FR vs PLD vs COLD Stock Comparison

First Industrial Realty Trust, Prologis and Americold Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PLD Prologis, Inc.
$126.41 -5.7% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$117.84B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.19B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win
COLD Americold Realty Trust
$14.45 +0.6% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
0.06%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

First Industrial Realty Trust leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (First Industrial Realty Trust 9, Americold Realty Trust 2, Prologis 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFRPLDCOLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.32B $117.84B $4.19B PLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 28.0x -9.2x FR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 35.5x — FR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.4% +7.3% -0.2% FR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.9% 45.7% -17.4% FR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 5.0% -4.6% FR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 4.4x 67.3x FR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.06% COLD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.3% +0.5% +5.9% COLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr -2.6%/yr -13.6%/yr FR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.1% 20.5% 44.1% FR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 48/100 22/100 FR

Percentile Scorecard

FRPLDCOLD

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

AxisFRPLDCOLD
Valuation 22 #113 of 145 10 #131 of 145 20 #116 of 145
Growth 77 #34 of 144 59 #60 of 144 4 #138 of 144
Profitability 92 #12 of 140 77 #33 of 140 15 #119 of 140
Financial Health 89 #17 of 146 86 #21 of 146 12 #129 of 146
Shareholder Returns 76 #32 of 132 9 #120 of 132 61 #52 of 132
Overall 71 48 22
  • FR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • COLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFRPLDCOLDSPY
1 month -10.9%-5.7%+0.6% -1.0%
3 months -18.7%-14.4%+0.9% +2.9%
6 months -11.3%-11.0%+12.6% +6.4%
Year to date -5.0%-1.0%+12.4% +11.4%
1 year -2.3%+0.5%+5.9% +13.1%
3 years +30.1%+24.3%-44.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.2%+7.5%-18.0% +21.5%
5 years -6.6%-12.2%-51.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.4%-2.6%-13.6% +10.9%
10 years +101.7%+141.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.3%+9.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFRPLDCOLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.1%20.5%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.5%20.8%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.390.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.020.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-48.1%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.9%-15.7%-11.1% -2.5%
52-week high $68.83$149.92$16.25 $779.14
52-week low $54.43$122.40$10.12 $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.

MultipleFRPLDCOLD
P/E now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 27.0x 28.1xmedian 27.0x -9.1xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 4.1x 12.8xmedian 4.1x 1.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.5x 19.4xmedian 14.5x 133.3xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -90.1xmedian 23.7x -256.6xmedian 23.7x -21.9xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.18median 2.07 3.34median 2.07 0.16median 2.07

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 monthsFRPLDCOLD
Revenue $759.61M $9.19B $2.61B
Gross profit – – $830.08M
Operating income – $5.03B -$326.12M
Net income $381.93M $4.47B -$460.51M
Free cash flow -$80.09M -$459.56M -$187.93M
EPS (diluted) $2.74 $4.39 $-1.59
Cash & equivalents $46.05M $1.77B $40.47M
Total debt $1.44B $36.44B $16.45B
Shares (diluted) 132.67M 957.88M 286.88M
Enterprise value $7.13B $112.88B $3.94B

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
MetricFRPLDCOLD
P/E 19.8x 28.1x -9.1x
P/FCF -90.1x -256.6x -21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 22.5x 11.8x
P/S 9.5x 12.8x 1.6x
P/B 2.5x 2.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.0x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 19.4x 133.3x
EV/EBIT 23.7x 30.3x -25.5x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 16.6x 3.2x
EV/FCF -107.5x -332.1x -44.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 29.1x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.18 3.34 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRPLDCOLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.4% 7.3% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 6.0% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.7% -514.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% -70.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.3% 21.9% -736.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 8.9% -59.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% 21.8% -729.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 8.4% -56.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.3% 1.3% -4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 2.9% 11.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.1% -130.1% -48.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.7% 47.6% -232.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRPLDCOLD
Gross margin – – 31.7%
EBITDA margin 74.2% 85.4% 2.4%
Operating margin – 54.7% -12.5%
Pretax margin 47.7% 51.9% -18.0%
Net margin 47.9% 45.7% -17.4%
FCF margin -10.5% -5.0% -7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 59.2% 57.0% 13.4%
Return on equity 13.4% 7.7% -17.3%
Return on assets 6.6% 4.5% -5.8%
Return on invested capital 8.2% 5.0% -4.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRPLDCOLD
Debt / assets 24.9% 36.1% 54.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 4.4x 67.3x
Debt / FCF -18.0x -79.3x -22.6x
Liabilities / assets 50.4% 42.5% 68.6%
Equity / assets 49.6% 57.5% 31.4%
Interest coverage 787.6x 4.8x -2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRPLDCOLD
Dividend yield 3.6% 3.3% 6.4%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 3.3% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 65.2% – -57.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) -311.1% – -140.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 18.3% – 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.4% – 3.4%

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.

ConsensusFRPLDCOLD
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.68FY2026 $3.56FY2026 $-1.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.3%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -25.4% +2.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $811.76MFY2026 $8.99BFY2026 $2.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 -7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +1.3% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRPLDCOLD
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 487 1,724 406
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +1.5% -0.3%
Institutions buying 260 968 212
Institutions selling 145 531 140
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.82 1.51

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.

FRPLDCOLD
FR 1.00 0.75 0.26
PLD 0.75 1.00 0.31
COLD 0.26 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FR, PLD and COLD?

Prologis (PLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) $7.32B, Prologis (PLD) $117.84B, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) $4.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, FR, PLD and COLD?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.1x, Prologis (PLD) 28.0x, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) is cheapest (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.3x, Prologis (PLD) 35.5x). 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%, Prologis (PLD) +7.3%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) has the highest net margin (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 47.9%, Prologis (PLD) 45.7%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -17.4%). On return on invested capital, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) leads (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 8.2%, Prologis (PLD) 5.0%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Americold Realty Trust (COLD) returned the most: First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -2.3%, Prologis (PLD) +0.5%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) +5.9%. Over five years, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) compounded fastest (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -1.4%/yr, Prologis (PLD) -2.6%/yr, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Americold Realty Trust (COLD) has the highest dividend yield: First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 0.03%, Prologis (PLD) 0.00%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 0.06%. Prologis (PLD) 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) 20.1%, Prologis (PLD) 20.5%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FR, PLD and COLD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) leads on 9. 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.