Stock comparison
Essex Property
Phillips Edison &
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
ESS
Essex Property
Market cap
$17.78B
Sector
Real Estate
PECO
Phillips Edison &
Market cap
$5.08B
Sector
Real Estate
Overall winner
Essex Property ESS
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | ESS | PECO | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 64D | 64D | Tie |
| Benjamin Graham | 69B | 64C | ESS |
| Philip Fisher | 62C | 77C | PECO |
| Peter Lynch | 66B | 51C | ESS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 47D | 43D | ESS |
| Charlie Munger | 60D | 61D | PECO |
| Terry Smith | 58D | 56D | ESS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | ESS | PECO |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $17.78B | $5.08B |
| P/E (TTM) | 30.1x | 43.1x |
| EV/EBIT | 28.9x | 38.3x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 5.59% | 5.33% |
| Gross margin | 69.44% | 53.41% |
| Net margin | 30.17% | 15.58% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.17% | 8.27% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 8.51% | 56.51% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.3x | 1.1x |
| Dividend yield | 3.83% | 3.22% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
ESS leads on
- Market cap$17.78Bvs $5.08B+71%
- Net margin30.17%vs 15.58%+48%
- P/E (TTM)30.1xvs 43.1x+30%
- EV/EBIT28.9xvs 38.3x+25%
PECO leads on
- EPS CAGR 5y56.51%vs 8.51%+85%
- Revenue CAGR 5y8.27%vs 7.17%+13%
- Debt / Equity1.1xvs 1.3x+9%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.