CDP vs DLR vs PLD Stock Comparison

Copt Defense Properties, Digital Realty Trust and Prologis Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CDP Copt Defense Properties
$33.93 +0.5% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.85B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$784.18M
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
6 wins
PLD Prologis, Inc.
$126.41 -5.7% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$117.84B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.19B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 6, Prologis 4, Digital Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDPDLRPLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.85B $61.72B $117.84B PLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.5x 81.4x 28.0x CDP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 59.8x 35.5x CDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +17.4% +7.3% DLR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.9% 11.2% 45.7% PLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 2.0% 5.0% PLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.7x 5.6x 4.4x PLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.4% -1.7% +0.5% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr +1.9%/yr -2.6%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 27.6% 20.5% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 45/100 48/100 CDP

Percentile Scorecard

CDPDLRPLD

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

AxisCDPDLRPLD
Valuation 48 #76 of 145 10 #10 of 11 10 #131 of 145
Growth 59 #59 of 144 78 #3 of 10 59 #60 of 144
Profitability 78 #31 of 140 11 #9 of 10 77 #33 of 140
Financial Health 24 #111 of 146 80 #3 of 11 86 #21 of 146
Shareholder Returns 36 #85 of 132 – 9 #120 of 132
Overall 49 45 48
  • CDP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DLR ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • PLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDPDLRPLDSPY
1 month +0.5%-5.0%-5.7% -1.0%
3 months -10.8%-13.3%-14.4% +2.9%
6 months +5.7%-13.8%-11.0% +6.4%
Year to date +22.1%+11.4%-1.0% +11.4%
1 year +19.4%-1.7%+0.5% +13.1%
3 years +45.1%+44.3%+24.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +13.2%+13.0%+7.5% +21.5%
5 years +21.4%+9.9%-12.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.0%+1.9%-2.6% +10.9%
10 years +23.9%+80.1%+141.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.2%+6.1%+9.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCDPDLRPLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%27.6%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.8%26.9%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.810.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.05-0.060.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.0%-51.1%-48.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-15.5%-15.7% -2.5%
52-week high $38.34$203.91$149.92 $779.14
52-week low $27.32$147.93$122.40 $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.

MultipleCDPDLRPLD
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 27.0x 80.5xmedian 24.1x 28.1xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 4.1x 9.4xmedian 6.3x 12.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 14.5x 26.7xmedian 16.7x 19.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 121.7xmedian 23.7x -125.8xmedian 18.0x -256.6xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.29median 2.07 4.36median 0.71 3.34median 2.07

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 monthsCDPDLRPLD
Revenue $784.18M $6.77B $9.19B
Gross profit $754.22M – –
Operating income $207.72M $986.10M $5.03B
Net income $171.84M $792.24M $4.47B
Free cash flow $31.63M -$506.74M -$459.56M
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $2.10 $4.39
Cash & equivalents $24.16M $1.86B $1.77B
Total debt $2.59B $73.26B $36.44B
Shares (diluted) 114.90M 361.54M 957.88M
Enterprise value $3.50B $50.68B $112.88B

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
MetricCDPDLRPLD
P/E 23.3x 80.5x 28.1x
P/FCF 121.7x -125.8x -256.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 21.5x 22.5x
P/S 4.9x 9.4x 12.8x
P/B 2.4x 2.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.5x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 26.7x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 30.9x 81.7x 30.3x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 11.9x 16.6x
EV/FCF 202.9x -158.9x -332.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 27.1x 29.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.29 4.36 3.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDPDLRPLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 17.4% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 9.7% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.5% -40.3% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 17.3% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% -42.6% 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 23.2% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.2% -46.0% 21.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 18.5% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.5% 24.9% 1.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 20.6% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.2% 19.9% -130.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 26.1% 47.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDPDLRPLD
Gross margin 96.2% – –
EBITDA margin 49.1% 44.5% 85.4%
Operating margin 26.5% 14.6% 54.7%
Pretax margin 21.5% 7.8% 51.9%
Net margin 20.9% 11.2% 45.7%
FCF margin 4.0% -7.5% -5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 43.0% 43.8% 57.0%
Return on equity 10.9% 3.1% 7.7%
Return on assets 3.8% 1.6% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 2.0% 5.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 3.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.5% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDPDLRPLD
Debt / assets 57.4% 34.2% 36.1%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.7x 5.6x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 82.0x -36.8x -79.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 48.7% 42.5%
Equity / assets 35.0% 51.3% 57.5%
Interest coverage 2.2x 2.1x 4.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDPDLRPLD
Dividend yield 3.7% 2.8% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – -4.7% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% -1.9% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 81.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 441.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusCDPDLRPLD
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 59.8xFY2026 35.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $3.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 -19.6%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.4% -11.1% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $739.63MFY2026 $7.40BFY2026 $8.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +0.6% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDPDLRPLD
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 94.5%
Institutions holding 329 1,325 1,724
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +18.3% +1.5%
Institutions buying 156 745 968
Institutions selling 108 383 531
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.95 1.82

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.

CDPDLRPLD
CDP 1.00 0.19 0.43
DLR 0.19 1.00 0.35
PLD 0.43 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDP, DLR and PLD?

Prologis (PLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.85B, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) $61.72B, Prologis (PLD) $117.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, CDP, DLR and PLD?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 23.5x, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 81.4x, Prologis (PLD) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is cheapest (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 22.9x, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 59.8x, Prologis (PLD) 35.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.5%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +17.4%, Prologis (PLD) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Prologis (PLD) has the highest net margin (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 20.9%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 11.2%, Prologis (PLD) 45.7%). On return on invested capital, Prologis (PLD) leads (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 5.0%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 2.0%, Prologis (PLD) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copt Defense Properties (CDP) returned the most: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +19.4%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) -1.7%, Prologis (PLD) +0.5%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.0%/yr, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +1.9%/yr, Prologis (PLD) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 0.04%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 0.00%, Prologis (PLD) 0.00%. Digital Realty Trust (DLR) and Prologis (PLD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has been the steadiest (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.5%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 27.6%, Prologis (PLD) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDP, DLR and PLD?

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.