ALX vs FRT vs SLG Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Federal Realty Investment Trust and Sl Green Realty Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALX Alexanders Inc
$248.07 -0.4% 1M +7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$214.80M
Div. yield
0.07%
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins
SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$49.00 -0.7% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 5, Alexanders 2, Sl Green Realty 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXFRTSLGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.28B $9.64B $3.60B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 22.5x -25.1x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.4x 24.7x — FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +8.0% +9.7% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 79.1% 32.1% — ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.4% +10.5% -7.9% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr -2.1%/yr -7.5%/yr FRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 16.6% 38.2% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 42/100 50/100 SLG

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 31 #101 of 145 14 #125 of 145 49 #75 of 145
Growth 33 #95 of 142 48 #75 of 142 40 #85 of 142
Profitability 46 #73 of 135 83 #24 of 135 –
Financial Health 10 #123 of 136 44 #76 of 136 –
Shareholder Returns 56 #58 of 131 22 #103 of 131 60 #53 of 131
Overall 35 42 50
  • 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 -0.4%-1.4%-0.7% +0.9%
3 months -6.4%-14.0%-9.0% +5.9%
6 months -0.8%-2.1%+15.5% +8.5%
Year to date +13.8%+7.4%+6.8% +13.3%
1 year +7.4%+10.5%-7.9% +12.4%
3 years +38.4%+25.0%+67.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.4%+7.7%+18.8% +23.5%
5 years -11.0%-10.0%-32.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.3%-2.1%-7.5% +11.0%
10 years -35.6%-24.7%-51.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -4.3%-2.8%-7.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureALXFRTSLGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%16.6%38.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%15.8%38.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.110.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.63-0.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.2%-40.0%-76.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-14.8%-18.1% -0.9%
52-week high $286.59$127.13$59.83 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$94.87$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 7.5xmedian 25.8x 21.8xmedian 25.8x -24.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 4.0x 7.0xmedian 4.0x 3.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 13.7xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 87.2xmedian 23.0x -25.4xmedian 23.0x -3.5xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.91 10.63median 1.91 -0.70median 1.91

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 $214.80M $1.34B $1.07B
Operating income – $638.97M –
Net income $169.82M $446.74M –
Free cash flow $14.53M -$371.04M –
EPS (diluted) $33.05 $4.97 $-2.03
Cash & equivalents $303.31M $107.25M $186.44M
Total debt $3.48B $19.28B –
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 86.18M 70.67M
Enterprise value $487.65M $9.20B $3.60B

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 7.5x 21.8x -24.2x
P/FCF 87.2x -25.4x -3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 46.6x 14.9x –
P/S 5.9x 7.0x 3.3x
P/B 5.7x 2.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 2.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 13.7x –
EV/EBIT – 22.0x –
EV/Revenue 8.4x 10.5x 3.3x
EV/FCF 123.8x -37.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 66.2x 22.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 10.63 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXFRTSLG
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 8.0% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 6.4% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 21.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 354.2% 24.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 4.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 354.0% 27.3% -7,085%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 2.1% 34.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.1% 6.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.8% 4.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -74.4% -323.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.2% -17.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXFRTSLG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 77.2% –
Operating margin – 47.9% –
Pretax margin – 33.4% –
Net margin 79.1% 32.1% –
FCF margin 6.8% -27.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 47.3% –
Return on equity – 13.1% -2.6%
Return on assets – 4.9% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXFRTSLG
Debt / assets 69.4% 52.6% –
Debt / equity 3.7x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.5x –
Debt / FCF 57.4x -12.9x –
Liabilities / assets 81.4% 62.1% –
Equity / assets 18.6% 37.9% –
Interest coverage – 3.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXFRTSLG
Dividend yield 7.3% 4.2% 4.8%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 7.3% 3.6% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 54.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 636.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – –
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 29.4xFY2027 24.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.44FY2027 $4.38FY2026 $-0.75FY2026
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 $640.65MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +14.8% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXFRTSLG
Held by institutions 38.9% 98.5% 99.3%
Institutions holding 153 621 355
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +9.4% +0.0%
Institutions buying 71 363 185
Institutions selling 50 162 118
Buyers to sellers 1.42 2.24 1.57

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 0.41
FRT 0.28 1.00 0.43
SLG 0.41 0.43 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) $1.28B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.64B, Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, FRT and SLG?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 7.5x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.5x, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -25.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 29.4x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 24.7x). 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) -1.5%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +7.4%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +10.5%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -7.9%. Over five years, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.3%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -2.1%/yr, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alexanders (ALX) 0.07%, 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) 27.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.6%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 38.2%). 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 5. 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.