CKX vs VTMX vs ARL Stock Comparison

Ckx Lands, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V and American Realty Investors Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CKX Ckx Lands, Inc.
$10.58 -3.4% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.04M
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$693.40K
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V 7, Ckx Lands 2, American Realty Investors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCKXVTMXARLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.04M $3.18B $257.14M VTMX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 6.5x 30.8x VTMX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.1% +14.4% +6.8% VTMX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 419.8% 156.7% 16.4% CKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.2% -0.9% VTMX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x 28.6x VTMX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.7% +32.8% +7.7% VTMX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr — +6.5%/yr ARL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 24.2% 60.4% VTMX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 56/100 46/100 CKX

Percentile Scorecard

CKXVTMXARL

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

AxisCKXVTMXARL
Valuation 61 #16 of 39 47 #21 of 39 42 #23 of 39
Growth 56 #15 of 33 59 #14 of 33 50 #17 of 33
Profitability 66 #11 of 30 76 #8 of 30 38 #19 of 30
Financial Health 100 #1 of 38 84 #7 of 38 54 #18 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 15 #12 of 14 –
Overall 71 56 46
  • CKX ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • VTMX ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • ARL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCKXVTMXARLSPY
1 month -3.4%+10.4%+6.2% -1.0%
3 months -7.7%+8.0%+9.6% +2.9%
6 months +0.1%+0.3%+11.9% +6.4%
Year to date +15.6%+19.4%+1.0% +11.4%
1 year -0.7%+32.8%+7.7% +13.1%
3 years -15.4%+18.2%+28.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.4%+5.7%+8.7% +21.5%
5 years -7.2%—+36.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.5%—+6.5% +10.9%
10 years -3.8%—+130.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.4%—+8.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCKXVTMXARLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%24.2%60.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.1%22.6%53.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.380.630.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.011.350.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.0%-47.0%-66.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-1.2%-30.8% -2.5%
52-week high $12.33$36.82$23.44 $779.14
52-week low $9.10$27.41$13.03 $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.

MultipleCKXVTMXARL
P/E now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 7.8x 6.3xmedian 7.8x 31.4xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 4.9x 10.3xmedian 4.9x 5.1xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 11.2x 13.7xmedian 11.2x 84.5xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -220.3xmedian 6.4x -9.8xmedian 6.4x -7.6xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.6x 1.0xmedian 0.6x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.33 0.73median 0.33 -0.44median 0.33

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 monthsCKXVTMXARL
Revenue $693.40K $311.20M $51.05M
Gross profit $661.65K – –
Operating income $3.32M $284.20M -$9.34M
Net income $2.91M $487.70M $8.12M
Free cash flow -$98.62K -$328.17M -$34.41M
EPS (diluted) $1.42 $5.66 $0.52
Cash & equivalents $17.55M $240.00M $10.85M
Total debt – $1.07B $218.03M
Shares (diluted) 2.05M 86.11M 16.15M
Enterprise value -$41.49M $2.00B -$87.31M

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
MetricCKXVTMXARL
P/E 7.5x 6.3x 31.4x
P/FCF -220.3x -9.8x -7.6x
P/Operating cash flow -220.3x 16.5x 80.6x
P/S 31.3x 10.3x 5.1x
P/B 1.0x 1.0x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.0x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 1.3x 13.7x 84.5x
EV/EBIT 1.3x 14.3x -42.4x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 13.0x 7.8x
EV/FCF -42.3x -12.3x -11.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -42.3x 20.7x 121.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.73 -0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCKXVTMXARL
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.1% 14.4% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.5% 15.0% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -14.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,750% 14.0% -64.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 57.0% 13.9% -2.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 702.1% 9,654% 168.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.7% 16.8% -71.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 700.4% 9,905% 170.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.0% 8.7% -71.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -78.9% -32.0% 125.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.1% 18.1% 27.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -78.9% -197.4% 68.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.1% -291.2% 17.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCKXVTMXARL
Gross margin 95.4% – –
EBITDA margin 478.8% 94.7% 9.2%
Operating margin 478.4% 91.3% -18.3%
Pretax margin 542.1% 128.3% -8.7%
Net margin 419.8% 156.7% 16.4%
FCF margin -14.2% -105.5% -67.4%
Operating cash flow margin -14.2% 62.8% 6.4%
Return on equity 13.5% 15.2% 1.2%
Return on assets 13.2% 10.1% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 5.2% -0.9%
Return on capital employed 15.1% 6.0% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 0.4x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCKXVTMXARL
Debt / assets – 22.3% 20.0%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x 28.6x
Debt / FCF – -3.3x -6.3x
Liabilities / assets 1.1% 32.2% 25.4%
Equity / assets 98.9% 67.8% 74.6%
Interest coverage – 3.7x -1.0x
Current ratio 124.6x 3.5x –
Quick ratio 124.1x 2.7x –
Cash ratio 123.9x 2.7x –
Altman Z-score 54.51 2.02 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCKXVTMXARL
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – -12.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -10.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCKXVTMXARL
Forward P/E – 14.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.45FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -13.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -33.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $296.22MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +25.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCKXVTMXARL
Held by institutions – 8.7% 3.4%
Institutions holding – 68 42
Change in shares held, QoQ – +18.8% +15.7%
Institutions buying – 43 18
Institutions selling – 12 12
Buyers to sellers – 3.58 1.50

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.

CKXVTMXARL
CKX 1.00 0.09 0.04
VTMX 0.09 1.00 0.18
ARL 0.04 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CKX, VTMX and ARL?

Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ckx Lands (CKX) $22.04M, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) $3.18B, American Realty Investors (ARL) $257.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, CKX, VTMX and ARL?

Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ckx Lands (CKX) 7.6x, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) 6.5x, American Realty Investors (ARL) 30.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ckx Lands (CKX) -17.1%, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) +14.4%, American Realty Investors (ARL) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ckx Lands (CKX) has the highest net margin (Ckx Lands (CKX) 419.8%, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) 156.7%, American Realty Investors (ARL) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) leads (Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) 5.2%, American Realty Investors (ARL) -0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) returned the most: Ckx Lands (CKX) -0.7%, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) +32.8%, American Realty Investors (ARL) +7.7%. Over five years, American Realty Investors (ARL) compounded fastest (Ckx Lands (CKX) -1.5%/yr, American Realty Investors (ARL) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) has been the steadiest (Ckx Lands (CKX) 46.5%, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) 24.2%, American Realty Investors (ARL) 60.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CKX, VTMX and ARL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V (VTMX) 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.