SLG vs JBGS vs CDP Stock Comparison

Sl Green Realty, JBG SMITH Properties and Copt Defense Properties Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLG Sl Green Realty Corp
$50.42 -1.2% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$11.59 +10.1% 1M -46.1% 1Y
Market cap
$673.76M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win
CDP Copt Defense Properties
$34.10 +0.5% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.82B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$784.18M
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 $3.50B $673.76M $3.82B CDP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.4x -4.4x 23.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 23.0x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% -1.1% +4.5% SLG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -30.3% 20.9% CDP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.3% 5.0% CDP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 16.9x 6.7x CDP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.04% JBGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -46.1% +20.2% CDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr -16.8%/yr +4.6%/yr CDP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.2% 34.8% 18.5% CDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 25/100 49/100 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 49 #74 of 145 35 #95 of 145 47 #78 of 145
Growth 43 #82 of 142 11 #127 of 142 61 #56 of 142
Profitability – 4 #131 of 136 77 #32 of 136
Financial Health – 11 #124 of 139 25 #105 of 139
Shareholder Returns 55 #60 of 131 63 #49 of 131 38 #82 of 131
Overall 49 25 49
  • 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 -1.2%+10.1%+0.5% -0.8%
3 months -6.4%-18.8%-10.9% +3.5%
6 months +18.7%-24.6%+5.5% +7.0%
Year to date +9.9%-31.9%+22.7% +12.2%
1 year -2.8%-46.1%+20.2% +13.0%
3 years +72.4%-9.7%+48.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.9%-3.4%+14.1% +23.1%
5 years -30.4%-60.1%+25.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.0%-16.8%+4.6% +11.0%
10 years -51.9%—+25.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.1%—+2.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSLGJBGSCDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.2%34.8%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%40.3%16.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.940.170.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.07-1.321.09 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.2%-67.3%-26.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%-46.2%-11.1% -1.8%
52-week high $59.83$21.55$38.34 $779.14
52-week low $35.33$10.05$27.32 $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 -24.9xmedian 27.4x -4.4xmedian 27.4x 23.4xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 4.2x 1.7xmedian 4.2x 4.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 22.9xmedian 14.2x 16.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 23.2x -13.1xmedian 23.2x 122.3xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.73median 2.11 0.04median 2.11 -4.31median 2.11

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 $784.18M
Gross profit – – $754.22M
Operating income – – $207.72M
Net income – -$186.68M $171.84M
Free cash flow – -$66.16M $31.63M
EPS (diluted) $-2.03 $-2.64 $1.43
Cash & equivalents $186.44M $74.80M $24.16M
Total debt – $10.02B $2.59B
Shares (diluted) 70.67M 58.28M 114.90M
Enterprise value $3.50B $379.47M $3.47B

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 -24.9x -4.4x 23.4x
P/FCF -3.5x -13.1x 122.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.2x 11.5x
P/S 3.3x 1.7x 4.9x
P/B 0.9x 0.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 22.9x 16.7x
EV/EBIT – -70.1x 31.0x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 6.5x 8.2x
EV/FCF – -50.2x 203.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 54.6x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.73 0.04 -4.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLGJBGSCDP
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% -1.1% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -5.6% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 19.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 28.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -4.3% 14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -83.2% -4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -7,085% -17.4% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.3% -113.4% -5.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -39.5% 3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.6% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 42.6% -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 40.8% 31.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLGJBGSCDP
Gross margin – – 96.2%
EBITDA margin – 28.6% 49.1%
Operating margin – – 26.5%
Pretax margin – -37.4% 21.5%
Net margin – -30.3% 20.9%
FCF margin – -13.0% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.9% 43.0%
Return on equity -2.6% -16.8% 10.9%
Return on assets – -4.3% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – -1.3% 5.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 5.3% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLGJBGSCDP
Debt / assets – 59.4% 57.4%
Debt / equity – 2.3x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 16.9x 6.7x
Debt / FCF – -38.2x 82.0x
Liabilities / assets – 74.7% 65.0%
Equity / assets – 25.3% 35.0%
Interest coverage – -0.3x 2.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLGJBGSCDP
Dividend yield 4.7% 6.0% 3.7%
Net buyback yield – 11.4% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 17.4% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -22.4% 81.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -63.3% 441.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -26.6% 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -25.4% 3.8%

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 – – 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.75FY2026 $-2.03FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -5.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $640.65MFY2026 $453.74MFY2026 $739.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +11.5% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLGJBGSCDP
Held by institutions 99.3% 97.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 355 206 329
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +2.8% +0.5%
Institutions buying 185 86 156
Institutions selling 118 72 108
Buyers to sellers 1.57 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 0.47 0.43
JBGS 0.47 1.00 0.40
CDP 0.43 0.40 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) $3.50B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $673.76M, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) $3.82B.

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) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copt Defense Properties (CDP) has the highest net margin (JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 20.9%). 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) -2.8%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -46.1%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +20.2%. Over five years, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) compounded fastest (Sl Green Realty (SLG) -7.0%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.8%/yr, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) +4.6%/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) 38.2%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.8%, Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 18.5%). 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.