ALX vs FRT vs SLG Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Federal Realty Investment Trust and Sl Green Realty Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALX Alexanders Inc
$249.25 +1.8% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$233.43M
Div. yield
0.07%
Office REITs Real Estate
4 wins
SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$51.52 +6.4% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 4, Alexanders 4, Sl Green Realty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXFRTSLGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $9.75B $3.57B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.8x 22.5x -24.9x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 25.9x — ALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +7.8% +9.7% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 81.9% 32.0% -13.4% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% +17.7% +1.3% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr -3.1%/yr -8.0%/yr ALX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 17.0% 39.5% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 49/100 22/100 FRT

Percentile Scorecard

ALXFRTSLG

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

AxisALXFRTSLG
Valuation 42 #85 of 146 32 #99 of 146 11 #130 of 146
Growth 50 #73 of 145 59 #60 of 145 13 #127 of 145
Profitability 65 #50 of 141 86 #21 of 141 4 #135 of 141
Financial Health 11 #130 of 146 44 #82 of 146 37 #92 of 146
Shareholder Returns 64 #49 of 136 25 #102 of 136 43 #78 of 136
Overall 47 49 22
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SLG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALXFRTSLGSPY
1 month +1.8%+6.6%+6.4% -5.9%
3 months -8.2%-4.0%-5.5% -4.6%
6 months +1.8%-2.1%+13.8% +0.2%
Year to date +14.4%+12.3%+12.3% +7.5%
1 year +7.0%+17.7%+1.3% +8.2%
3 years +29.2%+20.3%+50.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +8.9%+6.3%+14.6% +19.0%
5 years -10.7%-14.6%-34.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -2.2%-3.1%-8.0% +9.4%
10 years -34.2%-18.1%-49.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.1%-2.0%-6.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALXFRTSLGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%17.0%39.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%15.7%39.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.160.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.251.040.03 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-40.0%-76.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-10.9%-13.9% -5.9%
52-week high $286.59$127.13$59.83 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$95.52$35.33 $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.

MultipleALXFRTSLG
P/E now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 26.5x 22.7xmedian 26.5x -25.3xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.2x 7.2xmedian 4.2x 3.4xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 14.0xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 21.7x -121.4xmedian 21.7x -3.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 1.78 1.72median 1.78 -0.71median 1.78

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 monthsALXFRTSLG
Revenue $233.43M $1.35B $1.07B
Operating income – $645.16M –
Net income $191.25M $451.22M -$117.47M
Free cash flow $42.06M -$80.51M -$1.01B
EPS (diluted) $37.21 $5.00 $-1.89
Cash & equivalents $299.79M $109.73M $186.44M
Total debt $837.16M $4.88B $4.37B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 86.56M 75.97M
Enterprise value $487.31M $9.31B $2.91B

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
MetricALXFRTSLG
P/E 6.7x 22.7x -25.3x
P/FCF 30.3x -121.4x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x 15.0x 38.8x
P/S 5.5x 7.2x 3.4x
P/B 5.6x 2.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 2.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 14.0x –
EV/EBIT – 22.5x –
EV/Revenue 7.8x 10.8x 7.3x
EV/FCF 43.0x -180.7x -7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.9x 22.3x 83.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 1.72 -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXFRTSLG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 7.8% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 6.5% 1.5%
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% 25.6% -562.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 14.9% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 421.1% 26.8% -6,597%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 13.1% 35.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.0% 9.2% -16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% 5.8% -23.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% -24.2% -337.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -39.4% -121.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXFRTSLG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 77.1% –
Operating margin – 47.7% –
Pretax margin – 33.3% –
Net margin 81.9% 32.0% -13.4%
FCF margin 18.0% -6.0% -94.3%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% 48.2% 8.8%
Return on equity – 13.4% -2.6%
Return on assets – 5.0% -0.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.4x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXFRTSLG
Debt / assets 69.9% 53.7% 37.1%
Debt / equity 3.7x 1.5x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.6x –
Debt / FCF 19.9x -60.7x -4.3x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 63.5% 66.1%
Equity / assets 19.0% 36.5% 33.9%
Interest coverage – 3.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXFRTSLG
Dividend yield 7.2% 4.0% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 3.4% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusALXFRTSLG
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2027 25.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $20.46FY2027 $4.38FY2026 $-0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.7%FY2027 -6.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -31.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $248.21MFY2026 $1.28BFY2026 $637.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.6% +14.8% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXFRTSLG
Held by institutions 38.9% 98.5% 99.3%
Institutions holding 153 623 357
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +9.3% +0.0%
Institutions buying 71 364 185
Institutions selling 50 162 119
Buyers to sellers 1.42 2.25 1.55

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.

ALXFRTSLG
ALX 1.00 0.28 0.43
FRT 0.28 1.00 0.46
SLG 0.43 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, FRT and SLG?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.29B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.75B, Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, FRT and SLG?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 6.8x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.5x, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexanders (ALX) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 12.2x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexanders (ALX) +8.2%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.8%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 81.9%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.0%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +7.0%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +17.7%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) +1.3%. Over five years, Alexanders (ALX) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.2%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -3.1%/yr, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alexanders (ALX) 0.07%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 0.00%. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) and Sl Green Realty (SLG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 27.9%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 17.0%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.