Which is better, FR or PECO?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) currently grades higher than FR — 64/100 (D grade) vs 42/100 (D). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — FR wins on Joel Greenblatt; PECO wins on Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Charlie Munger, and Terry Smith. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy FR or PECO?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both FR and PECO are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is FR better than PECO for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, PECO currently grades higher — 64/100 vs 42/100, a 22-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between FR and PECO on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). FR currently scores 42/100 (D grade); PECO scores 64/100 (D grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, FR or PECO?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. FR and PECO are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, FR or PECO?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are FR and PECO both Real Estate stocks?

Yes — both First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (FR) and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) operate in the Real Estate sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this FR vs PECO comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

First Industrial Realty

Phillips Edison &

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

Market cap

$8.39B

Sector

Real Estate

PECO

Phillips Edison &

Market cap

$5.08B

Sector

Real Estate

Overall winner

Phillips Edison & PECO

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	FR	PECO	Winner
Warren Buffett	42D	64D	PECO
Benjamin Graham	60C	64C	PECO
Philip Fisher	41D	77C	PECO
Peter Lynch	32F	51C	PECO
Joel Greenblatt	86A	43D	FR
Charlie Munger	49D	61D	PECO
Terry Smith	42D	56D	PECO

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	FR	PECO
Market cap	$8.39B	$5.08B
P/E (TTM)	24.1x	43.1x
EV/EBIT	26.8x	38.3x
ROIC (TTM)	108.51%	5.33%
Gross margin	47.03%	53.41%
Net margin	45.99%	15.58%
Revenue CAGR 5y	11.15%	8.27%
EPS CAGR 5y	-2.74%	56.51%
Debt / Equity	-	1.1x
Dividend yield	2.94%	3.22%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

FR leads on

Debt / Equity-vs 1.1x+100%
ROIC (TTM)108.51%vs 5.33%+95%
Net margin45.99%vs 15.58%+66%
P/E (TTM)24.1xvs 43.1x+44%

PECO leads on

EPS CAGR 5y56.51%vs -2.74%+105%
Gross margin53.41%vs 47.03%+12%
Dividend yield3.22%vs 2.94%+9%

Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.

First Industrial Realty

Phillips Edison &

Fit scores by strategy

Side-by-side metrics

Where each one wins

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