LINE vs EGP vs FR Stock Comparison

Lineage, Eastgroup Properties and First Industrial Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$35.38 -2.1% 1M -15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
5.99%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win
EGP Eastgroup Properties Inc
$197.48 -1.9% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.62B
P/E
33.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$770.49M
Div. yield
3.24%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eastgroup Properties leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Eastgroup Properties 5, First Industrial Realty Trust 5, Lineage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINEEGPFRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.07B $10.62B $7.31B EGP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -47.7x 33.5x 20.1x FR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 31.1x 20.9x FR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +10.4% +8.4% EGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 41.0% 47.9% FR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x — 2.5x FR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.99% 3.24% 3.53% LINE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.2% +10.4% -2.5% EGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.3%/yr -1.3%/yr EGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 17.4% 20.1% EGP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 57/100 70/100 FR

Percentile Scorecard

LINEEGPFR

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

AxisLINEEGPFR
Valuation 83 #25 of 145 5 #138 of 145 17 #120 of 145
Growth 75 #36 of 141 91 #14 of 141 77 #33 of 141
Profitability 25 #101 of 134 88 #17 of 134 92 #12 of 134
Financial Health 56 #62 of 138 72 #40 of 138 87 #19 of 138
Shareholder Returns 82 #24 of 131 32 #89 of 131 75 #34 of 131
Overall 64 57 70
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • EGP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINEEGPFRSPY
1 month -2.1%-1.9%-10.0% -0.2%
3 months -17.0%-6.0%-16.7% +3.9%
6 months -3.3%-2.3%-11.7% +8.2%
Year to date +1.1%+10.9%-3.7% +12.9%
1 year -15.2%+10.4%-2.5% +12.3%
3 years —+25.4%+35.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+7.8%+10.7% +23.3%
5 years —-1.7%-6.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-0.3%-1.3% +10.9%
10 years —+196.3%+111.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.5%+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLINEEGPFRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%17.4%20.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%17.2%21.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.230.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.410.60-0.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-39.6%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%-11.5%-19.8% -1.2%
52-week high $45.10$223.18$68.83 $779.14
52-week low $31.80$174.03$54.43 $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.

MultipleLINEEGPFR
P/E now vs peer median -47.7xmedian 26.3x 33.5xmedian 26.3x 20.1xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.0x 13.8xmedian 4.0x 9.6xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x 15.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 23.3x 525.9xmedian 23.3x -91.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 3.0xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.91 2.20median 1.91 4.24median 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 monthsLINEEGPFR
Revenue $5.37B $770.49M $759.61M
Gross profit $1.72B – –
Operating income $192.00M – –
Net income -$189.00M $316.28M $381.93M
Free cash flow $244.00M $20.19M -$80.09M
EPS (diluted) $-0.74 $5.87 $2.74
Cash & equivalents $58.00M $284.00K $46.05M
Total debt $6.22B $1.81B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 228.00M 53.84M 132.67M
Enterprise value $8.78B $10.55B $7.21B

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
MetricLINEEGPFR
P/E -47.7x 33.5x 20.1x
P/FCF 33.1x 525.9x -91.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 19.6x 16.3x
P/S 1.5x 13.8x 9.6x
P/B 0.9x 3.0x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 3.0x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x – 15.5x
EV/EBIT 74.1x – 24.0x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 16.1x 11.5x
EV/FCF 58.3x 615.4x -108.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 22.9x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.20 4.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINEEGPFR
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 10.4% 8.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 142.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 70.0% 27.3% 35.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 21.6% 5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 26.0% 34.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% 4.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 15.5% 13.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.9% 13.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% 107.3% -25.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.2% 38.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINEEGPFR
Gross margin 32.0% – –
EBITDA margin 20.9% – 74.2%
Operating margin 3.6% – –
Pretax margin -3.5% – 47.7%
Net margin -3.1% 41.0% 47.9%
FCF margin 4.5% 2.6% -10.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 70.4% 59.2%
Return on equity -2.1% 8.8% 13.4%
Return on assets -1.0% 5.6% 6.6%
Return on invested capital – – 8.2%
Return on capital employed 1.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.2x 1.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINEEGPFR
Debt / assets 32.9% 31.3% 24.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 25.5x 89.5x -18.0x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 38.2% 50.4%
Equity / assets 47.0% 61.8% 49.6%
Interest coverage – – 787.6x
Current ratio 0.8x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.57 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINEEGPFR
Dividend yield 6.0% 3.2% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 2.6% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 105.2% 65.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1,648% -311.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.2% 18.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 15.4%

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.

ConsensusLINEEGPFR
Forward P/E – 31.1xFY2026 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $6.34FY2026 $2.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.2%FY2026 +41.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -13.4% -25.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.07BFY2026 $754.86MFY2026 $812.16MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +7.9% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINEEGPFR
Held by institutions 33.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 327 550 487
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.2% +6.4% +5.0%
Institutions buying 183 293 260
Institutions selling 93 151 145
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.94 1.79

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.

LINEEGPFR
LINE 1.00 0.37 0.32
EGP 0.37 1.00 0.79
FR 0.32 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LINE, EGP and FR?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lineage (LINE) $8.07B, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) $10.62B, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) $7.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, LINE, EGP and FR?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lineage (LINE) -47.7x, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 33.5x, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) is cheapest (Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 31.1x, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lineage (LINE) +1.0%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +10.4%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) +8.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) has the highest net margin (Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 41.0%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 47.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eastgroup Properties (EGP) returned the most: Lineage (LINE) -15.2%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +10.4%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -2.5%. Over five years, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) compounded fastest (Eastgroup Properties (EGP) -0.3%/yr, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lineage (LINE) has the highest dividend yield: Lineage (LINE) 5.99%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 3.24%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 3.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) has been the steadiest (Lineage (LINE) 36.9%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 17.4%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LINE, EGP and FR?

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