AKR vs KIM vs PECO Stock Comparison

Acadia Realty Trust, Kimco Realty and Phillips Edison & Company Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AKR Acadia Realty Trust
$19.69 +7.0% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.68B
P/E
59.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$398.16M
Div. yield
0.04%
Retail REITs Real Estate
2 wins
KIM Kimco Realty Corp
$25.62 +15.6% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.94B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
0.04%
Retail REITs Real Estate
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kimco Realty leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Kimco Realty 7, Phillips Edison & Company 3, Acadia Realty Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAKRKIMPECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.68B $16.94B $5.20B KIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 59.4x 23.6x 28.6x KIM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.0x 30.5x 47.6x KIM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.3% +3.5% +7.0% PECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 32.7% 23.9% KIM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.8% 4.6% — AKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 5.2x — AKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% KIM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.9% +25.4% +19.9% KIM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr +1.0%/yr +4.0%/yr PECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.8% 18.6% 16.7% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 67/100 51/100 KIM

Percentile Scorecard

AKRKIMPECO

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

AxisAKRKIMPECO
Valuation 27 #107 of 146 48 #76 of 146 23 #113 of 146
Growth 81 #28 of 145 75 #37 of 145 74 #38 of 145
Profitability 47 #75 of 141 78 #32 of 141 56 #63 of 141
Financial Health 76 #36 of 146 65 #52 of 146 58 #62 of 146
Shareholder Returns 62 #53 of 136 71 #40 of 136 44 #77 of 136
Overall 59 67 51
  • AKR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KIM ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PECO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAKRKIMPECOSPY
1 month +7.0%+15.6%+9.0% -5.9%
3 months -4.9%+4.9%+0.4% -4.6%
6 months -10.3%+8.9%+2.1% +0.2%
Year to date -4.1%+26.4%+15.0% +7.5%
1 year -0.9%+25.4%+19.9% +8.2%
3 years +31.4%+38.0%+19.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +9.5%+11.4%+6.2% +19.0%
5 years -14.8%+5.3%+21.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.1%+1.0%+4.0% +9.4%
10 years -38.8%+2.2%— +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.8%+0.2%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAKRKIMPECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.8%18.6%16.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.5%16.6%14.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.07-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.041.371.19 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.4%-37.8%-24.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-2.9%-7.1% -5.9%
52-week high $22.70$26.39$44.01 $779.14
52-week low $18.07$19.78$34.12 $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.

MultipleAKRKIMPECO
P/E now vs peer median 60.2xmedian 26.5x 23.7xmedian 26.5x 29.0xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 4.2x 7.7xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 14.4x 16.2xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.5xmedian 21.7x 25.9xmedian 21.7x -17.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 8.17median 1.78 1.62median 1.78 0.66median 1.78

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 monthsAKRKIMPECO
Revenue $398.16M $2.20B $761.31M
Operating income $212.07M $881.20M –
Net income $159.86M $755.69M $199.72M
Free cash flow -$285.20M $657.16M -$305.42M
EPS (diluted) $0.33 $1.07 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $37.98M $544.92M $8.90M
Total debt $1.82B $8.47B $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 137.65M 669.19M 141.31M
Enterprise value $2.53B $15.31B $5.18B

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
MetricAKRKIMPECO
P/E 60.2x 23.7x 29.0x
P/FCF -9.5x 25.9x -17.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x 13.8x 14.9x
P/S 6.8x 7.7x 6.9x
P/B 1.0x 1.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 16.2x –
EV/EBIT 21.2x 28.3x –
EV/Revenue 11.3x 11.4x 10.2x
EV/FCF -15.8x 38.0x -25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x 20.2x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.17 1.62 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAKRKIMPECO
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.3% 3.5% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 7.4% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 369.8% 19.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 12.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 477.1% 24.4% 120.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 228.5% 16.6% 45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 142.0% 28.3% 118.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 14.7% 44.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 12.3% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 6.0% 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.2% 39.6% -77.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -119.0% 19.7% -94.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAKRKIMPECO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 93.1% 70.0% –
Operating margin 53.3% 40.1% –
Pretax margin 40.2% 27.1% –
Net margin 11.3% 32.7% 23.9%
FCF margin -71.6% 29.9% -40.1%
Operating cash flow margin 43.8% 56.3% 46.6%
Return on equity 6.0% 7.3% 7.4%
Return on assets 3.4% 3.8% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 4.8% 4.6% –
Return on capital employed – 4.4% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 1.6% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAKRKIMPECO
Debt / assets 37.7% 43.0% 45.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 5.2x –
Debt / FCF -6.4x 12.9x -8.3x
Liabilities / assets 44.6% 47.7% 51.4%
Equity / assets 55.4% 52.3% 48.6%
Interest coverage 2.5x 2.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – 13.7x –
Cash ratio – 8.0x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAKRKIMPECO
Dividend yield 4.1% 4.1% 3.3%
Net buyback yield -5.2% 2.3% -1.6%
Shareholder yield -1.2% 6.4% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.7% 98.4% 83.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) -37.4% 113.1% -54.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.1% 4.8% 7.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.9% – 7.6%

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.

ConsensusAKRKIMPECO
Forward P/E 41.0xFY2026 30.5xFY2026 47.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $0.84FY2026 $0.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +128.6%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -29.2% +2.4% -5.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $349.66MFY2026 $2.12BFY2026 $741.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -13.1%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.3% +4.1% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAKRKIMPECO
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.4% 89.1%
Institutions holding 259 695 446
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +1.8% +5.8%
Institutions buying 156 370 225
Institutions selling 63 202 134
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.83 1.68

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.

AKRKIMPECO
AKR 1.00 0.72 0.68
KIM 0.72 1.00 0.79
PECO 0.68 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AKR, KIM and PECO?

Kimco Realty (KIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) $2.68B, Kimco Realty (KIM) $16.94B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $5.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, AKR, KIM and PECO?

Kimco Realty (KIM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 59.4x, Kimco Realty (KIM) 23.6x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kimco Realty (KIM) is cheapest (Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 41.0x, Kimco Realty (KIM) 30.5x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 47.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -0.3%, Kimco Realty (KIM) +3.5%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimco Realty (KIM) has the highest net margin (Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 11.3%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 32.7%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%). On return on invested capital, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) leads (Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 4.8%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kimco Realty (KIM) returned the most: Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -0.9%, Kimco Realty (KIM) +25.4%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +19.9%. Over five years, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) compounded fastest (Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -3.1%/yr, Kimco Realty (KIM) +1.0%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimco Realty (KIM) has the highest dividend yield: Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 0.04%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 0.04%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 21.8%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.6%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 16.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AKR, KIM and PECO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kimco Realty (KIM) leads on 7. 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.