SLG vs JBGS vs CDP Stock Comparison

Sl Green Realty, JBG SMITH Properties and Copt Defense Properties Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$51.52 +6.4% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$12.46 +14.8% 1M -33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$705.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win
CDP Copt Defense Properties
$32.33 -4.0% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.68B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$804.15M
Div. yield
0.04%
Office REITs Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Copt Defense Properties leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Copt Defense Properties 8, Sl Green Realty 1, JBG SMITH Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLGJBGSCDPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.61B $705.24M $3.68B CDP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.2x -4.6x 21.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 21.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% -1.1% +7.2% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.4% -30.3% 21.2% CDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.3% 5.0% CDP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 16.9x 6.6x CDP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.04% JBGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.3% -33.6% +12.3% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr -16.3%/yr +2.6%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 34.8% 18.6% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 23/100 58/100 CDP

Percentile Scorecard

SLGJBGSCDP

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

AxisSLGJBGSCDP
Valuation 11 #130 of 146 28 #106 of 146 61 #58 of 146
Growth 13 #127 of 145 9 #132 of 145 83 #26 of 145
Profitability 4 #135 of 141 5 #134 of 141 79 #30 of 141
Financial Health 37 #92 of 146 9 #133 of 146 29 #104 of 146
Shareholder Returns 43 #78 of 136 64 #50 of 136 40 #82 of 136
Overall 22 23 58
  • SLG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • JBGS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CDP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLGJBGSCDPSPY
1 month +6.4%+14.8%-4.0% -5.9%
3 months -5.5%+2.5%-13.1% -4.6%
6 months +13.8%-19.1%+1.6% +0.2%
Year to date +12.3%-26.7%+16.3% +7.5%
1 year +1.3%-33.6%+12.3% +8.2%
3 years +50.5%-10.6%+37.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +14.6%-3.7%+11.1% +19.0%
5 years -34.0%-58.8%+13.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -8.0%-16.3%+2.6% +9.4%
10 years -49.4%—+26.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year -6.6%—+2.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSLGJBGSCDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%34.8%18.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%39.6%17.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.120.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.970.66 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.2%-67.3%-26.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-33.6%-15.7% -5.9%
52-week high $59.83$18.77$38.34 $779.14
52-week low $35.33$10.05$27.49 $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.

MultipleSLGJBGSCDP
P/E now vs peer median -25.3xmedian 26.5x -4.7xmedian 26.5x 21.4xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 4.2x 1.8xmedian 4.2x 4.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 23.3xmedian 14.4x 16.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 21.7x -14.0xmedian 21.7x 69.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 2.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 1.78 0.04median 1.78 0.31median 1.78

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 monthsSLGJBGSCDP
Revenue $1.07B $508.41M $804.15M
Gross profit – – $769.38M
Operating income – – $208.34M
Net income -$117.47M -$186.68M $177.89M
Free cash flow -$1.01B -$66.16M $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $-1.89 $-2.64 $1.47
Cash & equivalents $186.44M $74.80M $24.26M
Total debt $4.37B $2.53B $2.58B
Shares (diluted) 75.97M 58.28M 115.92M
Enterprise value $2.94B $410.95M $3.33B

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
MetricSLGJBGSCDP
P/E -25.3x -4.7x 21.4x
P/FCF -3.6x -14.0x 69.1x
P/Operating cash flow 38.8x 15.3x 10.3x
P/S 3.4x 1.8x 4.6x
P/B 0.9x 0.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.9x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 23.3x 16.0x
EV/EBIT – -71.4x 29.9x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 6.7x 7.7x
EV/FCF -7.8x -51.2x 117.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 83.2x 55.7x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 0.04 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLGJBGSCDP
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% -1.1% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -5.6% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 52.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -562.5% -4.3% 13.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.3% -83.2% 72.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -6,597% -17.4% 10.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.9% -113.4% 70.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.4% -39.5% 7.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.2% -27.6% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -337.5% 42.6% -34.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -121.9% 40.8% 38.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLGJBGSCDP
Gross margin – – 95.7%
EBITDA margin – 28.6% 48.3%
Operating margin – – 25.9%
Pretax margin – -37.4% 21.9%
Net margin -13.4% -30.3% 21.2%
FCF margin -94.3% -13.0% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 11.9% 44.2%
Return on equity -2.6% -16.8% 11.2%
Return on assets -0.9% -4.3% 3.9%
Return on invested capital – -1.3% 5.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x -0.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 5.3% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLGJBGSCDP
Debt / assets 37.1% 59.4% 56.4%
Debt / equity 1.1x 2.3x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 16.9x 6.6x
Debt / FCF -4.3x -38.2x 48.6x
Liabilities / assets 66.1% 74.7% 65.1%
Equity / assets 33.9% 25.3% 34.9%
Interest coverage – -0.3x 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLGJBGSCDP
Dividend yield 4.1% 5.5% 3.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 10.6% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 16.1% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -22.4% 79.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -63.3% 266.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -26.6% 4.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -25.4% 4.0%

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.

ConsensusSLGJBGSCDP
Forward P/E – – 21.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.75FY2026 $-2.03FY2026 $1.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +11.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $637.58MFY2026 $453.74MFY2026 $739.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.0% +11.5% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLGJBGSCDP
Held by institutions 99.3% 97.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 357 206 331
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +2.8% +0.5%
Institutions buying 185 86 156
Institutions selling 119 72 108
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.19 1.44

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.

SLGJBGSCDP
SLG 1.00 0.48 0.44
JBGS 0.48 1.00 0.39
CDP 0.44 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLG, JBGS and CDP?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sl Green Realty (SLG) $3.61B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $705.24M, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.68B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sl Green Realty (SLG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sl Green Realty (SLG) +9.7%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.1%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has the highest net margin (Sl Green Realty (SLG) -13.4%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) leads (JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.3%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Copt Defense Properties (CDP) returned the most: Sl Green Realty (SLG) +1.3%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -33.6%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +12.3%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Sl Green Realty (SLG) -8.0%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.3%/yr, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) has the highest dividend yield: Sl Green Realty (SLG) 0.00%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 0.06%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 0.04%. Sl Green Realty (SLG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has been the steadiest (Sl Green Realty (SLG) 39.5%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.8%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLG, JBGS and CDP?

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