COLD vs EGP vs LINE Stock Comparison

Americold Realty Trust, Eastgroup Properties and Lineage Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COLD Americold Realty Trust
$14.45 +0.6% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
0.06%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win
EGP Eastgroup Properties Inc
$199.05 -1.7% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.73B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$770.49M
Div. yield
0.03%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
6 wins
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$35.36 -2.6% 1M -11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Eastgroup Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eastgroup Properties 6, Lineage 2, Americold Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOLDEGPLINELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.19B $10.73B $8.15B EGP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.2x 33.9x -48.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 31.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +10.4% +1.0% EGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.4% 41.0% -3.1% EGP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 67.3x — 5.5x LINE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.03% 0.00% COLD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.9% +10.9% -11.8% EGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.6%/yr +0.8%/yr — EGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 17.4% 37.0% EGP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 58/100 65/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

COLDEGPLINE

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

AxisCOLDEGPLINE
Valuation 20 #116 of 145 6 #136 of 145 83 #26 of 145
Growth 4 #138 of 144 92 #13 of 144 76 #35 of 144
Profitability 15 #119 of 140 88 #18 of 140 26 #104 of 140
Financial Health 12 #129 of 146 72 #41 of 146 57 #64 of 146
Shareholder Returns 61 #52 of 132 33 #89 of 132 82 #25 of 132
Overall 22 58 65
  • COLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • EGP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOLDEGPLINESPY
1 month +0.6%-1.7%-2.6% -1.0%
3 months +0.9%-6.7%-14.6% +2.9%
6 months +12.6%+0.6%-4.8% +6.4%
Year to date +12.4%+11.7%+1.0% +11.4%
1 year +5.9%+10.9%-11.8% +13.1%
3 years -44.8%+26.9%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -18.0%+8.3%— +21.5%
5 years -51.8%+4.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -13.6%+0.8%— +10.9%
10 years —+185.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOLDEGPLINESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%17.4%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%17.2%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.231.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.130.63-0.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-39.6%-64.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.1%-10.8%-21.6% -2.5%
52-week high $16.25$223.18$45.10 $779.14
52-week low $10.12$174.03$31.80 $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.

MultipleCOLDEGPLINE
P/E now vs peer median -9.1xmedian 27.0x 33.8xmedian 27.0x -47.7xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 4.1x 13.9xmedian 4.1x 1.5xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 133.3xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x 12.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.9xmedian 23.7x 530.1xmedian 23.7x 33.0xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.3x 3.0xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.07 2.22median 2.07 —median 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 monthsCOLDEGPLINE
Revenue $2.61B $770.49M $5.37B
Gross profit $830.08M – $1.72B
Operating income -$326.12M – $192.00M
Net income -$460.51M $316.28M -$189.00M
Free cash flow -$187.93M $20.19M $244.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.59 $5.87 $-0.74
Cash & equivalents $40.47M $284.00K $58.00M
Total debt $16.45B $6.65B $24.54B
Shares (diluted) 286.88M 53.84M 228.00M
Enterprise value $3.94B $10.67B $7.88B

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
MetricCOLDEGPLINE
P/E -9.1x 33.8x -47.7x
P/FCF -21.9x 530.1x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x 19.7x 8.2x
P/S 1.6x 13.9x 1.5x
P/B 1.7x 3.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.0x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 133.3x – 12.7x
EV/EBIT -25.5x – 74.1x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 16.2x 2.6x
EV/FCF -44.3x 619.6x 58.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.8x 23.0x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 2.22 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLDEGPLINE
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 10.4% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 11.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% – 0.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -514.8% – 142.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -70.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -736.3% 27.3% 70.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.6% 21.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -729.3% 26.0% 69.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.0% 15.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% 15.5% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 16.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.2% 107.3% 45.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -232.6% 28.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLDEGPLINE
Gross margin 31.7% – 32.0%
EBITDA margin 2.4% – 20.9%
Operating margin -12.5% – 3.6%
Pretax margin -18.0% – -3.5%
Net margin -17.4% 41.0% -3.1%
FCF margin -7.2% 2.6% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 70.4% 18.4%
Return on equity -17.3% 8.8% -2.1%
Return on assets -5.8% 5.6% -1.0%
Return on invested capital -4.6% – –
Return on capital employed – – 1.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.7x -5.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.6% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLDEGPLINE
Debt / assets 54.3% 31.3% 32.9%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 67.3x – 5.5x
Debt / FCF -22.6x 89.5x 25.5x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 38.2% 53.0%
Equity / assets 31.4% 61.8% 47.0%
Interest coverage -2.1x – –
Current ratio – – 0.8x
Quick ratio – – 0.6x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 0.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLDEGPLINE
Dividend yield 6.4% 3.2% 6.0%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 6.3% 2.6% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) -57.4% 105.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -140.7% 1,648% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.4% 15.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 14.6% –

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.

ConsensusCOLDEGPLINE
Forward P/E – 31.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.31FY2026 $6.31FY2026 $-0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +29.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -11.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.40BFY2026 $752.75MFY2026 $5.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 -5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +7.4% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLDEGPLINE
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 33.7%
Institutions holding 406 550 327
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +6.4% +18.2%
Institutions buying 212 293 183
Institutions selling 140 151 93
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.94 1.97

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.

COLDEGPLINE
COLD 1.00 0.33 0.75
EGP 0.33 1.00 0.37
LINE 0.75 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLD, EGP and LINE?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) $4.19B, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) $10.73B, Lineage (LINE) $8.15B.

Which company is growing faster?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -0.2%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +10.4%, Lineage (LINE) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) has the highest net margin (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -17.4%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 41.0%, Lineage (LINE) -3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eastgroup Properties (EGP) returned the most: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) +5.9%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +10.9%, Lineage (LINE) -11.8%. Over five years, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) compounded fastest (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -13.6%/yr, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Americold Realty Trust (COLD) has the highest dividend yield: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 0.06%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 0.03%, Lineage (LINE) 0.00%. Lineage (LINE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) has been the steadiest (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 44.1%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 17.4%, Lineage (LINE) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COLD, EGP and LINE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 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.