FPI vs LAND vs ALCO Stock Comparison

Farmland Partners, Gladstone Land and Alico Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FPI Farmland Partners Inc.
$10.26 -4.8% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$446.04M
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.47M
Div. yield
0.05%
Farmland REITs Real Estate
5 wins
LAND GLADSTONE LAND Corp
$8.87 -6.9% 1M -1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$381.48M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$88.48M
Div. yield
0.06%
Farmland REITs Real Estate
2 wins
ALCO Alico, Inc.
$37.17 -5.7% 1M +4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$275.58M
P/E
179.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.07M
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Farmland Partners leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Farmland Partners 5, Alico 4, Gladstone Land 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFPILANDALCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $446.04M $381.48M $275.58M FPI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x -13.1x 179.9x FPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.4% +21.6% -61.4% LAND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.0% -33.0% 9.0% FPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% — 0.0% FPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.8x 13.4x -1.0x ALCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.06% 0.01% LAND
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.3% -1.6% +4.9% ALCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr -17.4%/yr +1.0%/yr ALCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.3% 28.0% 23.6% ALCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 50/100 37/100 FPI

Percentile Scorecard

FPILANDALCO

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

AxisFPILANDALCO
Valuation 43 #123 of 216 53 #102 of 216 6 #32 of 34
Growth 39 #127 of 206 40 #124 of 206 67 #11 of 31
Profitability 61 #78 of 199 29 #142 of 199 14 #25 of 29
Financial Health 65 #77 of 215 46 #117 of 215 72 #11 of 37
Shareholder Returns 78 #38 of 166 81 #33 of 166 25 #19 of 25
Overall 57 50 37
  • FPI ranked among 224 companies in Real Estate
  • LAND ranked among 224 companies in Real Estate
  • ALCO ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFPILANDALCOSPY
1 month -4.8%-6.9%-5.7% -1.0%
3 months +6.9%+4.1%-3.8% +2.9%
6 months -12.4%-10.7%-12.2% +6.4%
Year to date +5.9%-3.1%+2.2% +11.4%
1 year -0.3%-1.6%+4.9% +13.1%
3 years -3.6%-36.7%+56.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.2%-14.2%+16.1% +21.5%
5 years -15.3%-61.6%+5.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.3%-17.4%+1.0% +10.9%
10 years -4.5%-18.8%+38.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.5%-2.1%+3.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFPILANDALCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.3%28.0%23.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.0%26.3%23.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.390.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.01-0.060.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.7%-80.7%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.3%-29.0%-16.4% -2.5%
52-week high $13.04$12.50$44.46 $779.14
52-week low $9.34$8.06$31.35 $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.

MultipleFPILANDALCO
P/E now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 24.8x -13.0xmedian 24.8x 180.0xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 3.8x 4.3xmedian 3.8x 16.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 14.4x 24.5xmedian 14.4x -11.6xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 19.7x 15.4xmedian 19.7x -77.6xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 1.40 0.43median 1.40 6.52median 1.28

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 monthsFPILANDALCO
Revenue $51.47M $88.48M $17.07M
Gross profit $47.81M $57.93M -$12.30M
Operating income $18.09M -$1.31M -$44.96M
Net income $26.06M -$6.47M $1.41M
Free cash flow $16.70M $24.81M -$3.55M
EPS (diluted) $0.56 $-0.68 $0.21
Cash & equivalents $11.42M $22.55M $55.58M
Total debt $1.05B $486.03M $82.92M
Shares (diluted) 43.37M 42.91M 7.44M
Enterprise value $394.12M $311.82M $94.23M

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
MetricFPILANDALCO
P/E 18.4x -13.0x 180.0x
P/FCF 26.8x 15.4x -77.6x
P/Operating cash flow 24.3x 13.8x -719.8x
P/S 8.7x 4.3x 16.2x
P/B 1.0x 0.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.6x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 30.6x 24.5x -11.6x
EV/EBIT 36.5x -645.9x -6.7x
EV/Revenue 12.8x 9.6x 17.8x
EV/FCF 39.5x 34.1x -85.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.8x 30.4x -791.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 0.43 6.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFPILANDALCO
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.4% 21.6% -61.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -1.1% -24.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.8% 93.4% 94.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.0% – 9.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,339% -114.1% 78.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – -18.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -63.8% -183.2% 100.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -36.0% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.9% -53.8% 101.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.1% -30.3% 27.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.9% 49.2% -103.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -16.1% 57.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 203.3% 122.8% -170.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.5% 80.3% 46.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFPILANDALCO
Gross margin 92.9% 65.5% -72.1%
EBITDA margin 41.9% 39.1% -153.7%
Operating margin 35.2% -1.5% -263.4%
Pretax margin 50.6% -23.6% -7.4%
Net margin 47.0% -33.0% 9.0%
FCF margin 32.4% 28.0% -20.8%
Operating cash flow margin 35.8% 31.4% -2.2%
Return on equity 5.6% -0.6% 0.7%
Return on assets 3.7% -0.4% 0.4%
Return on invested capital 2.6% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – -23.4%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -4.3x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% – 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFPILANDALCO
Debt / assets 32.0% 40.8% 41.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.8x 13.4x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 13.4x 19.6x -23.4x
Liabilities / assets 33.8% 43.5% 47.2%
Equity / assets 66.2% 56.5% 52.8%
Interest coverage 1.7x -0.1x -9.4x
Current ratio – – 8.0x
Quick ratio – – 7.7x
Cash ratio – – 7.6x
Altman Z-score – – 2.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFPILANDALCO
Dividend yield 5.2% 7.2% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 18.3% 1.0% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 23.4% 8.2% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 78.2% -342.1% 107.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 122.0% 89.2% -42.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -68.3% 9.4% -0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 4.5% -43.3%

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.

ConsensusFPILANDALCO
Forward P/E 46.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $-0.47FY2026 $-0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -63.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -13.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.83MFY2026 $71.55MFY2026 $17.81MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.6%FY2026 -19.0%FY2026 -59.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +4.2% -70.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFPILANDALCO
Held by institutions 53.2% 40.5% 60.2%
Institutions holding 181 181 111
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +4.7% +0.7%
Institutions buying 100 102 48
Institutions selling 51 46 31
Buyers to sellers 1.96 2.22 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.

FPILANDALCO
FPI 1.00 0.58 0.21
LAND 0.58 1.00 0.17
ALCO 0.21 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FPI, LAND and ALCO?

Farmland Partners (FPI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Farmland Partners (FPI) $446.04M, Gladstone Land (LAND) $381.48M, Alico (ALCO) $275.58M.

Which stock is cheaper, FPI, LAND and ALCO?

Farmland Partners (FPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Farmland Partners (FPI) 18.5x, Gladstone Land (LAND) -13.1x, Alico (ALCO) 179.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gladstone Land (LAND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Farmland Partners (FPI) -6.4%, Gladstone Land (LAND) +21.6%, Alico (ALCO) -61.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Farmland Partners (FPI) has the highest net margin (Farmland Partners (FPI) 47.0%, Gladstone Land (LAND) -33.0%, Alico (ALCO) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Farmland Partners (FPI) leads (Farmland Partners (FPI) 2.6%, Alico (ALCO) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alico (ALCO) returned the most: Farmland Partners (FPI) -0.3%, Gladstone Land (LAND) -1.6%, Alico (ALCO) +4.9%. Over five years, Alico (ALCO) compounded fastest (Farmland Partners (FPI) -3.3%/yr, Gladstone Land (LAND) -17.4%/yr, Alico (ALCO) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gladstone Land (LAND) has the highest dividend yield: Farmland Partners (FPI) 0.05%, Gladstone Land (LAND) 0.06%, Alico (ALCO) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alico (ALCO) has been the steadiest (Farmland Partners (FPI) 24.3%, Gladstone Land (LAND) 28.0%, Alico (ALCO) 23.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FPI, LAND and ALCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Farmland Partners (FPI) leads on 5. 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.