HHH vs JOE vs RYN Stock Comparison

Howard Hughes Holdings, St Joe and Rayonier Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JOE ST JOE Co
$68.08 +4.2% 1M +33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.88B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$547.84M
Div. yield
0.94%
Real Estate Development Real Estate
4 wins
RYN Rayonier Inc
$19.22 +1.7% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.74B
P/E
76.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$968.29M
Div. yield
5.48%
Timberland REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rayonier leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Rayonier 4, Howard Hughes Holdings 4, St Joe 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHHHJOERYNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.80B $3.88B $5.74B RYN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.9x 31.6x 76.3x HHH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 88.4x 49.3x HHH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.0% +28.4% +0.4% HHH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% 22.5% 7.8% JOE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.0% — 0.8% HHH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x — 3.0x RYN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.94% 5.48% RYN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.8% +33.7% -17.6% JOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +7.4%/yr -12.7%/yr JOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.7% 29.9% 25.0% RYN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 72/100 55/100 JOE

Percentile Scorecard

HHHJOERYN

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

AxisHHHJOERYN
Valuation 84 #7 of 39 55 #18 of 39 52 #104 of 216
Growth 77 #8 of 32 90 #4 of 32 27 #148 of 202
Profitability 75 #8 of 29 96 #2 of 29 42 #111 of 192
Financial Health 24 #29 of 38 62 #15 of 38 87 #27 of 207
Shareholder Returns – 54 #7 of 14 68 #53 of 164
Overall 65 72 55
  • HHH ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • JOE ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • RYN ranked among 224 companies in Real Estate

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHHHJOERYNSPY
1 month +7.0%+4.2%+1.7% -0.2%
3 months +9.1%+9.4%-13.0% +3.9%
6 months +14.5%-4.0%-10.5% +8.2%
Year to date -8.2%+14.7%-11.2% +12.9%
1 year -10.8%+33.7%-17.6% +12.3%
3 years +17.1%+47.5%-23.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.4%+13.8%-8.6% +23.3%
5 years -13.9%+42.5%-49.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.0%+7.4%-12.7% +10.9%
10 years -28.2%+287.9%-28.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.3%+14.5%-3.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHHHJOERYNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.7%29.9%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%26.5%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.480.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.321.13-0.71 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-48.7%-60.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-6.5%-22.0% -1.2%
52-week high $89.85$72.79$24.65 $779.14
52-week low $60.20$49.03$17.98 $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.

MultipleHHHJOERYN
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 7.9x 31.6xmedian 7.9x 76.3xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 4.7x 7.1xmedian 4.7x 5.9xmedian 3.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 11.2x 17.7xmedian 11.2x 15.2xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 6.2x 20.3xmedian 6.2x 19.8xmedian 19.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.6x 5.0xmedian 0.6x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.32 2.32median 0.32 -3.40median 1.44

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 monthsHHHJOERYN
Revenue $2.37B $547.84M $968.29M
Gross profit $1.79B $241.34M $229.80M
Operating income $505.99M $165.33M $57.69M
Net income $290.16M $123.71M $76.62M
Free cash flow $628.36M $191.24M $289.31M
EPS (diluted) $4.94 $2.15 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $2.65B $117.32M $411.76M
Total debt $5.46B – $1.86B
Shares (diluted) 59.15M 57.17M 302.92M
Enterprise value -$3.56B $3.38B $2.92B

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
MetricHHHJOERYN
P/E 12.9x 31.6x 76.3x
P/FCF 6.1x 20.3x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x 17.9x 18.3x
P/S 1.6x 7.1x 5.9x
P/B 0.9x 5.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 5.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 17.7x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 22.8x 124.5x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 6.9x 7.4x
EV/FCF 10.5x 19.7x 24.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 17.4x 22.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 2.32 -3.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHHHJOERYN
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.0% 28.4% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 19.6% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 67.9% 38.5% -47.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.7% – 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.9% 63.9% -84.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 29.8% -20.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.3% 52.3% -90.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 14.2% -6.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.1% 51.0% -94.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 13.6% -22.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% 84.3% 29.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.3% 8.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 120.5% 134.2% 47.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.3% 42.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHHHJOERYN
Gross margin 75.6% 44.1% 23.7%
EBITDA margin 29.4% 38.7% 49.0%
Operating margin 21.3% 30.2% 6.0%
Pretax margin 16.0% 30.3% 4.2%
Net margin 12.3% 22.5% 7.8%
FCF margin 26.5% 34.9% 29.9%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% 39.6% 32.3%
Return on equity 7.4% 16.0% 1.5%
Return on assets 2.1% 8.2% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 4.0% – 0.8%
Return on capital employed – – 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.8x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHHHJOERYN
Debt / assets 34.3% – 24.9%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x – 3.0x
Debt / FCF 8.7x – 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 74.6% 48.8% 30.2%
Equity / assets 25.4% 51.2% 69.8%
Interest coverage 2.9x 5.7x 1.3x
Current ratio – – 3.6x
Quick ratio – – 2.5x
Cash ratio – – 2.2x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHHHJOERYN
Dividend yield – 0.9% 5.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.6% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.5% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% –

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.

ConsensusHHHJOERYN
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 88.4xFY2026 49.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.01FY2026 $0.77FY2026 $0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +81.4%FY2026 -42.1%FY2026 -31.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -14.2% – +35.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.70BFY2026 $273.72MFY2026 $1.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +83.4%FY2026 -29.7%FY2026 +197.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.0% – +17.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHHHJOERYN
Held by institutions 90.7% 87.6% 93.2%
Institutions holding 303 320 458
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -0.2% +7.1%
Institutions buying 170 160 236
Institutions selling 87 97 141
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.65 1.67

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.

HHHJOERYN
HHH 1.00 0.28 0.24
JOE 0.28 1.00 0.22
RYN 0.24 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HHH, JOE and RYN?

Rayonier (RYN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) $3.80B, St Joe (JOE) $3.88B, Rayonier (RYN) $5.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, HHH, JOE and RYN?

Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 12.9x, St Joe (JOE) 31.6x, Rayonier (RYN) 76.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) is cheapest (Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 15.9x, St Joe (JOE) 88.4x, Rayonier (RYN) 49.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) +34.0%, St Joe (JOE) +28.4%, Rayonier (RYN) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

St Joe (JOE) has the highest net margin (Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 12.3%, St Joe (JOE) 22.5%, Rayonier (RYN) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) leads (Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 4.0%, Rayonier (RYN) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year St Joe (JOE) returned the most: Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) -10.8%, St Joe (JOE) +33.7%, Rayonier (RYN) -17.6%. Over five years, St Joe (JOE) compounded fastest (Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) -3.0%/yr, St Joe (JOE) +7.4%/yr, Rayonier (RYN) -12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rayonier (RYN) has the highest dividend yield: Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 0.00%, St Joe (JOE) 0.94%, Rayonier (RYN) 5.48%. Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rayonier (RYN) has been the steadiest (Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 33.7%, St Joe (JOE) 29.9%, Rayonier (RYN) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HHH, JOE and RYN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rayonier (RYN) leads on 4. 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.