Stocks · Real Estate · REIT - Retail
Alexander's, Inc. ALX
$243.86 +0.01% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $1.25B
Inexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 2, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $33.05, up 354.0% year over year.
- The shares trade at 7.4× trailing earnings, lower than 81% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- Operating margin narrowed to 28.6% from 33.6% a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Real Estate sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 21%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 6%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 17%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 25%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 26%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 37%
- Gross marginTop 32%
- Operating marginTop 43%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 12%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 4%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 11%
- Interest coverBottom 49%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 8%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 25%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 5%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 41%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 36%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 30%
- 6-month returnTop 28%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 33%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 29%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 41%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 39%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 48%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 1%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 48%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 18%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 48%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 11%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -3.7% | -1.5% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -48.2% | 354.0% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 98.9% | 64.1% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 33.6% | 28.6% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 39.0% | 9.6% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -1.5% | -3.7% | ↑ | Bottom 21% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 354.0% | -48.2% | ↑ | Top 6% |
| Gross margin | 64.1% | 98.9% | ↓ | Top 32% |
| Operating margin | 28.6% | 33.6% | ↓ | Top 43% |
| Net margin | 79.1% | 17.1% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 9.6% | 39.0% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% | — | Top 37% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 1.2% | — | Bottom 25% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 0.16×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 11.9%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.2%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +0.4 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.95×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 1.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 9.28%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.00%
- Shareholder yield
- 9.28%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.1%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 1
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -4.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -3.2%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $212.00
- Target vs current price
- -13.1%
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | +0.7% | +2.7% | +8.6% | +6.0% | — |
| May 4, 2026 | -15.6% | -0.2% | +0.7% | +1.1% | +8.9% |
| Feb 9, 2026 | -19.5% | -11.1% | -8.3% | -5.8% | -1.5% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | +16.4% | +1.6% | +4.9% | -3.3% | +10.1% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | -61.4% | -13.0% | -9.2% | -6.1% | -3.5% |
| May 5, 2025 | +13.7% | -0.9% | -0.6% | +6.6% | +17.5% |
| Feb 10, 2025 | +9.4% | -3.0% | +3.4% | +9.8% | +5.4% |
| Nov 4, 2024 | +10.5% | -2.0% | +1.7% | -0.4% | -16.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | $3.02 | $3.00 | +0.7% | $54.7M |
| May 4, 2026 | $2.60 | $3.08 | -15.6% | $53.4M |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $2.43 | $3.02 | -19.5% | $53.3M |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $2.91 | $2.50 | +16.4% | $53.4M |
| Aug 4, 2025 | $1.19 | $3.08 | -61.4% | $51.6M |
| May 5, 2025 | $4.06 | $3.57 | +13.7% | $54.9M |
| Feb 10, 2025 | $4.06 | $3.71 | +9.4% | $55.9M |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $2.84 | $2.57 | +10.5% | $55.7M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 7.4× | 20.6× | 19th | Top 8% |
| P/E (forward) | 14.8× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.8× | — | — | Top 5% |
| EV / Sales | 8.12× | — | — | Top 41% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 1.66% | — | — | Bottom 25% |
| Earnings yield | 13.55% | — | — | Top 8% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 6.6× – 61.0× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +2.7%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +354.0%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -73.0%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -4.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -6.7%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -2.3%
- RSI (14)
- 32.0
- Relative volume
- 0.76×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 23.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 25th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.57
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.32
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -14.8%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -24.7%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2021 | May 26, 2023 | -48.9% | 556 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Feb 16, 2021 | -11.0% | 60 days | 17 days (Mar 11, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $1.25B
- P/E (TTM)
- 7.4
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $33.05
- Revenue (TTM)
- $214.8M
- Dividend yield
- 7.38%
- 52-week range
- $201.28 – $289.43
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $206.1M | $205.8M | $225.0M | $226.4M | $213.2M |
| Gross profit | $206.1M | $205.8M | $123.8M | $226.4M | $34.2M |
| Operating income | $76.2M | $79.5M | $117.4M | $81.8M | $65.2M |
| Net income | $132.9M | $57.6M | $102.4M | $43.4M | $28.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $25.94 | $11.24 | $19.97 | $8.46 | $5.50 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $55.7M | $55.9M | $54.9M | $51.6M | $53.4M | $53.3M | $53.4M | $54.7M |
| Net income | $6.7M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $6.1M | $6.0M | $3.8M | $4.7M | $155.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.30 | $2.39 | $2.40 | $1.19 | $1.16 | $0.74 | $0.91 | $30.24 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $118.5M | $102.5M | $109.1M | $54.1M | $73.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Free cash flow | $118.5M | $102.5M | $109.1M | $54.1M | $73.4M |
| Dividends paid | -$92.2M | -$92.3M | -$92.3M | -$92.4M | -$92.4M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $358.3M
- Total assets
- $1.20B
- Total liabilities
- $979.4M
- Total debt
- $856.6M
- Net debt
- $498.3M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $223.6M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | $4.50 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| May 11, 2026 | $4.50 | May 29, 2026 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $4.50 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $4.50 | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | $4.50 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| May 12, 2025 | $4.50 | May 30, 2025 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $4.50 | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $4.50 | Nov 29, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 237,768
- Days to cover
- 6.05
- Change vs previous report
- -18.7%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.