ALX vs BPYPP vs FRT Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Brookfield Property Partners and Federal Realty Investment Trust Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALX Alexanders Inc
$240.12 -1.7% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$233.43M
Div. yield
0.07%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 4, Brookfield Property Partners 3, Alexanders 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXBPYPPFRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $14.52B $9.91B BPYPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x -56.9x 22.9x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 10.9x 25.5x BPYPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% -9.5% +7.8% ALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 81.9% -3.6% 32.0% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.9x 4.6x FRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% -3.2% +16.7% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr -10.8%/yr -2.5%/yr FRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 21.6% 16.7% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 52/100 50/100 BPYPP

Percentile Scorecard

ALXBPYPPFRT

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

AxisALXBPYPPFRT
Valuation 42 #85 of 146 93 #11 of 146 34 #97 of 146
Growth 51 #71 of 145 65 #52 of 145 60 #59 of 145
Profitability 65 #50 of 141 18 #116 of 141 85 #22 of 141
Financial Health 11 #130 of 146 52 #70 of 146 46 #80 of 146
Shareholder Returns 62 #52 of 136 32 #93 of 136 24 #103 of 136
Overall 46 52 50
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BPYPP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALXBPYPPFRTSPY
1 month -1.7%-4.8%+4.6% -2.0%
3 months -12.5%-9.1%-9.1% -2.2%
6 months -4.4%-7.4%-3.2% +4.2%
Year to date +10.2%+0.1%+10.8% +10.6%
1 year +7.0%-3.2%+16.7% +10.4%
3 years +23.4%+11.1%+16.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +7.3%+3.6%+5.3% +20.2%
5 years -13.2%-43.4%-11.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year -2.8%-10.8%-2.5% +10.1%
10 years -35.2%—-18.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year -4.2%—-2.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALXBPYPPFRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%21.6%16.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%20.4%15.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.420.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.151.00 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-56.4%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-12.5%-12.2% -3.2%
52-week high $286.59$16.70$127.13 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$14.31$95.52 $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.

MultipleALXBPYPPFRT
P/E now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 26.1x -54.9xmedian 26.1x 22.3xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 4.1x 2.0xmedian 4.1x 7.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 10.5xmedian 14.4x 13.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 21.6x —median 21.6x -119.7xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.95 -1.31median 1.95 1.70median 1.95

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 monthsALXBPYPPFRT
Revenue $233.43M $7.17B $1.35B
Operating income – – $645.16M
Net income $191.25M -$113.00M $451.22M
Free cash flow $42.06M – -$80.51M
EPS (diluted) $37.21 $-0.27 $5.00
Cash & equivalents $299.79M $1.49B $109.73M
Total debt $837.16M $28.73B $4.88B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 960.29M 86.56M
Enterprise value $479.47M $7.19B $9.47B

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
MetricALXBPYPPFRT
P/E 6.5x -54.9x 22.3x
P/FCF 29.2x – -119.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x – 14.8x
P/S 5.3x 2.0x 7.1x
P/B 5.4x 0.3x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 0.3x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 10.5x 13.8x
EV/EBIT – 11.4x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 5.8x 10.7x
EV/FCF 41.9x – -179.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.1x – 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 -1.31 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXBPYPPFRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% -9.5% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -4.1% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 21.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 421.4% 83.2% 25.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 62.1% 14.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 421.1% 63.1% 26.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 41.8% 13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.0% – 9.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% – 5.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% – -24.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% – -39.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXBPYPPFRT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 55.0% 77.1%
Operating margin – – 47.7%
Pretax margin – 2.7% 33.3%
Net margin 81.9% -3.6% 32.0%
FCF margin 18.0% – -6.0%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% – 48.2%
Return on equity – -0.3% 13.4%
Return on assets – -0.1% 5.0%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed – 4.1% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXBPYPPFRT
Debt / assets 69.9% 28.1% 53.7%
Debt / equity 3.7x 0.7x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.9x 4.6x
Debt / FCF 19.9x – -60.7x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 58.3% 63.5%
Equity / assets 19.0% 41.7% 36.5%
Interest coverage – 1.1x 3.3x
Current ratio – 0.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.3x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXBPYPPFRT
Dividend yield 7.5% 11.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – -10.5% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 7.5% 0.7% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 48.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 219.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – –

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.

ConsensusALXBPYPPFRT
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2027 10.9xFY2023 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.44FY2027 $1.34FY2023 $4.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -31.2%FY2027 – -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -31.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.67MFY2026 $7.07BFY2023 $1.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 – +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% – +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXBPYPPFRT
Held by institutions 38.9% – 98.5%
Institutions holding 153 – 623
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – +9.4%
Institutions buying 71 – 365
Institutions selling 50 – 162
Buyers to sellers 1.42 – 2.25

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.

ALXBPYPPFRT
ALX 1.00 0.08 0.27
BPYPP 0.08 1.00 0.11
FRT 0.27 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, BPYPP and FRT?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.29B, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) $14.52B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, BPYPP and FRT?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 6.7x, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -56.9x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 28.5x, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 10.9x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alexanders (ALX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexanders (ALX) +8.2%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -9.5%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 81.9%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.6%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +7.0%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.2%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +16.7%. Over five years, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.8%/yr, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -10.8%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alexanders (ALX) 0.07%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 0.00%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%. Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) and Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 27.8%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 21.6%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALX, BPYPP and FRT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 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.