TRC vs HHH vs FOR Stock Comparison

Tejon Ranch, Howard Hughes Holdings and Forestar Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRC Tejon Ranch Co
$16.26 -1.0% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$442.06M
P/E
73.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$56.84M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
2 wins
FOR Forestar Group Inc.
$26.00 -1.9% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.34B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Forestar leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Forestar 5, Howard Hughes Holdings 4, Tejon Ranch 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRCHHHFORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $442.06M $4.34B $1.34B HHH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 73.2x 14.8x 7.9x FOR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 95.6x 15.9x 8.5x FOR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.4% +34.0% +11.8% HHH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% 12.3% 9.9% HHH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 4.0% 6.1% FOR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.9x 4.0x 1.8x FOR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.6% -10.2% -1.0% TRC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.4%/yr -2.8%/yr +5.8%/yr FOR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 33.8% 33.7% TRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 64/100 55/100 HHH

Percentile Scorecard

TRCHHHFOR

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

AxisTRCHHHFOR
Valuation 29 #28 of 39 84 #7 of 39 92 #4 of 39
Growth 69 #11 of 33 75 #9 of 33 53 #16 of 33
Profitability 52 #15 of 30 72 #9 of 30 62 #12 of 30
Financial Health 78 #9 of 38 24 #29 of 38 46 #21 of 38
Shareholder Returns – – 23 #11 of 14
Overall 57 64 55
  • TRC ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • HHH ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • FOR ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRCHHHFORSPY
1 month -1.0%+7.1%-1.9% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%+11.2%-10.0% +3.5%
6 months -19.3%+15.0%-8.3% +7.0%
Year to date +3.1%-8.1%+5.6% +12.2%
1 year +0.6%-10.2%-1.0% +13.0%
3 years +5.9%+17.2%+11.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.9%+5.4%+3.6% +23.1%
5 years -11.4%-13.1%+32.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.4%-2.8%+5.8% +11.0%
10 years -28.1%-28.8%+134.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.2%-3.3%+8.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTRCHHHFORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%33.8%33.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%31.5%31.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.790.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.30-0.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.4%-49.0%-54.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.6%-18.4%-18.7% -1.8%
52-week high $20.48$89.85$31.98 $779.14
52-week low $15.58$60.20$23.09 $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.

MultipleTRCHHHFOR
P/E now vs peer median 72.7xmedian 7.8x 12.9xmedian 7.8x 7.8xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 4.9x 1.6xmedian 4.9x 0.8xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 83.2xmedian 11.2x 9.4xmedian 11.2x 8.0xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.9xmedian 6.4x 6.1xmedian 6.4x 4.7xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.90median 0.33 0.47median 0.33 1.67median 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 monthsTRCHHHFOR
Revenue $56.84M $2.37B $1.72B
Gross profit – $1.79B $368.90M
Operating income -$515.00K $505.99M $213.60M
Net income $6.04M $290.16M $170.50M
Free cash flow -$26.03M $628.36M $282.90M
EPS (diluted) $0.22 $4.94 $3.32
Cash & equivalents $3.87M $2.65B $394.90M
Total debt $377.27M $5.46B $793.80M
Shares (diluted) 27.07M 59.15M 51.30M
Enterprise value $361.68M -$3.10B -$4.81M

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
MetricTRCHHHFOR
P/E 72.7x 12.9x 7.8x
P/FCF -16.9x 6.1x 4.7x
P/Operating cash flow 35.2x 4.8x 4.7x
P/S 7.7x 1.6x 0.8x
P/B 0.9x 0.9x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.1x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 83.2x 9.4x 8.0x
EV/EBIT -1,010x 13.0x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 9.1x 2.8x 1.0x
EV/FCF -20.0x 10.5x 6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.7x 8.4x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.90 0.47 1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRCHHHFOR
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.4% 34.0% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 20.1% 10.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 67.9% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 31.7% 9.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 94.8% -11.9% 5.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.1% 8.1% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,237% 27.3% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.8% 34.5% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,233% 20.1% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.1% 27.2% 4.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.4% 33.7% 184.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.0% – 3.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.6% 120.5% 183.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.6% – 3.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRCHHHFOR
Gross margin – 75.6% 21.4%
EBITDA margin 11.0% 29.4% 12.6%
Operating margin -0.9% 21.3% 12.4%
Pretax margin 5.1% 16.0% 13.1%
Net margin 10.6% 12.3% 9.9%
FCF margin -45.8% 26.5% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 21.9% 33.2% 16.5%
Return on equity 1.2% 7.4% 9.3%
Return on assets 0.9% 2.1% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 4.0% 6.1%
Return on capital employed -0.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRCHHHFOR
Debt / assets 15.0% 34.3% 24.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.9x 4.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -3.7x 8.7x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 22.9% 74.6% 42.3%
Equity / assets 77.1% 25.4% 57.7%
Interest coverage – 2.9x –
Current ratio 2.9x – –
Quick ratio 1.6x – –
Cash ratio 1.4x – –
Altman Z-score 2.17 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRCHHHFOR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusTRCHHHFOR
Forward P/E 95.6xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $4.01FY2026 $3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,600.0%FY2026 +81.4%FY2026 -7.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +147.1% -14.2% -12.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $57.93MFY2026 $2.70BFY2026 $1.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +83.4%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.5% -3.0% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRCHHHFOR
Held by institutions 78.6% 90.7% 36.6%
Institutions holding 127 303 185
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +1.8% +0.1%
Institutions buying 61 170 97
Institutions selling 30 87 49
Buyers to sellers 2.03 1.95 1.98

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.

TRCHHHFOR
TRC 1.00 0.24 0.34
HHH 0.24 1.00 0.42
FOR 0.34 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRC, HHH and FOR?

Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tejon Ranch (TRC) $442.06M, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) $4.34B, Forestar (FOR) $1.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRC, HHH and FOR?

Forestar (FOR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tejon Ranch (TRC) 73.2x, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 14.8x, Forestar (FOR) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Forestar (FOR) is cheapest (Tejon Ranch (TRC) 95.6x, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 15.9x, Forestar (FOR) 8.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tejon Ranch (TRC) +25.4%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) +34.0%, Forestar (FOR) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) has the highest net margin (Tejon Ranch (TRC) 10.6%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 12.3%, Forestar (FOR) 9.9%). On return on invested capital, Forestar (FOR) leads (Tejon Ranch (TRC) 0.0%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 4.0%, Forestar (FOR) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tejon Ranch (TRC) returned the most: Tejon Ranch (TRC) +0.6%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) -10.2%, Forestar (FOR) -1.0%. Over five years, Forestar (FOR) compounded fastest (Tejon Ranch (TRC) -2.4%/yr, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) -2.8%/yr, Forestar (FOR) +5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tejon Ranch (TRC) has been the steadiest (Tejon Ranch (TRC) 21.4%, Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) 33.8%, Forestar (FOR) 33.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRC, HHH and FOR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Forestar (FOR) leads on 5. 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.