COLD vs FR vs PLD Stock Comparison

Americold Realty Trust, First Industrial Realty Trust and Prologis Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COLD Americold Realty Trust
$14.11 -3.2% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
6.52%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins
PLD Prologis, Inc.
$125.28 -5.4% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$119.08B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.36B
Div. yield
3.37%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

First Industrial Realty Trust leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (First Industrial Realty Trust 9, Americold Realty Trust 2, Prologis 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOLDFRPLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.03B $7.21B $119.08B PLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.9x 19.8x 27.8x FR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.6x 35.2x FR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +8.4% +7.2% FR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.4% 47.9% 45.4% FR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 8.2% 5.0% FR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 67.3x 2.5x 4.3x FR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.52% 3.58% 3.37% COLD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.5% -3.2% -0.3% COLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr -1.4%/yr -2.9%/yr FR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 20.1% 20.5% FR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 70/100 50/100 FR

Percentile Scorecard

COLDFRPLD

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

AxisCOLDFRPLD
Valuation 19 #117 of 145 18 #119 of 145 9 #132 of 145
Growth 4 #136 of 142 76 #35 of 142 65 #51 of 142
Profitability 13 #117 of 135 92 #12 of 135 77 #32 of 135
Financial Health 13 #119 of 136 88 #17 of 136 87 #19 of 136
Shareholder Returns 62 #51 of 131 76 #32 of 131 13 #114 of 131
Overall 22 70 50
  • COLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOLDFRPLDSPY
1 month -3.2%-11.3%-5.4% +0.9%
3 months -4.5%-16.8%-13.9% +5.9%
6 months +17.6%-11.5%-9.8% +8.5%
Year to date +9.7%-5.1%-1.9% +13.3%
1 year +5.5%-3.2%-0.3% +12.4%
3 years -44.3%+33.7%+28.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -17.7%+10.2%+8.8% +23.5%
5 years -52.1%-6.7%-13.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.7%-1.4%-2.9% +11.0%
10 years —+111.6%+145.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+7.8%+9.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCOLDFRPLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%20.1%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%21.5%20.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.430.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.12-0.16-0.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-38.9%-48.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%-21.0%-16.4% -0.9%
52-week high $16.25$68.83$149.92 $779.14
52-week low $10.12$54.35$122.40 $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.

MultipleCOLDFRPLD
P/E now vs peer median -8.9xmedian 25.8x 19.8xmedian 25.8x 27.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.0x 9.5xmedian 4.0x 12.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 131.7xmedian 14.2x 15.3xmedian 14.2x 19.2xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.4xmedian 23.0x -90.0xmedian 23.0x -162.6xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 1.91 4.18median 1.91 2.40median 1.91

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 monthsCOLDFRPLD
Revenue $2.61B $759.61M $9.36B
Gross profit $830.08M – –
Operating income -$326.12M – $5.13B
Net income -$460.51M $381.93M $4.53B
Free cash flow -$187.93M -$80.09M -$732.42M
EPS (diluted) $-1.59 $2.74 $4.39
Cash & equivalents $40.47M $46.05M $2.27B
Total debt $4.24B $1.44B $36.83B
Shares (diluted) 286.88M 132.67M 968.51M
Enterprise value $3.81B $7.10B $117.47B

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
MetricCOLDFRPLD
P/E -8.9x 19.8x 27.8x
P/FCF -21.4x -90.0x -162.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 16.0x 21.5x
P/S 1.5x 9.5x 12.7x
P/B 1.6x 2.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.5x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 131.7x 15.3x 19.2x
EV/EBIT -25.2x 23.7x 29.9x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 11.3x 16.4x
EV/FCF -43.8x -107.4x -209.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.6x 19.1x 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 4.18 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLDFRPLD
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 8.4% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 9.0% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -514.8% – 23.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -70.8% – 11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -736.3% 35.3% 32.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.6% 5.2% 12.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -729.3% 34.3% 31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.0% 4.7% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% 13.3% 7.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 13.4% -0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.2% -25.1% -124.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -232.6% 38.7% 32.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLDFRPLD
Gross margin 31.7% – –
EBITDA margin 2.4% 74.2% 85.6%
Operating margin -12.5% – 54.8%
Pretax margin -18.0% 47.7% 52.0%
Net margin -17.4% 47.9% 45.4%
FCF margin -7.2% -10.5% -7.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 59.2% 59.3%
Return on equity -17.3% 13.4% 7.6%
Return on assets -5.8% 6.6% 4.4%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 8.2% 5.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLDFRPLD
Debt / assets 54.3% 24.9% 35.5%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 67.3x 2.5x 4.3x
Debt / FCF -22.6x -18.0x -50.3x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 50.4% 41.9%
Equity / assets 31.4% 49.6% 58.1%
Interest coverage -2.1x 787.6x 4.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLDFRPLD
Dividend yield 6.5% 3.6% 3.4%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 6.5% 3.6% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusCOLDFRPLD
Forward P/E – 20.6xFY2026 35.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.34FY2026 $2.64FY2026 $3.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +41.2%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -25.8% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.40BFY2026 $812.16MFY2026 $8.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +9.4% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLDFRPLD
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 94.5%
Institutions holding 406 487 1,724
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +5.0% +1.5%
Institutions buying 212 260 968
Institutions selling 140 145 531
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.79 1.82

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.

COLDFRPLD
COLD 1.00 0.26 0.30
FR 0.26 1.00 0.75
PLD 0.30 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLD, FR and PLD?

Prologis (PLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) $4.03B, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) $7.21B, Prologis (PLD) $119.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, COLD, FR and PLD?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -8.9x, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 19.8x, Prologis (PLD) 27.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) is cheapest (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.6x, Prologis (PLD) 35.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

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%, Prologis (PLD) +7.2%.

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%, Prologis (PLD) 45.4%). On return on invested capital, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) leads (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -4.6%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 8.2%, Prologis (PLD) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Americold Realty Trust (COLD) returned the most: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) +5.5%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -3.2%, Prologis (PLD) -0.3%. Over five years, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) compounded fastest (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -13.7%/yr, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -1.4%/yr, Prologis (PLD) -2.9%/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) 6.52%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 3.58%, Prologis (PLD) 3.37%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) has been the steadiest (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 43.8%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.1%, Prologis (PLD) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COLD, FR and PLD?

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 9. 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.