COLD vs FR vs LINE Stock Comparison

Americold Realty Trust, First Industrial Realty Trust and Lineage Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COLD Americold Realty Trust
$14.61 -0.9% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
0.06%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$35.75 -1.1% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

First Industrial Realty Trust leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (First Industrial Realty Trust 7, Americold Realty Trust 2, Lineage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOLDFRLINELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.21B $7.32B $8.16B LINE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.2x 20.1x -48.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +8.4% +1.0% FR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.4% 47.9% -3.1% FR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 8.2% — FR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 67.3x 2.5x 5.5x FR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.03% 0.00% COLD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.6% -1.6% -12.1% COLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.1%/yr -0.8%/yr — FR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 20.1% 37.0% FR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 71/100 64/100 FR

Percentile Scorecard

COLDFRLINE

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

AxisCOLDFRLINE
Valuation 19 #117 of 145 20 #116 of 145 82 #27 of 145
Growth 4 #136 of 142 77 #33 of 142 77 #34 of 142
Profitability 13 #118 of 136 92 #12 of 136 24 #104 of 136
Financial Health 13 #121 of 139 89 #16 of 139 57 #60 of 139
Shareholder Returns 61 #52 of 131 75 #34 of 131 82 #25 of 131
Overall 22 71 64
  • COLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FR 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

PeriodCOLDFRLINESPY
1 month -0.9%-9.9%-1.1% -0.8%
3 months -0.1%-16.9%-16.0% +3.5%
6 months +19.2%-11.1%-1.1% +7.0%
Year to date +13.6%-3.6%+2.1% +12.2%
1 year +6.6%-1.6%-12.1% +13.0%
3 years -42.3%+35.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -16.8%+10.8%— +23.1%
5 years -50.4%-4.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.1%-0.8%— +11.0%
10 years —+107.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+7.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCOLDFRLINESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%20.1%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%21.5%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.441.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.08-0.33 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-38.9%-64.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-19.8%-20.7% -1.8%
52-week high $16.25$68.83$45.10 $779.14
52-week low $10.12$54.43$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.

MultipleCOLDFRLINE
P/E now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 27.4x 20.1xmedian 27.4x -48.2xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 4.2x 9.6xmedian 4.2x 1.5xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 134.0xmedian 14.2x 15.5xmedian 14.2x 12.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.2xmedian 23.2x -91.4xmedian 23.2x 33.4xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.11 4.24median 2.11 —median 2.11

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 monthsCOLDFRLINE
Revenue $2.61B $759.61M $5.37B
Gross profit $830.08M – $1.72B
Operating income -$326.12M – $192.00M
Net income -$460.51M $381.93M -$189.00M
Free cash flow -$187.93M -$80.09M $244.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.59 $2.74 $-0.74
Cash & equivalents $40.47M $46.05M $58.00M
Total debt $4.24B $1.44B $6.22B
Shares (diluted) 286.88M 132.67M 228.00M
Enterprise value $3.96B $7.12B $7.90B

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
MetricCOLDFRLINE
P/E -9.2x 20.1x -48.2x
P/FCF -22.2x -91.4x 33.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 16.3x 8.3x
P/S 1.6x 9.6x 1.5x
P/B 1.7x 2.6x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 134.0x 15.5x 12.8x
EV/EBIT -25.7x 24.0x 74.6x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 11.5x 2.7x
EV/FCF -44.5x -108.8x 58.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x 19.4x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 4.24 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLDFRLINE
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 8.4% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 9.0% –
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% 35.3% 70.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.6% 5.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -729.3% 34.3% 69.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.0% 4.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% 13.3% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 13.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.2% -25.1% 45.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -232.6% 38.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLDFRLINE
Gross margin 31.7% – 32.0%
EBITDA margin 2.4% 74.2% 20.9%
Operating margin -12.5% – 3.6%
Pretax margin -18.0% 47.7% -3.5%
Net margin -17.4% 47.9% -3.1%
FCF margin -7.2% -10.5% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 59.2% 18.4%
Return on equity -17.3% 13.4% -2.1%
Return on assets -5.8% 6.6% -1.0%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 8.2% –
Return on capital employed – – 1.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.2x -5.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLDFRLINE
Debt / assets 54.3% 24.9% 32.9%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 67.3x 2.5x 5.5x
Debt / FCF -22.6x -18.0x 25.5x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 50.4% 53.0%
Equity / assets 31.4% 49.6% 47.0%
Interest coverage -2.1x 787.6x –
Current ratio – – 0.8x
Quick ratio – – 0.6x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 0.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLDFRLINE
Dividend yield 6.3% 3.5% 5.9%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 6.2% 3.5% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) -57.4% 65.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -140.7% -311.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.4% 18.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 15.4% –

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.

ConsensusCOLDFRLINE
Forward P/E – 20.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.34FY2026 $2.67FY2026 $-0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +42.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -25.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.40BFY2026 $812.14MFY2026 $5.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +9.6% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLDFRLINE
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 33.7%
Institutions holding 406 487 327
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +5.0% +18.2%
Institutions buying 212 260 183
Institutions selling 140 145 93
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.79 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.

COLDFRLINE
COLD 1.00 0.26 0.75
FR 0.26 1.00 0.32
LINE 0.75 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLD, FR and LINE?

Lineage (LINE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) $4.21B, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) $7.32B, Lineage (LINE) $8.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -0.2%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) +8.4%, Lineage (LINE) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) has the highest net margin (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -17.4%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 47.9%, Lineage (LINE) -3.1%). On return on invested capital, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) leads (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -4.6%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Americold Realty Trust (COLD) returned the most: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) +6.6%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -1.6%, Lineage (LINE) -12.1%. Over five years, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) compounded fastest (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -13.1%/yr, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -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%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 0.03%, Lineage (LINE) 0.00%. Lineage (LINE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) has been the steadiest (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 44.1%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.1%, Lineage (LINE) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COLD, FR 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, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 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.