RYN vs JOE vs CKX Stock Comparison

Rayonier, St Joe and Ckx Lands Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RYN Rayonier Inc
$18.64 -6.1% 1M -24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.70B
P/E
75.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$968.29M
Div. yield
–
Timberland REITs Real Estate
3 wins
JOE ST JOE Co
$67.62 +2.7% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.89B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$547.84M
Div. yield
0.01%
Real Estate Development Real Estate
3 wins
CKX Ckx Lands, Inc.
$10.58 -3.4% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.04M
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$693.40K
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Rayonier leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Rayonier 3, Ckx Lands 3, St Joe 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRYNJOECKXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.70B $3.89B $22.04M RYN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 75.2x 31.6x 7.6x CKX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.8x 87.8x — RYN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +28.4% -17.1% JOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 22.5% 419.8% CKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.4% +34.5% -0.7% JOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr +7.7%/yr -1.5%/yr JOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.5% 30.0% 46.5% RYN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 70/100 71/100 CKX

Percentile Scorecard

RYNJOECKX

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

AxisRYNJOECKX
Valuation 55 #97 of 216 55 #18 of 39 61 #16 of 39
Growth 28 #149 of 206 88 #5 of 33 56 #15 of 33
Profitability 42 #115 of 199 93 #3 of 30 66 #11 of 30
Financial Health 87 #28 of 215 60 #16 of 38 100 #1 of 38
Shareholder Returns 93 #13 of 166 54 #7 of 14 –
Overall 61 70 71
  • RYN ranked among 224 companies in Real Estate
  • JOE ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • CKX ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRYNJOECKXSPY
1 month -6.1%+2.7%-3.4% -1.0%
3 months -13.7%+8.9%-7.7% +2.9%
6 months -12.6%-4.8%+0.1% +6.4%
Year to date -13.9%+13.9%+15.6% +11.4%
1 year -24.4%+34.5%-0.7% +13.1%
3 years -26.4%+36.6%-15.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -9.7%+11.0%-5.4% +21.5%
5 years -51.4%+45.0%-7.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -13.4%+7.7%-1.5% +10.9%
10 years -28.8%+271.5%-3.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.3%+14.0%-0.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRYNJOECKXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.5%30.0%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%26.5%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.480.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.961.15-0.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.4%-48.7%-37.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-7.1%-14.2% -2.5%
52-week high $24.67$72.79$12.33 $779.14
52-week low $17.98$49.03$9.10 $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.

MultipleRYNJOECKX
P/E now vs peer median 74.0xmedian 24.8x 31.4xmedian 7.8x 7.5xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.8x 7.0xmedian 4.9x 31.3xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 14.4x 17.6xmedian 11.2x 1.3xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 19.7x 20.2xmedian 6.4x -220.3xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 5.0xmedian 0.6x 1.0xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -3.29median 1.40 2.31median 0.33 0.11median 0.33

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 monthsRYNJOECKX
Revenue $968.29M $547.84M $693.40K
Gross profit $229.80M $241.34M $661.65K
Operating income $57.69M $165.33M $3.32M
Net income $76.62M $123.71M $2.91M
Free cash flow $289.31M $191.24M -$98.62K
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $2.15 $1.42
Cash & equivalents $411.76M $117.32M $17.55M
Total debt $1.86B – –
Shares (diluted) 302.92M 57.17M 2.05M
Enterprise value $2.85B $3.38B -$41.49M

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
MetricRYNJOECKX
P/E 74.0x 31.4x 7.5x
P/FCF 19.2x 20.2x -220.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.8x 17.8x -220.3x
P/S 5.7x 7.0x 31.3x
P/B 1.1x 5.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 5.0x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 17.6x 1.3x
EV/EBIT 121.5x 22.6x 1.3x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 6.8x 6.0x
EV/FCF 24.2x 19.5x -42.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 17.2x -42.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.29 2.31 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRYNJOECKX
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 28.4% -17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 19.6% -15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -47.4% 38.5% -13.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – -14.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.2% 63.9% 1,750%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.7% 29.8% 57.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -90.1% 52.3% 702.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 14.2% 64.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -94.8% 51.0% 700.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% 13.6% 68.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.1% 84.3% -78.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 44.3% -29.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.6% 134.2% -78.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.6% 47.3% -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRYNJOECKX
Gross margin 23.7% 44.1% 95.4%
EBITDA margin 49.0% 38.7% 478.8%
Operating margin 6.0% 30.2% 478.4%
Pretax margin 4.2% 30.3% 542.1%
Net margin 7.8% 22.5% 419.8%
FCF margin 29.9% 34.9% -14.2%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 39.6% -14.2%
Return on equity 1.5% 16.0% 13.5%
Return on assets 1.0% 8.2% 13.2%
Return on invested capital 0.8% – –
Return on capital employed 0.8% – 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 1.8x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRYNJOECKX
Debt / assets 24.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 6.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 30.2% 48.8% 1.1%
Equity / assets 69.8% 51.2% 98.9%
Interest coverage 1.3x 5.7x –
Current ratio 3.6x – 124.6x
Quick ratio 2.5x – 124.1x
Cash ratio 2.2x – 123.9x
Altman Z-score – – 54.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRYNJOECKX
Dividend yield 13.2% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 13.2% 2.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% –

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.

ConsensusRYNJOECKX
Forward P/E 47.8xFY2026 87.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.39FY2026 $0.77FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -31.6%FY2026 -42.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +35.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.44BFY2026 $273.72MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +197.9%FY2026 -29.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.2% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRYNJOECKX
Held by institutions 93.2% 87.6% –
Institutions holding 458 320 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% -0.2% –
Institutions buying 236 160 –
Institutions selling 141 97 –
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.65 –

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.

RYNJOECKX
RYN 1.00 0.21 0.09
JOE 0.21 1.00 0.06
CKX 0.09 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RYN, JOE and CKX?

Rayonier (RYN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rayonier (RYN) $5.70B, St Joe (JOE) $3.89B, Ckx Lands (CKX) $22.04M.

Which stock is cheaper, RYN, JOE and CKX?

Ckx Lands (CKX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rayonier (RYN) 75.2x, St Joe (JOE) 31.6x, Ckx Lands (CKX) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rayonier (RYN) is cheapest (Rayonier (RYN) 47.8x, St Joe (JOE) 87.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

St Joe (JOE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rayonier (RYN) +0.4%, St Joe (JOE) +28.4%, Ckx Lands (CKX) -17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ckx Lands (CKX) has the highest net margin (Rayonier (RYN) 7.8%, St Joe (JOE) 22.5%, Ckx Lands (CKX) 419.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year St Joe (JOE) returned the most: Rayonier (RYN) -24.4%, St Joe (JOE) +34.5%, Ckx Lands (CKX) -0.7%. Over five years, St Joe (JOE) compounded fastest (Rayonier (RYN) -13.4%/yr, St Joe (JOE) +7.7%/yr, Ckx Lands (CKX) -1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rayonier (RYN) 0.00%, St Joe (JOE) 0.01%, Ckx Lands (CKX) 0.00%. Rayonier (RYN) and Ckx Lands (CKX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rayonier (RYN) has been the steadiest (Rayonier (RYN) 25.5%, St Joe (JOE) 30.0%, Ckx Lands (CKX) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RYN, JOE and CKX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rayonier (RYN) leads on 3. 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.