CDP vs JBGS vs SLG Stock Comparison

Copt Defense Properties, JBG SMITH Properties and Sl Green Realty Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDP Copt Defense Properties
$32.33 -4.0% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.68B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$804.15M
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
8 wins
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$12.46 +14.8% 1M -33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$705.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win
SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$51.52 +6.4% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 8, Sl Green Realty 1, JBG SMITH Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDPJBGSSLGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.68B $705.24M $3.61B CDP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x -4.6x -25.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.2% -1.1% +9.7% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% -30.3% -13.4% CDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% -1.3% — CDP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.6x 16.9x — CDP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.06% 0.00% JBGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.3% -33.6% +1.3% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr -16.3%/yr -8.0%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.6% 34.8% 39.5% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 23/100 22/100 CDP

Percentile Scorecard

CDPJBGSSLG

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

AxisCDPJBGSSLG
Valuation 61 #58 of 146 28 #106 of 146 11 #130 of 146
Growth 83 #26 of 145 9 #132 of 145 13 #127 of 145
Profitability 79 #30 of 141 5 #134 of 141 4 #135 of 141
Financial Health 29 #104 of 146 9 #133 of 146 37 #92 of 146
Shareholder Returns 40 #82 of 136 64 #50 of 136 43 #78 of 136
Overall 58 23 22
  • CDP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • JBGS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SLG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDPJBGSSLGSPY
1 month -4.0%+14.8%+6.4% -5.9%
3 months -13.1%+2.5%-5.5% -4.6%
6 months +1.6%-19.1%+13.8% +0.2%
Year to date +16.3%-26.7%+12.3% +7.5%
1 year +12.3%-33.6%+1.3% +8.2%
3 years +37.2%-10.6%+50.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.1%-3.7%+14.6% +19.0%
5 years +13.7%-58.8%-34.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +2.6%-16.3%-8.0% +9.4%
10 years +26.7%—-49.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.4%—-6.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCDPJBGSSLGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.6%34.8%39.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.4%39.6%39.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.120.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.66-0.970.03 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.0%-67.3%-76.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%-33.6%-13.9% -5.9%
52-week high $38.34$18.77$59.83 $779.14
52-week low $27.49$10.05$35.33 $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.

MultipleCDPJBGSSLG
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 26.5x -4.7xmedian 26.5x -25.3xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 4.2x 1.8xmedian 4.2x 3.4xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 14.4x 23.3xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.1xmedian 21.7x -14.0xmedian 21.7x -3.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 1.78 0.04median 1.78 -0.71median 1.78

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 monthsCDPJBGSSLG
Revenue $804.15M $508.41M $1.07B
Gross profit $769.38M – –
Operating income $208.34M – –
Net income $177.89M -$186.68M -$117.47M
Free cash flow $53.10M -$66.16M -$1.01B
EPS (diluted) $1.47 $-2.64 $-1.89
Cash & equivalents $24.26M $74.80M $186.44M
Total debt $2.58B $2.53B $4.37B
Shares (diluted) 115.92M 58.28M 75.97M
Enterprise value $3.33B $410.95M $2.94B

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
MetricCDPJBGSSLG
P/E 21.4x -4.7x -25.3x
P/FCF 69.1x -14.0x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 15.3x 38.8x
P/S 4.6x 1.8x 3.4x
P/B 2.3x 0.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 0.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 23.3x –
EV/EBIT 29.9x -71.4x –
EV/Revenue 7.7x 6.7x 7.3x
EV/FCF 117.2x -51.2x -7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 55.7x 83.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 0.04 -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDPJBGSSLG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.2% -1.1% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -5.6% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.6% -4.3% -562.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.3% -83.2% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.9% -17.4% -6,597%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.0% -113.4% 35.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.7% -39.5% -16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -27.6% -23.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.5% 42.6% -337.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.4% 40.8% -121.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDPJBGSSLG
Gross margin 95.7% – –
EBITDA margin 48.3% 28.6% –
Operating margin 25.9% – –
Pretax margin 21.9% -37.4% –
Net margin 21.2% -30.3% -13.4%
FCF margin 6.6% -13.0% -94.3%
Operating cash flow margin 44.2% 11.9% 8.8%
Return on equity 11.2% -16.8% -2.6%
Return on assets 3.9% -4.3% -0.9%
Return on invested capital 5.0% -1.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -0.3x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 5.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDPJBGSSLG
Debt / assets 56.4% 59.4% 37.1%
Debt / equity 1.6x 2.3x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.6x 16.9x –
Debt / FCF 48.6x -38.2x -4.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 74.7% 66.1%
Equity / assets 34.9% 25.3% 33.9%
Interest coverage 2.1x -0.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDPJBGSSLG
Dividend yield 3.9% 5.5% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – 10.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 16.1% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 79.6% -22.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 266.6% -63.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.5% -26.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -25.4% –

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.

ConsensusCDPJBGSSLG
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.50FY2026 $-2.03FY2026 $-0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -6.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $739.66MFY2026 $453.74MFY2026 $637.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +11.5% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDPJBGSSLG
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.6% 99.3%
Institutions holding 331 206 357
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +2.8% +0.0%
Institutions buying 156 86 185
Institutions selling 108 72 119
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.19 1.55

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.

CDPJBGSSLG
CDP 1.00 0.39 0.44
JBGS 0.39 1.00 0.48
SLG 0.44 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDP, JBGS and SLG?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.68B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $705.24M, Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.61B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +7.2%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.1%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has the highest net margin (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 21.2%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -13.4%). On return on invested capital, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) leads (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 5.0%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copt Defense Properties (CDP) returned the most: Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +12.3%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -33.6%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) +1.3%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +2.6%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.3%/yr, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -8.0%/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%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 0.00%. Sl Green Realty (SLG) 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) 18.6%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.8%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDP, JBGS and SLG?

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 8. 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.