ARE vs CDP vs ESBA Stock Comparison

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Copt Defense Properties and Empire State Realty OP Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDP Copt Defense Properties
$33.94 +0.1% 1M +20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.78B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$784.18M
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 9, Alexandria Real Estate Equities 2, Empire State Realty OP 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECDPESBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.76B $3.78B $1.33B ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.7x 23.0x 263.3x CDP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.2x 22.9x — CDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.9% +4.5% +2.0% CDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -52.0% 20.9% 0.6% CDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.0% -1.1% CDP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.7x 5.0x ESBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.04% 0.00% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.5% +20.1% -36.1% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.6%/yr +4.3%/yr -13.2%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.3% 18.5% 51.7% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 49/100 33/100 CDP

Percentile Scorecard

ARECDPESBA

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

AxisARECDPESBA
Valuation 74 #38 of 145 48 #76 of 145 69 #46 of 145
Growth 7 #131 of 141 61 #56 of 141 2 #138 of 141
Profitability 14 #115 of 134 78 #30 of 134 27 #98 of 134
Financial Health 72 #39 of 138 26 #102 of 138 57 #60 of 138
Shareholder Returns 29 #94 of 131 33 #88 of 131 12 #116 of 131
Overall 39 49 33
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CDP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESBA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARECDPESBASPY
1 month -18.1%+0.1%+22.0% -0.2%
3 months -24.3%-11.2%-12.9% +3.9%
6 months +1.1%+5.8%-14.1% +8.2%
Year to date -16.5%+22.1%-22.5% +12.9%
1 year -47.5%+20.1%-36.1% +12.3%
3 years -55.4%+47.8%-38.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.6%+13.9%-14.8% +23.3%
5 years -80.2%+23.3%-50.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -27.6%+4.3%-13.2% +10.9%
10 years -61.1%+26.1%-74.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.0%+2.3%-12.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARECDPESBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.3%18.5%51.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.8%16.9%61.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.110.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.951.09-0.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-26.0%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.5%-11.5%-37.0% -1.2%
52-week high $77.87$38.34$7.75 $779.14
52-week low $40.41$27.32$3.85 $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.

MultipleARECDPESBA
P/E now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 26.3x 23.3xmedian 26.3x 259.5xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 4.0x 4.9xmedian 4.0x 1.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 16.7xmedian 14.4x 12.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.0xmedian 23.3x 121.7xmedian 23.3x -3.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.91 -4.29median 1.91 -4.34median 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 monthsARECDPESBA
Revenue $2.76B $784.18M $784.18M
Gross profit – $754.22M –
Operating income – $207.72M -$34.52M
Net income -$1.39B $171.84M $9.26M
Free cash flow -$473.23M $31.63M -$437.31M
EPS (diluted) $-8.40 $1.43 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $508.86M $24.16M $85.61M
Total debt $12.90B $2.59B $4.54B
Shares (diluted) 170.75M 114.90M 268.95M
Enterprise value -$828.74M $3.42B $890.09M

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
MetricARECDPESBA
P/E -4.9x 23.3x 259.5x
P/FCF -15.0x 121.7x -3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 11.4x 5.8x
P/S 2.6x 4.9x 1.7x
P/B 0.4x 2.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 2.4x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – 16.7x 12.6x
EV/EBIT – 30.9x -63.2x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 8.2x 2.8x
EV/FCF -37.8x 202.9x -5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 19.0x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -4.29 -4.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECDPESBA
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.9% 4.5% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 4.1% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 19.5% -123.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.6% -31.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -339.2% 14.4% -86.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.6% -4.4% -51.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -239.7% 12.2% -92.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -100.7% -5.4% -59.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.7% 3.5% -13.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% 8.0% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.5% -17.2% -169.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 31.7% -149.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECDPESBA
Gross margin – 96.2% –
EBITDA margin – 49.1% 22.1%
Operating margin – 26.5% -4.4%
Pretax margin – 21.5% 1.3%
Net margin -52.0% 20.9% 0.6%
FCF margin -17.1% 4.0% -55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 43.0% 43.0% 29.0%
Return on equity -6.6% 10.9% 0.5%
Return on assets -3.6% 3.8% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – 5.0% -1.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 2.0x 24.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.6% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECDPESBA
Debt / assets 37.9% 57.4% 22.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.7x 5.0x
Debt / FCF -27.3x 82.0x -2.2x
Liabilities / assets 45.9% 65.0% 58.1%
Equity / assets 54.1% 35.0% 41.9%
Interest coverage – 2.2x -0.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECDPESBA
Dividend yield 7.0% 3.7% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 7.0% 3.7% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -43.0% 81.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -126.5% 441.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -34.4% 4.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 3.8% –

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.

ConsensusARECDPESBA
Forward P/E 26.2xFY2026 22.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.56FY2026 $1.48FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +10.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -150.6% -5.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.71BFY2026 $739.29MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% +10.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECDPESBA
Held by institutions 97.2% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 595 329 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.1% +0.5% –
Institutions buying 336 156 –
Institutions selling 191 108 –
Buyers to sellers 1.76 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.

ARECDPESBA
ARE 1.00 0.35 0.15
CDP 0.35 1.00 0.21
ESBA 0.15 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARE, CDP and ESBA?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $6.76B, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.78B, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) $1.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARE, CDP and ESBA?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -4.7x, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 23.0x, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 263.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is cheapest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 26.2x, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 22.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.5%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has the highest net margin (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 20.9%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) leads (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 5.0%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copt Defense Properties (CDP) returned the most: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -47.5%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +20.1%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -36.1%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -27.6%/yr, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.3%/yr, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) has the highest dividend yield: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 0.09%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 0.04%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.00%. Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has been the steadiest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 50.3%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.5%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 51.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARE, CDP and ESBA?

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 9. 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.