PLD vs DLR vs COLD Stock Comparison

Prologis, Digital Realty Trust and Americold Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
8 wins
COLD Americold Realty Trust
$14.45 +0.6% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
0.06%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Prologis leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Prologis 8, Digital Realty Trust 2, Americold Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLDDLRCOLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.84B $61.72B $4.19B PLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.0x 81.4x -9.2x PLD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.5x 59.8x — PLD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +17.4% -0.2% DLR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.7% 11.2% -17.4% PLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 2.0% -4.6% PLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 5.6x 67.3x PLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.5% -1.7% +5.9% COLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +1.9%/yr -13.6%/yr DLR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 27.6% 44.1% PLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 45/100 22/100 PLD

Percentile Scorecard

PLDDLRCOLD

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

AxisPLDDLRCOLD
Valuation 10 #131 of 145 10 #10 of 11 20 #116 of 145
Growth 59 #60 of 144 78 #3 of 10 4 #138 of 144
Profitability 77 #33 of 140 11 #9 of 10 15 #119 of 140
Financial Health 86 #21 of 146 80 #3 of 11 12 #129 of 146
Shareholder Returns 9 #120 of 132 – 61 #52 of 132
Overall 48 45 22
  • PLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DLR ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure 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

PeriodPLDDLRCOLDSPY
1 month -5.7%-5.0%+0.6% -1.0%
3 months -14.4%-13.3%+0.9% +2.9%
6 months -11.0%-13.8%+12.6% +6.4%
Year to date -1.0%+11.4%+12.4% +11.4%
1 year +0.5%-1.7%+5.9% +13.1%
3 years +24.3%+44.3%-44.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.5%+13.0%-18.0% +21.5%
5 years -12.2%+9.9%-51.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%+1.9%-13.6% +10.9%
10 years +141.2%+80.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.2%+6.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePLDDLRCOLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%27.6%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%26.9%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.810.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.060.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.1%-51.1%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%-15.5%-11.1% -2.5%
52-week high $149.92$203.91$16.25 $779.14
52-week low $122.40$147.93$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.

MultiplePLDDLRCOLD
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 27.0x 80.5xmedian 24.1x -9.1xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 4.1x 9.4xmedian 6.3x 1.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 14.5x 26.7xmedian 16.7x 133.3xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -256.6xmedian 23.7x -125.8xmedian 18.0x -21.9xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.34median 2.07 4.36median 0.71 0.16median 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 monthsPLDDLRCOLD
Revenue $9.19B $6.77B $2.61B
Gross profit – – $830.08M
Operating income $5.03B $986.10M -$326.12M
Net income $4.47B $792.24M -$460.51M
Free cash flow -$459.56M -$506.74M -$187.93M
EPS (diluted) $4.39 $2.10 $-1.59
Cash & equivalents $1.77B $1.86B $40.47M
Total debt $36.44B $73.26B $16.45B
Shares (diluted) 957.88M 361.54M 286.88M
Enterprise value $112.88B $50.68B $3.94B

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
MetricPLDDLRCOLD
P/E 28.1x 80.5x -9.1x
P/FCF -256.6x -125.8x -21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 21.5x 11.8x
P/S 12.8x 9.4x 1.6x
P/B 2.0x 2.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.5x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x 26.7x 133.3x
EV/EBIT 30.3x 81.7x -25.5x
EV/Revenue 16.6x 11.9x 3.2x
EV/FCF -332.1x -158.9x -44.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.1x 27.1x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.34 4.36 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLDDLRCOLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 17.4% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 9.7% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% -40.3% -514.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 17.3% -70.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% -42.6% -736.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 23.2% -59.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.8% -46.0% -729.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 18.5% -56.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% 24.9% -4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 20.6% 11.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -130.1% 19.9% -48.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 26.1% -232.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLDDLRCOLD
Gross margin – – 31.7%
EBITDA margin 85.4% 44.5% 2.4%
Operating margin 54.7% 14.6% -12.5%
Pretax margin 51.9% 7.8% -18.0%
Net margin 45.7% 11.2% -17.4%
FCF margin -5.0% -7.5% -7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 57.0% 43.8% 13.4%
Return on equity 7.7% 3.1% -17.3%
Return on assets 4.5% 1.6% -5.8%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 2.0% -4.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.7x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLDDLRCOLD
Debt / assets 36.1% 34.2% 54.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 5.6x 67.3x
Debt / FCF -79.3x -36.8x -22.6x
Liabilities / assets 42.5% 48.7% 68.6%
Equity / assets 57.5% 51.3% 31.4%
Interest coverage 4.8x 2.1x -2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLDDLRCOLD
Dividend yield 3.3% 2.8% 6.4%
Net buyback yield – -4.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.3% -1.9% 6.3%
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.

ConsensusPLDDLRCOLD
Forward P/E 35.5xFY2026 59.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.56FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $-1.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -19.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% -11.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.99BFY2026 $7.40BFY2026 $2.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 -7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +0.6% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLDDLRCOLD
Held by institutions 94.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,724 1,325 406
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +18.3% -0.3%
Institutions buying 968 745 212
Institutions selling 531 383 140
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.95 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.

PLDDLRCOLD
PLD 1.00 0.35 0.31
DLR 0.35 1.00 0.10
COLD 0.31 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLD, DLR and COLD?

Prologis (PLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Prologis (PLD) $117.84B, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) $61.72B, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) $4.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLD, DLR and COLD?

Prologis (PLD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Prologis (PLD) 28.0x, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 81.4x, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Prologis (PLD) is cheapest (Prologis (PLD) 35.5x, 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%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +17.4%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Prologis (PLD) has the highest net margin (Prologis (PLD) 45.7%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 11.2%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -17.4%). On return on invested capital, Prologis (PLD) leads (Prologis (PLD) 5.0%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 2.0%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Americold Realty Trust (COLD) returned the most: Prologis (PLD) +0.5%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) -1.7%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) +5.9%. Over five years, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) compounded fastest (Prologis (PLD) -2.6%/yr, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) +1.9%/yr, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) -13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Prologis (PLD) 0.00%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 0.00%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 0.06%. Prologis (PLD) and Digital Realty Trust (DLR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Prologis (PLD) has been the steadiest (Prologis (PLD) 20.5%, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) 27.6%, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLD, DLR 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, Prologis (PLD) leads on 8. 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.