ALX vs BRX vs MAC Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Brixmor Property and Macerich Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALX Alexanders Inc
$248.95 +0.5% 1M +5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$214.80M
Div. yield
0.07%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins
MAC Macerich Co
$24.16 +6.7% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.03%
Retail REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Brixmor Property leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Brixmor Property 5, Alexanders 3, Macerich 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXBRXMACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27B $8.72B $6.51B BRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 20.2x -38.4x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x 26.1x — BRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +5.8% +1.3% BRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 79.1% 30.8% -16.8% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -31.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.04% 0.03% ALX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.2% +2.0% +34.2% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr +4.0%/yr +5.9%/yr MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 17.9% 29.6% BRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 47/100 15/100 BRX

Percentile Scorecard

ALXBRXMAC

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

AxisALXBRXMAC
Valuation 33 #98 of 145 25 #109 of 145 1 #143 of 145
Growth 33 #95 of 141 41 #83 of 141 32 #96 of 141
Profitability 46 #73 of 134 84 #23 of 134 9 #122 of 134
Financial Health 10 #125 of 138 20 #111 of 138 23 #107 of 138
Shareholder Returns 59 #55 of 131 65 #47 of 131 10 #118 of 131
Overall 36 47 15
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BRX 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

PeriodALXBRXMACSPY
1 month +0.5%+2.3%+6.7% -0.2%
3 months -7.4%-9.8%-8.9% +3.9%
6 months -0.1%-5.6%+11.1% +8.2%
Year to date +14.2%+9.5%+30.9% +12.9%
1 year +5.2%+2.0%+34.2% +12.3%
3 years +38.9%+44.3%+148.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.6%+13.0%+35.5% +23.3%
5 years -11.9%+21.4%+33.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.5%+4.0%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years -35.1%+14.3%-66.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.2%+1.3%-10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALXBRXMACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%17.9%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%17.7%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.000.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.111.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-32.4%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.1%-12.1%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $286.59$32.67$26.52 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$24.67$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.

MultipleALXBRXMAC
P/E now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 26.3x 20.4xmedian 26.3x -39.0xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 4.0x 6.3xmedian 4.0x 6.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 14.4x -79.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 87.5xmedian 23.3x -85.3xmedian 23.3x -36.9xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.91 3.34median 1.91 2.56median 1.91

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 monthsALXBRXMAC
Revenue $214.80M $1.40B $1.01B
Gross profit – – $595.32M
Operating income – – -$522.95M
Net income $169.82M $432.79M -$172.33M
Free cash flow $14.53M -$103.24M -$186.19M
EPS (diluted) $33.05 $1.40 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $303.31M $170.89M $227.03M
Total debt $3.48B $21.81B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 307.92M 273.72M
Enterprise value $478.71M $7.56B $5.53B

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
MetricALXBRXMAC
P/E 7.5x 20.4x -39.0x
P/FCF 87.5x -85.3x -36.9x
P/Operating cash flow 46.8x 12.9x 22.4x
P/S 5.9x 6.3x 6.8x
P/B 5.7x 2.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 2.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – – -79.3x
EV/EBIT – – -22.0x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 9.9x 11.4x
EV/FCF 124.1x -135.2x -61.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 66.4x 20.4x 37.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 3.34 2.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXBRXMAC
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 5.8% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 4.4% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -8.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 354.2% 29.1% 59.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 6.8% -25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 354.0% 29.0% 61.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 6.1% -15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.1% 9.8% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.8% 5.3% -5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -74.4% -498.9% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.2% -34.3% -46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXBRXMAC
Gross margin – – 59.2%
EBITDA margin – – -14.4%
Operating margin – – -52.0%
Pretax margin – – -52.0%
Net margin 79.1% 30.8% -16.8%
FCF margin 6.8% -7.4% -18.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 48.8% 30.5%
Return on equity – 14.3% -6.4%
Return on assets – 4.8% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – – -6.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.6x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXBRXMAC
Debt / assets 69.4% 59.1% 56.9%
Debt / equity 3.7x 1.8x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -31.9x
Debt / FCF 57.4x -51.6x -26.0x
Liabilities / assets 81.4% 66.4% 65.9%
Equity / assets 18.6% 33.6% 34.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXBRXMAC
Dividend yield 7.2% 4.3% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -8.6%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 4.3% -5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 54.4% 85.0% -111.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 636.3% -356.4% -103.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% 7.4% 8.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 7.7% 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.

ConsensusALXBRXMAC
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2027 26.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.44FY2027 $1.10FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -31.2%FY2027 -12.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -5.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.67MFY2026 $1.48BFY2026 $969.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +8.7% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXBRXMAC
Held by institutions 38.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 153 477 350
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +3.6% +19.5%
Institutions buying 71 244 220
Institutions selling 50 159 79
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.53 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.

ALXBRXMAC
ALX 1.00 0.38 0.46
BRX 0.38 1.00 0.54
MAC 0.46 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, BRX and MAC?

Brixmor Property (BRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.27B, Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.72B, Macerich (MAC) $6.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, BRX and MAC?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 7.5x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.2x, Macerich (MAC) -38.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brixmor Property (BRX) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 29.5x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brixmor Property (BRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexanders (ALX) -1.5%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.8%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +5.2%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +2.0%, Macerich (MAC) +34.2%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.5%/yr, Brixmor Property (BRX) +4.0%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest dividend yield: Alexanders (ALX) 0.07%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.04%, Macerich (MAC) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brixmor Property (BRX) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 27.9%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.9%, Macerich (MAC) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALX, BRX 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, Brixmor Property (BRX) leads on 5. 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.