LINE vs STAG vs TRN Stock Comparison

Lineage, STAG Industrial and Trinity Industries Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LINE Lineage, Inc.
$36.35 +5.9% 1M -7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins
STAG STAG Industrial, Inc.
$37.37 +3.7% 1M -3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.26B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$900.52M
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
3 wins
TRN Trinity Industries Inc
$29.88 +14.4% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.51B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
0.04%
Rail Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLINESTAGTRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.73B $7.26B $2.51B LINE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -51.6x 27.0x 7.7x TRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 35.9x 14.4x TRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +9.3% -2.4% STAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 29.9% 15.4% STAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x — 5.0x TRN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.6% -3.1% +12.2% TRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.4%/yr +0.7%/yr TRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 19.3% 37.1% STAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 36/100 61/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

LINESTAGTRN

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

AxisLINESTAGTRN
Valuation 84 #24 of 146 10 #131 of 146 77 #47 of 204
Growth 74 #38 of 145 40 #87 of 145 75 #49 of 191
Profitability 26 #105 of 141 59 #59 of 141 64 #68 of 189
Financial Health 57 #64 of 146 61 #58 of 146 4 #213 of 221
Shareholder Returns 79 #30 of 136 11 #121 of 136 83 #28 of 158
Overall 64 36 61
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • STAG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • TRN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINESTAGTRNSPY
1 month +5.9%+3.7%+14.4% -2.0%
3 months -13.3%-1.1%-6.8% -2.2%
6 months -0.4%-1.8%-16.7% +4.2%
Year to date +3.9%+1.7%+13.0% +10.6%
1 year -7.6%-3.1%+12.2% +10.4%
3 years —+5.7%+24.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year —+1.9%+7.6% +20.2%
5 years —-11.6%+3.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year —-2.4%+0.7% +10.1%
10 years —+72.2%+96.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+5.6%+7.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLINESTAGTRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%19.3%37.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%19.6%35.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.280.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.160.33 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-44.0%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-11.1%-21.6% -3.2%
52-week high $45.10$42.04$38.09 $779.14
52-week low $31.80$35.28$24.82 $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.

MultipleLINESTAGTRN
P/E now vs peer median -49.0xmedian 26.1x 26.8xmedian 26.1x 7.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.1x 8.0xmedian 4.1x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x 7.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 21.6x -19.6xmedian 21.6x -9.0xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.95 2.27median 1.95 0.11median 1.21

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 monthsLINESTAGTRN
Revenue $5.37B $900.52M $2.12B
Gross profit $1.72B – $521.30M
Operating income $192.00M – $731.90M
Net income -$189.00M $274.68M $334.90M
Free cash flow $244.00M -$368.54M -$259.60M
EPS (diluted) $-0.74 $1.39 $4.03
Cash & equivalents $58.00M $12.22M $158.30M
Total debt $6.22B $3.41B $5.33B
Shares (diluted) 228.00M 192.91M 81.00M
Enterprise value $8.46B $7.16B $1.87B

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
MetricLINESTAGTRN
P/E -49.0x 26.8x 7.3x
P/FCF 34.0x -19.6x -9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 15.0x 5.5x
P/S 1.5x 8.0x 1.1x
P/B 0.9x 1.9x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x – 7.2x
EV/EBIT 75.3x – 10.3x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 11.8x 3.5x
EV/FCF 59.2x -28.8x -28.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 22.1x 17.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.27 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINESTAGTRN
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 9.3% -2.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% -8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.0% – -8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 142.0% – 71.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 70.0% 11.6% 177.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% 52.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 8.2% 246.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% 65.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 3.6% 7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% -124.4% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -174.0% 19.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINESTAGTRN
Gross margin 32.0% – 24.6%
EBITDA margin 20.9% – 48.8%
Operating margin 3.6% – 34.5%
Pretax margin -3.5% – 21.9%
Net margin -3.1% 29.9% 15.4%
FCF margin 4.5% -40.9% -12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 53.3% 19.9%
Return on equity -2.1% 7.4% 29.4%
Return on assets -1.0% 3.7% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – – 8.5%
Return on capital employed 1.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.2x 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINESTAGTRN
Debt / assets 32.9% 45.4% 63.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 4.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x – 5.0x
Debt / FCF 25.5x -9.2x -20.5x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 50.3% 86.4%
Equity / assets 47.0% 49.7% 13.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.59 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINESTAGTRN
Dividend yield 5.8% 3.8% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – -2.2% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 1.6% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -38.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.1%

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.

ConsensusLINESTAGTRN
Forward P/E – 35.9xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $1.04FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -28.8%FY2026 -33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.5% -1.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.07BFY2026 $875.74MFY2026 $2.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +13.0% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINESTAGTRN
Held by institutions 33.7% 93.8% 95.3%
Institutions holding 328 548 345
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.2% +8.5% +6.3%
Institutions buying 183 282 171
Institutions selling 93 166 97
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.70 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.

LINESTAGTRN
LINE 1.00 0.36 0.22
STAG 0.36 1.00 0.28
TRN 0.22 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LINE, STAG and TRN?

Lineage (LINE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lineage (LINE) $8.73B, STAG Industrial (STAG) $7.26B, Trinity Industries (TRN) $2.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, LINE, STAG and TRN?

Trinity Industries (TRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lineage (LINE) -51.6x, STAG Industrial (STAG) 27.0x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 7.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trinity Industries (TRN) is cheapest (STAG Industrial (STAG) 35.9x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 14.4x). 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%, STAG Industrial (STAG) +9.3%, Trinity Industries (TRN) -2.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

STAG Industrial (STAG) has the highest net margin (Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 29.9%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trinity Industries (TRN) returned the most: Lineage (LINE) -7.6%, STAG Industrial (STAG) -3.1%, Trinity Industries (TRN) +12.2%. Over five years, Trinity Industries (TRN) compounded fastest (STAG Industrial (STAG) -2.4%/yr, Trinity Industries (TRN) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lineage (LINE) 0.00%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 0.00%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 0.04%. Lineage (LINE) and STAG Industrial (STAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, STAG Industrial (STAG) has been the steadiest (Lineage (LINE) 36.6%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 19.3%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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