ESRT vs KRC vs ARE Stock Comparison

Empire State Realty Trust, Kilroy Realty and Alexandria Real Estate Equities Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRC Kilroy Realty Corp
$36.72 +7.3% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
146.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.09B
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kilroy Realty leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kilroy Realty 6, Alexandria Real Estate Equities 3, Empire State Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESRTKRCARELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $861.18M $4.19B $6.96B ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 280.2x 146.6x -4.8x KRC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 159.7x 27.8x ARE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% -3.6% -9.9% ESRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.4% 2.6% -52.0% KRC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.06% 0.09% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.6% -10.2% -44.0% KRC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr -11.5%/yr -26.8%/yr KRC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 29.2% 50.0% KRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 44/100 39/100 KRC

Percentile Scorecard

ESRTKRCARE

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

AxisESRTKRCARE
Valuation 76 #35 of 145 69 #46 of 145 73 #40 of 145
Growth 1 #140 of 142 1 #141 of 142 7 #132 of 142
Profitability 25 #102 of 136 43 #78 of 136 14 #117 of 136
Financial Health 60 #56 of 139 67 #47 of 139 74 #37 of 139
Shareholder Returns 12 #115 of 131 43 #75 of 131 29 #94 of 131
Overall 35 44 39
  • ESRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KRC 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

PeriodESRTKRCARESPY
1 month +22.9%+7.3%-13.1% -0.8%
3 months -10.5%-6.9%-15.6% +3.5%
6 months -11.2%+12.2%-4.8% +7.0%
Year to date -22.5%-1.7%-11.4% +12.2%
1 year -36.6%-10.2%-44.0% +13.0%
3 years -37.0%+32.9%-52.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -14.3%+10.0%-22.1% +23.1%
5 years -52.0%-45.7%-78.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.7%-11.5%-26.8% +11.0%
10 years -74.4%-47.1%-59.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -12.7%-6.2%-8.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESRTKRCARESPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%29.2%50.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%30.1%56.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.570.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.00-0.35-0.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.6%-67.0%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.6%-15.5%-44.3% -1.8%
52-week high $7.96$43.48$77.87 $779.14
52-week low $3.93$27.72$40.41 $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.

MultipleESRTKRCARE
P/E now vs peer median 281.1xmedian 27.4x 149.4xmedian 27.4x -5.2xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.2x 3.9xmedian 4.2x 2.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 23.2x -60.8xmedian 23.2x -16.0xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.70median 2.11 -3.04median 2.11 0.05median 2.11

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 monthsESRTKRCARE
Revenue $784.18M $1.09B $2.76B
Operating income -$34.52M – –
Net income $9.26M $47.42M -$1.39B
Free cash flow -$437.31M -$70.24M -$473.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $0.24 $-8.40
Cash & equivalents $85.61M $94.30M $508.86M
Total debt $4.54B $4.38B $12.90B
Shares (diluted) 268.95M 117.24M 170.75M
Enterprise value $419.99M $3.34B -$633.23M

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
MetricESRTKRCARE
P/E 281.1x 149.4x -5.2x
P/FCF -2.0x -60.8x -16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 8.6x 6.4x
P/S 1.1x 3.9x 2.7x
P/B 0.5x 0.8x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.8x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x – –
EV/EBIT -50.3x – –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 7.8x 6.6x
EV/FCF -4.0x -121.3x -38.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 17.2x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.70 -3.04 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESRTKRCARE
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% -3.6% -9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -1.7% -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% -86.5% -339.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -42.1% -74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -92.4% -91.0% -239.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.8% -49.1% -100.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% -12.6% -13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -6.3% -9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.4% -237.0% 33.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -149.9% -52.0% 43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESRTKRCARE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.1% – –
Operating margin -4.4% – –
Pretax margin 1.3% – –
Net margin 0.4% 2.6% -52.0%
FCF margin -55.8% -6.5% -17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 45.5% 43.0%
Return on equity 0.5% 0.9% -6.6%
Return on assets 0.2% 0.4% -3.6%
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 10.4x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESRTKRCARE
Debt / assets 22.4% 41.8% 37.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x – –
Debt / FCF -2.2x -62.3x -27.3x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 48.4% 45.9%
Equity / assets 41.9% 51.6% 54.1%
Interest coverage -0.3x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESRTKRCARE
Dividend yield 3.1% 5.9% 6.6%
Net buyback yield – 1.7% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 7.6% 6.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 259.1% 539.6% -43.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) -5.5% -364.3% -126.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% -0.7% -34.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 0.1% -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.

ConsensusESRTKRCARE
Forward P/E – 159.7xFY2026 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2027 $0.23FY2026 $1.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -240.0%FY2027 -90.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +82.6% -150.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $758.24MFY2026 $1.13BFY2026 $2.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 -8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +0.9% -13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESRTKRCARE
Held by institutions 83.1% 100.0% 97.2%
Institutions holding 228 385 595
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +0.0% +14.1%
Institutions buying 141 212 336
Institutions selling 51 121 191
Buyers to sellers 2.76 1.75 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.

ESRTKRCARE
ESRT 1.00 0.38 0.34
KRC 0.38 1.00 0.42
ARE 0.34 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESRT, KRC and ARE?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) $861.18M, Kilroy Realty (KRC) $4.19B, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $6.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESRT, KRC and ARE?

Kilroy Realty (KRC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 280.2x, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 146.6x, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -4.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is cheapest (Kilroy Realty (KRC) 159.7x, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 27.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) +2.0%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) -3.6%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kilroy Realty (KRC) has the highest net margin (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.4%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 2.6%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kilroy Realty (KRC) returned the most: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -36.6%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) -10.2%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -44.0%. Over five years, Kilroy Realty (KRC) compounded fastest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -13.7%/yr, Kilroy Realty (KRC) -11.5%/yr, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -26.8%/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 Trust (ESRT) 0.03%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 0.06%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 0.09%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kilroy Realty (KRC) has been the steadiest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 36.7%, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 29.2%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 50.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESRT, KRC 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, Kilroy Realty (KRC) leads on 6. 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.