BXP vs CDP vs ESRT Stock Comparison

Bxp, Copt Defense Properties and Empire State Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BXP BXP, Inc.
$61.47 -1.6% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.03B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins
CDP Copt Defense Properties
$33.46 -0.9% 1M +19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.86B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$784.18M
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 9, Bxp 2, Empire State Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXPCDPESRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.03B $3.86B $862.89M BXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x 23.5x 280.8x CDP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.4x 22.6x — CDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% +4.5% +2.0% CDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 20.9% 0.4% CDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.0% -1.1% CDP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 6.7x 5.0x ESRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.03% CDP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% +19.5% -36.1% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr +4.3%/yr -12.5%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.2% 18.5% 36.5% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 50/100 35/100 BXP

Percentile Scorecard

BXPCDPESRT

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

AxisBXPCDPESRT
Valuation 72 #41 of 145 48 #76 of 145 78 #33 of 145
Growth 43 #81 of 142 60 #57 of 142 1 #140 of 142
Profitability 68 #44 of 135 80 #28 of 135 25 #101 of 135
Financial Health 22 #106 of 136 27 #100 of 136 57 #59 of 136
Shareholder Returns 50 #66 of 131 35 #85 of 131 12 #115 of 131
Overall 51 50 35
  • BXP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CDP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBXPCDPESRTSPY
1 month -1.6%-0.9%+22.7% +0.9%
3 months -15.8%-12.1%-14.3% +5.9%
6 months +6.7%+8.1%-11.4% +8.5%
Year to date -8.9%+20.4%-23.6% +13.3%
1 year -17.0%+19.5%-36.1% +12.4%
3 years +17.3%+45.7%-37.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.5%+13.4%-14.7% +23.5%
5 years -45.9%+23.4%-48.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -11.6%+4.3%-12.5% +11.0%
10 years -48.3%+27.1%-74.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -6.4%+2.4%-12.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBXPCDPESRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.2%18.5%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%17.0%41.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.110.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.601.05-0.99 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-26.0%-65.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.0%-12.7%-36.1% -0.9%
52-week high $74.09$38.34$7.79 $779.14
52-week low $51.02$27.32$3.93 $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.

MultipleBXPCDPESRT
P/E now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 25.8x 23.0xmedian 25.8x 277.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.0x 4.8xmedian 4.0x 1.1xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 14.2x 16.5xmedian 14.2x 9.9xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -97.9xmedian 23.0x 120.0xmedian 23.0x -2.0xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x 0.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.40median 1.91 -4.23median 1.91 -4.63median 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 monthsBXPCDPESRT
Revenue $3.52B $784.18M $784.18M
Gross profit $3.48B $754.22M –
Operating income $957.71M $207.72M -$34.52M
Net income $408.55M $171.84M $9.26M
Free cash flow -$100.19M $31.63M -$437.31M
EPS (diluted) $1.86 $1.43 $0.01
Cash & equivalents $493.95M $24.16M $85.61M
Total debt $14.64B $2.59B $4.54B
Shares (diluted) 159.63M 114.90M 268.95M
Enterprise value $6.68B $3.51B $421.70M

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
MetricBXPCDPESRT
P/E 33.0x 23.0x 277.2x
P/FCF -97.9x 120.0x -2.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 11.2x 3.8x
P/S 2.8x 4.8x 1.1x
P/B 1.3x 2.4x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.4x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 16.5x 9.9x
EV/EBIT 25.0x 30.6x -50.0x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 8.1x 2.2x
EV/FCF -239.1x 201.2x -3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 18.9x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.40 -4.23 -4.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXPCDPESRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% 4.5% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 4.1% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 7.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 7.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.4% 19.5% -123.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 28.6% -31.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 432.8% 14.4% -86.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.7% -4.4% -51.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 5,891% 12.2% -92.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.6% -5.4% -59.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% 3.5% -13.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 8.0% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -303.9% -17.2% -169.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.3% 31.7% -149.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXPCDPESRT
Gross margin 99.0% 96.2% –
EBITDA margin 53.8% 49.1% 22.1%
Operating margin 27.2% 26.5% -4.4%
Pretax margin 10.2% 21.5% 1.3%
Net margin 8.4% 20.9% 0.4%
FCF margin -2.8% 4.0% -55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 36.5% 43.0% 29.0%
Return on equity 5.4% 10.9% 0.5%
Return on assets 1.6% 3.8% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – 5.0% -1.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 2.0x 24.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.6% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXPCDPESRT
Debt / assets 58.2% 57.4% 22.4%
Debt / equity 1.9x 1.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 6.7x 5.0x
Debt / FCF -146.1x 82.0x -2.2x
Liabilities / assets 69.3% 65.0% 58.1%
Equity / assets 30.7% 35.0% 41.9%
Interest coverage 1.5x 2.2x -0.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXPCDPESRT
Dividend yield 4.6% 3.8% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 3.8% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 81.3% 259.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 441.8% -5.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% 1.9%

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.

ConsensusBXPCDPESRT
Forward P/E 30.4xFY2026 22.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.02FY2026 $1.48FY2026 $-0.35FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 -240.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -9.9% -5.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.35BFY2026 $739.29MFY2026 $758.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +10.5% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXPCDPESRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 83.6%
Institutions holding 548 329 228
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +0.5% +0.4%
Institutions buying 295 156 141
Institutions selling 166 108 51
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.44 2.76

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.

BXPCDPESRT
BXP 1.00 0.45 0.52
CDP 0.45 1.00 0.39
ESRT 0.52 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BXP, CDP and ESRT?

Bxp (BXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bxp (BXP) $10.03B, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.86B, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) $862.89M.

Which stock is cheaper, BXP, CDP and ESRT?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bxp (BXP) 33.8x, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 23.5x, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 280.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is cheapest (Bxp (BXP) 30.4x, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 22.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bxp (BXP) +1.9%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.5%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has the highest net margin (Bxp (BXP) 8.4%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 20.9%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.4%). On return on invested capital, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) leads (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 5.0%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copt Defense Properties (CDP) returned the most: Bxp (BXP) -17.0%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +19.5%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -36.1%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Bxp (BXP) -11.6%/yr, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.3%/yr, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has the highest dividend yield: Bxp (BXP) 0.00%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 0.04%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.03%. Bxp (BXP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has been the steadiest (Bxp (BXP) 28.2%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.5%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BXP, CDP and ESRT?

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 9. 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.