FR vs LINE vs TRN Stock Comparison

First Industrial Realty Trust, Lineage and Trinity Industries Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LINE Lineage, Inc.
$37.02 +7.8% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win
TRN Trinity Industries Inc
$30.49 +16.7% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.46B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
0.04%
Rail Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Trinity Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Trinity Industries 6, First Industrial Realty Trust 5, Lineage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFRLINETRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.24B $8.62B $2.46B LINE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.9x -51.0x 7.5x TRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x — 14.4x TRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.4% +1.0% -2.4% FR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.9% -3.1% 15.4% FR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% — 8.5% TRN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.5x 5.0x FR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.04% TRN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.9% -6.0% +11.4% TRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr — +0.9%/yr TRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.2% 36.6% 37.1% FR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 64/100 61/100 FR

Percentile Scorecard

FRLINETRN

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

AxisFRLINETRN
Valuation 25 #109 of 145 83 #25 of 145 78 #45 of 203
Growth 78 #33 of 144 76 #35 of 144 74 #50 of 189
Profitability 91 #13 of 140 26 #104 of 140 64 #68 of 187
Financial Health 89 #17 of 146 56 #65 of 146 4 #213 of 221
Shareholder Returns 78 #30 of 132 77 #31 of 132 83 #27 of 152
Overall 72 64 61
  • FR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • TRN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFRLINETRNSPY
1 month -7.8%+7.8%+16.7% -2.3%
3 months -16.4%-11.6%-2.7% -0.7%
6 months -10.3%+4.9%-12.0% +4.8%
Year to date -4.3%+5.8%+15.3% +10.3%
1 year -0.9%-6.0%+11.4% +10.3%
3 years +24.0%—+27.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +7.4%—+8.3% +20.1%
5 years -8.2%—+4.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year -1.7%—+0.9% +10.1%
10 years +113.9%—+101.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +7.9%—+7.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFRLINETRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.2%36.6%37.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%33.4%35.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.990.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.160.31 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-64.1%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-17.9%-20.0% -3.5%
52-week high $68.83$45.10$38.09 $779.14
52-week low $54.35$31.80$24.82 $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.

MultipleFRLINETRN
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 26.3x -49.9xmedian 26.3x 7.4xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 4.2x 1.6xmedian 4.2x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 14.4x 13.0xmedian 14.4x 7.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -90.7xmedian 23.9x 34.6xmedian 23.9x -9.2xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.21median 1.98 —median 1.98 0.11median 1.36

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 monthsFRLINETRN
Revenue $759.61M $5.37B $2.12B
Gross profit – $1.72B $521.30M
Operating income – $192.00M $731.90M
Net income $381.93M -$189.00M $334.90M
Free cash flow -$80.09M $244.00M -$259.60M
EPS (diluted) $2.74 $-0.74 $4.03
Cash & equivalents $46.05M $58.00M $158.30M
Total debt $1.44B $6.22B $5.33B
Shares (diluted) 132.67M 228.00M 81.00M
Enterprise value $7.04B $8.36B $1.82B

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
MetricFRLINETRN
P/E 20.0x -49.9x 7.4x
P/FCF -90.7x 34.6x -9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 8.6x 5.6x
P/S 9.6x 1.6x 1.1x
P/B 2.5x 1.0x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 13.0x 7.3x
EV/EBIT 23.8x 76.1x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 11.4x 2.7x 3.6x
EV/FCF -108.1x 59.9x -29.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 14.8x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.21 – 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRLINETRN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.4% 1.0% -2.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – -8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.0% -8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 142.0% 71.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.3% 70.0% 177.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 52.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% 69.8% 246.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – 65.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.3% 17.5% 7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – 15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.1% 45.2% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.7% – 19.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRLINETRN
Gross margin – 32.0% 24.6%
EBITDA margin 74.2% 20.9% 48.8%
Operating margin – 3.6% 34.5%
Pretax margin 47.7% -3.5% 21.9%
Net margin 47.9% -3.1% 15.4%
FCF margin -10.5% 4.5% -12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 59.2% 18.4% 19.9%
Return on equity 13.4% -2.1% 29.4%
Return on assets 6.6% -1.0% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 8.2% – 8.5%
Return on capital employed – 1.1% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -5.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRLINETRN
Debt / assets 24.9% 32.9% 63.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 4.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.5x 5.0x
Debt / FCF -18.0x 25.5x -20.5x
Liabilities / assets 50.4% 53.0% 86.4%
Equity / assets 49.6% 47.0% 13.6%
Interest coverage 787.6x – –
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio – 0.6x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 0.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRLINETRN
Dividend yield 3.5% 5.7% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 5.7% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 65.2% – 29.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -311.1% – -38.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.3% – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.4% – 6.1%

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.

ConsensusFRLINETRN
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 – 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.64FY2026 $-0.77FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.2%FY2026 – -33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -25.8% – -1.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $812.16MFY2026 $5.07BFY2026 $2.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% +4.1% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRLINETRN
Held by institutions 100.0% 33.7% 95.3%
Institutions holding 489 328 345
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +18.2% +6.3%
Institutions buying 261 183 171
Institutions selling 146 93 97
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.97 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.

FRLINETRN
FR 1.00 0.32 0.16
LINE 0.32 1.00 0.22
TRN 0.16 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FR, LINE and TRN?

Lineage (LINE) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) $7.24B, Lineage (LINE) $8.62B, Trinity Industries (TRN) $2.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, FR, LINE and TRN?

Trinity Industries (TRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 19.9x, Lineage (LINE) -51.0x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 7.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trinity Industries (TRN) is cheapest (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.8x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) +8.4%, Lineage (LINE) +1.0%, Trinity Industries (TRN) -2.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) has the highest net margin (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 47.9%, Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Trinity Industries (TRN) leads (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 8.2%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trinity Industries (TRN) returned the most: First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -0.9%, Lineage (LINE) -6.0%, Trinity Industries (TRN) +11.4%. Over five years, Trinity Industries (TRN) compounded fastest (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -1.7%/yr, Trinity Industries (TRN) +0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trinity Industries (TRN) has the highest dividend yield: First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 0.03%, Lineage (LINE) 0.00%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 0.04%. Lineage (LINE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) has been the steadiest (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.2%, Lineage (LINE) 36.6%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FR, LINE and TRN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trinity Industries (TRN) 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.