Franklin Street Properties's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Franklin Street Properties (FSP) 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: Franklin Street Properties vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 104M vs 10,011M combined for its competitors (1.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-3.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+2.0%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Franklin Street Properties generated -8.7% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2026, vs 3.3% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -36.5% net margin compares with -7.4% for the peer group.
- Scale: Franklin Street Properties ranks #162 of 187 companies by market capitalization in the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Franklin Street Properties accounted for 1.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 1.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $3.70M compares with $2.71M for the peer group (1.4x).
- Structure: Franklin Street Properties operates in the following segments: Real Estate Operations.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
FSP Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Franklin Street Properties reported revenue contraction of 8.67 % year on year in Q3 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 3.29 %.
With a net margin of -36.51 %, Franklin Street Properties reported lower profitability than its competitors (-7.39 %).
Franklin Street Properties generated 0.97 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 1.09 % a year earlier.
API endpoints for this dataset
Franklin Street Properties vs. its Competitors, Q3 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 Franklin Street Properties 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 Franklin Street Properties and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Street Properties Corp | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry grew revenue -1.0% year over year, combined, vs -8.7% for Franklin Street Properties. Franklin Street Properties's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.04% to 0.03%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Franklin Street Properties's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Street Properties Corp | No | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (12) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
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.
FSP Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
FSP Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimco Realty Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Cousins Properties Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Highwoods Properties Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Regency Centers Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Digital Realty Trust Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Franklin Street Properties's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Franklin Street Properties Corp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Franklin Street Properties Corp |
44.87 | 103.55 |
 Prologis Inc |
121,612.95 | 9,189.77 |
 Digital Realty Trust Inc |
62,980.62 | 6,771.12 |
 Realty Income Corporation |
55,858.63 | 6,205.96 |
 Kimco Realty Corporation |
17,169.12 | 2,161.51 |
 Bxp Inc |
10,377.48 | 3,525.68 |
| SUBTOTAL | 298,998.16 | 38,157.02 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Franklin Street Properties's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Franklin Street Properties reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vornado Realty Trust | Company report | 85% |
| Highwoods Properties Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Sl green Realty corp | Company report | 85% |
| Bxp Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Cousins Properties Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Kilroy Realty Corporation | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Franklin Street Properties's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Franklin Street Properties'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 |
|---|---|
| Franklin Street Properties Corp | Real Estate Operations 100.00 % |
| Prologis Inc | Real Estate Operations Segment 93.21 % |
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | Reportable Segment, Aggregation before Other Operating 93.26 % |
| Vornado Realty Trust | New York 82.22 % |
| Kilroy Realty Corporation | Office and Life Science Properties 100.00 % |
| Sl green Realty corp | Real Estate 83.75 % |
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).
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Franklin Street Properties'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Street Properties Corp | 45 | 3,698,357 | -1,519,929 |
| Prologis Inc | 121,613 | 3,279,717 | 1,574,047 |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 62,981 | 1,848,013 | 215,043 |
| Realty Income Corporation | 55,859 | 11,408,018 | 2,619,897 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 17,169 | 3,275,012 | 946,445 |
| Bxp Inc | 10,377 | 4,268,383 | 500,507 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 298,953 | 2,706,506 | 568,012 |
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Franklin Street Properties's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | US 51.02 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Franklin Street Properties's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 181 companies in Franklin Street Properties's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Franklin Street Properties ranks #162 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 | 180,807 | 12.02 % |
| 2 | Prologis Inc | 121,613 | 8.09 % |
| 3 | Equinix Inc | 100,396 | 6.67 % |
| 4 | American Tower Corporation | 88,026 | 5.85 % |
| 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% |
| 162 | Franklin Street Properties Corp | 45 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-11-06.
Franklin Street Properties'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | Acres Commercial Realty Corp | 81 | -40.48 % |
| 158 | Leishen Energy Holding Co Ltd | 75 | -19.86 % |
| 159 | Global Self Storage Inc | 55 | -1.01 % |
| 160 | Clipper Realty Inc | 53 | -15.32 % |
| 161 | Anfield Energy Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 162 | Franklin Street Properties Corp | 45 | -64.29 % |
| 163 | Sachem Capital Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 164 | Manhattan Bridge Capital Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 165 | Direct Investment Holdings Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 166 | Site Centers Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 167 | Health In Tech Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-11-06. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Franklin Street Properties'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 | 44.17 % | 42.02 % (avg) | +2.1 pp |
| Operating Margin | - | industry median | - |
| EBITDA Margin | 35.13 % | 38.49 % (avg) | -3.4 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 13.10 % | 28.31 % (avg) | -15.2 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.
Franklin Street Properties'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 | - | 30.7x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.6x | 17.6x | -9.0x |
| P/B | 0.1x | 1.9x | -1.8x |
| Return on Equity | -7.23 % | industry aggregate | -13.22 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | 2.23 % (avg) | - |
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.
Franklin Street Properties'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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -1.36 % | 98.83 % | -54.01 % | -14.84 % | -20.89 % | -12.02 % | -17.57 % | -10.78 % |
| Operating Margin | 2.47 % | 57.81 % | 10.97 % | 6.20 % | 8.67 % | 25.00 % | 1.65 % | -7.01 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 0.23 % | 11.71 % | 1.02 % | 0.57 % | 0.63 % | 2.04 % | 0.12 % | -0.50 % |
| P/E | 58.4x | 130.8x | 15.3x | 6.7x | 239.3x | - | - | - |
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.
Franklin Street Properties's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
See Methodology: BCG Growth-Share Matrix for how relative share and growth are calculated and thresholded.
Franklin Street Properties 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.
Franklin Street Properties'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 13.10 % vs industry average 28.31 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Franklin Street Properties's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Franklin Street Properties's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Franklin Street Properties falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
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.
Franklin Street Properties'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
- Return on equity 13.2 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-3.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- 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
No rule matched.
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Franklin Street Properties'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Street Properties Corp | 0.53 | 0.58 | 0.48 |
| Prologis Inc | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.61 |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 1.04 | 1.62 | 0.24 |
| Realty Income Corporation | 0.22 | 0.96 | 0.08 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | - | 1.62 | 0.11 |
| Bxp Inc | 0.75 | 0.89 | 1.45 |
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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.
Franklin Street Properties'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Street Properties Corp | Q3 2026 | -8.7 % | - |
| Prologis Inc | Q2 2026 | +11.1 % | +70.7 % |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | Q2 2026 | +28.9 % | -56.7 % |
| Realty Income Corporation | Q3 2026 | +10.3 % | +36.0 % |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | Q1 2026 | +4.0 % | +23.7 % |
| Bxp Inc | Q2 2026 | +3.1 % | -14.0 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +9.3 % | -23.9 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Franklin Street Properties'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Street Properties Corp | Q3 2026 | -0.7 % | -25.9 % |
| Prologis Inc | Q2 2026 | +717.8 % | +88.4 % |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +29.8 % |
| Realty Income Corporation | Q3 2026 | +28.1 % | +129.0 % |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | Q1 2026 | - | - |
| Bxp Inc | Q2 2026 | +1.2 % | +13.1 % |
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Franklin Street Properties's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Street Properties Corp | - | - | - |
| Prologis Inc | 4.45% | 3.12% | 7.64% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 1.56% | 1.17% | 3.20% |
| Realty Income Corporation | 1.89% | 1.89% | 3.44% |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 3.16% | 2.03% | 5.89% |
| Bxp Inc | 1.61% | 1.44% | 5.40% |
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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).
Franklin Street Properties's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Street Properties Corp | - | 0.43 |
| Prologis Inc | 28.47 | 13.23 |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 84.56 | 9.30 |
| Realty Income Corporation | 40.44 | 9.00 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 29.67 | 7.94 |
| Bxp Inc | 34.95 | 2.94 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 37.64 | 7.84 |
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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.