BRX vs FRT vs PECO Stock Comparison

Brixmor Property, Federal Realty Investment Trust and Phillips Edison & Company Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 5, Phillips Edison & Company 3, Brixmor Property 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRXFRTPECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.95B $9.47B $4.99B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.7x 22.1x 27.5x BRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.5x 25.5x 48.4x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +8.0% +7.0% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.8% 32.1% 23.9% FRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.03% BRX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.8% +16.8% +13.6% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr -1.5%/yr +5.1%/yr PECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.6% 16.7% 16.1% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 41/100 50/100 PECO

Percentile Scorecard

BRXFRTPECO

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

AxisBRXFRTPECO
Valuation 19 #117 of 145 14 #125 of 145 23 #112 of 145
Growth 39 #88 of 143 47 #76 of 143 72 #41 of 143
Profitability 83 #24 of 136 82 #25 of 136 58 #58 of 136
Financial Health 19 #112 of 138 43 #79 of 138 54 #64 of 138
Shareholder Returns 63 #49 of 131 21 #104 of 131 43 #75 of 131
Overall 45 41 50
  • BRX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT 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

PeriodBRXFRTPECOSPY
1 month +4.7%+1.9%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months -7.4%-10.2%-8.8% +3.7%
6 months -3.1%+0.6%-3.7% +7.1%
Year to date +11.2%+10.6%+8.8% +12.8%
1 year +8.8%+16.8%+13.6% +11.9%
3 years +44.6%+27.1%+13.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.1%+8.3%+4.2% +22.8%
5 years +24.4%-7.3%+28.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.5%-1.5%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years +16.9%-22.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.6%-2.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRXFRTPECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.6%16.7%16.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.7%15.4%14.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.000.11-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.501.010.85 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.4%-40.0%-24.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-12.3%-12.1% -1.2%
52-week high $32.67$127.13$44.01 $779.14
52-week low $24.67$94.87$33.84 $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.

MultipleBRXFRTPECO
P/E now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 25.7x 22.4xmedian 25.7x 27.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 4.1x 7.3xmedian 4.1x 6.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 13.9xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -86.7xmedian 23.5x -26.1xmedian 23.5x -16.3xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.39median 1.86 10.94median 1.86 0.62median 1.86

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 monthsBRXFRTPECO
Revenue $1.40B $1.34B $761.31M
Operating income – $638.97M –
Net income $432.79M $446.74M $199.72M
Free cash flow -$103.24M -$371.04M -$305.42M
EPS (diluted) $1.40 $4.97 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $170.89M $107.25M $8.90M
Total debt $21.81B $19.28B $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 307.92M 86.18M 141.31M
Enterprise value $7.79B $9.03B $4.97B

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
MetricBRXFRTPECO
P/E 20.7x 22.4x 27.4x
P/FCF -86.7x -26.1x -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 15.4x 14.1x
P/S 6.4x 7.3x 6.6x
P/B 3.0x 2.8x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 2.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 13.9x –
EV/EBIT – 22.5x –
EV/Revenue 10.0x 10.7x 9.9x
EV/FCF -136.6x -38.7x -24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x 22.7x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.39 10.94 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRXFRTPECO
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 8.0% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 6.4% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 21.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 29.1% 24.7% 120.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 4.0% 45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 27.3% 118.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 2.1% 44.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 6.3% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 4.8% 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -498.9% -323.9% -77.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.3% -17.8% -94.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRXFRTPECO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 77.2% –
Operating margin – 47.9% –
Pretax margin – 33.4% –
Net margin 30.8% 32.1% 23.9%
FCF margin -7.4% -27.8% -40.1%
Operating cash flow margin 48.8% 47.3% 46.6%
Return on equity 14.3% 13.1% 7.4%
Return on assets 4.8% 4.9% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.1% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRXFRTPECO
Debt / assets 59.1% 52.6% 45.4%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.5x –
Debt / FCF -51.6x -12.9x -8.3x
Liabilities / assets 66.4% 62.1% 51.4%
Equity / assets 33.6% 37.9% 48.6%
Interest coverage – 3.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRXFRTPECO
Dividend yield 4.2% 4.1% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.6% -1.7%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 3.5% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 85.0% – 83.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) -356.4% – -54.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% – 7.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – 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.

ConsensusBRXFRTPECO
Forward P/E 26.5xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 48.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $4.38FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.0%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.5% -31.5% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.48BFY2026 $1.28BFY2026 $741.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +14.8% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRXFRTPECO
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.5% 89.1%
Institutions holding 477 622 445
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +9.4% +5.8%
Institutions buying 244 364 225
Institutions selling 159 162 133
Buyers to sellers 1.53 2.25 1.69

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.

BRXFRTPECO
BRX 1.00 0.78 0.79
FRT 0.78 1.00 0.69
PECO 0.79 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRX, FRT and PECO?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.95B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.47B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $4.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRX, FRT and PECO?

Brixmor Property (BRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.7x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.1x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 27.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Brixmor Property (BRX) 26.5x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.5x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 48.4x). 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%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest net margin (Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Brixmor Property (BRX) +8.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +16.8%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +13.6%. Over five years, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) compounded fastest (Brixmor Property (BRX) +4.5%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.5%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +5.1%/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%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 0.03%. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.6%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.7%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 16.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRX, FRT 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, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 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.