JBGS vs ARE vs CDP Stock Comparison

JBG SMITH Properties, Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Copt Defense Properties Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$12.31 +13.7% 1M -34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$917.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
5.61%
Office REITs Real Estate
CDP Copt Defense Properties
$33.11 -0.8% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.76B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$804.15M
Div. yield
3.82%
Office REITs Real Estate
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 9, Alexandria Real Estate Equities 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJBGSARECDPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $917.34M $8.01B $3.76B ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.7x -5.5x 22.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 29.5x 22.4x CDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.1% -9.9% +7.2% CDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -30.3% -52.0% 21.2% CDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.3% — 5.0% CDP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.9x — 6.6x CDP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.61% 6.26% 3.82% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.6% -14.8% +15.9% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.5%/yr -25.9%/yr +3.1%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.8% 45.7% 18.5% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 40/100 57/100 CDP

Percentile Scorecard

JBGSARECDP

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

AxisJBGSARECDP
Valuation 31 #101 of 146 74 #39 of 146 60 #59 of 146
Growth 10 #131 of 145 8 #134 of 145 82 #27 of 145
Profitability 6 #133 of 141 15 #120 of 141 78 #32 of 141
Financial Health 10 #131 of 146 75 #37 of 146 29 #104 of 146
Shareholder Returns 62 #52 of 136 30 #96 of 136 38 #85 of 136
Overall 24 40 57
  • JBGS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CDP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJBGSARECDPSPY
1 month +13.7%+0.4%-0.8% -1.0%
3 months +0.9%-8.2%-11.4% -0.4%
6 months -22.1%+0.4%+4.3% +4.5%
Year to date -27.6%-6.0%+19.1% +12.4%
1 year -34.6%-14.8%+15.9% +13.6%
3 years -12.9%-55.0%+38.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year -4.5%-23.4%+11.5% +20.8%
5 years -59.3%-77.7%+16.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -16.5%-25.9%+3.1% +10.4%
10 years —-55.3%+29.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year —-7.7%+2.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureJBGSARECDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.8%45.7%18.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%46.9%17.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.760.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.99-0.320.86 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.3%-82.1%-26.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.6%-22.9%-13.6% -1.6%
52-week high $18.82$59.69$38.34 $779.14
52-week low $10.05$39.91$27.49 $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.

MultipleJBGSARECDP
P/E now vs peer median -4.7xmedian 26.6x -5.5xmedian 26.6x 22.0xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 4.3x 2.9xmedian 4.3x 4.7xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x 16.3xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.9xmedian 22.1x -16.9xmedian 22.1x 70.7xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 2.01 0.05median 2.01 0.31median 2.01

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 monthsJBGSARECDP
Revenue $508.41M $2.76B $804.15M
Gross profit – – $769.38M
Operating income – – $208.34M
Net income -$186.68M -$1.39B $177.89M
Free cash flow -$66.16M -$473.23M $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $-2.64 $-8.40 $1.47
Cash & equivalents $74.80M $508.86M $24.26M
Total debt $2.53B $12.90B $2.58B
Shares (diluted) 58.28M 170.75M 115.92M
Enterprise value $1.12B $4.03B $3.46B

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
MetricJBGSARECDP
P/E -4.7x -5.5x 22.0x
P/FCF -13.9x -16.9x 70.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 6.7x 10.6x
P/S 1.8x 2.9x 4.7x
P/B 0.9x 0.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.4x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 23.2x – 16.3x
EV/EBIT -71.2x – 30.3x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 6.8x 7.8x
EV/FCF -51.0x -39.7x 118.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 55.5x 15.8x 17.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.05 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJBGSARECDP
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.1% -9.9% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -0.5% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 52.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.3% -339.2% 13.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -83.2% -74.6% 72.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.4% -239.7% 10.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -113.4% -100.7% 70.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.5% -13.7% 7.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.6% -9.5% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.6% 33.5% -34.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.8% 43.5% 38.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJBGSARECDP
Gross margin – – 95.7%
EBITDA margin 28.6% – 48.3%
Operating margin – – 25.9%
Pretax margin -37.4% – 21.9%
Net margin -30.3% -52.0% 21.2%
FCF margin -13.0% -17.1% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.9% 43.0% 44.2%
Return on equity -16.8% -6.6% 11.2%
Return on assets -4.3% -3.6% 3.9%
Return on invested capital -1.3% – 5.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x -0.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 1.5% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJBGSARECDP
Debt / assets 59.4% 37.9% 56.4%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.7x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 16.9x – 6.6x
Debt / FCF -38.2x -27.3x 48.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.7% 45.9% 65.1%
Equity / assets 25.3% 54.1% 34.9%
Interest coverage -0.3x – 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJBGSARECDP
Dividend yield 5.6% 6.3% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 10.7% – –
Shareholder yield 16.3% 6.3% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -22.4% -43.0% 79.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) -63.3% -126.5% 266.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -26.6% -34.4% 4.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -25.4% -10.2% 4.0%

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.

ConsensusJBGSARECDP
Forward P/E – 29.5xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.03FY2026 $1.56FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -150.6% -5.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $453.74MFY2026 $2.71BFY2026 $739.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.0%FY2026 -8.2%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% -13.7% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJBGSARECDP
Held by institutions 97.6% 97.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 206 597 331
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +14.1% +0.5%
Institutions buying 86 336 156
Institutions selling 72 192 108
Buyers to sellers 1.19 1.75 1.44

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.

JBGSARECDP
JBGS 1.00 0.51 0.40
ARE 0.51 1.00 0.34
CDP 0.40 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JBGS, ARE and CDP?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $917.34M, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $8.01B, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.76B.

Which company is growing faster?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.1%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has the highest net margin (JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) leads (JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.3%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copt Defense Properties (CDP) returned the most: JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -34.6%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -14.8%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +15.9%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.5%/yr, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -25.9%/yr, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) has the highest dividend yield: JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 5.61%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 6.26%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 3.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has been the steadiest (JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.8%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 45.7%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JBGS, ARE and CDP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 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.