ALX vs ESS vs VMRK Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Essex Property Trust and Vivmark Residential 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
7 wins
VMRK Vivmark Residential
$62.01 +3.7% 1M +5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.98B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alexanders leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Alexanders 7, Vivmark Residential 3, Essex Property Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXESSVMRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $17.52B $23.98B VMRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x 50.5x 27.4x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 50.8x 52.6x ALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +4.5% — ALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 81.9% 17.8% — ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 6.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.5x 4.0x VMRK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.04% 0.04% ALX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% +4.1% +5.0% ALX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr -4.4%/yr -5.8%/yr ALX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 20.3% 20.7% ESS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 46/100 55/100 VMRK

Percentile Scorecard

ALXESSVMRK

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

AxisALXESSVMRK
Valuation 42 #85 of 146 18 #120 of 146 45 #81 of 146
Growth 51 #71 of 145 32 #99 of 145 36 #93 of 145
Profitability 65 #50 of 141 87 #19 of 141 84 #24 of 141
Financial Health 11 #130 of 146 51 #72 of 146 75 #38 of 146
Shareholder Returns 62 #52 of 136 42 #80 of 136 34 #90 of 136
Overall 46 46 55
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VMRK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALXESSVMRKSPY
1 month -1.7%-1.4%+3.7% -2.0%
3 months -12.5%-7.8%-8.4% -2.2%
6 months -4.4%-0.7%-6.4% +4.2%
Year to date +10.2%+1.2%-1.6% +10.6%
1 year +7.0%+4.1%+5.0% +10.4%
3 years +23.4%+21.9%+11.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +7.3%+6.8%+3.6% +20.2%
5 years -13.2%-20.2%-25.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year -2.8%-4.4%-5.8% +10.1%
10 years -35.2%+21.3%+1.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year -4.2%+1.9%+0.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALXESSVMRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%20.3%20.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%22.0%21.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.110.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.200.24 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-45.4%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-11.2%-11.6% -3.2%
52-week high $286.59$298.33$70.15 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$239.61$57.98 $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.

MultipleALXESSVMRK
P/E now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 26.1x 49.0xmedian 26.1x 26.5xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 4.1x 8.8xmedian 4.1x —median 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 19.7xmedian 14.4x 14.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 21.6x 25.3xmedian 21.6x 23.7xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.3x 3.1xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.95 -3.78median 1.95 11.21median 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 monthsALXESSVMRK
Revenue $233.43M $1.95B –
Operating income – $573.46M –
Net income $191.25M $368.62M $899.21M
Free cash flow $42.06M $673.94M $982.31M
EPS (diluted) $37.21 $5.40 $2.28
Cash & equivalents $299.79M $72.06M $36.41M
Total debt $837.16M $6.61B $9.09B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 64.31M 383.88M
Enterprise value $479.47M $17.28B $23.76B

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
MetricALXESSVMRK
P/E 6.5x 49.0x 26.5x
P/FCF 29.2x 25.3x 23.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x 15.4x 14.8x
P/S 5.3x 8.8x –
P/B 5.4x 3.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 3.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 19.7x 14.4x
EV/EBIT – 41.1x 26.2x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 12.1x –
EV/FCF 41.9x 35.0x 32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.1x 21.3x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 -3.78 11.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXESSVMRK
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 4.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 5.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -45.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 421.4% -59.9% -14.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -12.7% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 421.1% -58.9% -11.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.3% -13.0% 2.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.0% 4.7% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% 5.5% 1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% 568.8% 202.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 0.1% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXESSVMRK
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 61.6% –
Operating margin – 29.5% –
Pretax margin – 16.0% –
Net margin 81.9% 17.8% –
FCF margin 18.0% 34.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% 57.0% –
Return on equity – 6.7% 8.3%
Return on assets – 2.9% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – – 6.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 3.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXESSVMRK
Debt / assets 69.9% 51.5% 44.9%
Debt / equity 3.7x 1.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.5x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 19.9x 9.8x 9.3x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 57.4% 47.2%
Equity / assets 19.0% 42.6% 52.8%
Interest coverage – 2.2x 3.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXESSVMRK
Dividend yield 7.5% 3.9% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 7.5% 4.1% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 48.3% 180.2% 117.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 219.8% 98.6% 107.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% 2.8% 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 4.6% 3.2%

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.

ConsensusALXESSVMRK
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2027 50.8xFY2026 52.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.44FY2027 $5.21FY2026 $1.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -31.2%FY2027 -49.9%FY2026 -59.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.6% +45.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.67MFY2026 $2.05BFY2026 $3.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% -7.5% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXESSVMRK
Held by institutions 38.9% 100.0% 97.6%
Institutions holding 153 632 717
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +4.7% +12.7%
Institutions buying 71 348 340
Institutions selling 50 185 247
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.88 1.38

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.

ALXESSVMRK
ALX 1.00 0.32 0.26
ESS 0.32 1.00 0.82
VMRK 0.26 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, ESS and VMRK?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.29B, Essex Property Trust (ESS) $17.52B, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) $23.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, ESS and VMRK?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 6.7x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 50.5x, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexanders (ALX) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 28.5x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 50.8x, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 52.6x). 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%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 81.9%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alexanders (ALX) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +7.0%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.1%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) +5.0%. Over five years, Alexanders (ALX) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.8%/yr, Essex Property Trust (ESS) -4.4%/yr, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest dividend yield: Alexanders (ALX) 0.07%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 0.04%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Essex Property Trust (ESS) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 27.8%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 20.3%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 20.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALX, ESS and VMRK?

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