BDN vs ARE vs CDP Stock Comparison

Brandywine Realty Trust, Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Copt Defense Properties Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust
$2.91 +1.4% 1M -21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$511.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.29M
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins
CDP Copt Defense Properties
$34.10 +0.5% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.83B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$784.18M
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 6, Brandywine Realty Trust 3, Alexandria Real Estate Equities 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBDNARECDPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $511.82M $7.17B $3.83B ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x -5.0x 23.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.8x 23.0x CDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.5% -9.9% +4.5% CDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -28.8% -52.0% 20.9% CDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.3% — 5.0% BDN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — 6.7x BDN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.08% 0.04% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.4% -44.0% +20.2% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.1%/yr -26.8%/yr +4.6%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 50.0% 18.5% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 39/100 49/100 BDN

Percentile Scorecard

BDNARECDP

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

AxisBDNARECDP
Valuation 95 #8 of 145 73 #40 of 145 47 #78 of 145
Growth 19 #115 of 142 7 #132 of 142 61 #56 of 142
Profitability 24 #103 of 136 14 #117 of 136 77 #32 of 136
Financial Health 59 #58 of 139 74 #37 of 139 25 #105 of 139
Shareholder Returns 94 #9 of 131 29 #94 of 131 38 #82 of 131
Overall 58 39 49
  • BDN ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CDP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBDNARECDPSPY
1 month +1.4%-13.1%+0.5% -0.8%
3 months -5.5%-15.6%-10.9% +3.5%
6 months -3.0%-4.8%+5.5% +7.0%
Year to date -0.3%-11.4%+22.7% +12.2%
1 year -21.4%-44.0%+20.2% +13.0%
3 years -22.4%-52.7%+48.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -8.1%-22.1%+14.1% +23.1%
5 years -77.9%-78.9%+25.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -26.1%-26.8%+4.6% +11.0%
10 years -80.6%-59.1%+25.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -15.1%-8.6%+2.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBDNARECDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%50.0%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%56.4%16.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.750.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.881.09 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.2%-81.9%-26.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-44.3%-11.1% -1.8%
52-week high $3.62$77.87$38.34 $779.14
52-week low $2.47$40.41$27.32 $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.

MultipleBDNARECDP
P/E now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 27.4x -5.2xmedian 27.4x 23.4xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 4.2x 2.7xmedian 4.2x 4.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x 16.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.4xmedian 23.2x -16.0xmedian 23.2x 122.3xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 2.11 0.05median 2.11 -4.31median 2.11

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 monthsBDNARECDP
Revenue $498.29M $2.76B $784.18M
Gross profit – – $754.22M
Operating income $73.79M – $207.72M
Net income -$143.21M -$1.39B $171.84M
Free cash flow $8.70M -$473.23M $31.63M
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $-8.40 $1.43
Cash & equivalents $37.87M $508.86M $24.16M
Total debt $1.07B $12.90B $2.59B
Shares (diluted) 174.38M 170.75M 114.90M
Enterprise value $329.98M -$424.06M $3.48B

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
MetricBDNARECDP
P/E -3.5x -5.2x 23.4x
P/FCF 58.4x -16.0x 122.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 6.4x 11.5x
P/S 1.0x 2.7x 4.9x
P/B 0.7x 0.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.4x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 2.9x – 16.7x
EV/EBIT 10.3x – 31.0x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 6.6x 8.2x
EV/FCF 87.7x -38.7x 203.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 15.4x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.05 -4.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBDNARECDP
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.5% -9.9% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -0.5% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 639.1% – 19.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% – 28.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.1% -339.2% 14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -97.3% -74.6% -4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% -239.7% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -97.9% -100.7% -5.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.7% -13.7% 3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.1% -9.5% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.6% 33.5% -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 43.5% 31.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBDNARECDP
Gross margin – – 96.2%
EBITDA margin 53.2% – 49.1%
Operating margin 14.8% – 26.5%
Pretax margin -28.7% – 21.5%
Net margin -28.8% -52.0% 20.9%
FCF margin 1.7% -17.1% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 43.0% 43.0%
Return on equity -20.0% -6.6% 10.9%
Return on assets -4.0% -3.6% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 7.3% – 5.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x -0.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.5% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBDNARECDP
Debt / assets 8.3% 37.9% 57.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – 6.7x
Debt / FCF 33.7x -27.3x 82.0x
Liabilities / assets 80.3% 45.9% 65.0%
Equity / assets 19.7% 54.1% 35.0%
Interest coverage – – 2.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBDNARECDP
Dividend yield 11.0% 6.6% 3.7%
Net buyback yield 0.4% – –
Shareholder yield 11.4% 6.6% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusBDNARECDP
Forward P/E – 27.8xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.81FY2026 $1.56FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -150.6% -5.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $512.58MFY2026 $2.71BFY2026 $739.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 -8.2%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -15.9% -13.7% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBDNARECDP
Held by institutions 73.2% 97.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 232 595 329
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +14.1% +0.5%
Institutions buying 130 336 156
Institutions selling 68 191 108
Buyers to sellers 1.91 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.

BDNARECDP
BDN 1.00 0.39 0.39
ARE 0.39 1.00 0.35
CDP 0.39 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BDN, ARE and CDP?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) $511.82M, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $7.17B, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.83B.

Which company is growing faster?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) +0.5%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has the highest net margin (Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -28.8%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 20.9%). On return on invested capital, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) leads (Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 7.3%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copt Defense Properties (CDP) returned the most: Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -21.4%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -44.0%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +20.2%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -26.1%/yr, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -26.8%/yr, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) has the highest dividend yield: Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 0.00%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 0.08%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 0.04%. Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has been the steadiest (Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 35.8%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 50.0%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.