.61B $69.04B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.6x 42.6x 14.7x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 52.9x 31.0x SPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +4.7% +10.9% SPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -22.4% 21.5% 70.5% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.9x 5.3x 5.7x ESS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.2% +4.0% +19.5% SPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -4.2%/yr +8.1%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.8% 20.2% 19.3% SPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 46/100 55/100 SPG

Percentile Scorecard

AHRTESSSPG

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

AxisAHRTESSSPG
Valuation 83 #26 of 145 13 #127 of 145 21 #115 of 145
Growth 10 #128 of 142 36 #92 of 142 82 #27 of 142
Profitability 20 #109 of 136 91 #13 of 136 99 #3 of 136
Financial Health 30 #98 of 139 51 #68 of 139 28 #100 of 139
Shareholder Returns 96 #6 of 131 39 #80 of 131 47 #70 of 131
Overall 48 46 55
  • AHRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAHRTESSSPGSPY
1 month +3.2%+1.4%+3.8% -0.8%
3 months -13.9%-5.1%-8.2% +3.5%
6 months +0.3%+7.2%+5.7% +7.0%
Year to date -8.0%+5.2%+14.9% +12.2%
1 year -10.2%+4.0%+19.5% +13.0%
3 years -38.5%+33.3%+103.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -15.0%+10.1%+26.7% +23.1%
5 years -54.9%-19.5%+47.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.7%-4.2%+8.1% +11.0%
10 years -55.0%+32.7%+12.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.7%+2.9%+1.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAHRTESSSPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.8%20.2%19.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%21.9%18.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.120.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.350.201.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-45.4%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-7.7%-10.1% -1.8%
52-week high $7.25$298.33$236.69 $779.14
52-week low $5.15$239.61$173.35 $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.

MultipleAHRTESSSPG
P/E now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 27.4x 42.8xmedian 27.4x 14.7xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 4.2x 9.2xmedian 4.2x 11.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 14.2x 19.5xmedian 14.2x 20.6xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.5xmedian 23.2x 30.5xmedian 23.2x 29.1xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.3x 3.2xmedian 1.3x 12.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 2.11 -5.33median 2.11 0.50median 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 monthsAHRTESSSPG
Revenue $213.90M $1.93B $6.65B
Operating income $48.47M $627.10M $3.21B
Net income -$49.88M $437.61M $5.45B
Free cash flow -$13.16M $580.66M $2.51B
EPS (diluted) $-0.64 $6.44 $14.43
Cash & equivalents $20.66M $58.33M $542.96M
Total debt $955.86M $26.96B $28.25B
Shares (diluted) 75.29M 64.28M 324.96M
Enterprise value $321.31M $17.37B $64.89B

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
MetricAHRTESSSPG
P/E -9.6x 42.8x 14.7x
P/FCF -34.5x 30.5x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 15.8x 17.6x
P/S 2.1x 9.2x 11.0x
P/B 0.6x 3.2x 12.0x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 3.2x 12.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 19.5x 20.6x
EV/EBIT 28.7x 38.8x 31.4x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 12.6x 15.1x
EV/FCF -105.6x 41.9x 40.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 21.8x 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 -5.33 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAHRTESSSPG
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 4.7% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -28.9% 5.2% 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.1% -35.4% 4.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.6% -2.6% 6.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -309.0% -49.8% 130.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -7.9% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -610.4% -48.2% 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.4% -8.0% 29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.3% 8.3% 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 5.4% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -64.9% 344.6% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -3.3% -4.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAHRTESSSPG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 63.7% 64.9% 73.3%
Operating margin 22.7% 32.5% 48.3%
Pretax margin -6.6% 18.9% 32.9%
Net margin -22.4% 21.5% 70.5%
FCF margin -6.2% 30.1% 37.7%
Operating cash flow margin 38.9% 58.0% 62.3%
Return on equity -6.8% 7.9% 87.0%
Return on assets -2.3% 3.4% 13.6%
Return on invested capital – – 15.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 2.6x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAHRTESSSPG
Debt / assets 49.6% 51.9% 71.3%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.2x 4.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.9x 5.3x 5.7x
Debt / FCF -72.7x 11.5x 11.3x
Liabilities / assets 62.9% 57.5% 84.7%
Equity / assets 37.1% 42.5% 15.3%
Interest coverage 0.7x 2.4x 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAHRTESSSPG
Dividend yield 6.9% 3.8% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 7.4% 0.3% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 14.3% 4.1% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusAHRTESSSPG
Forward P/E – 52.9xFY2026 31.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.69FY2026 $5.21FY2026 $6.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -49.9%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.6% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $199.97MFY2026 $2.05BFY2026 $7.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -25.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.3% -7.5% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAHRTESSSPG
Held by institutions 75.0% 100.0% 93.2%
Institutions holding 196 630 1,357
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +4.7% +3.8%
Institutions buying 93 348 679
Institutions selling 74 183 462
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.90 1.47

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.

AHRTESSSPG
AHRT 1.00 0.36 0.39
ESS 0.36 1.00 0.48
SPG 0.39 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AHRT, ESS and SPG?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: AH Realty Trust (AHRT) $457.77M, Essex Property Trust (ESS) $17.61B, Simon Property (SPG) $69.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, AHRT, ESS and SPG?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -9.6x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 42.6x, Simon Property (SPG) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Simon Property (SPG) is cheapest (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 52.9x, Simon Property (SPG) 31.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Simon Property (SPG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AH Realty Trust (AHRT) +3.9%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.7%, Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -22.4%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 21.5%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Simon Property (SPG) returned the most: AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -10.2%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.0%, Simon Property (SPG) +19.5%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -14.7%/yr, Essex Property Trust (ESS) -4.2%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +8.1%/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%, Simon Property (SPG) 0.00%. AH Realty Trust (AHRT) and Simon Property (SPG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Simon Property (SPG) has been the steadiest (AH Realty Trust (AHRT) 28.8%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 20.2%, Simon Property (SPG) 19.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Simon Property (SPG) leads on 9. 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.