CDP vs JBGS vs MAA Stock Comparison

Copt Defense Properties, JBG SMITH Properties and Mid America Apartment Communities Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDP Copt Defense Properties
$33.19 -1.1% 1M +17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.73B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$784.18M
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
7 wins
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$12.09 +14.5% 1M -38.0% 1Y
Market cap
$707.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 7, Mid America Apartment Communities 4, JBG SMITH Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDPJBGSMAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.73B $707.28M $13.85B MAA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x -4.6x 36.1x CDP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x — 32.9x CDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% -1.1% +1.0% CDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.9% -30.3% 17.3% CDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% -1.3% 5.3% MAA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.7x 16.9x 4.6x MAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.06% 0.05% JBGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.8% -38.0% -7.7% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr -16.3%/yr -10.3%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 34.4% 19.5% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 24/100 50/100 MAA

Percentile Scorecard

CDPJBGSMAA

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

AxisCDPJBGSMAA
Valuation 49 #75 of 145 33 #97 of 145 46 #79 of 145
Growth 58 #61 of 144 11 #129 of 144 14 #124 of 144
Profitability 79 #30 of 140 5 #133 of 140 84 #23 of 140
Financial Health 24 #111 of 146 10 #131 of 146 58 #62 of 146
Shareholder Returns 38 #82 of 132 62 #51 of 132 49 #68 of 132
Overall 50 24 50
  • CDP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • JBGS 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

PeriodCDPJBGSMAASPY
1 month -1.1%+14.5%+2.7% -2.3%
3 months -11.6%-15.0%-11.3% -0.7%
6 months +8.4%-16.7%-8.3% +4.8%
Year to date +19.4%-28.9%-14.8% +10.3%
1 year +17.8%-38.0%-7.7% +10.3%
3 years +38.9%-14.5%-4.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +11.6%-5.1%-1.6% +20.1%
5 years +17.3%-59.0%-41.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +3.2%-16.3%-10.3% +10.1%
10 years +28.8%—+27.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +2.6%—+2.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCDPJBGSMAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%34.4%19.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.2%39.2%18.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.140.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.96-1.10-0.39 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.0%-67.3%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-36.2%-16.7% -3.5%
52-week high $38.34$18.96$142.19 $779.14
52-week low $27.49$10.05$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.

MultipleCDPJBGSMAA
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 26.3x -4.6xmedian 26.3x 35.7xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.2x 1.8xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 14.4x 23.1xmedian 14.4x 15.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 119.0xmedian 23.9x -13.6xmedian 23.9x 25.7xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.19median 1.98 0.04median 1.98 -2.80median 1.98

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 monthsCDPJBGSMAA
Revenue $784.18M $508.41M $2.22B
Gross profit $754.22M – –
Operating income $207.72M – –
Net income $171.84M -$186.68M $394.48M
Free cash flow $31.63M -$66.16M $534.81M
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $-2.64 $3.31
Cash & equivalents $24.16M $74.80M $25.69M
Total debt $2.59B $2.53B $5.84B
Shares (diluted) 114.90M 58.28M 115.95M
Enterprise value $3.38B $412.99M $13.64B

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
MetricCDPJBGSMAA
P/E 22.8x -4.6x 35.7x
P/FCF 119.0x -13.6x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 14.8x 13.7x
P/S 4.8x 1.8x 6.2x
P/B 2.4x 0.8x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 0.8x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 23.1x 15.4x
EV/EBIT 30.5x -70.9x 32.0x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 6.6x 8.8x
EV/FCF 200.2x -50.7x 36.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 55.3x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.19 0.04 -2.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDPJBGSMAA
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% -1.1% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -5.6% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% -4.3% -30.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -83.2% -13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.2% -17.4% -29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -113.4% -12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.5% -39.5% -5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -27.6% -3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.2% 42.6% 8.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 40.8% -10.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDPJBGSMAA
Gross margin 96.2% – –
EBITDA margin 49.1% 28.6% 57.0%
Operating margin 26.5% – –
Pretax margin 21.5% -37.4% 18.1%
Net margin 20.9% -30.3% 17.3%
FCF margin 4.0% -13.0% 24.0%
Operating cash flow margin 43.0% 11.9% 45.0%
Return on equity 10.9% -16.8% 7.2%
Return on assets 3.8% -4.3% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 5.0% -1.3% 5.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -0.3x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 5.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDPJBGSMAA
Debt / assets 57.4% 59.4% 48.5%
Debt / equity 1.6x 2.3x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.7x 16.9x 4.6x
Debt / FCF 82.0x -38.2x 10.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 74.7% 54.9%
Equity / assets 35.0% 25.3% 45.1%
Interest coverage 2.2x -0.3x 2.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDPJBGSMAA
Dividend yield 3.8% 5.7% 5.2%
Net buyback yield – 10.9% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 16.6% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 81.3% -22.4% 180.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 441.8% -63.3% 133.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% -26.6% 1.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -25.4% 4.0%

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.

ConsensusCDPJBGSMAA
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 – 32.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $-2.03FY2026 $3.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 – -5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.4% – -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $739.29MFY2026 $453.74MFY2026 $2.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +11.5% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDPJBGSMAA
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.6% 97.1%
Institutions holding 331 206 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +2.8% +8.2%
Institutions buying 156 86 396
Institutions selling 108 72 262
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.19 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.

CDPJBGSMAA
CDP 1.00 0.40 0.36
JBGS 0.40 1.00 0.34
MAA 0.36 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDP, JBGS and MAA?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.73B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $707.28M, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, CDP, JBGS and MAA?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 22.7x, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -4.6x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 36.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is cheapest (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 22.3x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 32.9x). 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: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.5%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.1%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has the highest net margin (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 20.9%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) leads (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 5.0%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.3%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copt Defense Properties (CDP) returned the most: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +17.8%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -38.0%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -7.7%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +3.2%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.3%/yr, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) has the highest dividend yield: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 0.04%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 0.06%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has been the steadiest (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.5%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.4%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 19.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDP, JBGS 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, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) leads on 7. 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.