LXP vs STAG vs COLD Stock Comparison

LXP Industrial Trust, STAG Industrial and Americold Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
STAG STAG Industrial, Inc.
$36.30 -1.4% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.89B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$880.59M
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

STAG Industrial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (STAG Industrial 6, LXP Industrial Trust 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLXPSTAGCOLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.55B $6.89B $4.16B STAG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 61.1x 27.9x -9.1x STAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1,019x 34.9x — STAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.2% +9.6% -0.2% STAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.7% 28.0% -17.4% STAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% — -4.6% LXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x — 67.3x LXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% -6.0% +6.6% LXP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr -3.6%/yr -13.1%/yr LXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.4% 19.4% 44.1% STAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 39/100 22/100 LXP

Percentile Scorecard

LXPSTAGCOLD

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

AxisLXPSTAGCOLD
Valuation 32 #99 of 145 7 #135 of 145 19 #117 of 145
Growth 21 #113 of 142 40 #85 of 142 4 #136 of 142
Profitability 76 #33 of 136 56 #60 of 136 13 #118 of 136
Financial Health 91 #13 of 139 58 #59 of 139 13 #121 of 139
Shareholder Returns 30 #92 of 131 32 #90 of 131 61 #52 of 131
Overall 50 39 22
  • LXP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • STAG 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

PeriodLXPSTAGCOLDSPY
1 month +0.4%-1.4%-0.9% -0.8%
3 months +0.7%-10.7%-0.1% +3.5%
6 months +20.5%-8.1%+19.2% +7.0%
Year to date +23.3%-1.3%+13.6% +12.2%
1 year +28.0%-6.0%+6.6% +13.0%
3 years +56.1%+12.6%-42.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.0%+4.0%-16.8% +23.1%
5 years -16.3%-16.9%-50.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.5%-3.6%-13.1% +11.0%
10 years +21.1%+56.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%+4.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLXPSTAGCOLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.4%19.4%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%19.8%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.280.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.37-0.310.15 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.0%-44.0%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-13.7%-10.1% -1.8%
52-week high $61.12$42.04$16.25 $779.14
52-week low $45.48$35.28$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.

MultipleLXPSTAGCOLD
P/E now vs peer median 61.0xmedian 27.4x 28.1xmedian 27.4x -9.2xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 4.2x 7.9xmedian 4.2x 1.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x 134.0xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -231.5xmedian 23.2x -18.4xmedian 23.2x -22.2xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -524.16median 2.11 4.58median 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 monthsLXPSTAGCOLD
Revenue $347.70M $880.59M $2.61B
Gross profit $283.40M – $830.08M
Operating income $243.25M – -$326.12M
Net income $70.75M $252.17M -$460.51M
Free cash flow -$15.56M -$380.65M -$187.93M
EPS (diluted) $1.00 $1.29 $-1.59
Cash & equivalents $17.99M $65.89M $40.47M
Total debt $953.51M $3.44B $4.24B
Shares (diluted) 58.09M 191.33M 286.88M
Enterprise value $3.00B $6.78B $3.91B

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
MetricLXPSTAGCOLD
P/E 61.0x 28.1x -9.2x
P/FCF -231.5x -18.4x -22.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 14.7x 11.9x
P/S 10.4x 7.9x 1.6x
P/B 1.8x 1.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.1x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x – 134.0x
EV/EBIT 18.7x – -25.7x
EV/Revenue 13.1x 11.8x 3.2x
EV/FCF -291.7x -27.3x -44.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.7x 21.8x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -524.16 4.58 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLXPSTAGCOLD
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% 9.6% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 8.9% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.6% – -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% – -514.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – -70.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.9% 5.4% -736.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 8.3% -59.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -27.6% 3.1% -729.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 6.1% -56.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.7% 6.3% -4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 6.6% 11.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.7% -102.0% -48.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.2% -80.6% -232.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLXPSTAGCOLD
Gross margin 81.5% – 31.7%
EBITDA margin 125.1% – 2.4%
Operating margin 70.0% – -12.5%
Pretax margin 22.3% – -18.0%
Net margin 16.7% 28.0% -17.4%
FCF margin -4.5% -43.2% -7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 55.1% 54.1% 13.4%
Return on equity 3.6% 6.8% -17.3%
Return on assets 2.0% 3.4% -5.8%
Return on invested capital 8.3% – -4.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.9x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLXPSTAGCOLD
Debt / assets 27.5% 46.0% 54.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.9x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x – 67.3x
Debt / FCF -61.3x -9.0x -22.6x
Liabilities / assets 43.4% 50.4% 68.6%
Equity / assets 56.6% 49.6% 31.4%
Interest coverage 4.3x – -2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLXPSTAGCOLD
Dividend yield 3.4% 4.2% 6.3%
Net buyback yield 0.4% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 4.2% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -57.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -140.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusLXPSTAGCOLD
Forward P/E 1,019xFY2026 34.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2026 $1.04FY2026 $-1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -96.7%FY2026 -28.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +816.7% +12.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $322.52MFY2026 $875.74MFY2026 $2.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.8%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 -7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.0% +13.0% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLXPSTAGCOLD
Held by institutions 95.2% 93.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 317 546 406
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +8.5% -0.3%
Institutions buying 152 281 212
Institutions selling 114 166 140
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.69 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.

LXPSTAGCOLD
LXP 1.00 0.63 0.28
STAG 0.63 1.00 0.32
COLD 0.28 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LXP, STAG and COLD?

STAG Industrial (STAG) is the largest by market capitalisation: LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) $3.55B, STAG Industrial (STAG) $6.89B, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) $4.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, LXP, STAG and COLD?

STAG Industrial (STAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) 61.1x, STAG Industrial (STAG) 27.9x, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -9.1x). 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: LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) -4.2%, STAG Industrial (STAG) +9.6%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

STAG Industrial (STAG) has the highest net margin (LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) 16.7%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 28.0%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -17.4%). On return on invested capital, LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) leads (LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) 8.3%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) returned the most: LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) +28.0%, STAG Industrial (STAG) -6.0%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) +6.6%. Over five years, LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) compounded fastest (LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) -3.5%/yr, STAG Industrial (STAG) -3.6%/yr, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) 0.00%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 0.00%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 0.06%. LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) and STAG Industrial (STAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, STAG Industrial (STAG) has been the steadiest (LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) 20.4%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 19.4%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LXP, STAG 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, STAG Industrial (STAG) leads on 6. 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.