ALX vs VNO vs CDP Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Vornado Realty Trust and Copt Defense Properties 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
$1.27B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$233.43M
Div. yield
7.22%
Office REITs Real Estate
5 wins
VNO Vornado Realty Trust
$35.84 +7.0% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
2.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win
CDP Copt Defense Properties
$32.33 -4.0% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.67B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$804.15M
Div. yield
3.91%
Office REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 6, Alexanders 5, Vornado Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXVNOCDPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27B $6.70B $3.67B VNO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x -126.5x 21.4x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x — 21.6x ALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.2% +1.6% +7.2% ALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 81.9% -2.9% 21.2% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.6% 5.0% CDP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.3x 6.6x CDP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.22% 2.06% 3.91% ALX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% +0.8% +12.3% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr -4.3%/yr +2.6%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 33.1% 18.6% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 32/100 58/100 CDP

Percentile Scorecard

ALXVNOCDP

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

AxisALXVNOCDP
Valuation 42 #85 of 146 37 #93 of 146 61 #58 of 146
Growth 50 #73 of 145 17 #120 of 145 83 #26 of 145
Profitability 65 #50 of 141 27 #103 of 141 79 #30 of 141
Financial Health 11 #130 of 146 32 #100 of 146 29 #104 of 146
Shareholder Returns 64 #49 of 136 49 #70 of 136 40 #82 of 136
Overall 47 32 58
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VNO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CDP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALXVNOCDPSPY
1 month +1.8%+7.0%-4.0% -5.9%
3 months -8.2%-7.9%-13.1% -4.6%
6 months +1.8%+11.9%+1.6% +0.2%
Year to date +14.4%+7.7%+16.3% +7.5%
1 year +7.0%+0.8%+12.3% +8.2%
3 years +29.2%+56.6%+37.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +8.9%+16.1%+11.1% +19.0%
5 years -10.7%-19.6%+13.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -2.2%-4.3%+2.6% +9.4%
10 years -34.2%-49.7%+26.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.1%-6.7%+2.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALXVNOCDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%33.1%18.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%32.9%17.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.920.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.020.66 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-73.6%-26.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-12.4%-15.7% -5.9%
52-week high $286.59$40.91$38.34 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$24.71$27.49 $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.

MultipleALXVNOCDP
P/E now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 26.5x -126.5xmedian 26.5x 21.4xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.2x 3.6xmedian 4.2x 4.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 14.3xmedian 14.4x 16.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 21.7x -39.3xmedian 21.7x 69.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 2.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 1.78 -2.63median 1.78 0.31median 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 monthsALXVNOCDP
Revenue $233.43M $1.84B $804.15M
Gross profit – – $769.38M
Operating income – – $208.34M
Net income $191.25M -$23.88M $177.89M
Free cash flow $42.06M -$170.39M $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $37.21 $-0.28 $1.47
Cash & equivalents $299.79M $580.50M $24.26M
Total debt $837.16M $7.45B $2.58B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 186.85M 115.92M
Enterprise value $465.48M $4.16B $3.37B

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
MetricALXVNOCDP
P/E 6.7x -126.5x 21.4x
P/FCF 30.3x -39.3x 69.1x
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x 16.4x 10.3x
P/S 5.5x 3.6x 4.6x
P/B 5.6x 1.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 1.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 14.3x 16.0x
EV/EBIT – 38.7x 29.9x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 7.4x 7.7x
EV/FCF 43.0x -79.6x 117.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.9x 33.2x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 -2.63 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXVNOCDP
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.2% 1.6% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 0.5% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 52.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 421.4% -102.5% 13.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 60.0% 72.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 421.1% -106.7% 10.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 48.0% 70.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.0% -69.0% 7.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -15.4% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% -126.6% -34.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -1.0% 38.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXVNOCDP
Gross margin – – 95.7%
EBITDA margin – 51.3% 48.3%
Operating margin – – 25.9%
Pretax margin – -0.2% 21.9%
Net margin 81.9% -2.9% 21.2%
FCF margin 18.0% -9.2% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% 22.2% 44.2%
Return on equity – -0.4% 11.2%
Return on assets – -0.2% 3.9%
Return on invested capital – 2.6% 5.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -17.1x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXVNOCDP
Debt / assets 69.9% 47.6% 56.4%
Debt / equity 3.7x 1.2x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.3x 6.6x
Debt / FCF 19.9x -43.7x 48.6x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 61.5% 65.1%
Equity / assets 19.0% 38.5% 34.9%
Interest coverage – 1.0x 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXVNOCDP
Dividend yield 7.2% 2.1% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% –
Shareholder yield 7.2% 4.8% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 48.3% – 79.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 219.8% – 266.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% – 4.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – 4.0%

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.

ConsensusALXVNOCDP
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2027 – 21.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.46FY2027 $-0.40FY2026 $1.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.7%FY2027 -109.5%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $248.21MFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $739.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.6% +24.9% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXVNOCDP
Held by institutions 38.9% 99.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 153 434 331
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +14.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 71 233 156
Institutions selling 50 126 108
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.85 1.44

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.

ALXVNOCDP
ALX 1.00 0.47 0.37
VNO 0.47 1.00 0.49
CDP 0.37 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, VNO and CDP?

Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.27B, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) $6.70B, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, VNO and CDP?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 6.7x, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -126.5x, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 21.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexanders (ALX) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 12.2x, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 21.6x). 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%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) +1.6%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 81.9%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -2.9%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) leads (Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 2.6%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copt Defense Properties (CDP) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +7.0%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) +0.8%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +12.3%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.2%/yr, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -4.3%/yr, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest dividend yield: Alexanders (ALX) 7.22%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 2.06%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 3.91%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 27.9%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 33.1%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALX, VNO and CDP?

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