ESRT vs BXP vs KRC Stock Comparison

Empire State Realty Trust, Bxp and Kilroy Realty Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BXP BXP, Inc.
$62.99 +2.1% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.05B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
4.45%
Office REITs Real Estate
8 wins
KRC Kilroy Realty Corp
$36.43 +7.6% 1M -11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.24B
P/E
148.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.09B
Div. yield
5.93%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bxp leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Bxp 8, Empire State Realty Trust 2, Kilroy Realty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESRTBXPKRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $867.54M $10.05B $4.24B BXP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 281.1x 33.8x 148.2x BXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 31.2x 158.4x BXP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +1.9% -3.6% ESRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.4% 8.4% 2.6% BXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 7.5x — ESRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.07% 4.45% 5.93% KRC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.7% -10.5% -11.4% BXP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.2%/yr -11.1%/yr -11.6%/yr BXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 27.9% 29.3% BXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 50/100 44/100 BXP

Percentile Scorecard

ESRTBXPKRC

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

AxisESRTBXPKRC
Valuation 77 #34 of 145 71 #43 of 145 70 #44 of 145
Growth 1 #141 of 143 42 #84 of 143 1 #142 of 143
Profitability 27 #100 of 136 67 #45 of 136 45 #75 of 136
Financial Health 57 #60 of 138 21 #109 of 138 65 #49 of 138
Shareholder Returns 12 #115 of 131 49 #68 of 131 39 #80 of 131
Overall 35 50 44
  • ESRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BXP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KRC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESRTBXPKRCSPY
1 month +25.3%+2.1%+7.6% +0.7%
3 months +1.2%-12.1%-7.9% +3.7%
6 months -9.3%+7.7%+9.5% +7.1%
Year to date -22.5%-6.7%-2.5% +12.8%
1 year -33.7%-10.5%-11.4% +11.9%
3 years -38.7%+18.2%+28.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -15.1%+5.7%+8.6% +22.8%
5 years -47.8%-44.6%-45.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -12.2%-11.1%-11.6% +10.9%
10 years -73.7%-47.0%-48.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year -12.5%-6.2%-6.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESRTBXPKRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%27.9%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%29.1%30.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.310.660.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.38-0.39 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.6%-64.5%-67.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-13.7%-16.2% -1.2%
52-week high $7.62$73.02$43.48 $779.14
52-week low $3.93$51.02$27.72 $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.

MultipleESRTBXPKRC
P/E now vs peer median 281.1xmedian 25.7x 33.8xmedian 25.7x 148.2xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.1x 2.9xmedian 4.1x 3.9xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.3x 12.8xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 23.5x -100.3xmedian 23.5x -60.3xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.70median 1.86 -1.43median 1.86 -3.02median 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 monthsESRTBXPKRC
Revenue $784.18M $3.52B $1.09B
Gross profit – $3.48B –
Operating income -$34.52M $957.71M –
Net income $9.26M $408.55M $47.42M
Free cash flow -$437.31M -$100.19M -$70.24M
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $1.86 $0.24
Cash & equivalents $85.61M $493.95M $94.30M
Total debt $4.54B $14.64B $4.38B
Shares (diluted) 268.95M 159.63M 117.24M
Enterprise value $1.15B $7.26B $3.61B

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
MetricESRTBXPKRC
P/E 281.1x 33.8x 148.2x
P/FCF -2.0x -100.3x -60.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 7.8x 8.6x
P/S 1.1x 2.9x 3.9x
P/B 0.5x 1.3x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.3x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 12.8x –
EV/EBIT -50.3x 25.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 6.9x 7.8x
EV/FCF -4.0x -241.5x -120.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 18.8x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.70 -1.43 -3.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESRTBXPKRC
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 1.9% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 3.2% -1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -123.1% -3.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -1.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -86.5% 432.8% -86.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -20.7% -42.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -92.4% 5,891% -91.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.8% -23.6% -49.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% 4.2% -12.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 0.1% -6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.4% -303.9% -237.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -149.9% 27.3% -52.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESRTBXPKRC
Gross margin – 99.0% –
EBITDA margin 22.1% 53.8% –
Operating margin -4.4% 27.2% –
Pretax margin 1.3% 10.2% –
Net margin 0.4% 8.4% 2.6%
FCF margin -55.8% -2.8% -6.5%
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 36.5% 45.5%
Return on equity 0.5% 5.4% 0.9%
Return on assets 0.2% 1.6% 0.4%
Return on invested capital -1.1% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 24.6x 3.1x 10.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESRTBXPKRC
Debt / assets 22.4% 58.2% 41.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 7.5x –
Debt / FCF -2.2x -146.1x -62.3x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 69.3% 48.4%
Equity / assets 41.9% 30.7% 51.6%
Interest coverage -0.3x 1.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESRTBXPKRC
Dividend yield 3.1% 4.4% 5.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 4.4% 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 259.1% – 539.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) -5.5% – -364.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% – -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 0.1%

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.

ConsensusESRTBXPKRC
Forward P/E – 31.2xFY2026 158.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2027 $2.02FY2026 $0.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -240.0%FY2027 +16.1%FY2026 -90.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -9.9% +82.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $758.24MFY2026 $3.35BFY2026 $1.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +14.8% +0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESRTBXPKRC
Held by institutions 83.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 229 549 386
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +5.2% +0.0%
Institutions buying 141 296 213
Institutions selling 51 166 121
Buyers to sellers 2.76 1.78 1.76

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.

ESRTBXPKRC
ESRT 1.00 0.52 0.39
BXP 0.52 1.00 0.76
KRC 0.39 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESRT, BXP and KRC?

Bxp (BXP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) $867.54M, Bxp (BXP) $10.05B, Kilroy Realty (KRC) $4.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESRT, BXP and KRC?

Bxp (BXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 281.1x, Bxp (BXP) 33.8x, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 148.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bxp (BXP) is cheapest (Bxp (BXP) 31.2x, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 158.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) +2.0%, Bxp (BXP) +1.9%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bxp (BXP) has the highest net margin (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.4%, Bxp (BXP) 8.4%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bxp (BXP) returned the most: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -33.7%, Bxp (BXP) -10.5%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) -11.4%. Over five years, Bxp (BXP) compounded fastest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -12.2%/yr, Bxp (BXP) -11.1%/yr, Kilroy Realty (KRC) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kilroy Realty (KRC) has the highest dividend yield: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 3.07%, Bxp (BXP) 4.45%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 5.93%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bxp (BXP) has been the steadiest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 36.5%, Bxp (BXP) 27.9%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESRT, BXP and KRC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bxp (BXP) leads on 8. 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.