JOE vs HHH vs MLP Stock Comparison

St Joe, Howard Hughes Holdings and Maui Land & Pineapple Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JOE ST JOE Co
$67.62 +2.7% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.89B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$547.84M
Div. yield
0.01%
Real Estate Development Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

St Joe leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (St Joe 5, Howard Hughes Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJOEHHHMLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.89B $4.34B $277.80M HHH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.6x 14.9x -60.0x HHH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 87.8x 18.0x — HHH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.4% +34.0% -4.1% HHH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.5% 12.3% -28.6% JOE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.5% -13.7% -9.7% JOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.7%/yr -4.5%/yr +6.5%/yr JOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 33.4% 35.4% JOE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 64/100 35/100 JOE

Percentile Scorecard

JOEHHHMLP

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

AxisJOEHHHMLP
Valuation 55 #18 of 39 84 #7 of 39 11 #35 of 39
Growth 88 #5 of 33 75 #9 of 33 47 #18 of 33
Profitability 93 #3 of 30 72 #9 of 30 24 #23 of 30
Financial Health 60 #16 of 38 24 #29 of 38 57 #17 of 38
Shareholder Returns 54 #7 of 14 – –
Overall 70 64 35
  • JOE ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • HHH ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • MLP ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJOEHHHMLPSPY
1 month +2.7%+10.1%-12.5% -1.0%
3 months +8.9%+6.6%-17.0% +2.9%
6 months -4.8%+9.6%-8.4% +6.4%
Year to date +13.9%-12.0%-16.0% +11.4%
1 year +34.5%-13.7%-9.7% +13.1%
3 years +36.6%+9.4%-2.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.0%+3.0%-0.9% +21.5%
5 years +45.0%-20.7%+37.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.7%-4.5%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years +271.5%-32.0%+112.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.0%-3.8%+7.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureJOEHHHMLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%33.4%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.5%31.5%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.770.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.15-0.41-0.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.7%-49.0%-45.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-21.9%-28.6% -2.5%
52-week high $72.79$89.85$19.92 $779.14
52-week low $49.03$60.20$14.17 $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.

MultipleJOEHHHMLP
P/E now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 7.8x 12.9xmedian 7.8x -61.2xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.9x 1.6xmedian 4.9x 17.5xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 11.2x 9.4xmedian 11.2x —median 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 6.4x 6.1xmedian 6.4x -34.5xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 9.1xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 0.33 0.47median 0.33 -2.47median 0.33

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 monthsJOEHHHMLP
Revenue $547.84M $2.37B $16.15M
Gross profit $241.34M $1.79B $9.37M
Operating income $165.33M $505.99M -$5.87M
Net income $123.71M $290.16M -$5.87M
Free cash flow $191.24M $628.36M -$8.19M
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $4.94 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $117.32M $2.65B $3.28M
Total debt – $5.46B $25.00M
Shares (diluted) 57.17M 59.15M 20.40M
Enterprise value $3.38B -$3.09B $260.34M

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
MetricJOEHHHMLP
P/E 31.4x 12.9x -61.2x
P/FCF 20.2x 6.1x -34.5x
P/Operating cash flow 17.8x 4.8x 794.5x
P/S 7.0x 1.6x 17.5x
P/B 5.0x 0.9x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 1.1x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 9.4x –
EV/EBIT 22.6x 13.0x -49.1x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 2.8x 17.8x
EV/FCF 19.5x 10.5x -35.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 8.4x 809.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 0.47 -2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJOEHHHMLP
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.4% 34.0% -4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 20.1% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.5% 67.9% 17.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 31.7% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 63.9% -11.9% 10.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.8% 8.1% -21.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.3% 27.3% 10.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 34.5% 18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.0% 20.1% 67.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 27.2% 24.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.3% 33.7% 78.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.3% – 27.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 134.2% 120.5% -94.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% – -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJOEHHHMLP
Gross margin 44.1% 75.6% 58.0%
EBITDA margin 38.7% 29.4% –
Operating margin 30.2% 21.3% -36.3%
Pretax margin 30.3% 16.0% -36.3%
Net margin 22.5% 12.3% -28.6%
FCF margin 34.9% 26.5% -50.7%
Operating cash flow margin 39.6% 33.2% 2.2%
Return on equity 16.0% 7.4% -18.6%
Return on assets 8.2% 2.1% -12.0%
Return on invested capital – 4.0% –
Return on capital employed – – -13.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.7x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJOEHHHMLP
Debt / assets – 34.3% 17.1%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.0x –
Debt / FCF – 8.7x -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 48.8% 74.6% 37.4%
Equity / assets 51.2% 25.4% 62.6%
Interest coverage 5.7x 2.9x –
Current ratio – – 1.2x
Quick ratio – – 0.8x
Cash ratio – – 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 6.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJOEHHHMLP
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% – –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusJOEHHHMLP
Forward P/E 87.8xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $3.55FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -42.1%FY2026 +60.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -14.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $273.72MFY2026 $2.40BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -29.7%FY2026 +63.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – -8.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJOEHHHMLP
Held by institutions 87.6% 90.7% 23.5%
Institutions holding 320 303 66
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +1.8% +28.9%
Institutions buying 160 170 23
Institutions selling 97 87 26
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.95 0.88

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.

JOEHHHMLP
JOE 1.00 0.28 0.21
HHH 0.28 1.00 0.17
MLP 0.21 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JOE, HHH and MLP?

Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) is the largest by market capitalisation: St Joe (JOE) $3.89B, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) $4.34B, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) $277.80M.

Which stock is cheaper, JOE, HHH and MLP?

Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (St Joe (JOE) 31.6x, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 14.9x, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -60.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) is cheapest (St Joe (JOE) 87.8x, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 18.0x). 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: St Joe (JOE) +28.4%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) +34.0%, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

St Joe (JOE) has the highest net margin (St Joe (JOE) 22.5%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 12.3%, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -28.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year St Joe (JOE) returned the most: St Joe (JOE) +34.5%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) -13.7%, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -9.7%. Over five years, St Joe (JOE) compounded fastest (St Joe (JOE) +7.7%/yr, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) -4.5%/yr, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: St Joe (JOE) 0.01%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 0.00%, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) 0.00%. Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) and Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, St Joe (JOE) has been the steadiest (St Joe (JOE) 30.0%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 33.4%, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, St Joe (JOE) leads on 5. 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.