AHRT vs FRT vs MAC Stock Comparison

AH Realty Trust, Federal Realty Investment Trust and Macerich Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AHRT AH Realty Trust, Inc.
$6.09 +3.2% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$457.77M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$213.90M
Div. yield
–
Retail REITs Real Estate
1 win
MAC Macerich Co
$24.38 +7.6% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.03%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 4, Macerich 3, AH Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAHRTFRTMACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $457.77M $9.46B $6.61B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.6x 22.1x -39.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +8.0% +1.3% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -22.4% 32.1% -16.8% FRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.9x 4.5x -31.9x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.2% +7.9% +35.3% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -1.8%/yr +6.4%/yr MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.8% 16.9% 29.6% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 44/100 15/100 AHRT

Percentile Scorecard

AHRTFRTMAC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAHRTFRTMAC
Valuation 83 #26 of 145 17 #120 of 145 1 #143 of 145
Growth 10 #128 of 142 50 #72 of 142 32 #97 of 142
Profitability 20 #109 of 136 84 #23 of 136 9 #124 of 136
Financial Health 30 #98 of 139 45 #77 of 139 22 #109 of 139
Shareholder Returns 96 #6 of 131 23 #101 of 131 9 #119 of 131
Overall 48 44 15
  • AHRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAHRTFRTMACSPY
1 month +3.2%-1.1%+7.6% -0.8%
3 months -13.9%-14.0%-6.7% +3.5%
6 months +0.3%-1.7%+12.9% +7.0%
Year to date -8.0%+8.4%+32.1% +12.2%
1 year -10.2%+7.9%+35.3% +13.0%
3 years -38.5%+26.1%+151.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -15.0%+8.1%+35.9% +23.1%
5 years -54.9%-8.8%+36.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.7%-1.8%+6.4% +11.0%
10 years -55.0%-25.3%-67.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.7%-2.9%-10.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAHRTFRTMACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.8%16.9%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%16.3%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.110.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.350.471.19 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-40.0%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-14.0%-8.1% -1.8%
52-week high $7.25$127.13$26.52 $779.14
52-week low $5.15$94.87$16.20 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAHRTFRTMAC
P/E now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 27.4x 22.0xmedian 27.4x -39.4xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 4.2x 7.1xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 14.2x 13.7xmedian 14.2x -79.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.5xmedian 23.2x -25.6xmedian 23.2x -37.2xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 2.11 10.73median 2.11 2.58median 2.11

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAHRTFRTMAC
Revenue $213.90M $1.34B $1.01B
Gross profit – – $595.32M
Operating income $48.47M $638.97M -$522.95M
Net income -$49.88M $446.74M -$172.33M
Free cash flow -$13.16M -$371.04M -$186.19M
EPS (diluted) $-0.64 $4.97 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $20.66M $107.25M $227.03M
Total debt $955.86M $19.28B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 75.29M 86.18M 273.72M
Enterprise value $321.31M $9.01B $5.63B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAHRTFRTMAC
P/E -9.6x 22.0x -39.4x
P/FCF -34.5x -25.6x -37.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 15.0x 22.6x
P/S 2.1x 7.1x 6.9x
P/B 0.6x 2.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 2.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 13.7x -79.7x
EV/EBIT 28.7x 22.2x -22.1x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 10.6x 11.5x
EV/FCF -105.6x -38.2x -62.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 22.4x 37.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 10.73 2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAHRTFRTMAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 8.0% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -28.9% 6.4% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.1% 21.5% -5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.6% 5.5% -8.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -309.0% 24.7% 59.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% 4.0% -25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -610.4% 27.3% 61.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.4% 2.1% -15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.3% 6.3% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 4.8% -5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -64.9% -323.9% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -17.8% -46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAHRTFRTMAC
Gross margin – – 59.2%
EBITDA margin 63.7% 77.2% -14.4%
Operating margin 22.7% 47.9% -52.0%
Pretax margin -6.6% 33.4% -52.0%
Net margin -22.4% 32.1% -16.8%
FCF margin -6.2% -27.8% -18.5%
Operating cash flow margin 38.9% 47.3% 30.5%
Return on equity -6.8% 13.1% -6.4%
Return on assets -2.3% 4.9% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – – -6.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 1.4x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.1% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAHRTFRTMAC
Debt / assets 49.6% 52.6% 56.9%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.4x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.9x 4.5x -31.9x
Debt / FCF -72.7x -12.9x -26.0x
Liabilities / assets 62.9% 62.1% 65.9%
Equity / assets 37.1% 37.9% 34.1%
Interest coverage 0.7x 3.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAHRTFRTMAC
Dividend yield 6.9% 4.2% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 7.4% -0.6% -8.5%
Shareholder yield 14.3% 3.5% -5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -111.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -103.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAHRTFRTMAC
Forward P/E – 25.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.69FY2026 $4.38FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -6.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -31.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $199.97MFY2026 $1.28BFY2026 $969.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -25.8%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.3% +14.8% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAHRTFRTMAC
Held by institutions 75.0% 98.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 196 621 350
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +9.4% +19.5%
Institutions buying 93 363 220
Institutions selling 74 162 79
Buyers to sellers 1.26 2.24 2.78

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AHRTFRTMAC
AHRT 1.00 0.42 0.32
FRT 0.42 1.00 0.58
MAC 0.32 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AHRT, FRT and MAC?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: AH Realty Trust (AHRT) $457.77M, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.46B, Macerich (MAC) $6.61B.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AH Realty Trust (AHRT) +3.9%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest net margin (AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -22.4%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -10.2%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.9%, Macerich (MAC) +35.3%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -14.7%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.8%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: AH Realty Trust (AHRT) 0.00%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%, Macerich (MAC) 0.03%. AH Realty Trust (AHRT) and Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been the steadiest (AH Realty Trust (AHRT) 28.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.9%, Macerich (MAC) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AHRT, FRT and MAC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.