LINE vs FR vs COLD Stock Comparison

Lineage, First Industrial Realty Trust and Americold Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$35.75 -1.1% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win
COLD Americold Realty Trust
$14.61 -0.9% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
0.06%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

First Industrial Realty Trust leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (First Industrial Realty Trust 7, Americold Realty Trust 2, Lineage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINEFRCOLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.14B $7.33B $4.15B LINE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -48.2x 20.1x -9.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +8.4% -0.2% FR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 47.9% -17.4% FR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.2% -4.6% FR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 2.5x 67.3x FR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.06% COLD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.1% -1.6% +6.6% COLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.8%/yr -13.1%/yr FR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 20.1% 44.1% FR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 71/100 22/100 FR

Percentile Scorecard

LINEFRCOLD

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

AxisLINEFRCOLD
Valuation 82 #27 of 145 20 #116 of 145 19 #117 of 145
Growth 77 #34 of 142 77 #33 of 142 4 #136 of 142
Profitability 24 #104 of 136 92 #12 of 136 13 #118 of 136
Financial Health 57 #60 of 139 89 #16 of 139 13 #121 of 139
Shareholder Returns 82 #25 of 131 75 #34 of 131 61 #52 of 131
Overall 64 71 22
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • COLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINEFRCOLDSPY
1 month -1.1%-9.9%-0.9% -0.8%
3 months -16.0%-16.9%-0.1% +3.5%
6 months -1.1%-11.1%+19.2% +7.0%
Year to date +2.1%-3.6%+13.6% +12.2%
1 year -12.1%-1.6%+6.6% +13.0%
3 years —+35.9%-42.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+10.8%-16.8% +23.1%
5 years —-4.0%-50.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-0.8%-13.1% +11.0%
10 years —+107.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+7.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLINEFRCOLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%20.1%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%21.5%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.440.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.080.15 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-38.9%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-19.8%-10.1% -1.8%
52-week high $45.10$68.83$16.25 $779.14
52-week low $31.80$54.43$10.12 $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.

MultipleLINEFRCOLD
P/E now vs peer median -48.2xmedian 27.4x 20.1xmedian 27.4x -9.2xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.2x 9.6xmedian 4.2x 1.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 14.2x 15.5xmedian 14.2x 134.0xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 23.2x -91.4xmedian 23.2x -22.2xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.11 4.24median 2.11 0.16median 2.11

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 monthsLINEFRCOLD
Revenue $5.37B $759.61M $2.61B
Gross profit $1.72B – $830.08M
Operating income $192.00M – -$326.12M
Net income -$189.00M $381.93M -$460.51M
Free cash flow $244.00M -$80.09M -$187.93M
EPS (diluted) $-0.74 $2.74 $-1.59
Cash & equivalents $58.00M $46.05M $40.47M
Total debt $6.22B $1.44B $4.24B
Shares (diluted) 228.00M 132.67M 286.88M
Enterprise value $7.88B $7.14B $3.90B

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
MetricLINEFRCOLD
P/E -48.2x 20.1x -9.2x
P/FCF 33.4x -91.4x -22.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 16.3x 11.9x
P/S 1.5x 9.6x 1.6x
P/B 0.9x 2.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x 15.5x 134.0x
EV/EBIT 74.6x 24.0x -25.7x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 11.5x 3.2x
EV/FCF 58.7x -108.8x -44.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.5x 19.4x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.24 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINEFRCOLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 8.4% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.0% – -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 142.0% – -514.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -70.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 70.0% 35.3% -736.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% -59.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 34.3% -729.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% -56.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 13.3% -4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% 11.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% -25.1% -48.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.7% -232.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINEFRCOLD
Gross margin 32.0% – 31.7%
EBITDA margin 20.9% 74.2% 2.4%
Operating margin 3.6% – -12.5%
Pretax margin -3.5% 47.7% -18.0%
Net margin -3.1% 47.9% -17.4%
FCF margin 4.5% -10.5% -7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 59.2% 13.4%
Return on equity -2.1% 13.4% -17.3%
Return on assets -1.0% 6.6% -5.8%
Return on invested capital – 8.2% -4.6%
Return on capital employed 1.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.2x 1.2x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINEFRCOLD
Debt / assets 32.9% 24.9% 54.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 2.5x 67.3x
Debt / FCF 25.5x -18.0x -22.6x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 50.4% 68.6%
Equity / assets 47.0% 49.6% 31.4%
Interest coverage – 787.6x -2.1x
Current ratio 0.8x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.58 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINEFRCOLD
Dividend yield 5.9% 3.5% 6.3%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 3.5% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 65.2% -57.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -311.1% -140.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.3% 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.4% 3.4%

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.

ConsensusLINEFRCOLD
Forward P/E – 20.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $2.64FY2026 $-1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +41.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -25.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.07BFY2026 $812.16MFY2026 $2.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 -7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +9.4% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINEFRCOLD
Held by institutions 33.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 327 487 406
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.2% +5.0% -0.3%
Institutions buying 183 260 212
Institutions selling 93 145 140
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.79 1.51

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.

LINEFRCOLD
LINE 1.00 0.32 0.75
FR 0.32 1.00 0.26
COLD 0.75 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LINE, FR and COLD?

Lineage (LINE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lineage (LINE) $8.14B, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) $7.33B, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) $4.15B.

Which company is growing faster?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lineage (LINE) +1.0%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) +8.4%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) has the highest net margin (Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 47.9%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -17.4%). On return on invested capital, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) leads (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 8.2%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Americold Realty Trust (COLD) returned the most: Lineage (LINE) -12.1%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -1.6%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) +6.6%. Over five years, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) compounded fastest (First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) -0.8%/yr, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Americold Realty Trust (COLD) has the highest dividend yield: Lineage (LINE) 0.00%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 0.03%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 0.06%. Lineage (LINE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) has been the steadiest (Lineage (LINE) 37.0%, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) 20.1%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) leads on 7. 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.