KRC vs VNO vs ARE Stock Comparison

Kilroy Realty, Vornado Realty Trust and Alexandria Real Estate Equities Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (SLG) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
KRC Kilroy Realty Corp
$36.04 +7.2% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.40B
P/E
153.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.09B
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins
VNO Vornado Realty Trust
$33.87 +0.4% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alexandria Real Estate Equities leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Alexandria Real Estate Equities 3, Vornado Realty Trust 3, Kilroy Realty 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRCVNOARELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.40B $6.76B $7.82B ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 153.9x -127.8x -5.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 156.7x — 27.1x ARE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.6% +1.6% -9.9% VNO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% -2.9% -52.0% KRC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.08% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.7% -10.2% -24.1% VNO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.0%/yr -4.9%/yr -27.2%/yr VNO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 32.7% 45.0% KRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 33/100 41/100 KRC

Percentile Scorecard

KRCVNOARE

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

AxisKRCVNOARE
Valuation 73 #40 of 146 39 #89 of 146 74 #39 of 146
Growth 1 #143 of 145 19 #118 of 145 8 #134 of 145
Profitability 46 #76 of 141 29 #101 of 141 15 #120 of 141
Financial Health 65 #52 of 146 32 #99 of 146 75 #37 of 146
Shareholder Returns 42 #79 of 136 48 #71 of 136 31 #94 of 136
Overall 46 33 41
  • KRC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VNO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ARE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRCVNOARESPY
1 month +7.2%+0.4%-10.7% -2.0%
3 months -8.4%-17.2%-13.5% -2.2%
6 months +7.5%+11.9%-3.5% +4.2%
Year to date -3.6%+1.8%-13.6% +10.6%
1 year -14.7%-10.2%-24.1% +10.4%
3 years +14.4%+46.9%-58.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +4.6%+13.7%-25.5% +20.2%
5 years -47.2%-22.4%-79.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year -12.0%-4.9%-27.2% +10.1%
10 years -47.2%-51.7%-58.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year -6.2%-7.0%-8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKRCVNOARESPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%32.7%45.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%33.5%46.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.980.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.31-0.54 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.0%-73.6%-82.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-17.2%-29.2% -3.2%
52-week high $43.48$40.91$59.69 $779.14
52-week low $27.72$24.71$39.91 $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.

MultipleKRCVNOARE
P/E now vs peer median 146.6xmedian 26.1x -119.5xmedian 26.1x -5.0xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 4.1x 3.4xmedian 4.1x 2.7xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 14.0xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -59.7xmedian 21.6x -37.2xmedian 21.6x -15.6xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.98median 1.95 -2.49median 1.95 0.05median 1.95

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 monthsKRCVNOARE
Revenue $1.09B $1.84B $2.76B
Net income $47.42M -$23.88M -$1.39B
Free cash flow -$70.24M -$170.39M -$473.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $-0.28 $-8.40
Cash & equivalents $94.30M $580.50M $508.86M
Total debt $4.38B $7.45B $12.90B
Shares (diluted) 117.24M 186.85M 170.75M
Enterprise value $3.55B $3.59B $232.48M

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
MetricKRCVNOARE
P/E 146.6x -119.5x -5.0x
P/FCF -59.7x -37.2x -15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 15.5x 6.2x
P/S 3.9x 3.4x 2.7x
P/B 0.8x 1.1x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.1x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA – 14.0x –
EV/EBIT – 37.7x –
EV/Revenue 7.8x 7.2x 6.6x
EV/FCF -120.2x -77.5x -38.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 32.3x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.98 -2.49 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRCVNOARE
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.6% 1.6% -9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 0.5% -0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -86.5% -102.5% -339.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.1% 60.0% -74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -91.0% -106.7% -239.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.1% 48.0% -100.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.6% -69.0% -13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -15.4% -9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -237.0% -126.6% 33.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.0% -1.0% 43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRCVNOARE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 51.3% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – -0.2% –
Net margin 2.6% -2.9% -52.0%
FCF margin -6.5% -9.2% -17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 22.2% 43.0%
Return on equity 0.9% -0.4% -6.6%
Return on assets 0.4% -0.2% -3.6%
Return on invested capital – 2.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.4x -17.1x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRCVNOARE
Debt / assets 41.8% 47.6% 37.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.3x –
Debt / FCF -62.3x -43.7x -27.3x
Liabilities / assets 48.4% 61.5% 45.9%
Equity / assets 51.6% 38.5% 54.1%
Interest coverage – 1.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRCVNOARE
Dividend yield 6.0% 2.2% 6.8%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 2.9% –
Shareholder yield 7.7% 5.1% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 539.6% – -43.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) -364.3% – -126.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.7% – -34.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – -10.2%

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.

ConsensusKRCVNOARE
Forward P/E 156.7xFY2026 – 27.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.23FY2026 $-0.40FY2026 $1.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -90.1%FY2026 -109.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +82.6% – -150.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.13BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $2.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 -8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% +24.9% -13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRCVNOARE
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.2% 97.2%
Institutions holding 386 434 597
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +14.6% +14.1%
Institutions buying 213 233 336
Institutions selling 121 126 192
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.85 1.75

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.

KRCVNOARE
KRC 1.00 0.73 0.43
VNO 0.73 1.00 0.47
ARE 0.43 0.47 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRC, VNO and ARE?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kilroy Realty (KRC) $4.40B, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) $6.76B, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $7.82B.

Which company is growing faster?

Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kilroy Realty (KRC) -3.6%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) +1.6%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kilroy Realty (KRC) has the highest net margin (Kilroy Realty (KRC) 2.6%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -2.9%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -52.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) returned the most: Kilroy Realty (KRC) -14.7%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -10.2%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -24.1%. Over five years, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) compounded fastest (Kilroy Realty (KRC) -12.0%/yr, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -4.9%/yr, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -27.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) has the highest dividend yield: Kilroy Realty (KRC) 0.06%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 0.00%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 0.08%. Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kilroy Realty (KRC) has been the steadiest (Kilroy Realty (KRC) 29.2%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 32.7%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRC, VNO and ARE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) leads on 3. 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.