
Find out why Terreno Realty's -3.1% return over the last year is lagging behind its peers.
A DCF model estimates what a stock could be worth by projecting future adjusted funds from operations, then discounting those cash flows back to today in dollar terms.
For Terreno Realty, the model uses a two-stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach built on Adjusted Funds From Operations. The latest twelve-month free cash flow is $284.7 million. Analysts provide specific free cash flow estimates out to 2030, with Simply Wall St extrapolating further to create a 10-year path. For example, projected free cash flow in 2030 is $345.0 million, with intermediate years such as 2026 and 2027 estimated at $222.98 million and $257.47 million respectively.
Discounting this stream of cash flows back to today produces an estimated intrinsic value of about $60.82 per share. Compared with the recent share price of $62.18, the model implies Terreno Realty trades at roughly a 2.2% premium, so the stock appears slightly overvalued on this DCF view, but not by a wide margin.
Result: ABOUT RIGHT
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For a profitable company like Terreno Realty, the P/E ratio is a useful way to think about value because it links what you pay directly to the earnings the business is already generating. You can think of it as a quick sense check on how many dollars investors are currently willing to pay for each dollar of earnings.
What counts as a “normal” P/E depends a lot on growth expectations and risk. Higher expected earnings growth or lower perceived risk can justify a higher multiple, while slower growth or higher risk usually supports a lower one. Terreno Realty trades on a P/E of 16.15x. That sits below the Industrial REITs industry average of 17.13x and well below the peer average of 34.31x, which might suggest a more cautious stance from the market compared with some peers.
Simply Wall St’s Fair Ratio is a proprietary estimate of what a reasonable P/E could be after accounting for factors such as Terreno Realty’s earnings growth profile, industry, profit margins, market cap and key risks. Because it is tailored to the company rather than broad groups, it can be more informative than a simple comparison with peers or the industry. For Terreno Realty, the Fair Ratio is 18.99x, which is higher than the current 16.15x, indicating the shares look undervalued on this basis.
Result: UNDERVALUED
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Earlier we mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation. Let us introduce you to Narratives, a simple framework that lets you attach a clear story about Terreno Realty to the numbers you care about, such as your assumed fair value and your expectations for future revenue, earnings and margins.
A Narrative connects three pieces in a straight line: your view of the business, the financial forecast that flows from that view, and the fair value that forecast supports.
On Simply Wall St, within the Community page used by millions of investors, Narratives are ready made tools you can use to compare your own fair value with the current share price and decide whether the gap looks like a buying opportunity, a reason to hold, or a signal to reduce exposure.
Because Narratives update automatically when fresh information appears, such as new earnings releases or news, your view of Terreno Realty can stay aligned with the latest data without you rebuilding a model from scratch.
For Terreno Realty, one investor might set a lower fair value and modest revenue and margin assumptions, while another might choose a higher fair value with stronger revenue and margin expectations, reflecting two very different but clearly documented stories about the same company.
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