Clipper Realty Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Clipper Realty Inc (CLPR) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Clipper Realty Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 151M vs 25,591M combined for its competitors (0.6% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+1.5% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-8.7%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Clipper Realty Inc generated -1.7% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs -7.1% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -16.3% net margin compares with 33.0% for the peer group.
- Scale: Clipper Realty Inc ranks #160 of 188 companies by market capitalization in the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Clipper Realty Inc accounted for 0.7% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.6% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.94M compares with $1.47M for the peer group (0.6x).
- Structure: Clipper Realty Inc operates in the following segments: Residential Segment, Commercial Segment.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CLPR Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Clipper Realty Inc reported revenue contraction of 1.72 % year on year in Q2 2026, above its competitors' combined revenue change of -7.05 %.
With a net margin of -16.33 %, Clipper Realty Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (32.96 %).
Clipper Realty Inc generated 0.65 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.62 % a year earlier.
API endpoints for this dataset
Clipper Realty Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Clipper Realty Inc reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Clipper Realty Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Clipper Realty Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (3) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Clipper Realty Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry grew revenue -1.0% year over year, combined, vs -1.7% for Clipper Realty Inc. Clipper Realty Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.05% to 0.05%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Clipper Realty Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper Realty Inc | No | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (10) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CLPR Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CLPR Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
CLPR Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financial Institutions Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Udr Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Essex Property Trust Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | American Homes 4 Rent | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Prologis Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Clipper Realty Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Clipper Realty Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Clipper Realty Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Clipper Realty Inc |
53.00 | 151.25 |
 Prologis Inc |
125,051.76 | 9,189.77 |
 Equity Residential |
24,437.67 | 3,030.82 |
 Essex Property Trust Inc |
17,761.76 | 1,907.52 |
 Invitation Homes Inc |
16,008.13 | 2,898.19 |
 Mid america Apartment Communities Inc |
13,844.67 | 2,224.54 |
| SUBTOTAL | 241,653.66 | 27,649.90 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Clipper Realty Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Clipper Realty Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Institutions Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Mid america Apartment Communities Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Essex Property Trust Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Camden Property Trust | Company report | 85% |
| Udr Inc | Company report | 85% |
| American Homes 4 Rent | Company report | 85% |
| Equity Residential | Company report | 85% |
| Invitation Homes Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Avalonbay Communities inc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Clipper Realty Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Clipper Realty Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Clipper Realty Inc | Residential Segment 83.70 % |
| Prologis Inc | Real Estate Operations Segment 93.21 % |
| Mid america Apartment Communities Inc | Same Store 93.36 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Clipper Realty Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper Realty Inc | 53 | 939,435 | -206,739 |
| Prologis Inc | 125,052 | 3,279,717 | 1,574,047 |
| Equity Residential | 24,438 | 1,894,260 | 562,004 |
| Essex Property Trust Inc | 17,762 | 1,129,377 | 356,544 |
| Invitation Homes Inc | 16,008 | 1,680,110 | 396,668 |
| Mid america Apartment Communities Inc | 13,845 | 878,570 | 155,082 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 241,601 | 1,471,775 | 519,831 |
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Clipper Realty Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 181 companies in Clipper Realty Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Clipper Realty Inc ranks #160 of 181 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 413, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (see Methodology: Market Structure & Concentration).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower Inc | 180,921 | 11.91 % |
| 2 | Prologis Inc | 123,399 | 8.13 % |
| 3 | Equinix Inc | 103,775 | 6.83 % |
| 4 | American Tower Corporation | 88,609 | 5.84 % |
| 5 | Simon Property Group inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Digital Realty Trust Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Public Storage | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Realty Income Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Ventas inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Crown Castle Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 160 | Clipper Realty Inc | 53 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-11-09.
Clipper Realty Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | Rithm Property Trust Inc | 86 | -17.70 % |
| 156 | Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation | 86 | 1.29 % |
| 157 | Acres Commercial Realty Corp | 80 | -44.97 % |
| 158 | Leishen Energy Holding Co Ltd | 75 | -19.86 % |
| 159 | Global Self Storage Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 160 | Clipper Realty Inc | 53 | -14.02 % |
| 161 | Anfield Energy Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 162 | Franklin Street Properties Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 163 | Manhattan Bridge Capital Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 164 | Direct Investment Holdings Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 165 | Sachem Capital Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-11-09. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Clipper Realty Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (283 companies). See the full Real Estate Investment Trusts industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 22.84 % | 41.74 % (avg) | -18.9 pp |
| Operating Margin | 20.32 % | industry median | -6.8 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 49.82 % | 38.63 % (avg) | +11.2 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 7.17 % | 28.42 % (avg) | -21.2 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Clipper Realty Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry average (283 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Real Estate Investment Trusts industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 30.1x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.2x | 17.5x | -0.2x |
| P/B | -0.6x | 1.9x | -2.4x |
| Return on Equity | - | industry aggregate | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.82 % | 2.09 % (avg) | 0.73 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Clipper Realty Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -45.76 % | 5.61 % | 6.86 % | -1.13 % | 6.52 % | 7.65 % | 2.98 % |
| Operating Margin | 29.51 % | 28.83 % | 26.93 % | 19.69 % | 24.00 % | 27.24 % | 2.73 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.44 % | 2.46 % | 2.40 % | 1.80 % | 2.61 % | 3.20 % | 0.37 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Clipper Realty Inc's Strategic Group Map
Clipper Realty Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Clipper Realty Inc's trailing-12-month revenue growth of -1.9% and operating margin of 20.3% compares with an average of -0.9% growth and 19.2% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Clipper Realty Inc sits below that peer average on growth and above it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Clipper Realty Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
See Methodology: BCG Growth-Share Matrix for how relative share and growth are calculated and thresholded.
Clipper Realty Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 2.4% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Clipper Realty Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 413 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 7.17 % vs industry average 28.42 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Clipper Realty Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Clipper Realty Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Clipper Realty Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Clipper Realty Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 6.8 points below the industry median.
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-8.7% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Clipper Realty Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper Realty Inc | 1.51 | 1.88 | - |
| Prologis Inc | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.61 |
| Equity Residential | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.42 |
| Essex Property Trust Inc | 0.26 | 1.03 | 0.66 |
| Invitation Homes Inc | 0.34 | 0.59 | 0.76 |
| Mid america Apartment Communities Inc | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.32 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Clipper Realty Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper Realty Inc | Q2 2026 | -1.7 % | - |
| Prologis Inc | Q2 2026 | +11.1 % | +70.7 % |
| Equity Residential | Q2 2026 | -10.7 % | -40.8 % |
| Essex Property Trust Inc | Q1 2026 | +4.3 % | -47.3 % |
| Invitation Homes Inc | Q3 2026 | +6.3 % | +15.5 % |
| Mid america Apartment Communities Inc | Q3 2026 | +1.0 % | -17.7 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | -6.6 % | +14.8 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Clipper Realty Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper Realty Inc | Q2 2026 | +2.7 % | -80.7 % |
| Prologis Inc | Q2 2026 | +717.8 % | +88.4 % |
| Equity Residential | Q2 2026 | +4.8 % | -80.8 % |
| Essex Property Trust Inc | Q1 2026 | +3.7 % | -95.4 % |
| Invitation Homes Inc | Q3 2026 | +29.7 % | -13.8 % |
| Mid america Apartment Communities Inc | Q3 2026 | - | +13.3 % |
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Clipper Realty Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper Realty Inc | - | - | - |
| Prologis Inc | 4.45% | 3.12% | 7.64% |
| Equity Residential | 4.35% | 3.91% | 8.16% |
| Essex Property Trust Inc | 4.58% | 4.57% | 10.51% |
| Invitation Homes Inc | 3.68% | 3.61% | 7.47% |
| Mid america Apartment Communities Inc | 3.27% | 3.06% | 6.97% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Clipper Realty Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Clipper Realty Inc | - | 0.35 |
| Prologis Inc | 29.27 | 13.61 |
| Equity Residential | 27.68 | 8.06 |
| Essex Property Trust Inc | 30.96 | 9.31 |
| Invitation Homes Inc | 23.96 | 5.52 |
| Mid america Apartment Communities Inc | 36.20 | 6.22 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 24.97 | 8.74 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.