ARE vs BPYPP vs FRT Stock Comparison

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Brookfield Property Partners and Federal Realty Investment Trust Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 6, Brookfield Property Partners 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAREBPYPPFRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.95B $14.36B $9.41B BPYPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.7x -56.3x 21.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x 11.2x 24.7x BPYPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.9% -9.5% +8.0% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -52.0% -3.6% 32.1% FRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.9x 4.5x FRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.22% 10.92% 4.20% BPYPP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.6% -1.1% +10.5% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.9%/yr -10.2%/yr -2.1%/yr FRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.6% 21.1% 16.6% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 53/100 42/100 BPYPP

Percentile Scorecard

AREBPYPPFRT

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

AxisAREBPYPPFRT
Valuation 75 #37 of 145 92 #13 of 145 14 #125 of 145
Growth 7 #132 of 142 67 #47 of 142 48 #75 of 142
Profitability 14 #116 of 135 19 #110 of 135 83 #24 of 135
Financial Health 73 #38 of 136 52 #66 of 136 44 #76 of 136
Shareholder Returns 29 #94 of 131 34 #87 of 131 22 #103 of 131
Overall 39 53 42
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BPYPP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAREBPYPPFRTSPY
1 month -18.0%-1.8%-1.4% +0.9%
3 months -25.8%-5.8%-14.0% +5.9%
6 months -2.8%-6.4%-2.1% +8.5%
Year to date -18.5%+2.6%+7.4% +13.3%
1 year -36.6%-1.1%+10.5% +12.4%
3 years -56.5%+30.3%+25.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -24.2%+9.2%+7.7% +23.5%
5 years -80.4%-41.7%-10.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -27.9%-10.2%-2.1% +11.0%
10 years -62.0%—-24.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year -9.2%—-2.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAREBPYPPFRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.6%21.1%16.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%19.9%15.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.400.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.050.63 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-56.4%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.6%-10.3%-14.8% -0.9%
52-week high $62.94$16.70$127.13 $779.14
52-week low $39.91$14.38$94.87 $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.

MultipleAREBPYPPFRT
P/E now vs peer median -4.7xmedian 25.8x -56.3xmedian 25.8x 21.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 4.0x 2.0xmedian 4.0x 7.0xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 10.6xmedian 14.2x 13.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.7xmedian 23.0x —median 23.0x -25.4xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.91 -1.36median 1.91 10.63median 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 monthsAREBPYPPFRT
Revenue $2.76B $7.17B $1.34B
Operating income – – $638.97M
Net income -$1.39B -$113.00M $446.74M
Free cash flow -$473.23M – -$371.04M
EPS (diluted) $-8.40 $-0.27 $4.97
Cash & equivalents $508.86M $1.49B $107.25M
Total debt $12.90B $28.73B $19.28B
Shares (diluted) 170.75M 960.29M 86.18M
Enterprise value $2.96B $15.69B $9.15B

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
MetricAREBPYPPFRT
P/E -4.7x -56.3x 21.8x
P/FCF -14.7x – -25.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x – 14.9x
P/S 2.5x 2.0x 7.0x
P/B 0.4x 0.3x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 0.3x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 10.6x 13.7x
EV/EBIT – 11.5x 22.0x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 5.8x 10.5x
EV/FCF -37.4x – -37.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x – 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -1.36 10.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAREBPYPPFRT
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.9% -9.5% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -4.1% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 21.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -339.2% 83.2% 24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.6% 62.1% 4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -239.7% 63.1% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -100.7% 41.4% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.7% – 6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% – 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.5% – -323.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.5% – -17.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAREBPYPPFRT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 55.0% 77.2%
Operating margin – – 47.9%
Pretax margin – 2.7% 33.4%
Net margin -52.0% -3.6% 32.1%
FCF margin -17.1% – -27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 43.0% – 47.3%
Return on equity -6.6% -0.3% 13.1%
Return on assets -3.6% -0.1% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed – 4.1% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAREBPYPPFRT
Debt / assets 37.9% 28.1% 52.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.9x 4.5x
Debt / FCF -27.3x – -12.9x
Liabilities / assets 45.9% 58.3% 62.1%
Equity / assets 54.1% 41.7% 37.9%
Interest coverage – 1.1x 3.3x
Current ratio – 0.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.3x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAREBPYPPFRT
Dividend yield 7.2% 10.9% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – -10.2% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 0.7% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusAREBPYPPFRT
Forward P/E 25.6xFY2026 11.2xFY2023 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.56FY2026 $1.34FY2023 $4.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -150.6% – -31.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.71BFY2026 $7.07BFY2023 $1.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 – +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% – +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAREBPYPPFRT
Held by institutions 97.2% – 98.5%
Institutions holding 595 – 621
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.1% – +9.4%
Institutions buying 336 – 363
Institutions selling 191 – 162
Buyers to sellers 1.76 – 2.24

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.

AREBPYPPFRT
ARE 1.00 0.12 0.36
BPYPP 0.12 1.00 0.10
FRT 0.36 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARE, BPYPP and FRT?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $6.95B, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) $14.36B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.41B.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -9.5%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest net margin (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.6%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -36.6%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -1.1%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +10.5%. Over five years, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) compounded fastest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -27.9%/yr, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -10.2%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has the highest dividend yield: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 7.22%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 10.92%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 4.20%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been the steadiest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 45.6%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 21.1%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARE, BPYPP and FRT?

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 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.