EGP vs LINE vs COLD Stock Comparison

Eastgroup Properties, Lineage and Americold Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EGP Eastgroup Properties Inc
$199.84 -1.4% 1M +14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.65B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$770.49M
Div. yield
0.03%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
5 wins
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$36.22 +3.3% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins
COLD Americold Realty Trust
$14.59 +0.3% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
0.06%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Eastgroup Properties leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Eastgroup Properties 5, Lineage 2, Americold Realty Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEGPLINECOLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.65B $8.18B $4.11B EGP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.7x -48.4x -9.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +1.0% -0.2% EGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% -3.1% -17.4% EGP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -4.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.5x 67.3x LINE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.06% COLD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.8% -5.3% +16.3% COLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.2%/yr — -13.1%/yr EGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.5% 36.5% 43.4% EGP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 64/100 22/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

EGPLINECOLD

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

AxisEGPLINECOLD
Valuation 5 #138 of 145 84 #24 of 145 20 #116 of 145
Growth 90 #15 of 143 75 #36 of 143 4 #137 of 143
Profitability 87 #18 of 136 26 #101 of 136 13 #118 of 136
Financial Health 72 #40 of 138 53 #65 of 138 12 #121 of 138
Shareholder Returns 34 #87 of 131 80 #27 of 131 62 #50 of 131
Overall 58 64 22
  • EGP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • COLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEGPLINECOLDSPY
1 month -1.4%+3.3%+0.3% +0.7%
3 months -4.7%-15.5%+1.0% +3.7%
6 months -0.7%-1.8%+19.3% +7.1%
Year to date +12.2%+3.5%+13.5% +12.8%
1 year +14.8%-5.3%+16.3% +11.9%
3 years +24.0%—-43.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.4%—-17.4% +22.8%
5 years +1.0%—-50.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.2%—-13.1% +10.9%
10 years +199.8%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.6%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEGPLINECOLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.5%36.5%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.1%33.3%37.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.990.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.140.38 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-64.1%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-19.7%-10.2% -1.2%
52-week high $223.18$45.10$16.25 $779.14
52-week low $174.03$31.80$10.12 $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.

MultipleEGPLINECOLD
P/E now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 25.7x -48.9xmedian 25.7x -9.2xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 4.1x 1.5xmedian 4.1x 1.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 12.9xmedian 14.3x 133.9xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 532.2xmedian 23.5x 33.8xmedian 23.5x -22.2xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.22median 1.86 —median 1.86 0.16median 1.86

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 monthsEGPLINECOLD
Revenue $770.49M $5.37B $2.61B
Gross profit – $1.72B $830.08M
Operating income – $192.00M -$326.12M
Net income $316.28M -$189.00M -$460.51M
Free cash flow $20.19M $244.00M -$187.93M
EPS (diluted) $5.87 $-0.74 $-1.59
Cash & equivalents $284.00K $58.00M $40.47M
Total debt $1.81B $6.22B $4.24B
Shares (diluted) 53.84M 228.00M 286.88M
Enterprise value $10.59B $7.92B $3.86B

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
MetricEGPLINECOLD
P/E 33.9x -48.9x -9.2x
P/FCF 532.2x 33.8x -22.2x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x 8.4x 11.9x
P/S 13.9x 1.5x 1.6x
P/B 3.0x 0.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.1x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – 12.9x 133.9x
EV/EBIT – 75.1x -25.7x
EV/Revenue 16.3x 2.7x 3.2x
EV/FCF 621.7x 59.1x -44.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.1x 14.6x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.22 – 0.16

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEGPLINECOLD
Debt / assets 31.3% 32.9% 54.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.5x 67.3x
Debt / FCF 89.5x 25.5x -22.6x
Liabilities / assets 38.2% 53.0% 68.6%
Equity / assets 61.8% 47.0% 31.4%
Interest coverage – – -2.1x
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio – 0.6x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 0.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEGPLINECOLD
Dividend yield 3.2% 5.8% 6.3%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 5.8% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 105.2% – -57.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 1,648% – -140.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.2% – 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 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.

ConsensusEGPLINECOLD
Forward P/E 31.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.34FY2026 $-0.77FY2026 $-1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -13.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $754.86MFY2026 $5.07BFY2026 $2.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026 -7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% +4.1% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEGPLINECOLD
Held by institutions 100.0% 33.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 551 328 407
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +18.2% -0.3%
Institutions buying 294 183 212
Institutions selling 151 93 141
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.97 1.50

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.

EGPLINECOLD
EGP 1.00 0.36 0.32
LINE 0.36 1.00 0.74
COLD 0.32 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EGP, LINE and COLD?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eastgroup Properties (EGP) $10.65B, Lineage (LINE) $8.18B, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) $4.11B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Americold Realty Trust (COLD) returned the most: Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +14.8%, Lineage (LINE) -5.3%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) +16.3%. Over five years, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) compounded fastest (Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +0.2%/yr, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) has been the steadiest (Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 17.5%, Lineage (LINE) 36.5%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.