COLD vs LINE vs STAG Stock Comparison

Americold Realty Trust, Lineage and STAG Industrial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COLD Americold Realty Trust
$14.61 -0.9% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
0.06%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$35.75 -1.1% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
3 wins
STAG STAG Industrial, Inc.
$36.30 -1.4% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.94B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$880.59M
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

STAG Industrial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (STAG Industrial 4, Lineage 3, Americold Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOLDLINESTAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.19B $8.22B $6.94B LINE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.2x -48.6x 28.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 34.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +1.0% +9.6% STAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.4% -3.1% 28.0% STAG
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% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.6% -12.1% -6.0% COLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.1%/yr — -3.6%/yr STAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 37.0% 19.4% STAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 64/100 39/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

COLDLINESTAG

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

AxisCOLDLINESTAG
Valuation 19 #117 of 145 82 #27 of 145 7 #135 of 145
Growth 4 #136 of 142 77 #34 of 142 40 #85 of 142
Profitability 13 #118 of 136 24 #104 of 136 56 #60 of 136
Financial Health 13 #121 of 139 57 #60 of 139 58 #59 of 139
Shareholder Returns 61 #52 of 131 82 #25 of 131 32 #90 of 131
Overall 22 64 39
  • COLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • STAG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOLDLINESTAGSPY
1 month -0.9%-1.1%-1.4% -0.8%
3 months -0.1%-16.0%-10.7% +3.5%
6 months +19.2%-1.1%-8.1% +7.0%
Year to date +13.6%+2.1%-1.3% +12.2%
1 year +6.6%-12.1%-6.0% +13.0%
3 years -42.3%—+12.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -16.8%—+4.0% +23.1%
5 years -50.4%—-16.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.1%—-3.6% +11.0%
10 years ——+56.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+4.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCOLDLINESTAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%37.0%19.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%34.3%19.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.000.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.33-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-64.1%-44.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-20.7%-13.7% -1.8%
52-week high $16.25$45.10$42.04 $779.14
52-week low $10.12$31.80$35.28 $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.

MultipleCOLDLINESTAG
P/E now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 27.4x -48.2xmedian 27.4x 28.1xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 4.2x 1.5xmedian 4.2x 7.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 134.0xmedian 14.2x 12.8xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.2xmedian 23.2x 33.4xmedian 23.2x -18.4xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.11 —median 2.11 4.58median 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 monthsCOLDLINESTAG
Revenue $2.61B $5.37B $880.59M
Gross profit $830.08M $1.72B –
Operating income -$326.12M $192.00M –
Net income -$460.51M -$189.00M $252.17M
Free cash flow -$187.93M $244.00M -$380.65M
EPS (diluted) $-1.59 $-0.74 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $40.47M $58.00M $65.89M
Total debt $4.24B $6.22B $3.44B
Shares (diluted) 286.88M 228.00M 191.33M
Enterprise value $3.94B $7.95B $6.83B

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
MetricCOLDLINESTAG
P/E -9.2x -48.2x 28.1x
P/FCF -22.2x 33.4x -18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 8.3x 14.7x
P/S 1.6x 1.5x 7.9x
P/B 1.7x 0.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.0x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 134.0x 12.8x –
EV/EBIT -25.7x 74.6x –
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.7x 11.8x
EV/FCF -44.5x 58.7x -27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x 14.5x 21.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 – 4.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLDLINESTAG
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 1.0% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – 8.9%
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% 70.0% 5.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.6% – 8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -729.3% 69.8% 3.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.0% – 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% 17.5% 6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.2% 45.2% -102.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -232.6% – -80.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLDLINESTAG
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% -3.1% 28.0%
FCF margin -7.2% 4.5% -43.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 18.4% 54.1%
Return on equity -17.3% -2.1% 6.8%
Return on assets -5.8% -1.0% 3.4%
Return on invested capital -4.6% – –
Return on capital employed – 1.1% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x -5.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.0% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLDLINESTAG
Debt / assets 54.3% 32.9% 46.0%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 67.3x 5.5x –
Debt / FCF -22.6x 25.5x -9.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 53.0% 50.4%
Equity / assets 31.4% 47.0% 49.6%
Interest coverage -2.1x – –
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio – 0.6x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 0.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLDLINESTAG
Dividend yield 6.3% 5.9% 4.2%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 6.2% 5.9% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) -57.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -140.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – –

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.

ConsensusCOLDLINESTAG
Forward P/E – – 34.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.34FY2026 $-0.77FY2026 $1.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.40BFY2026 $5.07BFY2026 $875.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +4.1% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLDLINESTAG
Held by institutions 100.0% 33.7% 93.8%
Institutions holding 406 327 546
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +18.2% +8.5%
Institutions buying 212 183 281
Institutions selling 140 93 166
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.97 1.69

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.

COLDLINESTAG
COLD 1.00 0.75 0.32
LINE 0.75 1.00 0.36
STAG 0.32 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLD, LINE and STAG?

Lineage (LINE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) $4.19B, Lineage (LINE) $8.22B, STAG Industrial (STAG) $6.94B.

Which company is growing faster?

STAG Industrial (STAG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -0.2%, Lineage (LINE) +1.0%, STAG Industrial (STAG) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

STAG Industrial (STAG) has the highest net margin (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -17.4%, Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 28.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Americold Realty Trust (COLD) returned the most: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) +6.6%, Lineage (LINE) -12.1%, STAG Industrial (STAG) -6.0%. Over five years, STAG Industrial (STAG) compounded fastest (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -13.1%/yr, STAG Industrial (STAG) -3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 0.06%, Lineage (LINE) 0.00%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 0.00%. Lineage (LINE) and STAG Industrial (STAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, STAG Industrial (STAG) has been the steadiest (Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 44.1%, Lineage (LINE) 37.0%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 19.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, STAG Industrial (STAG) leads on 4. 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.