ARE vs BDN Stock Comparison

Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Brandywine 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
$509.20M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.29M
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Brandywine Realty Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brandywine Realty Trust 6, Alexandria Real Estate Equities 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAREBDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.05B $509.20M ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.9x -3.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.9% +0.5% BDN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -52.0% -28.8% BDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% -21.4% BDN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.8%/yr -26.1%/yr BDN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.0% 35.8% BDN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 58/100 BDN

Percentile Scorecard

AREBDN

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

AxisAREBDN
Valuation 73 #40 of 145 95 #8 of 145
Growth 7 #132 of 142 19 #115 of 142
Profitability 14 #117 of 136 24 #103 of 136
Financial Health 74 #37 of 139 59 #58 of 139
Shareholder Returns 29 #94 of 131 94 #9 of 131
Overall 39 58
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BDN ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAREBDNSPY
1 month -13.1%+1.4% -0.8%
3 months -15.6%-5.5% +3.5%
6 months -4.8%-3.0% +7.0%
Year to date -11.4%-0.3% +12.2%
1 year -44.0%-21.4% +13.0%
3 years -52.7%-22.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -22.1%-8.1% +23.1%
5 years -78.9%-77.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -26.8%-26.1% +11.0%
10 years -59.1%-80.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.6%-15.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAREBDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.0%35.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.4%34.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.88-0.60 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-83.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-19.6% -1.8%
52-week high $77.87$3.62 $779.14
52-week low $40.41$2.47 $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.

MultipleAREBDN
P/E now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 27.4x -3.5xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 4.2x 1.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 2.9xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.0xmedian 23.2x 58.4xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 2.11 0.04median 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 monthsAREBDN
Revenue $2.76B $498.29M
Operating income – $73.79M
Net income -$1.39B -$143.21M
Free cash flow -$473.23M $8.70M
EPS (diluted) $-8.40 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $508.86M $37.87M
Total debt $12.90B $1.07B
Shares (diluted) 170.75M 174.38M
Enterprise value -$539.32M $327.37M

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
MetricAREBDN
P/E -5.2x -3.5x
P/FCF -16.0x 58.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 4.2x
P/S 2.7x 1.0x
P/B 0.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – 2.9x
EV/EBIT – 10.3x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 1.5x
EV/FCF -38.7x 87.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAREBDN
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.9% 0.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -0.7%
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%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.6% -97.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -239.7% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -100.7% -97.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.7% -18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% -14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.5% -25.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.5% -30.4%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAREBDN
Dividend yield 6.6% 11.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.4%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 11.4%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

AREBDN
ARE 1.00 0.41
BDN 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARE and BDN?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $7.05B, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) $509.20M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) has the highest net margin (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -28.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) returned the most: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -44.0%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -21.4%. Over five years, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) compounded fastest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -26.8%/yr, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -26.1%/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) 0.08%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 0.00%. Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

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

Do ARE and BDN move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.41, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, ARE and BDN?

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