Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE Β· Office REITs
$43.02
0.7%COPT Defense Properties
CDP Β· Office REITs
$33.93
0.3%The short version
- Alexandria Real Estate Equities is the larger business, with $3.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $764M for COPT Defense Properties, about 4.0 times as much.
- COPT Defense Properties grew revenue faster (1.4%, against β2.9%).
- COPT Defense Properties turned more of its sales into free cash flow (37.8% FCF margin, against β15.1% FCF margin).
| Latest fiscal year | ARE Β· FY25 | CDP Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $7.3B | $3.9B |
| Revenue | $3.0B | $764M |
| Free cash flow | β$457M | $289M |
| Net income | β$1.4B | $160M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | β2.9% | 1.4% |
| 5-year growth | 9.9% | 5.6% |
| Share count change | β1.0% | 0.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | β | β |
| Net margin | β47.2% | 20.9% |
| FCF margin | β15.1% | 37.8% |
| Return on capital | β | 6.1% |
| Return on equity | β8.6% | 10.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $11.9B | $2.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | 6.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.1B | $137M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | 23.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | β | β |
FY16
ARE $922M
CDP $574M
FY17
ARE $1.1B
CDP $613M
FY18
ARE $1.3B
CDP $578M
FY19
ARE $1.5B
CDP $612M
FY20
ARE $1.9B
CDP $582M
FY21
ARE $2.1B
CDP $664M
FY22
ARE $2.6B
CDP $739M
FY23
ARE $2.9B
CDP $685M
FY24
ARE $3.1B
CDP $753M
FY25
ARE $3.0B
CDP $764M
ARE
CDP
FY16
ARE β
CDP 9.1%
FY17
ARE β
CDP 22.2%
FY18
ARE β
CDP β
FY19
ARE β
CDP β
FY20
ARE β
CDP β
FY21
ARE β
CDP β
FY22
ARE β
CDP β
FY23
ARE β
CDP β
FY24
ARE β
CDP β
FY25
ARE β
CDP β
ARE
CDP
FY16
ARE β$428M
CDP $208M
FY17
ARE β$443M
CDP $207M
FY18
ARE β$357M
CDP $156M
FY19
ARE β$541M
CDP $204M
FY20
ARE β$563M
CDP $206M
FY21
ARE β$1.1B
CDP $219M
FY22
ARE β$2.0B
CDP $229M
FY23
ARE β$1.8B
CDP $256M
FY24
ARE β$918M
CDP $300M
FY25
ARE β$457M
CDP $289M
ARE
CDP
FY16
ARE β
CDP 1.5%
FY17
ARE β
CDP 4.1%
FY18
ARE β
CDP 4.5%
FY19
ARE β
CDP 7.6%
FY20
ARE β
CDP 4.6%
FY21
ARE β
CDP 3.7%
FY22
ARE β
CDP 5.3%
FY23
ARE β
CDP β0.1%
FY24
ARE β
CDP 5.9%
FY25
ARE β
CDP 6.1%
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