ARL vs VTMX vs LB Stock Comparison

American Realty Investors, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V and LandBridge Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LB LandBridge Corp
$79.44 -2.4% 1M +33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$225.45M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V 6, LandBridge 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLVTMXLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $269.50M $3.14B $2.21B VTMX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.3x 6.4x 25.3x VTMX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.3x 49.3x VTMX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +14.4% +44.1% LB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 156.7% 38.8% VTMX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% 5.2% 9.1% LB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 28.6x 2.8x 3.2x VTMX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.3% +30.2% +33.4% LB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 23.7% 60.8% VTMX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 56/100 63/100 LB

Percentile Scorecard

ARLVTMXLB

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

AxisARLVTMXLB
Valuation 42 #23 of 39 45 #22 of 39 32 #27 of 39
Growth 50 #17 of 33 59 #14 of 33 91 #4 of 33
Profitability 38 #19 of 30 76 #8 of 30 90 #4 of 30
Financial Health 54 #18 of 38 84 #7 of 38 73 #11 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 15 #12 of 14 31 #10 of 14
Overall 46 56 63
  • ARL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • VTMX ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • LB ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARLVTMXLBSPY
1 month -1.6%+13.5%-2.4% -0.8%
3 months +7.1%+9.2%+5.4% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%+5.4%+14.9% +7.0%
Year to date +0.1%+22.9%+62.2% +12.2%
1 year +4.3%+30.2%+33.4% +13.0%
3 years +33.8%+19.8%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.2%+6.2%— +23.1%
5 years +32.6%—— +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.8%—— +11.0%
10 years +149.9%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.6%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARLVTMXLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%23.7%60.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%22.6%59.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.600.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.071.280.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.1%-47.0%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.4%0.0%-11.4% -1.8%
52-week high $23.44$37.47$89.71 $779.14
52-week low $13.03$29.74$44.20 $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.

MultipleARLVTMXLB
P/E now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 7.8x 6.5xmedian 7.8x 25.4xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 4.9x 10.6xmedian 4.9x 27.1xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 84.0xmedian 11.2x 14.1xmedian 11.2x 42.4xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.5xmedian 6.4x -10.1xmedian 6.4x 40.4xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 1.0xmedian 0.6x 7.3xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.44median 0.33 0.75median 0.33 —median 0.33

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 monthsARLVTMXLB
Revenue $51.05M $311.20M $225.45M
Gross profit – – $222.84M
Operating income -$9.34M $284.20M $138.30M
Net income $8.12M $487.70M $87.38M
Free cash flow -$34.41M -$328.17M $151.28M
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $5.66 $1.13
Cash & equivalents $10.85M $240.00M $39.80M
Total debt $218.03M $1.07B $535.72M
Shares (diluted) 16.15M 86.11M 76.99M
Enterprise value -$74.95M $1.95B $2.08B

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
MetricARLVTMXLB
P/E 31.1x 6.5x 25.4x
P/FCF -7.5x -10.1x 40.4x
P/Operating cash flow 79.9x 17.0x 39.3x
P/S 5.1x 10.6x 27.1x
P/B 0.3x 1.0x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 1.0x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 84.0x 14.1x 42.4x
EV/EBIT -42.1x 14.6x 47.8x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 13.3x 29.3x
EV/FCF -11.4x -12.6x 43.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 121.0x 21.2x 42.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.44 0.75 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLVTMXLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 14.4% 44.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 15.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 44.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -64.7% 14.0% 85.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 13.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 168.6% 9,654% 122.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.5% 16.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 170.6% 9,905% 120.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -71.2% 8.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 125.8% -32.0% 77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 18.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% -197.4% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% -291.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLVTMXLB
Gross margin – – 98.8%
EBITDA margin 9.2% 94.7% 69.0%
Operating margin -18.3% 91.3% 61.3%
Pretax margin -8.7% 128.3% 43.6%
Net margin 16.4% 156.7% 38.8%
FCF margin -67.4% -105.5% 67.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 62.8% 69.0%
Return on equity 1.2% 15.2% 10.7%
Return on assets 0.9% 10.1% 6.4%
Return on invested capital -0.9% 5.2% 9.1%
Return on capital employed – 6.0% 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% 20.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLVTMXLB
Debt / assets 20.0% 22.3% 38.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 28.6x 2.8x 3.2x
Debt / FCF -6.3x -3.3x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 25.4% 32.2% 39.6%
Equity / assets 74.6% 67.8% 60.4%
Interest coverage -1.0x 3.7x –
Current ratio – 3.5x 7.3x
Quick ratio – 2.7x 6.9x
Cash ratio – 2.7x 4.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.06 7.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLVTMXLB
Dividend yield – 2.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – -11.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -9.7% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusARLVTMXLB
Forward P/E – 15.3xFY2026 49.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.45FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -13.4%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -33.9% +46.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $296.22MFY2026 $261.70MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.3%FY2026 +31.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +25.2% +27.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLVTMXLB
Held by institutions 3.4% 8.7% 37.0%
Institutions holding 42 68 192
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% +18.8% +4.2%
Institutions buying 18 43 108
Institutions selling 12 12 57
Buyers to sellers 1.50 3.58 1.89

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.

ARLVTMXLB
ARL 1.00 0.18 0.09
VTMX 0.18 1.00 0.13
LB 0.09 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARL, VTMX and LB?

Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Realty Investors (ARL) $269.50M, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) $3.14B, LandBridge (LB) $2.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARL, VTMX and LB?

Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Realty Investors (ARL) 32.3x, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) 6.4x, LandBridge (LB) 25.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) is cheapest (Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) 15.3x, LandBridge (LB) 49.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

LandBridge (LB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Realty Investors (ARL) +6.8%, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) +14.4%, LandBridge (LB) +44.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) has the highest net margin (American Realty Investors (ARL) 16.4%, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) 156.7%, LandBridge (LB) 38.8%). On return on invested capital, LandBridge (LB) leads (American Realty Investors (ARL) -0.9%, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) 5.2%, LandBridge (LB) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LandBridge (LB) returned the most: American Realty Investors (ARL) +4.3%, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) +30.2%, LandBridge (LB) +33.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) has been the steadiest (American Realty Investors (ARL) 60.3%, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) 23.7%, LandBridge (LB) 60.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARL, VTMX and LB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) 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.