ESBA vs VNO vs ARE Stock Comparison

Empire State Realty OP, Vornado Realty Trust and Alexandria Real Estate Equities Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VNO Vornado Realty Trust
$35.18 +3.8% 1M -6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.57B
P/E
1,139x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
2.10%
Office REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Empire State Realty OP leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Empire State Realty OP 4, Vornado Realty Trust 4, Alexandria Real Estate Equities 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESBAVNOARELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.34B $6.57B $7.07B ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 265.9x 1,139x -4.8x ESBA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 26.0x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +1.4% -9.9% ESBA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 0.3% -52.0% ESBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% 2.3% — VNO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 7.1x — ESBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.20% 2.10% 7.09% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.2% -6.5% -30.9% VNO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.4%/yr -3.8%/yr -27.6%/yr VNO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.8% 32.5% 45.1% VNO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 28/100 40/100 ARE

Percentile Scorecard

ESBAVNOARE

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

AxisESBAVNOARE
Valuation 67 #48 of 145 25 #109 of 145 74 #38 of 145
Growth 2 #140 of 143 13 #125 of 143 7 #133 of 143
Profitability 27 #99 of 136 37 #86 of 136 14 #117 of 136
Financial Health 57 #60 of 138 31 #95 of 138 74 #37 of 138
Shareholder Returns 9 #119 of 131 35 #86 of 131 30 #92 of 131
Overall 33 28 40
  • ESBA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VNO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESBAVNOARESPY
1 month +28.2%+3.8%-16.2% +0.7%
3 months +0.2%-12.4%-22.7% +3.7%
6 months -9.9%+17.7%+0.2% +7.1%
Year to date -20.6%+5.7%-17.0% +12.8%
1 year -35.2%-6.5%-30.9% +11.9%
3 years -38.7%+74.9%-56.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -15.1%+20.5%-24.2% +22.8%
5 years -48.5%-17.5%-80.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -12.4%-3.8%-27.6% +10.9%
10 years -73.9%-52.3%-61.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year -12.6%-7.1%-9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESBAVNOARESPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.8%32.5%45.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.1%33.1%47.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.990.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.20-0.68 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-73.6%-82.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.2%-14.0%-32.0% -1.2%
52-week high $7.72$40.91$59.69 $779.14
52-week low $3.85$24.71$39.91 $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.

MultipleESBAVNOARE
P/E now vs peer median 265.9xmedian 25.7x 1,139xmedian 25.7x -4.8xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.1x 3.6xmedian 4.1x 2.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 14.3x 14.0xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 23.5x -15.8xmedian 23.5x -14.9xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.45median 1.86 43.37median 1.86 0.05median 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 monthsESBAVNOARE
Revenue $784.18M $1.83B $2.76B
Operating income -$34.52M – –
Net income $9.26M $49.20M -$1.39B
Free cash flow -$437.31M -$416.33M -$473.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $0.03 $-8.40
Cash & equivalents $85.61M $675.35M $508.86M
Total debt $4.54B $7.44B $12.90B
Shares (diluted) 268.95M 194.20M 170.75M
Enterprise value $903.54M $3.70B $3.08B

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
MetricESBAVNOARE
P/E 265.9x 1,139x -4.8x
P/FCF -3.1x -15.8x -14.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 16.8x 6.0x
P/S 1.7x 3.6x 2.6x
P/B 0.8x 1.1x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.1x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x 14.0x –
EV/EBIT -64.2x 33.2x –
EV/Revenue 2.8x 7.3x 6.5x
EV/FCF -5.1x -32.0x -37.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 34.1x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.45 43.37 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESBAVNOARE
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 1.4% -9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 0.1% -0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -123.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -86.5% -94.6% -339.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.3% 28.4% -74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -92.1% -99.3% -239.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.8% 26.3% -100.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% -71.9% -13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -19.3% -9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.4% -145.3% 33.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -149.9% -66.0% 43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESBAVNOARE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.1% 52.0% –
Operating margin -4.4% – –
Pretax margin 1.3% 2.9% –
Net margin 0.6% 0.3% -52.0%
FCF margin -55.8% -22.8% -17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 21.4% 43.0%
Return on equity 0.5% 0.7% -6.6%
Return on assets 0.2% 0.3% -3.6%
Return on invested capital -1.1% 2.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 24.6x 7.9x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESBAVNOARE
Debt / assets 22.4% 47.7% 37.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 7.1x –
Debt / FCF -2.2x -17.9x -27.3x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 61.8% 45.9%
Equity / assets 41.9% 38.2% 54.1%
Interest coverage -0.3x 1.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESBAVNOARE
Dividend yield 3.2% 2.1% 7.1%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 4.1% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -43.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -126.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -34.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -10.2%

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.

ConsensusESBAVNOARE
Forward P/E – – 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.40FY2026 $1.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -109.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – – -150.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.78BFY2026 $2.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -1.9%FY2026 -8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +24.9% -13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESBAVNOARE
Held by institutions – 99.2% 97.2%
Institutions holding – 433 596
Change in shares held, QoQ – +14.6% +14.1%
Institutions buying – 233 336
Institutions selling – 126 192
Buyers to sellers – 1.85 1.75

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.

ESBAVNOARE
ESBA 1.00 0.29 0.14
VNO 0.29 1.00 0.48
ARE 0.14 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESBA, VNO and ARE?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) $1.34B, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) $6.57B, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $7.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESBA, VNO and ARE?

Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 265.9x, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 1,139x, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -4.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) +2.0%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) +1.4%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) has the highest net margin (Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.6%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 0.3%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%). On return on invested capital, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) leads (Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -1.1%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) returned the most: Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -35.2%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -6.5%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -30.9%. Over five years, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) compounded fastest (Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -12.4%/yr, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -3.8%/yr, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -27.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) has the highest dividend yield: Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 3.20%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 2.10%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 7.09%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) has been the steadiest (Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 51.8%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 32.5%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESBA, VNO and ARE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 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.