Tejon Ranch Co. (TRC) Stock

Tejon Ranch Co. (TRC) is a Real Estate stock trading at $16.24 (as of 2026-08-24), with a market capitalization of $438.55M and a trailing P/E of 259.5. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Tejon Ranch Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified real estate development and agribusiness company. It operates through five segments: Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Development, Resort/Residential Real Estate Development, Mineral Resources, Farming, and Ranch Operations. The Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Development segment engages in the planning and permitting of land for development; construction of infrastructure projects, pre-leased buildings, and buildings to be leased or sold; and sale of land to third parties for their own development. It is also involved in the activities related to communications leases, and landscape maintenance. This segment leases land to two auto service stations with convenience stores, 13 fast-food operations, a motel, an antique shop, and a post office; various microwave repeater locations, radio and cellular transmitter sites, and fiber optic cable routes; and 32 acres of land for an electric power plant. The Resort/Residential Real Estate Development segment engages in land entitlement, planning, pre-construction engineering, stewardship, and conservation activities. The Mineral Resources segment includes oil and gas royalties, rock and aggregate royalties, and royalties from a cement operation leased to National Cement Company of California, Inc.; and the management of water assets and infrastructure projects. The Farming segment farms permanent crops, such as wine grapes in 1,036 acres, almonds in 2,262 acres, and pistachios in 1,053 acres. It also manages the farming of alfalfa and forage mix on 626 acres in the Antelope Valley; and leases 720 acres of land for growing vegetables, as well as almonds. The Ranch Operations segment provides game management and ancillary land services comprising grazing leases and filming, as well as various guided hunts. Tejon Ranch Co. was founded in 1843 and is based in Lebec, California.

Understand Tejon Ranch Co.: how it makes money

Tejon Ranch Co. develops and operates real estate in multiple forms, earning money from commercial and industrial real estate development (planning, permitting, infrastructure, and pre-leased buildings), resort and residential development (units delivered and leased/sold), and ongoing agribusiness and ranch operations, with additional contributions from mineral resources.

The profit model is structurally tied to turning development activity into cash through leasing and delivery milestones, because the company builds and improves properties and then earns returns as projects are delivered and leased (or sold), while active development periods can still pressure operating results.

Business quality (Weak): Operating metrics like lease percentages and delivered units are available, but the provided segment revenue breakdown does not cleanly map to all five official reportable segments, and latest-quarter revenue is reported as 0.0B, limiting how precisely underlying segment performance can be compared.

Valuation: At 322× earnings, TRC trades 837% above the Real Estate average (34×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Leasing is progressing in key projects: Terra Vista shows a 71% leased percentage, and the outlets at Tejon have 92% occupancy, indicating meaningful demand for leased space.
  • Some delivery and lease activity is already in place: Terra Vista units delivered are 228, and Terra Vista at Tejon shows 180 delivered units with 55% leased among delivered units, suggesting the company is moving inventory into an operating state.

Bear case

  • Current quarter profitability is weak: For the latest quarter, operating margin is -11.9%, indicating operating losses despite a 21.5% gross margin.
  • Segment-level revenue clarity is limited: The provided data includes some segment revenue candidates as 0.0 or does not cover all five official segments, which makes it harder to pinpoint which part of the business is driving the quarter's results.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$16.24
Market Cap$438.55M
P/E Ratio259.5
EV / EBITDA278.9
Price / Book0.90
Price / Sales8.62
FCF Yield-7.9%
DCF Value (model)$18.22
DCF Upside vs Price12.2%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$49.59M
Net Margin0.2%
Revenue Growth (YoY)15.8%
EPS Growth (YoY)-120.0%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score2.22 (grey)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E259.5
Sector P/E (Real Estate)27.3
Industry P/E (Real Estate)29.6
vs Sector851.6%
vs Industry776.8%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderTOWERVIEW LLC ($72.45M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorReal Estate
IndustryReal Estate
CEOMatthew Walker
Employees82
CountryUS
IPO Date1980-03-17

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Data as of 2026-08-24.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.