PLD vs AMT vs DLR Stock Comparison

Prologis, American Tower and Digital Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PLD Prologis, Inc.
$126.41 -5.7% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$117.84B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.19B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
5 wins
AMT American Tower Corp /Ma/
$188.97 +10.6% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$87.68B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.94B
Div. yield
–
Tower REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Prologis leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Prologis 5, American Tower 4, Digital Realty Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLDAMTDLRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.84B $87.68B $61.72B PLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.0x 25.8x 81.4x AMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.5x 28.0x 59.8x AMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +6.6% +17.4% DLR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.7% 31.1% 11.2% PLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 9.2% 2.0% AMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 5.1x 5.6x PLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.5% -0.7% -1.7% PLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -7.9%/yr +1.9%/yr DLR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 28.5% 27.6% PLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 56/100 45/100 AMT

Percentile Scorecard

PLDAMTDLR

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

AxisPLDAMTDLR
Valuation 10 #131 of 145 30 #8 of 11 10 #10 of 11
Growth 59 #60 of 144 89 #2 of 10 78 #3 of 10
Profitability 77 #33 of 140 67 #4 of 10 11 #9 of 10
Financial Health 86 #21 of 146 40 #7 of 11 80 #3 of 11
Shareholder Returns 9 #120 of 132 – –
Overall 48 56 45
  • PLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AMT ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • DLR ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLDAMTDLRSPY
1 month -5.7%+10.6%-5.0% -1.0%
3 months -14.4%+13.4%-13.3% +2.9%
6 months -11.0%+6.0%-13.8% +6.4%
Year to date -1.0%+7.6%+11.4% +11.4%
1 year +0.5%-0.7%-1.7% +13.1%
3 years +24.3%+15.8%+44.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.5%+5.0%+13.0% +21.5%
5 years -12.2%-33.6%+9.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%-7.9%+1.9% +10.9%
10 years +141.2%+63.3%+80.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.2%+5.0%+6.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePLDAMTDLRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%28.5%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%28.7%26.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.39-0.060.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.02-0.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.1%-46.1%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%-2.7%-15.5% -2.5%
52-week high $149.92$194.12$203.91 $779.14
52-week low $122.40$161.11$147.93 $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.

MultiplePLDAMTDLR
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 27.0x 25.9xmedian 24.1x 80.5xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 4.1x 8.0xmedian 6.3x 9.4xmedian 6.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 14.5x 17.7xmedian 16.7x 26.7xmedian 16.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -256.6xmedian 23.7x 22.2xmedian 18.0x -125.8xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 8.6xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.34median 2.07 0.50median 0.71 4.36median 0.71

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 monthsPLDAMTDLR
Revenue $9.19B $10.94B $6.77B
Gross profit – $10.78B –
Operating income $5.03B $4.90B $986.10M
Net income $4.47B $3.52B $792.24M
Free cash flow -$459.56M $3.96B -$506.74M
EPS (diluted) $4.39 $7.29 $2.10
Cash & equivalents $1.77B $1.76B $1.86B
Total debt $36.44B $37.19B $73.26B
Shares (diluted) 957.88M 466.27M 361.54M
Enterprise value $112.88B $80.88B $50.68B

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
MetricPLDAMTDLR
P/E 28.1x 25.9x 80.5x
P/FCF -256.6x 22.2x -125.8x
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 15.2x 21.5x
P/S 12.8x 8.0x 9.4x
P/B 2.0x 8.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.0x -23.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x 17.7x 26.7x
EV/EBIT 30.3x 25.2x 81.7x
EV/Revenue 16.6x 11.3x 11.9x
EV/FCF -332.1x 31.2x -158.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.1x 21.4x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.34 0.50 4.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLDAMTDLR
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 6.6% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 5.4% 9.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 4.9% -40.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 20.1% 17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% 164.5% -42.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 58.7% 23.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.8% 164.5% -46.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 52.1% 18.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% 10.1% 24.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 9.5% 20.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -130.1% 5.8% 19.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 18.2% 26.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLDAMTDLR
Gross margin – 98.5% –
EBITDA margin 85.4% 63.7% 44.5%
Operating margin 54.7% 44.8% 14.6%
Pretax margin 51.9% 36.0% 7.8%
Net margin 45.7% 31.1% 11.2%
FCF margin -5.0% 36.2% -7.5%
Operating cash flow margin 57.0% 52.8% 43.8%
Return on equity 7.7% 34.5% 3.1%
Return on assets 4.5% 5.6% 1.6%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 9.2% 2.0%
Return on capital employed – 9.0% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.6x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLDAMTDLR
Debt / assets 36.1% 58.8% 34.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 5.1x 5.6x
Debt / FCF -79.3x 9.4x -36.8x
Liabilities / assets 42.5% 83.8% 48.7%
Equity / assets 57.5% 16.2% 51.3%
Interest coverage 4.8x 3.5x 2.1x
Current ratio – 0.4x –
Quick ratio – 0.3x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.20 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLDAMTDLR
Dividend yield 3.3% 3.7% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% -4.7%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 3.9% -1.9%
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.

ConsensusPLDAMTDLR
Forward P/E 35.5xFY2026 28.0xFY2026 59.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.56FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $2.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 -19.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% -0.3% -11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.99BFY2026 $11.51BFY2026 $7.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +4.0% +0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLDAMTDLR
Held by institutions 94.5% 94.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,724 1,743 1,325
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.5% +18.3%
Institutions buying 968 860 745
Institutions selling 531 657 383
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.31 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.

PLDAMTDLR
PLD 1.00 0.25 0.35
AMT 0.25 1.00 0.25
DLR 0.35 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLD, AMT and DLR?

Prologis (PLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Prologis (PLD) $117.84B, American Tower (AMT) $87.68B, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) $61.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLD, AMT and DLR?

American Tower (AMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Prologis (PLD) 28.0x, American Tower (AMT) 25.8x, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 81.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Tower (AMT) is cheapest (Prologis (PLD) 35.5x, American Tower (AMT) 28.0x, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 59.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Prologis (PLD) +7.3%, American Tower (AMT) +6.6%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Prologis (PLD) has the highest net margin (Prologis (PLD) 45.7%, American Tower (AMT) 31.1%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, American Tower (AMT) leads (Prologis (PLD) 5.0%, American Tower (AMT) 9.2%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Prologis (PLD) returned the most: Prologis (PLD) +0.5%, American Tower (AMT) -0.7%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) -1.7%. Over five years, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) compounded fastest (Prologis (PLD) -2.6%/yr, American Tower (AMT) -7.9%/yr, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Prologis (PLD) has been the steadiest (Prologis (PLD) 20.5%, American Tower (AMT) 28.5%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLD, AMT and DLR?

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