BRX vs ESRT vs FRT Stock Comparison

Brixmor Property, Empire State Realty Trust and Federal Realty Investment Trust Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 7, Brixmor Property 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRXESRTFRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.73B $850.92M $9.33B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 276.9x 21.8x BRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.1x — 25.0x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +2.0% +8.0% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.8% 0.4% 32.1% FRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.0x 4.5x FRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.03% 0.00% BRX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.0% -36.8% +8.6% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr -12.8%/yr -1.9%/yr BRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.9% 36.6% 16.9% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 35/100 42/100 BRX

Percentile Scorecard

BRXESRTFRT

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

AxisBRXESRTFRT
Valuation 25 #109 of 145 78 #33 of 145 14 #125 of 145
Growth 41 #83 of 141 1 #139 of 141 47 #75 of 141
Profitability 84 #23 of 134 26 #99 of 134 83 #24 of 134
Financial Health 20 #111 of 138 57 #60 of 138 45 #76 of 138
Shareholder Returns 65 #47 of 131 13 #114 of 131 20 #105 of 131
Overall 47 35 42
  • BRX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRXESRTFRTSPY
1 month +2.3%+22.4%-0.7% -0.2%
3 months -9.8%-11.1%-13.1% +3.9%
6 months -5.6%-12.2%-2.4% +8.2%
Year to date +9.5%-22.9%+8.8% +12.9%
1 year +2.0%-36.8%+8.6% +12.3%
3 years +44.3%-37.3%+26.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.0%-14.4%+8.2% +23.3%
5 years +21.4%-49.6%-9.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.0%-12.8%-1.9% +10.9%
10 years +14.3%-74.0%-23.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.3%-12.6%-2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRXESRTFRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.9%36.6%16.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.7%41.8%16.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.000.320.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.11-1.010.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.4%-65.6%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.1%-36.8%-13.7% -1.2%
52-week high $32.67$7.96$127.13 $779.14
52-week low $24.67$3.93$94.87 $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.

MultipleBRXESRTFRT
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 26.3x 280.0xmedian 26.3x 22.1xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.0x 1.1xmedian 4.0x 7.1xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 10.0xmedian 14.4x 13.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -85.3xmedian 23.3x -2.0xmedian 23.3x -25.7xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.3x 0.5xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.34median 1.91 -4.68median 1.91 10.76median 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 monthsBRXESRTFRT
Revenue $1.40B $784.18M $1.34B
Operating income – -$34.52M $638.97M
Net income $432.79M $9.26M $446.74M
Free cash flow -$103.24M -$437.31M -$371.04M
EPS (diluted) $1.40 $0.01 $4.97
Cash & equivalents $170.89M $85.61M $107.25M
Total debt $21.81B $4.54B $19.28B
Shares (diluted) 307.92M 268.95M 86.18M
Enterprise value $7.57B $409.72M $8.88B

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
MetricBRXESRTFRT
P/E 20.4x 280.0x 22.1x
P/FCF -85.3x -2.0x -25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 3.8x 15.1x
P/S 6.3x 1.1x 7.1x
P/B 2.9x 0.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 0.5x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – 10.0x 13.8x
EV/EBIT – -50.2x 22.2x
EV/Revenue 9.9x 2.2x 10.6x
EV/FCF -135.2x -4.0x -38.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x 7.6x 22.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.34 -4.68 10.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRXESRTFRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 2.0% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 2.9% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -123.1% 21.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -31.0% 5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.1% -86.5% 24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -51.3% 4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% -92.4% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -59.8% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% -13.3% 6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -0.8% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -498.9% -169.4% -323.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.3% -149.9% -17.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRXESRTFRT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 22.1% 77.2%
Operating margin – -4.4% 47.9%
Pretax margin – 1.3% 33.4%
Net margin 30.8% 0.4% 32.1%
FCF margin -7.4% -55.8% -27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 48.8% 29.0% 47.3%
Return on equity 14.3% 0.5% 13.1%
Return on assets 4.8% 0.2% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – -1.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 24.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 3.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRXESRTFRT
Debt / assets 59.1% 22.4% 52.6%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.5x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.0x 4.5x
Debt / FCF -51.6x -2.2x -12.9x
Liabilities / assets 66.4% 58.1% 62.1%
Equity / assets 33.6% 41.9% 37.9%
Interest coverage – -0.3x 3.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRXESRTFRT
Dividend yield 4.3% 3.1% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 3.1% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 85.0% 259.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -356.4% -5.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 2.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 1.9% –

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.

ConsensusBRXESRTFRT
Forward P/E 26.1xFY2026 – 25.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $-0.35FY2027 $4.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.0%FY2026 -240.0%FY2027 -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.5% – -31.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.48BFY2026 $758.24MFY2026 $1.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +4.5% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRXESRTFRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.6% 98.5%
Institutions holding 477 228 621
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +0.4% +9.4%
Institutions buying 244 141 363
Institutions selling 159 51 162
Buyers to sellers 1.53 2.76 2.24

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.

BRXESRTFRT
BRX 1.00 0.34 0.76
ESRT 0.34 1.00 0.37
FRT 0.76 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRX, ESRT and FRT?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.73B, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) $850.92M, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRX, ESRT and FRT?

Brixmor Property (BRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.2x, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 276.9x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Brixmor Property (BRX) 26.1x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.8%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) +2.0%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest net margin (Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.4%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Brixmor Property (BRX) +2.0%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -36.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.6%. Over five years, Brixmor Property (BRX) compounded fastest (Brixmor Property (BRX) +4.0%/yr, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -12.8%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brixmor Property (BRX) has the highest dividend yield: Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.04%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.03%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%. 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 (Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.9%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 36.6%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRX, ESRT and FRT?

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 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.