LINE vs TRN vs EGP Stock Comparison

Lineage, Trinity Industries and Eastgroup Properties Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$37.02 +7.8% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.44B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
5.72%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins
TRN Trinity Industries Inc
$30.49 +16.7% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
4.07%
Rail Equipment Industrials
4 wins
EGP Eastgroup Properties Inc
$200.78 +2.6% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.80B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$770.49M
Div. yield
3.19%
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, Trinity Industries 4, Lineage 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINETRNEGPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.44B $2.38B $10.80B EGP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -49.9x 7.4x 34.1x TRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.7x 31.7x TRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% -2.4% +10.4% EGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 15.4% 41.0% EGP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 5.0x — TRN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.72% 4.07% 3.19% LINE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.0% +11.4% +15.0% EGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +0.9%/yr +0.1%/yr TRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 37.1% 17.5% EGP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 61/100 58/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

LINETRNEGP

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

AxisLINETRNEGP
Valuation 83 #25 of 145 78 #45 of 203 5 #138 of 145
Growth 76 #35 of 144 74 #50 of 189 91 #14 of 144
Profitability 26 #104 of 140 64 #68 of 187 87 #19 of 140
Financial Health 56 #65 of 146 4 #213 of 221 73 #40 of 146
Shareholder Returns 77 #31 of 132 83 #27 of 152 32 #90 of 132
Overall 64 61 58
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • TRN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • EGP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINETRNEGPSPY
1 month +7.8%+16.7%+2.6% -2.3%
3 months -11.6%-2.7%-3.7% -0.7%
6 months +4.9%-12.0%+1.2% +4.8%
Year to date +5.8%+15.3%+12.7% +10.3%
1 year -6.0%+11.4%+15.0% +10.3%
3 years —+27.0%+18.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year —+8.3%+5.7% +20.1%
5 years —+4.6%+0.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year —+0.9%+0.1% +10.1%
10 years —+101.5%+209.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+7.3%+12.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLINETRNEGPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%37.1%17.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%35.5%17.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.440.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.310.86 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-43.0%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.9%-20.0%-10.0% -3.5%
52-week high $45.10$38.09$223.18 $779.14
52-week low $31.80$24.82$174.49 $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.

MultipleLINETRNEGP
P/E now vs peer median -49.9xmedian 26.3x 7.4xmedian 25.6x 34.1xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 4.2x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 14.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 14.4x 7.3xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 23.9x -9.2xmedian 22.5x 534.7xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.98 0.11median 1.36 2.24median 1.98

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 monthsLINETRNEGP
Revenue $5.37B $2.12B $770.49M
Gross profit $1.72B $521.30M –
Operating income $192.00M $731.90M –
Net income -$189.00M $334.90M $316.28M
Free cash flow $244.00M -$259.60M $20.19M
EPS (diluted) $-0.74 $4.03 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $58.00M $158.30M $284.00K
Total debt $6.22B $5.33B $1.81B
Shares (diluted) 228.00M 81.00M 53.84M
Enterprise value $9.16B $1.74B $10.73B

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
MetricLINETRNEGP
P/E -49.9x 7.4x 34.1x
P/FCF 34.6x -9.2x 534.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 5.6x 19.9x
P/S 1.6x 1.1x 14.0x
P/B 1.0x 2.1x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.1x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 7.3x –
EV/EBIT 76.1x 10.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.7x 3.6x 16.4x
EV/FCF 59.9x -29.1x 624.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 17.9x 23.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.11 2.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINETRNEGP
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% -2.4% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% 11.8%
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% 177.0% 27.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 52.4% 21.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 246.3% 26.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 65.3% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 7.8% 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% 16.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% 33.2% 107.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.2% 28.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINETRNEGP
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% 15.4% 41.0%
FCF margin 4.5% -12.2% 2.6%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 19.9% 70.4%
Return on equity -2.1% 29.4% 8.8%
Return on assets -1.0% 4.0% 5.6%
Return on invested capital – 8.5% –
Return on capital employed 1.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.2x 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.1% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINETRNEGP
Debt / assets 32.9% 63.8% 31.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 4.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 5.0x –
Debt / FCF 25.5x -20.5x 89.5x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 86.4% 38.2%
Equity / assets 47.0% 13.6% 61.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.60 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINETRNEGP
Dividend yield 5.7% 4.1% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.3% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 6.3% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.7% 105.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -38.3% 1,648%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% 15.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 14.6%

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.

ConsensusLINETRNEGP
Forward P/E – 14.7xFY2026 31.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $6.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -33.8%FY2026 +30.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -1.9% -13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.07BFY2026 $2.34BFY2026 $754.86MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +4.3% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINETRNEGP
Held by institutions 33.7% 95.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 328 345 552
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.2% +6.3% +6.4%
Institutions buying 183 171 295
Institutions selling 93 97 151
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.76 1.95

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.

LINETRNEGP
LINE 1.00 0.22 0.37
TRN 0.22 1.00 0.22
EGP 0.37 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LINE, TRN and EGP?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lineage (LINE) $8.44B, Trinity Industries (TRN) $2.38B, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) $10.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, LINE, TRN and EGP?

Trinity Industries (TRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lineage (LINE) -49.9x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 7.4x, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 34.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trinity Industries (TRN) is cheapest (Trinity Industries (TRN) 14.7x, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 31.7x). 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%, Trinity Industries (TRN) -2.4%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) has the highest net margin (Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 15.4%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 41.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eastgroup Properties (EGP) returned the most: Lineage (LINE) -6.0%, Trinity Industries (TRN) +11.4%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +15.0%. Over five years, Trinity Industries (TRN) compounded fastest (Trinity Industries (TRN) +0.9%/yr, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lineage (LINE) has the highest dividend yield: Lineage (LINE) 5.72%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 4.07%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 3.19%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) has been the steadiest (Lineage (LINE) 36.6%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 37.1%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 17.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.