ESBA vs VNO vs SLG Stock Comparison

Empire State Realty OP, Vornado Realty Trust and Sl Green Realty Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (KRC) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
VNO Vornado Realty Trust
$34.99 +3.7% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
4 wins
SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$50.53 +3.5% 1M -1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Vornado Realty Trust leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Vornado Realty Trust 4, Empire State Realty OP 3, Sl Green Realty 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESBAVNOSLGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.38B $6.64B $3.82B VNO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 272.8x -125.4x -20.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +1.4% +8.5% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 0.3% -18.4% 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 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.9% -7.8% -1.6% SLG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -4.6%/yr -8.0%/yr VNO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.5% 32.6% 38.3% VNO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 29/100 20/100 ESBA

Percentile Scorecard

ESBAVNOSLG

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

AxisESBAVNOSLG
Valuation 69 #46 of 145 28 #105 of 145 10 #131 of 145
Growth 2 #141 of 144 11 #128 of 144 13 #126 of 144
Profitability 28 #101 of 140 38 #87 of 140 4 #135 of 140
Financial Health 59 #60 of 146 33 #98 of 146 36 #94 of 146
Shareholder Returns 14 #114 of 132 37 #84 of 132 41 #79 of 132
Overall 34 29 20
  • ESBA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VNO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SLG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESBAVNOSLGSPY
1 month +27.5%+3.7%+3.5% -2.3%
3 months +2.5%-12.4%-6.8% -0.7%
6 months -9.7%+17.9%+20.3% +4.8%
Year to date -22.1%+5.1%+10.2% +10.3%
1 year -31.9%-7.8%-1.6% +10.3%
3 years -46.4%+51.7%+46.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year -18.8%+14.9%+13.7% +20.1%
5 years -51.3%-21.2%-34.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -13.4%-4.6%-8.0% +10.1%
10 years -74.3%-50.7%-50.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year -12.7%-6.8%-6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESBAVNOSLGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.5%32.6%38.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.4%33.3%38.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.980.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.24-0.04 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-73.6%-76.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-14.5%-15.5% -3.5%
52-week high $7.52$40.91$59.83 $779.14
52-week low $3.85$24.71$35.33 $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.

MultipleESBAVNOSLG
P/E now vs peer median 261.1xmedian 26.3x 1,133xmedian 26.3x -18.7xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.2x 3.6xmedian 4.2x 3.4xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 14.4x 14.0xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 23.9x -15.7xmedian 23.9x -3.7xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.37median 1.98 43.14median 1.98 -0.72median 1.98

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 monthsESBAVNOSLG
Revenue $784.18M $1.84B $1.04B
Operating income -$34.52M – –
Net income $9.26M -$23.88M -$171.98M
Free cash flow -$437.31M -$170.39M -$979.77M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $-0.28 $-2.70
Cash & equivalents $85.61M $580.50M $180.79M
Total debt $955.23M $7.45B $4.31B
Shares (diluted) 268.95M 186.85M 70.67M
Enterprise value $938.50M $3.46B $3.15B

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
MetricESBAVNOSLG
P/E 261.1x 1,133x -18.7x
P/FCF -3.0x -15.7x -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 16.7x 38.9x
P/S 1.7x 3.6x 3.4x
P/B 0.7x 1.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 14.0x –
EV/EBIT -63.5x 33.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.8x 7.3x 7.4x
EV/FCF -5.0x -32.0x -7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 34.0x 83.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.37 43.14 -0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESBAVNOSLG
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 1.4% 8.5%
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% -790.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.3% 28.4% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -92.1% -99.3% -426.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.8% 26.3% 26.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% -71.9% -32.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -19.3% -22.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.4% -145.3% -353.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -149.9% -66.0% -77.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESBAVNOSLG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.1% 52.0% –
Operating margin -4.4% – –
Pretax margin 1.3% 2.9% –
Net margin 0.6% 0.3% -18.4%
FCF margin -55.8% -22.8% -94.4%
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 21.4% 8.9%
Return on equity 0.5% 0.7% -4.0%
Return on assets 0.2% 0.3% -1.3%
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 -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESBAVNOSLG
Debt / assets 22.4% 47.7% 36.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 7.1x –
Debt / FCF -2.2x -17.9x -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 61.8% 66.8%
Equity / assets 41.9% 38.2% 33.2%
Interest coverage -0.3x 1.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESBAVNOSLG
Dividend yield 3.3% 2.1% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 4.2% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusESBAVNOSLG
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.40FY2026 $-0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -109.5%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.78BFY2026 $640.65MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -1.9%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +24.9% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESBAVNOSLG
Held by institutions – 99.2% 99.3%
Institutions holding – 433 356
Change in shares held, QoQ – +14.6% +0.0%
Institutions buying – 233 185
Institutions selling – 126 119
Buyers to sellers – 1.85 1.55

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.

ESBAVNOSLG
ESBA 1.00 0.28 0.22
VNO 0.28 1.00 0.83
SLG 0.22 0.83 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESBA, VNO and SLG?

Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) $1.38B, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) $6.64B, Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.82B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) +2.0%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) +1.4%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) +8.5%.

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%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -18.4%). 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 Sl Green Realty (SLG) returned the most: Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -31.9%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -7.8%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -1.6%. Over five years, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) compounded fastest (Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -13.4%/yr, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -4.6%/yr, Sl Green Realty (SLG) -8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) has been the steadiest (Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 50.5%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 32.6%, Sl Green Realty (SLG) 38.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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