ARE vs ESBA vs BXP Stock Comparison

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Empire State Realty OP and Bxp Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BXP BXP, Inc.
$62.99 +2.1% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.96B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Bxp leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bxp 7, Empire State Realty OP 2, Alexandria Real Estate Equities 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAREESBABXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.78B $1.34B $9.96B BXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.7x 265.9x 33.6x BXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x — 31.2x ARE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.9% +2.0% +1.9% ESBA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -52.0% 0.6% 8.4% BXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.0x 7.5x ESBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.9% -35.2% -10.5% BXP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.6%/yr -12.4%/yr -11.1%/yr BXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.1% 51.8% 27.9% BXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 33/100 50/100 BXP

Percentile Scorecard

AREESBABXP

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

AxisAREESBABXP
Valuation 74 #38 of 145 67 #48 of 145 71 #43 of 145
Growth 7 #133 of 143 2 #140 of 143 42 #84 of 143
Profitability 14 #117 of 136 27 #99 of 136 67 #45 of 136
Financial Health 74 #37 of 138 57 #60 of 138 21 #109 of 138
Shareholder Returns 30 #92 of 131 9 #119 of 131 49 #68 of 131
Overall 40 33 50
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESBA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BXP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAREESBABXPSPY
1 month -16.2%+28.2%+2.1% +0.7%
3 months -22.7%+0.2%-12.1% +3.7%
6 months +0.2%-9.9%+7.7% +7.1%
Year to date -17.0%-20.6%-6.7% +12.8%
1 year -30.9%-35.2%-10.5% +11.9%
3 years -56.4%-38.7%+18.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -24.2%-15.1%+5.7% +22.8%
5 years -80.1%-48.5%-44.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -27.6%-12.4%-11.1% +10.9%
10 years -61.3%-73.9%-47.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -9.1%-12.6%-6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAREESBABXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.1%51.8%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%61.1%29.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.410.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.68-0.38 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-66.4%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.0%-35.2%-13.7% -1.2%
52-week high $59.69$7.72$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $39.91$3.85$51.02 $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.

MultipleAREESBABXP
P/E now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 25.7x 265.9xmedian 25.7x 33.8xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 4.1x 1.7xmedian 4.1x 2.9xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 12.8xmedian 14.3x 12.8xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.9xmedian 23.5x -3.1xmedian 23.5x -100.3xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.86 -4.45median 1.86 -1.43median 1.86

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 monthsAREESBABXP
Revenue $2.76B $784.18M $3.52B
Gross profit – – $3.48B
Operating income – -$34.52M $957.71M
Net income -$1.39B $9.26M $408.55M
Free cash flow -$473.23M -$437.31M -$100.19M
EPS (diluted) $-8.40 $0.02 $1.86
Cash & equivalents $508.86M $85.61M $493.95M
Total debt $12.90B $4.54B $14.64B
Shares (diluted) 170.75M 268.95M 159.63M
Enterprise value -$809.96M $903.54M $6.62B

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
MetricAREESBABXP
P/E -4.8x 265.9x 33.8x
P/FCF -14.9x -3.1x -100.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 5.9x 7.8x
P/S 2.6x 1.7x 2.9x
P/B 0.4x 0.8x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 0.8x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 12.8x 12.8x
EV/EBIT – -64.2x 25.3x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 2.8x 6.9x
EV/FCF -37.7x -5.1x -241.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 9.7x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -4.45 -1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAREESBABXP
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.9% 2.0% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 2.9% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -123.1% -3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -31.0% -1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -339.2% -86.5% 432.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.6% -51.3% -20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -239.7% -92.1% 5,891%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -100.7% -59.8% -23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.7% -13.3% 4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% -0.8% 0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.5% -169.4% -303.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.5% -149.9% 27.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAREESBABXP
Gross margin – – 99.0%
EBITDA margin – 22.1% 53.8%
Operating margin – -4.4% 27.2%
Pretax margin – 1.3% 10.2%
Net margin -52.0% 0.6% 8.4%
FCF margin -17.1% -55.8% -2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 43.0% 29.0% 36.5%
Return on equity -6.6% 0.5% 5.4%
Return on assets -3.6% 0.2% 1.6%
Return on invested capital – -1.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 24.6x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 3.9% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAREESBABXP
Debt / assets 37.9% 22.4% 58.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.0x 7.5x
Debt / FCF -27.3x -2.2x -146.1x
Liabilities / assets 45.9% 58.1% 69.3%
Equity / assets 54.1% 41.9% 30.7%
Interest coverage – -0.3x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAREESBABXP
Dividend yield 7.1% 3.2% 4.4%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 3.2% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusAREESBABXP
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 – 31.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.56FY2026 – $2.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -150.6% – -9.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.71BFY2026 – $3.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 – -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.7% – +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAREESBABXP
Held by institutions 97.2% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 596 – 549
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.1% – +5.2%
Institutions buying 336 – 296
Institutions selling 192 – 166
Buyers to sellers 1.75 – 1.78

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.

AREESBABXP
ARE 1.00 0.14 0.51
ESBA 0.14 1.00 0.31
BXP 0.51 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARE, ESBA and BXP?

Bxp (BXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $6.78B, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) $1.34B, Bxp (BXP) $9.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARE, ESBA and BXP?

Bxp (BXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -4.7x, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 265.9x, Bxp (BXP) 33.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is cheapest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 26.0x, Bxp (BXP) 31.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) +2.0%, Bxp (BXP) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bxp (BXP) has the highest net margin (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.6%, Bxp (BXP) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bxp (BXP) returned the most: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -30.9%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -35.2%, Bxp (BXP) -10.5%. Over five years, Bxp (BXP) compounded fastest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -27.6%/yr, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -12.4%/yr, Bxp (BXP) -11.1%/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%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.00%, Bxp (BXP) 0.00%. Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) and Bxp (BXP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bxp (BXP) has been the steadiest (Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 45.1%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 51.8%, Bxp (BXP) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bxp (BXP) leads on 7. 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.