BPYPP vs ESBA vs MAA Stock Comparison

Brookfield Property Partners, Empire State Realty OP and Mid America Apartment Communities Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Brookfield Property Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Property Partners 6, Mid America Apartment Communities 5, Empire State Realty OP 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBPYPPESBAMAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.33B $1.31B $13.78B BPYPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -56.2x 259.5x 34.5x MAA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x — 33.3x BPYPP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.5% +2.0% +0.8% ESBA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.6% 0.6% 18.0% MAA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -1.1% 5.3% MAA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.9x 5.0x 4.5x MAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 10.94% 3.28% 5.15% BPYPP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.7% -36.1% -10.7% BPYPP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.2%/yr -13.2%/yr -10.5%/yr BPYPP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% 51.7% 19.8% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 33/100 51/100 BPYPP

Percentile Scorecard

BPYPPESBAMAA

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

AxisBPYPPESBAMAA
Valuation 92 #13 of 145 69 #46 of 145 45 #80 of 145
Growth 66 #48 of 141 2 #138 of 141 15 #120 of 141
Profitability 19 #109 of 134 27 #98 of 134 87 #18 of 134
Financial Health 52 #67 of 138 57 #60 of 138 60 #56 of 138
Shareholder Returns 30 #92 of 131 12 #116 of 131 46 #71 of 131
Overall 52 33 51
  • BPYPP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESBA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBPYPPESBAMAASPY
1 month -0.7%+22.0%+0.3% -0.2%
3 months -5.4%-12.9%-12.5% +3.9%
6 months -7.9%-14.1%-8.9% +8.2%
Year to date +2.4%-22.5%-14.5% +12.9%
1 year -1.7%-36.1%-10.7% +12.3%
3 years +30.0%-38.1%+1.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.1%-14.8%+0.3% +23.3%
5 years -41.7%-50.6%-42.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.2%-13.2%-10.5% +10.9%
10 years —-74.7%+32.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-12.9%+2.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBPYPPESBAMAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%51.7%19.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%61.1%19.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.420.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.70-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.4%-66.4%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-37.0%-16.5% -1.2%
52-week high $16.70$7.75$142.19 $779.14
52-week low $14.38$3.85$114.20 $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.

MultipleBPYPPESBAMAA
P/E now vs peer median -56.2xmedian 26.3x 259.5xmedian 26.3x 34.5xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 4.0x 1.7xmedian 4.0x 6.2xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 14.4x 12.6xmedian 14.4x 15.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.3x -3.0xmedian 23.3x 29.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.36median 1.91 -4.34median 1.91 -2.82median 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 monthsBPYPPESBAMAA
Revenue $7.17B $784.18M $2.22B
Operating income – -$34.52M –
Net income -$113.00M $9.26M $410.71M
Free cash flow – -$437.31M $473.83M
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $0.02 $3.44
Cash & equivalents $1.49B $85.61M $51.84M
Total debt $28.73B $4.54B $21.95B
Shares (diluted) 960.29M 268.95M 116.14M
Enterprise value $15.67B $871.27M $13.70B

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
MetricBPYPPESBAMAA
P/E -56.2x 259.5x 34.5x
P/FCF – -3.0x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.8x 13.6x
P/S 2.0x 1.7x 6.2x
P/B 0.3x 0.7x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 0.7x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 12.6x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 11.5x -63.2x 31.4x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 2.8x 8.8x
EV/FCF – -5.0x 41.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.6x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.36 -4.34 -2.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBPYPPESBAMAA
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.5% 2.0% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 2.9% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -123.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -31.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 83.2% -86.5% -30.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.1% -51.3% -12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.1% -92.1% -29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.4% -59.8% -12.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -13.3% -8.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -169.4% -12.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -149.9% -4.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBPYPPESBAMAA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 55.0% 22.1% 57.1%
Operating margin – -4.4% –
Pretax margin 2.7% 1.3% 18.8%
Net margin -3.6% 0.6% 18.0%
FCF margin – -55.8% 21.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 29.0% 45.6%
Return on equity -0.3% 0.5% 7.3%
Return on assets -0.1% 0.2% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -1.1% 5.3%
Return on capital employed 4.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 24.6x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.9% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBPYPPESBAMAA
Debt / assets 28.1% 22.4% 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.9x 5.0x 4.5x
Debt / FCF – -2.2x 12.0x
Liabilities / assets 58.3% 58.1% 53.5%
Equity / assets 41.7% 41.9% 46.5%
Interest coverage 1.1x -0.3x 3.1x
Current ratio 0.3x – –
Quick ratio 0.3x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBPYPPESBAMAA
Dividend yield 10.9% 3.3% 5.2%
Net buyback yield -10.3% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 3.3% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 173.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 150.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.1%

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.

ConsensusBPYPPESBAMAA
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2023 – 33.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.34FY2023 – $3.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.07BFY2023 – $2.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBPYPPESBAMAA
Held by institutions – – 97.1%
Institutions holding – – 771
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +8.2%
Institutions buying – – 395
Institutions selling – – 262
Buyers to sellers – – 1.51

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.

BPYPPESBAMAA
BPYPP 1.00 0.05 0.08
ESBA 0.05 1.00 0.18
MAA 0.08 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BPYPP, ESBA and MAA?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) $14.33B, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) $1.31B, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, BPYPP, ESBA and MAA?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -56.2x, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 259.5x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 34.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is cheapest (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 11.2x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 33.3x). 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: Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -9.5%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) +2.0%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.6%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.6%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 18.0%). On return on invested capital, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) leads (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 0.0%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -1.1%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) returned the most: Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -1.7%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -36.1%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.7%. Over five years, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) compounded fastest (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -10.2%/yr, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -13.2%/yr, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 10.94%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 3.28%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 5.15%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 21.1%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 51.7%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 19.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BPYPP, ESBA and MAA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 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.