Copt Defense Properties's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Copt Defense Properties (CDP) 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: Copt Defense Properties vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 784M vs 17,307M combined for tracked competitors (4.3% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+0.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs holding steady (-0.4%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Copt Defense Properties generated 3.9% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 1.2% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 24.6% net margin compares with 22.1% for the peer group.
- Scale: Copt Defense Properties ranks #63 of 189 companies by market capitalization in the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry, holding 0.3% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Copt Defense Properties accounted for 4.4% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 4.3% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $1.82M compares with $2.16M for the peer group (0.8x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CDP Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Copt Defense Properties reported revenue growth of 3.94 % year on year in Q2 2026, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 1.18 %.
With a net margin of 24.60 %, Copt Defense Properties achieved higher profitability than its competitors (22.08 %).
Copt Defense Properties generated 4.38 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 4.27 % a year earlier.
Copt Defense Properties vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income 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 an SEC filing; 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 Copt Defense Properties and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Copt Defense Properties | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (7) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry grew revenue -0.8% year over year, combined, vs 3.9% for Copt Defense Properties. Copt Defense Properties's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.26% to 0.28%, a gain of 0.01 percentage points.
Copt Defense Properties's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copt Defense Properties | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (8) | ||||
| 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.
CDP Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CDP 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 | Prologis Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | American Tower Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Vornado Realty Trust | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Bxp Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Copt Defense Properties's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Copt Defense Properties's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Copt Defense Properties
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Copt Defense Properties | 3,878.89 | 784.18 |
| Prologis Inc | 126,819.38 | 8,948.19 |
| American Tower Corporation | 78,332.52 | 10,941.50 |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 62,589.54 | 6,340.23 |
| Bxp Inc | 9,965.64 | 3,525.68 |
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | 8,307.14 | 2,840.16 |
| SUBTOTAL | 303,837.78 | 37,316.05 |
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Sources: Copt Defense Properties's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Copt Defense 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 |
|---|---|
| Copt Defense Properties | Fort Meade and Baltimore Washington Corridor 43.63 % |
| Prologis Inc | Real Estate Operations Segment 93.26 % |
| American Tower Corporation | Property 96.21 % |
| 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 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (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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Copt Defense 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copt Defense Properties | 3,879 | 1,823,677 | 399,623 |
| Prologis Inc | 126,819 | 3,193,499 | 1,417,057 |
| American Tower Corporation | 78,333 | 2,248,561 | 722,441 |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 62,590 | 1,730,412 | 377,067 |
| Bxp Inc | 9,966 | 4,268,383 | 500,507 |
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | 8,307 | 53,588,000 | -15,731,906 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 299,959 | 2,163,441 | 553,954 |
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Copt Defense Properties's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. 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 52.29 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Copt Defense Properties's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 182 companies in Copt Defense Properties's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Copt Defense Properties ranks #63 of 182 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.27 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 417, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower Inc | 169,907 | 11.84 % |
| 2 | Prologis Inc | 127,892 | 8.91 % |
| 3 | Equinix Inc | 101,514 | 7.07 % |
| 4 | American Tower Corporation | 78,673 | 5.48 % |
| 5 | Simon Property Group inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Digital Realty Trust Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Realty Income Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Public Storage | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Ventas inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Iron Mountain Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 63 | Copt Defense Properties | 3,909 | 0.27 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Copt Defense 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Epr Properties | 4,384 | 0.37 % |
| 59 | Americold Realty Trust Inc | 4,240 | 21.45 % |
| 60 | Howard Hughes Holdings Inc | 4,117 | -11.45 % |
| 61 | Tanger Inc | 4,032 | 5.64 % |
| 62 | Kilroy Realty Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 63 | Copt Defense Properties | 3,909 | 16.23 % |
| 64 | Apple Hospitality Reit Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 65 | Broadstone Net Lease Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 66 | Sl green Realty corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 67 | Lxp Industrial Trust | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 68 | Independence Realty Trust Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Copt Defense 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 (194 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 61.87 % | 71.22 % (avg) | -9.3 pp |
| Operating Margin | - | industry median | - |
| EBITDA Margin | 54.98 % | 37.42 % (avg) | +17.6 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 30.95 % | 23.97 % (avg) | +7.0 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.
Copt Defense Properties's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry average (194 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.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 23.9x | 33.2x | -9.3x |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.0x | 17.6x | -2.7x |
| P/B | 2.5x | 2.0x | +0.5x |
| Return on Equity | 10.97 % | industry aggregate | 5.02 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | 1.99 % (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.
Copt Defense Properties's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -5.66 % | 10.92 % | -4.97 % | 11.70 % | 9.70 % | -7.31 % | 9.97 % | 1.41 % |
| Operating Margin | 0.00 % | 24.34 % | 16.59 % | 6.79 % | 21.94 % | -16.60 % | 39.23 % | 41.06 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 0.00 % | 2.93 % | 1.82 % | 0.81 % | 2.78 % | -1.92 % | 5.09 % | 5.34 % |
| P/E | 33.9x | 17.2x | - | - | - | 0.7x | 25.3x | 21.7x |
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.
Copt Defense Properties's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Copt Defense Properties's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Copt Defense Properties falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.02x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 1.9% (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.
Copt Defense 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 417 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 30.95 % vs industry average 23.97 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Copt Defense Properties's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Copt Defense Properties's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Copt Defense Properties's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Copt Defense Properties 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.
Copt Defense 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
- Return on equity 5.0 points above the industry aggregate.
Weaknesses
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.02x).
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Copt Defense 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copt Defense Properties | 0.50 | 1.11 | 1.65 |
| Prologis Inc | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.61 |
| American Tower Corporation | 0.22 | 0.38 | 4.48 |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 1.31 | 1.92 | 0.07 |
| Bxp Inc | 0.75 | 0.89 | 1.45 |
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.61 |
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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.
Copt Defense 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copt Defense Properties | Q2 2026 | +3.9 % | +20.9 % |
| Prologis Inc | Q1 2026 | +7.4 % | +63.4 % |
| American Tower Corporation | Q2 2026 | +4.7 % | +133.2 % |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | Q1 2026 | +16.2 % | +64.3 % |
| Bxp Inc | Q2 2026 | +3.1 % | -14.0 % |
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | Q2 2026 | -13.0 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +5.1 % | +56.5 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Copt Defense 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copt Defense Properties | Q2 2026 | +8.5 % | -20.4 % |
| Prologis Inc | Q1 2026 | -83.2 % | -36.5 % |
| American Tower Corporation | Q2 2026 | +10.5 % | +5.4 % |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | Q1 2026 | - | +10.5 % |
| Bxp Inc | Q2 2026 | +1.2 % | +13.1 % |
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | Q2 2026 | -7.6 % | -7.3 % |
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Copt Defense Properties's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copt Defense Properties | 3.81% | 3.93% | 10.97% |
| Prologis Inc | 4.04% | 2.58% | 6.90% |
| American Tower Corporation | 5.54% | 5.04% | 33.86% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 2.82% | 1.95% | 5.88% |
| Bxp Inc | 1.61% | 1.44% | 5.40% |
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | - | - | - |
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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).
Copt Defense Properties's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Copt Defense Properties | 23.44 | 4.95 |
| Prologis Inc | 33.61 | 14.17 |
| American Tower Corporation | 23.11 | 7.16 |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 44.41 | 9.87 |
| Bxp Inc | 33.56 | 2.83 |
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | - | 2.92 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 31.90 | 8.14 |
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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.