ESS vs BDN vs TRC Stock Comparison

Essex Property Trust, Brandywine Realty Trust and Tejon Ranch Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust
$2.91 +1.4% 1M -21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$510.95M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.29M
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins
TRC Tejon Ranch Co
$16.26 -1.0% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$439.63M
P/E
72.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$56.84M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Essex Property Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Essex Property Trust 6, Brandywine Realty Trust 3, Tejon Ranch 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESSBDNTRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.55B $510.95M $439.63M ESS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.4x -3.6x 72.8x ESS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 52.9x — 95.6x ESS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.7% +0.5% +25.4% TRC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.5% -28.8% 10.6% ESS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.3% 0.0% BDN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 1.0x 12.9x BDN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.0% -21.4% +0.6% ESS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -26.1%/yr -2.4%/yr TRC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.2% 35.8% 21.4% ESS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 58/100 57/100 BDN

Percentile Scorecard

ESSBDNTRC

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

AxisESSBDNTRC
Valuation 13 #127 of 145 95 #8 of 145 29 #28 of 39
Growth 36 #92 of 142 19 #115 of 142 69 #11 of 33
Profitability 91 #13 of 136 24 #103 of 136 52 #15 of 30
Financial Health 51 #68 of 139 59 #58 of 139 78 #9 of 38
Shareholder Returns 39 #80 of 131 94 #9 of 131 –
Overall 46 58 57
  • ESS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BDN ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • TRC ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESSBDNTRCSPY
1 month +1.4%+1.4%-1.0% -0.8%
3 months -5.1%-5.5%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months +7.2%-3.0%-19.3% +7.0%
Year to date +5.2%-0.3%+3.1% +12.2%
1 year +4.0%-21.4%+0.6% +13.0%
3 years +33.3%-22.4%+5.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.1%-8.1%+1.9% +23.1%
5 years -19.5%-77.9%-11.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.2%-26.1%-2.4% +11.0%
10 years +32.7%-80.6%-28.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.9%-15.1%-3.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESSBDNTRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.2%35.8%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.9%34.1%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.580.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.20-0.600.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.4%-83.2%-32.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.7%-19.6%-20.6% -1.8%
52-week high $298.33$3.62$20.48 $779.14
52-week low $239.61$2.47$15.58 $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.

MultipleESSBDNTRC
P/E now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 27.4x -3.5xmedian 27.4x 72.7xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 4.2x 1.0xmedian 4.2x 7.7xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 14.2x 2.9xmedian 14.2x 83.2xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 23.2x 58.4xmedian 23.2x -16.9xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -5.33median 2.11 0.04median 2.11 -2.90median 0.33

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 monthsESSBDNTRC
Revenue $1.93B $498.29M $56.84M
Operating income $627.10M $73.79M -$515.00K
Net income $437.61M -$143.21M $6.04M
Free cash flow $580.66M $8.70M -$26.03M
EPS (diluted) $6.44 $-0.82 $0.22
Cash & equivalents $58.33M $37.87M $3.87M
Total debt $26.96B $1.07B $377.27M
Shares (diluted) 64.28M 174.38M 27.07M
Enterprise value $17.31B $329.11M $359.25M

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
MetricESSBDNTRC
P/E 42.8x -3.5x 72.7x
P/FCF 30.5x 58.4x -16.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 4.2x 35.2x
P/S 9.2x 1.0x 7.7x
P/B 3.2x 0.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 0.7x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.5x 2.9x 83.2x
EV/EBIT 38.8x 10.3x -1,010x
EV/Revenue 12.6x 1.5x 9.1x
EV/FCF 41.9x 87.7x -20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.8x 6.3x 41.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.33 0.04 -2.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESSBDNTRC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.7% 0.5% 25.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -0.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -35.4% 639.1% 94.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -12.4% -27.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.8% 56.1% 1,237%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.9% -97.3% -24.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% 56.2% 1,233%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -97.9% -25.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% -18.7% -8.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -14.1% 21.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 344.6% -25.6% 55.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -30.4% -24.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESSBDNTRC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.9% 53.2% 11.0%
Operating margin 32.5% 14.8% -0.9%
Pretax margin 18.9% -28.7% 5.1%
Net margin 21.5% -28.8% 10.6%
FCF margin 30.1% 1.7% -45.8%
Operating cash flow margin 58.0% 24.4% 21.9%
Return on equity 7.9% -20.0% 1.2%
Return on assets 3.4% -4.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 7.3% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – -0.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x -0.9x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.9% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESSBDNTRC
Debt / assets 51.9% 8.3% 15.0%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 1.0x 12.9x
Debt / FCF 11.5x 33.7x -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 80.3% 22.9%
Equity / assets 42.5% 19.7% 77.1%
Interest coverage 2.4x – –
Current ratio – – 2.9x
Quick ratio – – 1.6x
Cash ratio – – 1.4x
Altman Z-score – – 2.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESSBDNTRC
Dividend yield 3.8% 11.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 11.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 151.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 114.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – –

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.

ConsensusESSBDNTRC
Forward P/E 52.9xFY2026 – 95.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.21FY2026 $-0.81FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -49.9%FY2026 – +1,600.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.6% – +147.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.05BFY2026 $512.58MFY2026 $57.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.5% -15.9% +23.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESSBDNTRC
Held by institutions 100.0% 73.2% 78.6%
Institutions holding 630 232 127
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.7% +2.5% +1.3%
Institutions buying 348 130 61
Institutions selling 183 68 30
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.91 2.03

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.

ESSBDNTRC
ESS 1.00 0.39 0.27
BDN 0.39 1.00 0.33
TRC 0.27 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESS, BDN and TRC?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Essex Property Trust (ESS) $17.55B, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) $510.95M, Tejon Ranch (TRC) $439.63M.

Which stock is cheaper, ESS, BDN and TRC?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 42.4x, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -3.6x, Tejon Ranch (TRC) 72.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Essex Property Trust (ESS) is cheapest (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 52.9x, Tejon Ranch (TRC) 95.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tejon Ranch (TRC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.7%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) +0.5%, Tejon Ranch (TRC) +25.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) has the highest net margin (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 21.5%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -28.8%, Tejon Ranch (TRC) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) leads (Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 7.3%, Tejon Ranch (TRC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Essex Property Trust (ESS) returned the most: Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.0%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -21.4%, Tejon Ranch (TRC) +0.6%. Over five years, Tejon Ranch (TRC) compounded fastest (Essex Property Trust (ESS) -4.2%/yr, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -26.1%/yr, Tejon Ranch (TRC) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Essex Property Trust (ESS) 0.04%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 0.00%, Tejon Ranch (TRC) 0.00%. Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) and Tejon Ranch (TRC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Essex Property Trust (ESS) has been the steadiest (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 20.2%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 35.8%, Tejon Ranch (TRC) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESS, BDN and TRC?

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