LINE vs LXP vs STAG Stock Comparison

Lineage, LXP Industrial Trust and STAG Industrial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$35.75 -1.1% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins
LXP LXP Industrial Trust
$61.12 +0.4% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.55B
P/E
61.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$347.70M
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
3 wins
STAG STAG Industrial, Inc.
$36.30 -1.4% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.91B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$880.59M
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

STAG Industrial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (STAG Industrial 5, LXP Industrial Trust 3, Lineage 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINELXPSTAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.07B $3.55B $6.91B LINE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -47.7x 61.1x 28.0x STAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 1,019x 34.9x STAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% -4.2% +9.6% STAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 16.7% 28.0% STAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 2.2x — LXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.1% +28.0% -6.0% LXP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.5%/yr -3.6%/yr LXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 20.4% 19.4% STAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 50/100 39/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

LINELXPSTAG

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

AxisLINELXPSTAG
Valuation 82 #27 of 145 32 #99 of 145 7 #135 of 145
Growth 77 #34 of 142 21 #113 of 142 40 #85 of 142
Profitability 24 #104 of 136 76 #33 of 136 56 #60 of 136
Financial Health 57 #60 of 139 91 #13 of 139 58 #59 of 139
Shareholder Returns 82 #25 of 131 30 #92 of 131 32 #90 of 131
Overall 64 50 39
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LXP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • STAG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINELXPSTAGSPY
1 month -1.1%+0.4%-1.4% -0.8%
3 months -16.0%+0.7%-10.7% +3.5%
6 months -1.1%+20.5%-8.1% +7.0%
Year to date +2.1%+23.3%-1.3% +12.2%
1 year -12.1%+28.0%-6.0% +13.0%
3 years —+56.1%+12.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+16.0%+4.0% +23.1%
5 years —-16.3%-16.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-3.5%-3.6% +11.0%
10 years —+21.1%+56.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+1.9%+4.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLINELXPSTAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%20.4%19.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%22.9%19.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.300.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.331.37-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-55.0%-44.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%0.0%-13.7% -1.8%
52-week high $45.10$61.12$42.04 $779.14
52-week low $31.80$45.48$35.28 $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.

MultipleLINELXPSTAG
P/E now vs peer median -48.2xmedian 27.4x 61.0xmedian 27.4x 28.1xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.2x 10.4xmedian 4.2x 7.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 14.2x 10.4xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 23.2x -231.5xmedian 23.2x -18.4xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.11 -524.16median 2.11 4.58median 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 monthsLINELXPSTAG
Revenue $5.37B $347.70M $880.59M
Gross profit $1.72B $283.40M –
Operating income $192.00M $243.25M –
Net income -$189.00M $70.75M $252.17M
Free cash flow $244.00M -$15.56M -$380.65M
EPS (diluted) $-0.74 $1.00 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $58.00M $17.99M $65.89M
Total debt $6.22B $953.51M $3.44B
Shares (diluted) 228.00M 58.09M 191.33M
Enterprise value $7.80B $3.00B $6.80B

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
MetricLINELXPSTAG
P/E -48.2x 61.0x 28.1x
P/FCF 33.4x -231.5x -18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 18.8x 14.7x
P/S 1.5x 10.4x 7.9x
P/B 0.9x 1.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.8x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x 10.4x –
EV/EBIT 74.6x 18.7x –
EV/Revenue 2.7x 13.1x 11.8x
EV/FCF 58.7x -291.7x -27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.5x 23.7x 21.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -524.16 4.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINELXPSTAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% -4.2% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.4% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.0% -5.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 142.0% -6.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 70.0% -16.9% 5.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% -27.6% 3.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% -11.7% 6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.0% 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% 11.7% -102.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.2% -80.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINELXPSTAG
Gross margin 32.0% 81.5% –
EBITDA margin 20.9% 125.1% –
Operating margin 3.6% 70.0% –
Pretax margin -3.5% 22.3% –
Net margin -3.1% 16.7% 28.0%
FCF margin 4.5% -4.5% -43.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 55.1% 54.1%
Return on equity -2.1% 3.6% 6.8%
Return on assets -1.0% 2.0% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 1.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.2x 2.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINELXPSTAG
Debt / assets 32.9% 27.5% 46.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 2.2x –
Debt / FCF 25.5x -61.3x -9.0x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 43.4% 50.4%
Equity / assets 47.0% 56.6% 49.6%
Interest coverage – 4.3x –
Current ratio 0.8x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.58 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINELXPSTAG
Dividend yield 5.9% 3.4% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 3.9% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusLINELXPSTAG
Forward P/E – 1,019xFY2026 34.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $0.06FY2026 $1.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -96.7%FY2026 -28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +816.7% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.07BFY2026 $322.52MFY2026 $875.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 -6.8%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +10.0% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINELXPSTAG
Held by institutions 33.7% 95.2% 93.8%
Institutions holding 327 317 546
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.2% +1.6% +8.5%
Institutions buying 183 152 281
Institutions selling 93 114 166
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.33 1.69

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.

LINELXPSTAG
LINE 1.00 0.35 0.35
LXP 0.35 1.00 0.63
STAG 0.35 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LINE, LXP and STAG?

Lineage (LINE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lineage (LINE) $8.07B, LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) $3.55B, STAG Industrial (STAG) $6.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, LINE, LXP and STAG?

STAG Industrial (STAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lineage (LINE) -47.7x, LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) 61.1x, STAG Industrial (STAG) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, STAG Industrial (STAG) is cheapest (LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) 1,019x, STAG Industrial (STAG) 34.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

STAG Industrial (STAG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lineage (LINE) +1.0%, LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) -4.2%, STAG Industrial (STAG) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

STAG Industrial (STAG) has the highest net margin (Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) 16.7%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 28.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) returned the most: Lineage (LINE) -12.1%, LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) +28.0%, STAG Industrial (STAG) -6.0%. Over five years, LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) compounded fastest (LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) -3.5%/yr, STAG Industrial (STAG) -3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, STAG Industrial (STAG) has been the steadiest (Lineage (LINE) 37.0%, LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) 20.4%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 19.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LINE, LXP and STAG?

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