FRT vs ALX vs CPPTL Stock Comparison

Federal Realty Investment Trust, Alexanders and Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALX Alexanders Inc
$251.07 +1.4% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$214.80M
Div. yield
0.07%
Office REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 6, Alexanders 2, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFRTALXCPPTLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.46B $1.28B $750.00M FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 7.5x 21.5x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.0x 29.7x — FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% -1.5% — FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% 79.1% — ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.9% +7.0% -17.1% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr -2.3%/yr — FRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.9% 28.0% 13.1% CPPTL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 36/100 — FRT

Percentile Scorecard

FRTALXCPPTL

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

AxisFRTALXCPPTL
Valuation 17 #120 of 145 31 #101 of 145 97 #6 of 145
Growth 50 #72 of 142 34 #94 of 142 9 #130 of 142
Profitability 84 #23 of 136 44 #76 of 136 –
Financial Health 45 #77 of 139 9 #126 of 139 –
Shareholder Returns 23 #101 of 131 59 #54 of 131 –
Overall 44 36 –
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CPPTL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFRTALXCPPTLSPY
1 month -1.1%+1.4%-2.9% -0.8%
3 months -14.0%-6.2%-4.7% +3.5%
6 months -1.7%+2.5%-6.5% +7.0%
Year to date +8.4%+15.2%-10.2% +12.2%
1 year +7.9%+7.0%-17.1% +13.0%
3 years +26.1%+40.1%-2.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.1%+11.9%-0.9% +23.1%
5 years -8.8%-10.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%-2.3%— +11.0%
10 years -25.3%-35.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.9%-4.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFRTALXCPPTLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.9%28.0%13.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.3%30.5%15.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.230.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.25-1.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-44.5%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-12.4%-17.1% -1.8%
52-week high $127.13$286.59$12.19 $779.14
52-week low $94.87$205.15$10.00 $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.

MultipleFRTALXCPPTL
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 27.4x 7.6xmedian 27.4x 21.7xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 4.2x 6.0xmedian 4.2x —median 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.6xmedian 23.2x 88.3xmedian 23.2x 10.2xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.3x 5.7xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 10.73median 2.11 0.43median 2.11 -0.85median 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 monthsFRTALXCPPTL
Revenue $1.34B $214.80M –
Operating income $638.97M – –
Net income $446.74M $169.82M $34.92M
Free cash flow -$371.04M $14.53M $74.40M
EPS (diluted) $4.97 $33.05 $0.47
Cash & equivalents $107.25M $303.31M $34.95M
Total debt $19.28B $3.48B –
Shares (diluted) 86.18M 5.14M 75.00M
Enterprise value $9.01B $487.77M $595.04M

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
MetricFRTALXCPPTL
P/E 22.0x 7.6x 21.7x
P/FCF -25.6x 88.3x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 47.2x 10.2x
P/S 7.1x 6.0x –
P/B 2.8x 5.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 5.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x – –
EV/EBIT 22.2x – –
EV/Revenue 10.6x 8.4x –
EV/FCF -38.2x 124.8x 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 66.8x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.73 0.43 -0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRTALXCPPTL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% -1.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 0.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.7% 354.2% -54.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 17.9% -25.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 354.0% -54.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 17.8% -25.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.3% -68.1% -15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -28.8% -6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -323.9% -74.4% -15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.8% -38.2% -6.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRTALXCPPTL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.2% – –
Operating margin 47.9% – –
Pretax margin 33.4% – –
Net margin 32.1% 79.1% –
FCF margin -27.8% 6.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 47.3% 12.6% –
Return on equity 13.1% – –
Return on assets 4.9% – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRTALXCPPTL
Debt / assets 52.6% 69.4% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 3.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x – –
Debt / FCF -12.9x 57.4x –
Liabilities / assets 62.1% 81.4% 11.0%
Equity / assets 37.9% 18.6% 89.0%
Interest coverage 3.3x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRTALXCPPTL
Dividend yield 4.2% 7.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 7.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 54.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 636.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.1% –

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.

ConsensusFRTALXCPPTL
Forward P/E 25.0xFY2026 29.7xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.38FY2026 $8.44FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 -31.2%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after -31.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.28BFY2026 $259.67MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -8.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRTALXCPPTL
Held by institutions 98.5% 38.9% 0.4%
Institutions holding 621 153 2
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +2.7% –
Institutions buying 363 71 1
Institutions selling 162 50 1
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.42 1.00

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.

FRTALXCPPTL
FRT 1.00 0.30 -0.02
ALX 0.30 1.00 0.02
CPPTL -0.02 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FRT, ALX and CPPTL?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.46B, Alexanders (ALX) $1.28B, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) $750.00M.

Which stock is cheaper, FRT, ALX and CPPTL?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.1x, Alexanders (ALX) 7.5x, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.0x, Alexanders (ALX) 29.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%, Alexanders (ALX) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%, Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.9%, Alexanders (ALX) +7.0%, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) -17.1%. Over five years, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) compounded fastest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.8%/yr, Alexanders (ALX) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%, Alexanders (ALX) 0.07%, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) 0.00%. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) and Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) has been the steadiest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.9%, Alexanders (ALX) 28.0%, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) 13.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FRT, ALX and CPPTL?

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