KRC vs VNO vs ARE Stock Comparison

Kilroy Realty, Vornado Realty Trust and Alexandria Real Estate Equities Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRC Kilroy Realty Corp
$35.98 +5.2% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.18B
P/E
146.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.09B
Div. yield
6.00%
Office REITs Real Estate
4 wins
VNO Vornado Realty Trust
$34.33 -1.1% 1M -12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.41B
P/E
1,112x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
2.16%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kilroy Realty leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Kilroy Realty 4, Alexandria Real Estate Equities 3, Vornado Realty Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRCVNOARELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.18B $6.41B $7.12B ARE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 146.4x 1,112x -4.9x KRC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 156.4x — 26.2x ARE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.6% +1.4% -9.9% VNO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% 0.3% -52.0% KRC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.00% 2.16% 7.05% ARE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.8% -12.4% -47.5% VNO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.0%/yr -4.6%/yr -27.6%/yr VNO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 32.7% 50.3% KRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 29/100 39/100 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 71 #43 of 145 24 #111 of 145 74 #38 of 145
Growth 1 #140 of 141 13 #123 of 141 7 #131 of 141
Profitability 45 #74 of 134 38 #84 of 134 14 #115 of 134
Financial Health 64 #50 of 138 33 #93 of 138 72 #39 of 138
Shareholder Returns 42 #77 of 131 39 #81 of 131 29 #94 of 131
Overall 44 29 39
  • 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 +5.2%-1.1%-18.1% -0.2%
3 months -7.0%-14.3%-24.3% +3.9%
6 months +5.5%+13.3%+1.1% +8.2%
Year to date -3.7%+3.2%-16.5% +12.9%
1 year -12.8%-12.4%-47.5% +12.3%
3 years +30.3%+75.8%-55.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.2%+20.7%-23.6% +23.3%
5 years -47.1%-21.0%-80.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.0%-4.6%-27.6% +10.9%
10 years -49.0%-53.7%-61.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.5%-7.4%-9.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKRCVNOARESPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%32.7%50.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%33.5%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.990.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-0.38-0.95 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.0%-73.6%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.2%-16.1%-47.5% -1.2%
52-week high $43.48$40.91$77.87 $779.14
52-week low $27.72$24.71$40.41 $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 146.4xmedian 26.3x 1,112xmedian 26.3x -4.9xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 4.0x 3.5xmedian 4.0x 2.6xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 13.8xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -59.6xmedian 23.3x -15.4xmedian 23.3x -15.0xmedian 23.3x
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 1.91 42.32median 1.91 0.05median 1.91

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 $1.83B $2.76B
Net income $47.42M $49.20M -$1.39B
Free cash flow -$70.24M -$416.33M -$473.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $0.03 $-8.40
Cash & equivalents $94.30M $675.35M $508.86M
Total debt $4.38B $7.44B $12.90B
Shares (diluted) 117.24M 194.20M 170.75M
Enterprise value $3.55B $3.54B $3.13B

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 146.4x 1,112x -4.9x
P/FCF -59.6x -15.4x -15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 16.4x 6.0x
P/S 3.9x 3.5x 2.6x
P/B 0.8x 1.1x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.1x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA – 13.8x –
EV/EBIT – 32.8x –
EV/Revenue 7.8x 7.2x 6.5x
EV/FCF -120.1x -31.7x -37.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 33.7x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.98 42.32 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRCVNOARE
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.6% 1.4% -9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 0.1% -0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -86.5% -94.6% -339.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.1% 28.4% -74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -91.0% -99.3% -239.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.1% 26.3% -100.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.6% -71.9% -13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -19.3% -9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -237.0% -145.3% 33.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.0% -66.0% 43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRCVNOARE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 52.0% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 2.9% –
Net margin 2.6% 0.3% -52.0%
FCF margin -6.5% -22.8% -17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 21.4% 43.0%
Return on equity 0.9% 0.7% -6.6%
Return on assets 0.4% 0.3% -3.6%
Return on invested capital – 2.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.4x 7.9x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRCVNOARE
Debt / assets 41.8% 47.7% 37.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.1x –
Debt / FCF -62.3x -17.9x -27.3x
Liabilities / assets 48.4% 61.8% 45.9%
Equity / assets 51.6% 38.2% 54.1%
Interest coverage – 1.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRCVNOARE
Dividend yield 6.0% 2.2% 7.0%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 2.1% –
Shareholder yield 7.7% 4.2% 7.0%
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 156.4xFY2026 – 26.2xFY2026
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 385 433 595
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +14.6% +14.1%
Institutions buying 212 233 336
Institutions selling 121 126 191
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.85 1.76

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 0.71 0.42
VNO 0.71 1.00 0.49
ARE 0.42 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRC, VNO and ARE?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kilroy Realty (KRC) $4.18B, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) $6.41B, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) $7.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRC, VNO and ARE?

Kilroy Realty (KRC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kilroy Realty (KRC) 146.4x, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 1,112x, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -4.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is cheapest (Kilroy Realty (KRC) 156.4x, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 26.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

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) +1.4%, 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) 0.3%, 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) -12.8%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -12.4%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -47.5%. Over five years, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) compounded fastest (Kilroy Realty (KRC) -12.0%/yr, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) -4.6%/yr, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) -27.6%/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) 6.00%, Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) 2.16%, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) 7.05%.

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) 50.3%). 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, Kilroy Realty (KRC) 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.