ARE vs BDN vs VNO Stock Comparison

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Brandywine Realty Trust and Vornado Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust
$2.91 +1.4% 1M -21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$506.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.29M
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins
VNO Vornado Realty Trust
$34.79 +0.2% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.43B
P/E
1,111x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Vornado Realty Trust leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Vornado Realty Trust 5, Brandywine Realty Trust 3, Alexandria Real Estate Equities 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAREBDNVNOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.96B $506.59M $6.43B ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.8x -3.5x 1,111x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.9% +0.5% +1.4% VNO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -52.0% -28.8% 0.3% VNO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.3% 2.3% BDN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x 7.1x BDN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% -21.4% -11.7% VNO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.8%/yr -26.1%/yr -4.1%/yr VNO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.0% 35.8% 32.7% VNO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 58/100 28/100 BDN

Percentile Scorecard

AREBDNVNO

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

AxisAREBDNVNO
Valuation 73 #40 of 145 95 #8 of 145 22 #114 of 145
Growth 7 #132 of 142 19 #115 of 142 12 #125 of 142
Profitability 14 #117 of 136 24 #103 of 136 36 #88 of 136
Financial Health 74 #37 of 139 59 #58 of 139 33 #94 of 139
Shareholder Returns 29 #94 of 131 94 #9 of 131 39 #81 of 131
Overall 39 58 28
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BDN ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VNO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAREBDNVNOSPY
1 month -13.1%+1.4%+0.2% -0.8%
3 months -15.6%-5.5%-11.9% +3.5%
6 months -4.8%-3.0%+16.5% +7.0%
Year to date -11.4%-0.3%+4.5% +12.2%
1 year -44.0%-21.4%-11.7% +13.0%
3 years -52.7%-22.4%+78.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -22.1%-8.1%+21.2% +23.1%
5 years -78.9%-77.9%-18.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -26.8%-26.1%-4.1% +11.0%
10 years -59.1%-80.6%-53.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.6%-15.1%-7.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAREBDNVNOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.0%35.8%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.4%34.1%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.581.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.88-0.60-0.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-83.2%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-19.6%-15.0% -1.8%
52-week high $77.87$3.62$40.91 $779.14
52-week low $40.41$2.47$24.71 $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.

MultipleAREBDNVNO
P/E now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 27.4x -3.5xmedian 27.4x 1,127xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 4.2x 1.0xmedian 4.2x 3.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 2.9xmedian 14.2x 13.9xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.0xmedian 23.2x 58.4xmedian 23.2x -15.6xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 2.11 0.04median 2.11 42.89median 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 monthsAREBDNVNO
Revenue $2.76B $498.29M $1.83B
Operating income – $73.79M –
Net income -$1.39B -$143.21M $49.20M
Free cash flow -$473.23M $8.70M -$416.33M
EPS (diluted) $-8.40 $-0.82 $0.03
Cash & equivalents $508.86M $37.87M $675.35M
Total debt $12.90B $1.07B $7.44B
Shares (diluted) 170.75M 174.38M 194.20M
Enterprise value -$633.23M $324.75M $2.82B

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
MetricAREBDNVNO
P/E -5.2x -3.5x 1,127x
P/FCF -16.0x 58.4x -15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 4.2x 16.6x
P/S 2.7x 1.0x 3.6x
P/B 0.4x 0.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 0.7x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 2.9x 13.9x
EV/EBIT – 10.3x 33.0x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 1.5x 7.3x
EV/FCF -38.7x 87.7x -31.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 6.3x 33.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.04 42.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAREBDNVNO
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.9% 0.5% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -0.7% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 639.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -12.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -339.2% 56.1% -94.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.6% -97.3% 28.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -239.7% 56.2% -99.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -100.7% -97.9% 26.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.7% -18.7% -71.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% -14.1% -19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.5% -25.6% -145.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.5% -30.4% -66.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAREBDNVNO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 53.2% 52.0%
Operating margin – 14.8% –
Pretax margin – -28.7% 2.9%
Net margin -52.0% -28.8% 0.3%
FCF margin -17.1% 1.7% -22.8%
Operating cash flow margin 43.0% 24.4% 21.4%
Return on equity -6.6% -20.0% 0.7%
Return on assets -3.6% -4.0% 0.3%
Return on invested capital – 7.3% 2.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x -0.9x 7.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.9% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAREBDNVNO
Debt / assets 37.9% 8.3% 47.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x 7.1x
Debt / FCF -27.3x 33.7x -17.9x
Liabilities / assets 45.9% 80.3% 61.8%
Equity / assets 54.1% 19.7% 38.2%
Interest coverage – – 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAREBDNVNO
Dividend yield 6.6% 11.0% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 11.4% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) -43.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -126.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -34.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.2% – –

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.

ConsensusAREBDNVNO
Forward P/E 27.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.56FY2026 $-0.81FY2026 $-0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -109.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -150.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.71BFY2026 $512.58MFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% -15.9% +24.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAREBDNVNO
Held by institutions 97.2% 73.2% 99.2%
Institutions holding 595 232 433
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.1% +2.5% +14.6%
Institutions buying 336 130 233
Institutions selling 191 68 126
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.91 1.85

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.

AREBDNVNO
ARE 1.00 0.41 0.49
BDN 0.41 1.00 0.55
VNO 0.49 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARE, BDN and VNO?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $6.96B, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) $506.59M, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) $6.43B.

Which company is growing faster?

Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) +0.5%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) has the highest net margin (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -28.8%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) leads (Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 7.3%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) returned the most: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -44.0%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -21.4%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -11.7%. Over five years, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) compounded fastest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -26.8%/yr, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -26.1%/yr, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 0.09%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 0.00%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 0.00%. Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) and Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) has been the steadiest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 50.0%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 35.8%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARE, BDN and VNO?

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