ALX vs SLG vs BXP Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Sl Green Realty and Bxp Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALX Alexanders Inc
$251.07 +1.4% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$214.80M
Div. yield
0.07%
Office REITs Real Estate
6 wins
SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$50.42 -1.2% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win
BXP BXP, Inc.
$62.26 -1.8% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.71B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alexanders leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alexanders 6, Bxp 2, Sl Green Realty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXSLGBXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.28B $3.50B $9.71B BXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x -24.4x 32.7x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x — 30.8x ALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +9.7% +1.9% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 79.1% — 8.4% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 7.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% -2.8% -16.1% ALX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr -7.0%/yr -11.6%/yr ALX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.0% 38.2% 28.2% ALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 49/100 49/100 BXP

Percentile Scorecard

ALXSLGBXP

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

AxisALXSLGBXP
Valuation 31 #101 of 145 49 #74 of 145 71 #43 of 145
Growth 34 #94 of 142 43 #82 of 142 43 #81 of 142
Profitability 44 #76 of 136 – 64 #50 of 136
Financial Health 9 #126 of 139 – 23 #108 of 139
Shareholder Returns 59 #54 of 131 55 #60 of 131 46 #71 of 131
Overall 36 49 49
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SLG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BXP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALXSLGBXPSPY
1 month +1.4%-1.2%-1.8% -0.8%
3 months -6.2%-6.4%-10.0% +3.5%
6 months +2.5%+18.7%+7.3% +7.0%
Year to date +15.2%+9.9%-7.7% +12.2%
1 year +7.0%-2.8%-16.1% +13.0%
3 years +40.1%+72.4%+18.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.9%+19.9%+5.9% +23.1%
5 years -10.9%-30.4%-46.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%-7.0%-11.6% +11.0%
10 years -35.0%-51.9%-49.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.2%-7.1%-6.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALXSLGBXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.0%38.2%28.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%38.7%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.940.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.07-0.57 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-76.2%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-15.7%-16.5% -1.8%
52-week high $286.59$59.83$74.53 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$35.33$51.02 $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.

MultipleALXSLGBXP
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 27.4x -24.9xmedian 27.4x 33.4xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 4.2x 3.3xmedian 4.2x 2.8xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 14.2x 12.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 88.3xmedian 23.2x -3.5xmedian 23.2x -99.1xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 2.11 -0.73median 2.11 -1.42median 2.11

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 monthsALXSLGBXP
Revenue $214.80M $1.07B $3.52B
Gross profit – – $3.48B
Operating income – – $957.71M
Net income $169.82M – $408.55M
Free cash flow $14.53M – -$100.19M
EPS (diluted) $33.05 $-2.03 $1.86
Cash & equivalents $303.31M $186.44M $493.95M
Total debt $3.48B – $14.64B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 70.67M 159.63M
Enterprise value $487.77M $3.50B $6.37B

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
MetricALXSLGBXP
P/E 7.6x -24.9x 33.4x
P/FCF 88.3x -3.5x -99.1x
P/Operating cash flow 47.2x – 7.7x
P/S 6.0x 3.3x 2.8x
P/B 5.7x 0.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 1.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 12.7x
EV/EBIT – – 25.1x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 3.3x 6.8x
EV/FCF 124.8x – -240.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 66.8x – 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 -0.73 -1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXSLGBXP
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 9.7% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 1.5% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 354.2% – 432.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% – -20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 354.0% -7,085% 5,891%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 34.3% -23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.1% – 4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.8% – 0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -74.4% – -303.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.2% – 27.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXSLGBXP
Gross margin – – 99.0%
EBITDA margin – – 53.8%
Operating margin – – 27.2%
Pretax margin – – 10.2%
Net margin 79.1% – 8.4%
FCF margin 6.8% – -2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% – 36.5%
Return on equity – -2.6% 5.4%
Return on assets – – 1.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x – 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXSLGBXP
Debt / assets 69.4% – 58.2%
Debt / equity 3.7x – 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 7.5x
Debt / FCF 57.4x – -146.1x
Liabilities / assets 81.4% – 69.3%
Equity / assets 18.6% – 30.7%
Interest coverage – – 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXSLGBXP
Dividend yield 7.2% 4.7% 4.5%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 4.7% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusALXSLGBXP
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2027 – 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.44FY2027 $-0.75FY2026 $2.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -31.2%FY2027 – +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -9.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.67MFY2026 $640.65MFY2026 $3.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +6.4% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXSLGBXP
Held by institutions 38.9% 99.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 153 355 548
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +0.0% +5.2%
Institutions buying 71 185 295
Institutions selling 50 118 166
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.57 1.78

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.

ALXSLGBXP
ALX 1.00 0.41 0.38
SLG 0.41 1.00 0.74
BXP 0.38 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, SLG and BXP?

Bxp (BXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.28B, Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.50B, Bxp (BXP) $9.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, SLG and BXP?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 7.5x, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -24.4x, Bxp (BXP) 32.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexanders (ALX) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 29.7x, Bxp (BXP) 30.8x). 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%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) +9.7%, Bxp (BXP) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%, Bxp (BXP) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alexanders (ALX) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +7.0%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -2.8%, Bxp (BXP) -16.1%. Over five years, Alexanders (ALX) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.3%/yr, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -7.0%/yr, Bxp (BXP) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alexanders (ALX) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 28.0%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 38.2%, Bxp (BXP) 28.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.