LINE vs STAG Stock Comparison

Lineage and STAG Industrial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$35.36 -2.6% 1M -11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins
STAG STAG Industrial, Inc.
$36.41 -1.1% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.94B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$880.59M
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

STAG Industrial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (STAG Industrial 4, Lineage 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINESTAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.15B $6.94B LINE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -48.2x 28.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 35.0x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +9.6% STAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 28.0% STAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.8% -5.8% STAG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.7%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 19.3% STAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 39/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

LINESTAG

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

AxisLINESTAG
Valuation 83 #26 of 145 7 #135 of 145
Growth 76 #35 of 144 41 #86 of 144
Profitability 26 #104 of 140 58 #59 of 140
Financial Health 57 #64 of 146 59 #60 of 146
Shareholder Returns 82 #25 of 132 29 #94 of 132
Overall 65 39
  • LINE 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

PeriodLINESTAGSPY
1 month -2.6%-1.1% -1.0%
3 months -14.6%-11.5% +2.9%
6 months -4.8%-6.3% +6.4%
Year to date +1.0%-1.0% +11.4%
1 year -11.8%-5.8% +13.1%
3 years —+11.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+3.7% +21.5%
5 years —-17.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-3.7% +10.9%
10 years —+55.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+4.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLINESTAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%19.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%19.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.30 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-44.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%-13.4% -2.5%
52-week high $45.10$42.04 $779.14
52-week low $31.80$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.

MultipleLINESTAG
P/E now vs peer median -47.7xmedian 27.0x 28.2xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.1x 8.0xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 23.7x -18.4xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.07 4.60median 2.07

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 monthsLINESTAG
Revenue $5.37B $880.59M
Gross profit $1.72B –
Operating income $192.00M –
Net income -$189.00M $252.17M
Free cash flow $244.00M -$380.65M
EPS (diluted) $-0.74 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $58.00M $65.89M
Total debt $24.54B $12.99B
Shares (diluted) 228.00M 191.33M
Enterprise value $7.88B $6.83B

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
MetricLINESTAG
P/E -47.7x 28.2x
P/FCF 33.0x -18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 14.7x
P/S 1.5x 8.0x
P/B 0.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x –
EV/EBIT 74.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.6x 11.8x
EV/FCF 58.3x -27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 21.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINESTAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.9%
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% 5.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 8.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 3.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% -102.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -80.6%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINESTAG
Debt / assets 32.9% 46.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x –
Debt / FCF 25.5x -9.0x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 50.4%
Equity / assets 47.0% 49.6%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 0.8x –
Quick ratio 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 0.57 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINESTAG
Dividend yield 6.0% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 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.

ConsensusLINESTAG
Forward P/E – 35.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.73FY2026 $1.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.06BFY2026 $875.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.6%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINESTAG
Held by institutions 33.7% 93.8%
Institutions holding 327 546
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.2% +8.5%
Institutions buying 183 281
Institutions selling 93 166
Buyers to sellers 1.97 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.

LINESTAG
LINE 1.00 0.36
STAG 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LINE and STAG?

Lineage (LINE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lineage (LINE) $8.15B, STAG Industrial (STAG) $6.94B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year STAG Industrial (STAG) returned the most: Lineage (LINE) -11.8%, STAG Industrial (STAG) -5.8%. 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%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 19.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do LINE and STAG move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.36, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, LINE 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 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.