Prologis scores just 0/6 on our valuation checks. See what other red flags we found in the full valuation breakdown.
A Discounted Cash Flow model projects Prologis adjusted funds from operations into the future, then discounts those cash flows back to today in $ terms to estimate what the business is worth now.
Prologis last reported around $5.8 billion in free cash flow, and analysts expect this to trend modestly lower in the near term before reaccelerating, with Simply Wall St extrapolations pointing to about $8.1 billion of free cash flow by 2035. These projections combine analyst estimates for the next few years with longer term growth assumptions for the decade ahead.
When all future cash flows are discounted back to today using this 2 stage Free Cash Flow to Equity model, the intrinsic value is estimated at roughly $110.35 per share. Compared with a current share price around $128, the DCF output indicates the stock is about 16.0% overvalued.
Result: OVERVALUED
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For consistently profitable companies like Prologis, the price to earnings ratio is a useful shorthand for how much investors are willing to pay for each dollar of current earnings. It captures both what the business is earning today and what the market expects those earnings to do over time.
In practice, a higher PE ratio is usually justified when investors see stronger, more reliable growth with lower risk, while slower or more uncertain growth should command a lower, more conservative multiple. Prologis currently trades on about 37.1x earnings, which is well above the Industrial REITs average of roughly 15.9x and also ahead of the 32.5x average for its closer peer group.
Simply Wall St uses a “Fair Ratio” to refine this comparison. This proprietary PE estimate, about 32.5x for Prologis, reflects factors like its earnings growth prospects, industry, profit margins, market cap, and key risks. Because it is tailored to the company rather than just broad group averages, it offers a more nuanced benchmark than simple peer or sector comparisons. With the current PE of 37.1x sitting meaningfully above the Fair Ratio, Prologis screens as somewhat expensive on this metric.
Result: OVERVALUED
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Earlier we mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation, so let us introduce you to Narratives, a simple framework where you describe your story about a company, connect it to a set of financial assumptions like future revenue, earnings and margins, and then see the fair value that drops out of that story.
On Simply Wall St, Narratives sit inside the Community page and act as an accessible bridge between the qualitative and the quantitative. They link a company’s real world drivers to a forward looking forecast, and then to a clear, comparable fair value that you can weigh against today’s share price to decide whether to buy, hold, or sell.
These Narratives update dynamically as new data, news, and earnings land in the platform. This means your view of Prologis is grounded in the latest information rather than a static spreadsheet.
For example, one Prologis Narrative might assume that robust leasing, limited new supply, and expanding value added services justify a fair value closer to $140. A more cautious Narrative that focuses on higher vacancies, slower leasing, and macro risks could support a fair value nearer $95. The power of the tool lies in choosing which story you believe is more probable and adjusting your decisions accordingly.
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