Prologis, Inc. PLD

Competitive advantage analysis · real-estate

REIT Specialized
Overall moat score
60/100
Moderate

About Prologis, Inc.

Prologis, Inc., is the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. At September 30, 2025, the company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 1.3 billion square feet (120 million square meters) in 20 countries. Prologis leases modern logistics … Full PLD analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Strong NOI Margins NOI margins are strong (score 0.96), demonstrating rent pricing power.
  • Dividend Well-Covered by AFFO Dividend coverage is healthy (score 0.65).

Key risks

  • Portfolio Quality Concerns Portfolio quality is concerning (occupancy stability 0.17).
  • Volatile Occupancy/NOI NOI volatility is high (stability 0.17), raising occupancy concerns.

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Rent Pricing Power

Moderate
59

Where PLD ranks in REIT - Industrial

Prologis, Inc. ranks #6 of 18 scored companies in REIT - Industrial by moat score — the top 33%. The widest moat in the group is Terreno Realty Corporation (TRNO) at 81/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near PLD in REIT - Industrial
# Company Moat score Rating
2 Granite Real Estate Inc. GRP-UN 76/100 Strong
3 First Industrial Realty Trust, FR 76/100 Strong
4 Public Storage PSA 72/100 Moderate
5 EastGroup Properties, Inc. EGP 69/100 Moderate
6 Prologis, Inc. PLD 60/100 Moderate
7 Innovative Industrial Propertie IIPR 59/100 Moderate
8 Stag Industrial, Inc. STAG 56/100 Moderate
9 LXP Industrial Trust LXP 50/100 Moderate
10 Extra Space Storage Inc EXR 50/100 Developing

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How PLD scores on the REIT Specialized defenses

Rent Pricing Power

Score 59 · 20% of the moat score

For a REIT, pricing power is the ability to raise rents at renewal and still keep the space occupied.

AFFO Strength

Score 63 · 18% of the moat score

AFFO — adjusted funds from operations — is the cash a REIT can actually distribute after the recurring capital spending buildings need in order to stay leasable.

Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital

Score 59 · 20% of the moat score

Real estate is bought with borrowed money, so a REIT's cost of capital is its competitive advantage.

Capital Recycling & Growth

Score 60 · 16% of the moat score

REITs grow by issuing shares and debt to buy more property, which creates value only when the yield on the asset exceeds the cost of the capital raised.

Operational Efficiency

Score 78 · 14% of the moat score

Running property — leasing, maintenance, taxes, management — is the part of the business a REIT genuinely controls.

Portfolio Quality & Diversification

Score 46 · 12% of the moat score

Portfolio quality is really a question about what happens when a tenant fails.

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Understanding PLD's moat

What is Prologis, Inc.'s moat score?

Prologis, Inc. (PLD) scores 60 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #6 of 18 scored companies in REIT - Industrial, the top 33%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 23 companies in REIT - Industrial. Its strongest defense is Operational Efficiency (78/100) and its weakest is Portfolio Quality & Diversification (46/100).

How does Prologis, Inc. compare with other REIT - Industrial companies?

Prologis, Inc. ranks #6 of 18 scored companies in REIT - Industrial by moat score. The widest moat in REIT - Industrial is Terreno Realty Corporation (TRNO) at 81/100. The companies ranked closest are EastGroup Properties, Inc. (EGP) at 69 just above it and Innovative Industrial Propertie (IIPR) at 58 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — REIT Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 23 companies in REIT - Industrial. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Prologis, Inc. scored with the REIT Specialized template?

A REIT is a portfolio of buildings financed with debt and required to distribute most of its taxable income. Reported earnings are dominated by depreciation on assets that often appreciate, so net income says very little; the real question is how much cash the properties distribute, and how securely. The REIT template scores what determines that: rent pricing, distributable cash, cost of capital, and the discipline behind growth.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Prologis, Inc.?

The REIT Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and PLD scores: Rent Pricing Power (59), AFFO Strength (63), Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital (59), Capital Recycling & Growth (60), Operational Efficiency (78), Portfolio Quality & Diversification (46). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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