Stock comparison
American Assets
Essex Property
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
AAT
American Assets
Market cap
$1.4B
Sector
Real Estate
ESS
Essex Property
Market cap
$17.78B
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 | AAT | ESS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 64D | 64D | Tie |
| Benjamin Graham | 63C | 69B | ESS |
| Philip Fisher | 65C | 62C | AAT |
| Peter Lynch | 65C | 66B | ESS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 26F | 47D | ESS |
| Charlie Munger | 56D | 60D | ESS |
| Terry Smith | 55D | 58D | ESS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | AAT | ESS |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $1.4B | $17.78B |
| P/E (TTM) | 57.0x | 30.1x |
| EV/EBIT | 19.7x | 28.9x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 3.52% | 5.59% |
| Gross margin | 60.76% | 69.44% |
| Net margin | 5.11% | 30.17% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.79% | 7.17% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 18.28% | 8.51% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.5x | 1.3x |
| Dividend yield | 6.46% | 3.83% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
AAT leads on
- EPS CAGR 5y18.28%vs 8.51%+53%
- Dividend yield6.46%vs 3.83%+41%
- EV/EBIT19.7xvs 28.9x+32%
ESS leads on
- Market cap$17.78Bvs $1.4B+92%
- Net margin30.17%vs 5.11%+83%
- P/E (TTM)30.1xvs 57.0x+47%
- Revenue CAGR 5y7.17%vs 3.79%+47%
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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.