ALX vs ESBA vs FRT Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Empire State Realty OP 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 7 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 7, Alexanders 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXESBAFRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $1.35B $9.91B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x 267.8x 22.9x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x — 25.5x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +2.0% +7.8% ALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 81.9% 0.6% 32.0% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.0x 4.6x FRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% -32.4% +16.7% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr -12.9%/yr -2.5%/yr FRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 50.4% 16.7% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 35/100 50/100 FRT

Percentile Scorecard

ALXESBAFRT

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

AxisALXESBAFRT
Valuation 42 #85 of 146 69 #46 of 146 34 #97 of 146
Growth 51 #71 of 145 3 #141 of 145 60 #59 of 145
Profitability 65 #50 of 141 28 #102 of 141 85 #22 of 141
Financial Health 11 #130 of 146 59 #60 of 146 46 #80 of 146
Shareholder Returns 62 #52 of 136 16 #115 of 136 24 #103 of 136
Overall 46 35 50
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESBA 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

PeriodALXESBAFRTSPY
1 month -1.7%+28.1%+4.6% -2.0%
3 months -12.5%+4.7%-9.1% -2.2%
6 months -4.4%-9.4%-3.2% +4.2%
Year to date +10.2%-21.7%+10.8% +10.6%
1 year +7.0%-32.4%+16.7% +10.4%
3 years +23.4%-46.2%+16.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +7.3%-18.7%+5.3% +20.2%
5 years -13.2%-49.9%-11.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year -2.8%-12.9%-2.5% +10.1%
10 years -35.2%-73.7%-18.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year -4.2%-12.5%-2.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALXESBAFRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%50.4%16.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%58.4%15.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.330.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.641.00 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-66.4%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-34.4%-12.2% -3.2%
52-week high $286.59$7.52$127.13 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$3.85$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.

MultipleALXESBAFRT
P/E now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 26.1x 262.2xmedian 26.1x 22.3xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 4.1x 1.7xmedian 4.1x 7.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 12.6xmedian 14.4x 13.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 21.6x -3.0xmedian 21.6x -119.7xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.95 -4.39median 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 monthsALXESBAFRT
Revenue $233.43M $784.18M $1.35B
Operating income – -$34.52M $645.16M
Net income $191.25M $9.26M $451.22M
Free cash flow $42.06M -$437.31M -$80.51M
EPS (diluted) $37.21 $0.02 $5.00
Cash & equivalents $299.79M $85.61M $109.73M
Total debt $837.16M $955.23M $4.88B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 268.95M 86.56M
Enterprise value $479.47M $912.87M $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
MetricALXESBAFRT
P/E 6.5x 262.2x 22.3x
P/FCF 29.2x -3.0x -119.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x 5.8x 14.8x
P/S 5.3x 1.7x 7.1x
P/B 5.4x 0.7x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 0.7x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x 13.8x
EV/EBIT – -63.6x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 2.8x 10.7x
EV/FCF 41.9x -5.0x -179.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.1x 9.6x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 -4.39 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXESBAFRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 2.0% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 2.9% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -123.1% 21.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -31.0% 12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 421.4% -86.5% 25.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -51.3% 14.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 421.1% -92.1% 26.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.3% -59.8% 13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.0% -13.3% 9.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -0.8% 5.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% -169.4% -24.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -149.9% -39.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXESBAFRT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 22.1% 77.1%
Operating margin – -4.4% 47.7%
Pretax margin – 1.3% 33.3%
Net margin 81.9% 0.6% 32.0%
FCF margin 18.0% -55.8% -6.0%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% 29.0% 48.2%
Return on equity – 0.5% 13.4%
Return on assets – 0.2% 5.0%
Return on invested capital – -1.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 24.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXESBAFRT
Debt / assets 69.9% 22.4% 53.7%
Debt / equity 3.7x 0.5x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.0x 4.6x
Debt / FCF 19.9x -2.2x -60.7x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 58.1% 63.5%
Equity / assets 19.0% 41.9% 36.5%
Interest coverage – -0.3x 3.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXESBAFRT
Dividend yield 7.5% 3.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 7.5% 3.2% 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.

ConsensusALXESBAFRT
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2027 – 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.44FY2027 – $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 – $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
HoldersALXESBAFRT
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.

ALXESBAFRT
ALX 1.00 0.20 0.27
ESBA 0.20 1.00 0.26
FRT 0.27 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, ESBA and FRT?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.29B, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) $1.35B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, ESBA and FRT?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 6.7x, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 267.8x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 28.5x, 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%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) +2.0%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 81.9%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.6%, 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%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -32.4%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +16.7%. Over five years, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.8%/yr, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -12.9%/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%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.00%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%. Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 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%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 50.4%, 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, ESBA 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 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.