EGP vs FR vs STAG Stock Comparison

Eastgroup Properties, First Industrial Realty Trust and STAG Industrial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
STAG STAG Industrial, Inc.
$36.41 -1.1% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.94B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$880.59M
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate

Head to Head

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Eastgroup Properties leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Eastgroup Properties 5, First Industrial Realty Trust 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEGPFRSTAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.73B $7.32B $6.94B EGP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.9x 20.1x 28.1x FR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.5x 20.3x 35.0x FR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +8.4% +9.6% EGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% 47.9% 28.0% FR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.03% 0.00% FR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.9% -2.3% -5.8% EGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.8%/yr -1.4%/yr -3.7%/yr EGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.4% 20.1% 19.3% EGP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 71/100 39/100 FR

Percentile Scorecard

EGPFRSTAG

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

AxisEGPFRSTAG
Valuation 6 #136 of 145 22 #113 of 145 7 #135 of 145
Growth 92 #13 of 144 77 #34 of 144 41 #86 of 144
Profitability 88 #18 of 140 92 #12 of 140 58 #59 of 140
Financial Health 72 #41 of 146 89 #17 of 146 59 #60 of 146
Shareholder Returns 33 #89 of 132 76 #32 of 132 29 #94 of 132
Overall 58 71 39
  • EGP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FR 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

PeriodEGPFRSTAGSPY
1 month -1.7%-10.9%-1.1% -1.0%
3 months -6.7%-18.7%-11.5% +2.9%
6 months +0.6%-11.3%-6.3% +6.4%
Year to date +11.7%-5.0%-1.0% +11.4%
1 year +10.9%-2.3%-5.8% +13.1%
3 years +26.9%+30.1%+11.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.3%+9.2%+3.7% +21.5%
5 years +4.1%-6.6%-17.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.8%-1.4%-3.7% +10.9%
10 years +185.7%+101.7%+55.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.1%+7.3%+4.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEGPFRSTAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.4%20.1%19.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.2%21.5%19.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.440.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.63-0.12-0.30 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-38.9%-44.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-20.9%-13.4% -2.5%
52-week high $223.18$68.83$42.04 $779.14
52-week low $174.03$54.43$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.

MultipleEGPFRSTAG
P/E now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 27.0x 19.8xmedian 27.0x 28.2xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 4.1x 9.5xmedian 4.1x 8.0xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 15.3xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 530.1xmedian 23.7x -90.1xmedian 23.7x -18.4xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.22median 2.07 4.18median 2.07 4.60median 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 monthsEGPFRSTAG
Revenue $770.49M $759.61M $880.59M
Net income $316.28M $381.93M $252.17M
Free cash flow $20.19M -$80.09M -$380.65M
EPS (diluted) $5.87 $2.74 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $284.00K $46.05M $65.89M
Total debt $6.65B $1.44B $12.99B
Shares (diluted) 53.84M 132.67M 191.33M
Enterprise value $10.67B $7.13B $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
MetricEGPFRSTAG
P/E 33.8x 19.8x 28.2x
P/FCF 530.1x -90.1x -18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x 16.1x 14.7x
P/S 13.9x 9.5x 8.0x
P/B 3.0x 2.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 2.5x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 15.3x –
EV/EBIT – 23.7x –
EV/Revenue 16.2x 11.3x 11.8x
EV/FCF 619.6x -107.5x -27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 19.2x 21.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.22 4.18 4.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEGPFRSTAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 8.4% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 9.0% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 27.3% 35.3% 5.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 5.2% 8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.0% 34.3% 3.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 4.7% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 13.3% 6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 13.4% 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 107.3% -25.1% -102.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 38.7% -80.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEGPFRSTAG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 74.2% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 47.7% –
Net margin 41.0% 47.9% 28.0%
FCF margin 2.6% -10.5% -43.2%
Operating cash flow margin 70.4% 59.2% 54.1%
Return on equity 8.8% 13.4% 6.8%
Return on assets 5.6% 6.6% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – 8.2% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEGPFRSTAG
Debt / assets 31.3% 24.9% 46.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 89.5x -18.0x -9.0x
Liabilities / assets 38.2% 50.4% 50.4%
Equity / assets 61.8% 49.6% 49.6%
Interest coverage – 787.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEGPFRSTAG
Dividend yield 3.2% 3.6% 4.2%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 3.6% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 105.2% 65.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1,648% -311.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.2% 18.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 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.

ConsensusEGPFRSTAG
Forward P/E 31.5xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 35.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.31FY2026 $2.68FY2026 $1.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.6%FY2026 +43.3%FY2026 -28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -11.3% -25.4% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $752.75MFY2026 $811.76MFY2026 $875.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +9.7% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEGPFRSTAG
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 93.8%
Institutions holding 550 487 546
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +5.0% +8.5%
Institutions buying 293 260 281
Institutions selling 151 145 166
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.79 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.

EGPFRSTAG
EGP 1.00 0.79 0.77
FR 0.79 1.00 0.72
STAG 0.77 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EGP, FR and STAG?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eastgroup Properties (EGP) $10.73B, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) $7.32B, STAG Industrial (STAG) $6.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, EGP, FR and STAG?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 33.9x, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.1x, STAG Industrial (STAG) 28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) is cheapest (Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 31.5x, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.3x, STAG Industrial (STAG) 35.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +10.4%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) +8.4%, STAG Industrial (STAG) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) has the highest net margin (Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 41.0%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 47.9%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 28.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eastgroup Properties (EGP) returned the most: Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +10.9%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -2.3%, STAG Industrial (STAG) -5.8%. Over five years, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) compounded fastest (Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +0.8%/yr, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -1.4%/yr, STAG Industrial (STAG) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) has the highest dividend yield: Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 0.03%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 0.03%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 0.00%. STAG Industrial (STAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) has been the steadiest (Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 17.4%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.1%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 19.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EGP, FR 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, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) leads on 5. 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.