RYN vs JOE vs FPI Stock Comparison

Rayonier, St Joe and Farmland Partners 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
2 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
4 wins
FPI Farmland Partners Inc.
$10.26 -4.8% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$443.44M
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.47M
Div. yield
0.05%
Farmland REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Farmland Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Farmland Partners 6, St Joe 4, Rayonier 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRYNJOEFPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.70B $3.89B $443.44M RYN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 75.2x 31.6x 18.3x FPI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.8x 87.8x 46.6x FPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +28.4% -6.4% JOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 22.5% 47.0% FPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.8% — 2.6% FPI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — 9.8x RYN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.05% FPI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.4% +34.5% -0.3% JOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr +7.7%/yr -3.3%/yr JOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.5% 30.0% 24.3% FPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 70/100 57/100 JOE

Percentile Scorecard

RYNJOEFPI

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

AxisRYNJOEFPI
Valuation 55 #97 of 216 55 #18 of 39 43 #123 of 216
Growth 28 #149 of 206 88 #5 of 33 39 #127 of 206
Profitability 42 #115 of 199 93 #3 of 30 61 #78 of 199
Financial Health 87 #28 of 215 60 #16 of 38 65 #77 of 215
Shareholder Returns 93 #13 of 166 54 #7 of 14 78 #38 of 166
Overall 61 70 57
  • RYN ranked among 224 companies in Real Estate
  • JOE ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • FPI ranked among 224 companies in Real Estate

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRYNJOEFPISPY
1 month -6.1%+2.7%-4.8% -1.0%
3 months -13.7%+8.9%+6.9% +2.9%
6 months -12.6%-4.8%-12.4% +6.4%
Year to date -13.9%+13.9%+5.9% +11.4%
1 year -24.4%+34.5%-0.3% +13.1%
3 years -26.4%+36.6%-3.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -9.7%+11.0%-1.2% +21.5%
5 years -51.4%+45.0%-15.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -13.4%+7.7%-3.3% +10.9%
10 years -28.8%+271.5%-4.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.3%+14.0%-0.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRYNJOEFPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.5%30.0%24.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%26.5%27.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.480.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.961.15-0.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.4%-48.7%-42.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-7.1%-21.3% -2.5%
52-week high $24.67$72.79$13.04 $779.14
52-week low $17.98$49.03$9.34 $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.

MultipleRYNJOEFPI
P/E now vs peer median 74.0xmedian 24.8x 31.4xmedian 7.8x 18.4xmedian 24.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.8x 7.0xmedian 4.9x 8.7xmedian 3.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 14.4x 17.6xmedian 11.2x 30.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 19.7x 20.2xmedian 6.4x 26.8xmedian 19.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 5.0xmedian 0.6x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.29median 1.40 2.31median 0.33 0.56median 1.40

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 monthsRYNJOEFPI
Revenue $968.29M $547.84M $51.47M
Gross profit $229.80M $241.34M $47.81M
Operating income $57.69M $165.33M $18.09M
Net income $76.62M $123.71M $26.06M
Free cash flow $289.31M $191.24M $16.70M
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $2.15 $0.56
Cash & equivalents $411.76M $117.32M $11.42M
Total debt $1.86B – $1.05B
Shares (diluted) 302.92M 57.17M 43.37M
Enterprise value $2.85B $3.38B $391.52M

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
MetricRYNJOEFPI
P/E 74.0x 31.4x 18.4x
P/FCF 19.2x 20.2x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow 17.8x 17.8x 24.3x
P/S 5.7x 7.0x 8.7x
P/B 1.1x 5.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 5.0x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 17.6x 30.6x
EV/EBIT 121.5x 22.6x 36.5x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 6.8x 12.8x
EV/FCF 24.2x 19.5x 39.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 17.2x 35.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.29 2.31 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRYNJOEFPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 28.4% -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 19.6% -4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -47.4% 38.5% -4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – -4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.2% 63.9% 1,339%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.7% 29.8% -10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -90.1% 52.3% -63.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 14.2% 14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -94.8% 51.0% -54.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.4% 13.6% 33.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.1% 84.3% 26.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 44.3% 0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.6% 134.2% 203.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.6% 47.3% 40.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRYNJOEFPI
Gross margin 23.7% 44.1% 92.9%
EBITDA margin 49.0% 38.7% 41.9%
Operating margin 6.0% 30.2% 35.2%
Pretax margin 4.2% 30.3% 50.6%
Net margin 7.8% 22.5% 47.0%
FCF margin 29.9% 34.9% 32.4%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 39.6% 35.8%
Return on equity 1.5% 16.0% 5.6%
Return on assets 1.0% 8.2% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 0.8% – 2.6%
Return on capital employed 0.8% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 1.8x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 0.2% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRYNJOEFPI
Debt / assets 24.9% – 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – 9.8x
Debt / FCF 6.4x – 13.4x
Liabilities / assets 30.2% 48.8% 33.8%
Equity / assets 69.8% 51.2% 66.2%
Interest coverage 1.3x 5.7x 1.7x
Current ratio 3.6x – –
Quick ratio 2.5x – –
Cash ratio 2.2x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRYNJOEFPI
Dividend yield 13.2% 0.9% 5.2%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 1.6% 18.3%
Shareholder yield 13.2% 2.6% 23.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% 78.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.7% 122.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.2% -68.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% 16.6%

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.

ConsensusRYNJOEFPI
Forward P/E 47.8xFY2026 87.8xFY2026 46.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.39FY2026 $0.77FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -31.6%FY2026 -42.1%FY2026 -63.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.9% – -13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.44BFY2026 $273.72MFY2026 $32.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +197.9%FY2026 -29.7%FY2026 -8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.2% – +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRYNJOEFPI
Held by institutions 93.2% 87.6% 53.2%
Institutions holding 458 320 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% -0.2% -0.8%
Institutions buying 236 160 100
Institutions selling 141 97 51
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.65 1.96

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.

RYNJOEFPI
RYN 1.00 0.21 0.25
JOE 0.21 1.00 0.31
FPI 0.25 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RYN, JOE and FPI?

Rayonier (RYN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rayonier (RYN) $5.70B, St Joe (JOE) $3.89B, Farmland Partners (FPI) $443.44M.

Which stock is cheaper, RYN, JOE and FPI?

Farmland Partners (FPI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rayonier (RYN) 75.2x, St Joe (JOE) 31.6x, Farmland Partners (FPI) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Farmland Partners (FPI) is cheapest (Rayonier (RYN) 47.8x, St Joe (JOE) 87.8x, Farmland Partners (FPI) 46.6x). 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%, Farmland Partners (FPI) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Farmland Partners (FPI) has the highest net margin (Rayonier (RYN) 7.8%, St Joe (JOE) 22.5%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 47.0%). On return on invested capital, Farmland Partners (FPI) leads (Rayonier (RYN) 0.8%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year St Joe (JOE) returned the most: Rayonier (RYN) -24.4%, St Joe (JOE) +34.5%, Farmland Partners (FPI) -0.3%. Over five years, St Joe (JOE) compounded fastest (Rayonier (RYN) -13.4%/yr, St Joe (JOE) +7.7%/yr, Farmland Partners (FPI) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Farmland Partners (FPI) has the highest dividend yield: Rayonier (RYN) 0.00%, St Joe (JOE) 0.01%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 0.05%. Rayonier (RYN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Farmland Partners (FPI) has been the steadiest (Rayonier (RYN) 25.5%, St Joe (JOE) 30.0%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 24.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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