ALCO vs FPI vs RYN Stock Comparison

Alico, Farmland Partners and Rayonier Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALCO Alico, Inc.
$37.33 -2.6% 1M +6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$276.85M
P/E
180.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.07M
Div. yield
0.54%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
FPI Farmland Partners Inc.
$8.60 -23.5% 1M -14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$361.01M
P/E
41.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.99M
Div. yield
6.16%
Farmland REITs Real Estate
4 wins
RYN Rayonier Inc
$20.17 +11.7% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.02B
P/E
80.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$968.29M
Div. yield
5.22%
Timberland REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rayonier leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Rayonier 4, Farmland Partners 4, Alico 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALCOFPIRYNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $276.85M $361.01M $6.02B RYN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 180.8x 41.6x 80.0x FPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 39.1x 51.7x FPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -61.4% -5.6% +0.4% RYN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% 17.7% 7.8% FPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 0.4% 0.8% RYN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 35.8x 3.0x ALCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.54% 6.16% 5.22% FPI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.0% -14.3% -8.6% ALCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.9%/yr -6.7%/yr -12.5%/yr ALCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 28.5% 25.3% ALCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 46/100 55/100 RYN

Percentile Scorecard

ALCOFPIRYN

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

AxisALCOFPIRYN
Valuation 9 #32 of 35 37 #136 of 215 49 #111 of 215
Growth 70 #10 of 31 24 #156 of 206 29 #147 of 206
Profitability 14 #25 of 29 45 #111 of 200 43 #114 of 200
Financial Health 70 #12 of 38 55 #96 of 214 88 #27 of 214
Shareholder Returns 21 #20 of 25 71 #49 of 165 66 #57 of 165
Overall 37 46 55
  • ALCO ranked among 39 companies in Agribusiness
  • FPI ranked among 223 companies in Real Estate
  • RYN ranked among 223 companies in Real Estate

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALCOFPIRYNSPY
1 month -2.6%-23.5%+11.7% -2.3%
3 months -2.0%-10.0%-6.4% -0.7%
6 months -8.4%-18.3%-2.1% +4.8%
Year to date +2.6%-11.2%-6.8% +10.3%
1 year +6.0%-14.3%-8.6% +10.3%
3 years +45.7%-23.1%-32.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +13.4%-8.4%-12.2% +20.1%
5 years +4.8%-29.1%-48.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +0.9%-6.7%-12.5% +10.1%
10 years +44.7%-15.1%-22.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +3.8%-1.6%-2.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALCOFPIRYNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%28.5%25.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.9%34.6%25.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.370.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.50-0.34 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-48.2%-60.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-34.0%-18.2% -3.5%
52-week high $44.46$13.04$24.65 $779.14
52-week low $31.35$8.44$17.98 $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.

MultipleALCOFPIRYN
P/E now vs peer median 180.8xmedian 15.6x 41.6xmedian 25.0x 80.0xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 0.5x 7.2xmedian 3.9x 6.2xmedian 3.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.6xmedian 8.6x 91.8xmedian 14.5x 15.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -78.0xmedian 17.3x 20.7xmedian 20.7x 20.8xmedian 20.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.55median 1.41 -2.55median 1.29 -3.57median 1.29

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 monthsALCOFPIRYN
Revenue $17.07M $49.99M $968.29M
Gross profit -$12.30M $46.48M $229.80M
Operating income -$44.96M $2.71M $57.69M
Net income $1.41M $10.06M $76.62M
Free cash flow -$3.55M $17.47M $289.31M
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $0.21 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $55.58M $7.88M $411.76M
Total debt $82.92M $239.00M $1.86B
Shares (diluted) 7.44M 42.85M 302.92M
Enterprise value $95.50M $317.66M $3.21B

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
MetricALCOFPIRYN
P/E 180.8x 41.6x 80.0x
P/FCF -78.0x 20.7x 20.8x
P/Operating cash flow -722.8x 20.0x 19.2x
P/S 16.2x 7.2x 6.2x
P/B 2.6x 0.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 0.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA -11.6x 91.8x 15.7x
EV/EBIT -6.8x 218.8x 129.4x
EV/Revenue 17.8x 11.8x 7.7x
EV/FCF -85.7x 33.9x 25.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -794.2x 32.7x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.55 -2.55 -3.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALCOFPIRYN
Revenue growth (1Y) -61.4% -5.6% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -24.8% -4.7% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 94.0% -3.0% -47.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -4.6% 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.8% 321.8% -84.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.5% -48.7% -20.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.9% -85.8% -90.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -21.3% -6.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% -86.4% -94.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -16.3% -22.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -103.5% 7.4% 29.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.2% 8.9% 8.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -170.0% 139.9% 47.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 37.5% 42.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALCOFPIRYN
Gross margin -72.1% 93.0% 23.7%
EBITDA margin -153.7% 12.9% 49.0%
Operating margin -263.4% 5.4% 6.0%
Pretax margin -7.4% 20.1% 4.2%
Net margin 9.0% 17.7% 7.8%
FCF margin -20.8% 34.9% 29.9%
Operating cash flow margin -2.2% 36.2% 32.3%
Return on equity 0.7% 2.3% 1.5%
Return on assets 0.4% 1.5% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 0.4% 0.8%
Return on capital employed -23.4% – 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.8x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 3.9% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALCOFPIRYN
Debt / assets 41.7% 35.1% 24.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 35.8x 3.0x
Debt / FCF -23.4x 13.7x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 37.2% 30.2%
Equity / assets 52.8% 62.8% 69.8%
Interest coverage -9.4x 0.2x 1.3x
Current ratio 8.0x – 3.6x
Quick ratio 7.7x – 2.5x
Cash ratio 7.6x – 2.2x
Altman Z-score 2.19 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALCOFPIRYN
Dividend yield 0.5% 6.2% 5.2%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 23.6% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 29.8% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 107.7% 215.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -42.8% 123.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.5% -66.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 19.7% –

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.

ConsensusALCOFPIRYN
Forward P/E – 39.1xFY2026 51.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $0.22FY2026 $0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -63.9%FY2026 -31.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -13.6% +35.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.81MFY2026 $32.83MFY2026 $1.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -59.6%FY2026 -8.6%FY2026 +197.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -70.4% +0.7% +17.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALCOFPIRYN
Held by institutions 60.2% 53.2% 93.2%
Institutions holding 111 181 460
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -0.8% +7.1%
Institutions buying 48 100 237
Institutions selling 31 51 141
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.96 1.68

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.

ALCOFPIRYN
ALCO 1.00 0.17 0.20
FPI 0.17 1.00 0.16
RYN 0.20 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALCO, FPI and RYN?

Rayonier (RYN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alico (ALCO) $276.85M, Farmland Partners (FPI) $361.01M, Rayonier (RYN) $6.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALCO, FPI and RYN?

Farmland Partners (FPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alico (ALCO) 180.8x, Farmland Partners (FPI) 41.6x, Rayonier (RYN) 80.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Farmland Partners (FPI) is cheapest (Farmland Partners (FPI) 39.1x, Rayonier (RYN) 51.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rayonier (RYN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alico (ALCO) -61.4%, Farmland Partners (FPI) -5.6%, Rayonier (RYN) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Farmland Partners (FPI) has the highest net margin (Alico (ALCO) 9.0%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 17.7%, Rayonier (RYN) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Rayonier (RYN) leads (Alico (ALCO) 0.0%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 0.4%, Rayonier (RYN) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alico (ALCO) returned the most: Alico (ALCO) +6.0%, Farmland Partners (FPI) -14.3%, Rayonier (RYN) -8.6%. Over five years, Alico (ALCO) compounded fastest (Alico (ALCO) +0.9%/yr, Farmland Partners (FPI) -6.7%/yr, Rayonier (RYN) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Farmland Partners (FPI) has the highest dividend yield: Alico (ALCO) 0.54%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 6.16%, Rayonier (RYN) 5.22%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alico (ALCO) has been the steadiest (Alico (ALCO) 22.8%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 28.5%, Rayonier (RYN) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALCO, FPI and RYN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rayonier (RYN) leads on 4. 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.