ARL vs TPL vs MAYS Stock Comparison

American Realty Investors, Texas Pacific Land and Mays J W Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp
$330.40 -3.2% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.93B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$897.54M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
6 wins
MAYS Mays J W Inc
$45.00 +13.8% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$90.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$21.43M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Texas Pacific Land leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Texas Pacific Land 6, Mays J W 3, American Realty Investors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLTPLMAYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $270.39M $22.93B $90.71M TPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.4x 42.3x -78.8x ARL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 33.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +20.8% -3.9% TPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 60.3% -5.4% TPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% 33.0% -2.1% TPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 28.6x — 3.4x MAYS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.8% +6.6% +17.7% MAYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr +18.7%/yr +4.9%/yr TPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 49.0% 34.5% MAYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 59/100 39/100 TPL

Percentile Scorecard

ARLTPLMAYS

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

AxisARLTPLMAYS
Valuation 40 #24 of 39 21 #31 of 39 32 #27 of 39
Growth 52 #16 of 32 39 #20 of 32 19 #26 of 32
Profitability 39 #18 of 29 100 #1 of 29 46 #16 of 29
Financial Health 54 #18 of 38 97 #2 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 39 #9 of 14 –
Overall 46 59 39
  • ARL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • TPL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • MAYS ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARLTPLMAYSSPY
1 month +2.1%-3.2%+13.8% -0.2%
3 months +11.3%-15.1%+15.2% +3.9%
6 months +15.3%-23.3%+11.2% +8.2%
Year to date +3.9%+15.0%+12.7% +12.9%
1 year +2.8%+6.6%+17.7% +12.3%
3 years +38.9%+63.4%-5.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.6%+17.8%-1.9% +23.3%
5 years +41.4%+135.5%+26.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.2%+18.7%+4.9% +10.9%
10 years +147.8%+1,043.7%-2.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.5%+27.6%-0.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARLTPLMAYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%49.0%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%50.3%50.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.400.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.050.140.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.1%-52.8%-37.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-38.8%-18.2% -1.2%
52-week high $23.44$539.79$55.00 $779.14
52-week low $13.03$273.56$37.55 $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.

MultipleARLTPLMAYS
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 7.9x 42.1xmedian 7.9x -78.8xmedian 7.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 4.7x 25.4xmedian 4.7x 4.2xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 86.1xmedian 11.2x 30.5xmedian 11.2x 106.6xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.8xmedian 6.2x -347.3xmedian 6.2x -30.2xmedian 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 13.6xmedian 0.6x 1.8xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.45median 0.32 4.56median 0.32 0.14median 0.32

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 monthsARLTPLMAYS
Revenue $51.05M $897.54M $21.43M
Operating income -$9.34M $672.48M -$1.66M
Net income $8.12M $541.42M $21.32M
Free cash flow -$34.41M -$65.61M -$3.01M
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $7.84 $-0.57
Cash & equivalents $10.85M $248.61M $3.14M
Total debt $218.03M – $6.13M
Shares (diluted) 16.15M 69.03M 2.02M
Enterprise value -$74.06M $21.75B $81.11M

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
MetricARLTPLMAYS
P/E 32.3x 42.1x -78.8x
P/FCF -7.8x -347.3x -30.2x
P/Operating cash flow 82.9x 37.8x 50.2x
P/S 5.3x 25.4x 4.2x
P/B 0.3x 13.6x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 13.9x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 86.1x 30.5x 106.6x
EV/EBIT -43.2x 33.5x -56.5x
EV/Revenue 7.9x 25.1x 4.4x
EV/FCF -11.7x -343.6x -31.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 124.0x 37.4x 51.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.45 4.56 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLTPLMAYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 20.8% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 11.3% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -64.7% 19.3% -1,551%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 9.5% -98.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 168.6% 17.3% 28,402%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.5% 9.1% 1,700%
EPS growth (1Y) 170.6% 17.3% -1,429%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -71.2% 9.2% -580.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 125.8% 15.4% -6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 10.2% -8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% -176.9% -1,306%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% -29.3% -68.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLTPLMAYS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 9.2% 82.5% 4.1%
Operating margin -18.3% 74.9% -7.7%
Pretax margin -8.7% 76.2% -7.6%
Net margin 16.4% 60.3% -5.4%
FCF margin -67.4% -7.3% -14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 67.2% 8.4%
Return on equity 1.2% 33.5% -2.2%
Return on assets 0.9% 30.0% -1.3%
Return on invested capital -0.9% 33.0% -2.1%
Return on capital employed – 39.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLTPLMAYS
Debt / assets 20.0% – 6.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 28.6x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF -6.3x – -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 25.4% 10.1% 42.7%
Equity / assets 74.6% 89.9% 57.3%
Interest coverage -1.0x 342.2x -8.0x
Current ratio – 4.6x –
Quick ratio – 4.5x –
Cash ratio – 2.6x –
Altman Z-score – 76.33 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLTPLMAYS
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusARLTPLMAYS
Forward P/E – 33.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $9.79FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +40.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -1.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $976.77MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +22.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +25.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLTPLMAYS
Held by institutions 3.4% 72.9% 3.6%
Institutions holding 42 868 10
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% +0.5% -7.1%
Institutions buying 18 440 2
Institutions selling 12 276 1
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.59 2.00

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.

ARLTPLMAYS
ARL 1.00 0.05 0.08
TPL 0.05 1.00 0.08
MAYS 0.08 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARL, TPL and MAYS?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Realty Investors (ARL) $270.39M, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) $22.93B, Mays J W (MAYS) $90.71M.

Which stock is cheaper, ARL, TPL and MAYS?

American Realty Investors (ARL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Realty Investors (ARL) 32.4x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 42.3x, Mays J W (MAYS) -78.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Realty Investors (ARL) +6.8%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +20.8%, Mays J W (MAYS) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) has the highest net margin (American Realty Investors (ARL) 16.4%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 60.3%, Mays J W (MAYS) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) leads (American Realty Investors (ARL) -0.9%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 33.0%, Mays J W (MAYS) -2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mays J W (MAYS) returned the most: American Realty Investors (ARL) +2.8%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +6.6%, Mays J W (MAYS) +17.7%. Over five years, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) compounded fastest (American Realty Investors (ARL) +7.2%/yr, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +18.7%/yr, Mays J W (MAYS) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mays J W (MAYS) has been the steadiest (American Realty Investors (ARL) 60.3%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 49.0%, Mays J W (MAYS) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARL, TPL and MAYS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 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.