ESRT vs VNO vs BPYPP Stock Comparison

Empire State Realty Trust, Vornado Realty Trust and Brookfield Property Partners Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VNO Vornado Realty Trust
$34.79 +0.2% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.46B
P/E
1,116x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionESRTVNOBPYPPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $861.18M $6.46B $14.37B BPYPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 280.2x 1,116x -56.3x ESRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 11.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +1.4% -9.5% ESRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.4% 0.3% -3.6% ESRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% 2.3% 0.0% VNO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 7.1x 6.9x ESRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.6% -11.7% +0.3% BPYPP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr -4.1%/yr -10.2%/yr VNO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 32.7% 21.1% BPYPP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 28/100 52/100 BPYPP

Percentile Scorecard

ESRTVNOBPYPP

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

AxisESRTVNOBPYPP
Valuation 76 #35 of 145 22 #114 of 145 92 #13 of 145
Growth 1 #140 of 142 12 #125 of 142 67 #48 of 142
Profitability 25 #102 of 136 36 #88 of 136 18 #112 of 136
Financial Health 60 #56 of 139 33 #94 of 139 51 #69 of 139
Shareholder Returns 12 #115 of 131 39 #81 of 131 33 #88 of 131
Overall 35 28 52
  • ESRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VNO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BPYPP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESRTVNOBPYPPSPY
1 month +22.9%+0.2%-0.3% -0.8%
3 months -10.5%-11.9%-6.6% +3.5%
6 months -11.2%+16.5%-6.8% +7.0%
Year to date -22.5%+4.5%+2.9% +12.2%
1 year -36.6%-11.7%+0.3% +13.0%
3 years -37.0%+78.1%+30.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -14.3%+21.2%+9.3% +23.1%
5 years -52.0%-18.9%-41.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.7%-4.1%-10.2% +11.0%
10 years -74.4%-53.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -12.7%-7.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESRTVNOBPYPPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%32.7%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%33.6%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.321.000.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.00-0.360.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.6%-73.6%-56.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.6%-15.0%-10.1% -1.8%
52-week high $7.96$40.91$16.70 $779.14
52-week low $3.93$24.71$14.38 $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.

MultipleESRTVNOBPYPP
P/E now vs peer median 281.1xmedian 27.4x 1,127xmedian 27.4x -56.5xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.2x 3.6xmedian 4.2x 2.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.2x 13.9xmedian 14.2x 10.6xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 23.2x -15.6xmedian 23.2x —median 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.70median 2.11 42.89median 2.11 -1.36median 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 monthsESRTVNOBPYPP
Revenue $784.18M $1.83B $7.17B
Operating income -$34.52M – –
Net income $9.26M $49.20M -$113.00M
Free cash flow -$437.31M -$416.33M –
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $0.03 $-0.27
Cash & equivalents $85.61M $675.35M $1.49B
Total debt $4.54B $7.44B $28.73B
Shares (diluted) 268.95M 194.20M 960.29M
Enterprise value $419.99M $2.85B $7.03B

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
MetricESRTVNOBPYPP
P/E 281.1x 1,127x -56.5x
P/FCF -2.0x -15.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 16.6x –
P/S 1.1x 3.6x 2.0x
P/B 0.5x 1.1x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.1x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 13.9x 10.6x
EV/EBIT -50.3x 33.0x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 7.3x 5.8x
EV/FCF -4.0x -31.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 33.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.70 42.89 -1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESRTVNOBPYPP
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 1.4% -9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 0.1% -4.1%
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% 83.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.3% 28.4% 62.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -92.4% -99.3% 63.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.8% 26.3% 41.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% -71.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -19.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.4% -145.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -149.9% -66.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESRTVNOBPYPP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.1% 52.0% 55.0%
Operating margin -4.4% – –
Pretax margin 1.3% 2.9% 2.7%
Net margin 0.4% 0.3% -3.6%
FCF margin -55.8% -22.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 21.4% –
Return on equity 0.5% 0.7% -0.3%
Return on assets 0.2% 0.3% -0.1%
Return on invested capital -1.1% 2.3% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 24.6x 7.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESRTVNOBPYPP
Debt / assets 22.4% 47.7% 28.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 7.1x 6.9x
Debt / FCF -2.2x -17.9x –
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 61.8% 58.3%
Equity / assets 41.9% 38.2% 41.7%
Interest coverage -0.3x 1.2x 1.1x
Current ratio – – 0.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.3x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESRTVNOBPYPP
Dividend yield 3.1% 2.1% 10.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.1% -10.2%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 4.2% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 259.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -5.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – –

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.

ConsensusESRTVNOBPYPP
Forward P/E – – 11.2xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2027 $-0.40FY2026 $1.34FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -240.0%FY2027 -109.5%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $758.24MFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $7.07BFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +24.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESRTVNOBPYPP
Held by institutions 83.1% 99.2% –
Institutions holding 228 433 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +14.6% –
Institutions buying 141 233 –
Institutions selling 51 126 –
Buyers to sellers 2.76 1.85 –

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.

ESRTVNOBPYPP
ESRT 1.00 0.51 0.07
VNO 0.51 1.00 0.15
BPYPP 0.07 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESRT, VNO and BPYPP?

Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) $861.18M, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) $6.46B, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) $14.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESRT, VNO and BPYPP?

Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 280.2x, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 1,116x, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -56.3x). 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%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) +1.4%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) has the highest net margin (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.4%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 0.3%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -3.6%). On return on invested capital, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) leads (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -1.1%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 2.3%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) returned the most: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -36.6%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -11.7%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) +0.3%. Over five years, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) compounded fastest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -13.7%/yr, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -4.1%/yr, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) -10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.03%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 0.00%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 0.00%. Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) and Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) has been the steadiest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 36.7%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 32.7%, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESRT, VNO and BPYPP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brookfield Property Partners (BPYPP) 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.