BRX vs PECO vs AKR Stock Comparison

Brixmor Property, Phillips Edison & Company and Acadia Realty Trust 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
$2.72B
P/E
60.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$398.16M
Div. yield
0.04%
Retail REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Brixmor Property leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Brixmor Property 5, Phillips Edison & Company 4, Acadia Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRXPECOAKRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.23B $5.22B $2.72B BRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 28.7x 60.5x BRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.7x 47.6x 41.0x BRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +7.0% -0.3% PECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.0% 23.9% 11.3% BRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.03% 0.04% BRX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.2% +19.9% -0.9% PECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr +4.0%/yr -3.1%/yr PECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.8% 16.7% 21.8% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 51/100 59/100 AKR

Percentile Scorecard

BRXPECOAKR

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

AxisBRXPECOAKR
Valuation 28 #105 of 146 23 #113 of 146 27 #107 of 146
Growth 54 #68 of 145 74 #38 of 145 81 #28 of 145
Profitability 88 #18 of 141 56 #63 of 141 47 #75 of 141
Financial Health 19 #119 of 146 58 #62 of 146 76 #36 of 146
Shareholder Returns 53 #64 of 136 44 #77 of 136 62 #53 of 136
Overall 48 51 59
  • BRX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PECO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AKR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRXPECOAKRSPY
1 month +9.0%+9.0%+7.0% -5.9%
3 months -0.6%+0.4%-4.9% -4.6%
6 months -0.5%+2.1%-10.3% +0.2%
Year to date +14.1%+15.0%-4.1% +7.5%
1 year +14.2%+19.9%-0.9% +8.2%
3 years +40.1%+19.7%+31.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.9%+6.2%+9.5% +19.0%
5 years +17.3%+21.6%-14.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +3.2%+4.0%-3.1% +9.4%
10 years +24.6%—-38.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.2%—-4.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBRXPECOAKRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.8%16.7%21.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.5%14.3%23.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.04-0.060.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.801.19-0.04 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.4%-24.2%-45.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-7.1%-13.3% -5.9%
52-week high $32.67$44.01$22.70 $779.14
52-week low $24.67$34.12$18.07 $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.

MultipleBRXPECOAKR
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 26.5x 29.0xmedian 26.5x 60.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x 6.8xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 14.4x 12.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 115.0xmedian 21.7x -17.3xmedian 21.7x -9.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.00median 1.78 0.66median 1.78 8.17median 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 monthsBRXPECOAKR
Revenue $1.42B $761.31M $398.16M
Operating income – – $212.07M
Net income $426.69M $199.72M $159.86M
Free cash flow $79.88M -$305.42M -$285.20M
EPS (diluted) $1.38 $1.29 $0.33
Cash & equivalents $164.43M $8.90M $37.98M
Total debt $5.32B $2.52B $1.82B
Shares (diluted) 308.14M 141.31M 137.65M
Enterprise value $8.23B $5.20B $2.58B

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
MetricBRXPECOAKR
P/E 21.6x 29.0x 60.2x
P/FCF 115.0x -17.3x -9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 14.9x 15.6x
P/S 6.5x 6.9x 6.8x
P/B 3.0x 2.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 2.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 12.1x
EV/EBIT – – 21.2x
EV/Revenue 10.1x 10.2x 11.3x
EV/FCF 179.6x -25.5x -15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 21.9x 25.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.00 0.66 8.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRXPECOAKR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 7.0% -0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 8.2% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 369.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 56.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.3% 120.5% 477.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 45.9% 228.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.1% 118.0% 142.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 44.2% 7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% 5.7% 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 8.1% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 153.2% -77.2% 38.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.2% -94.4% -119.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRXPECOAKR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 93.1%
Operating margin – – 53.3%
Pretax margin – – 40.2%
Net margin 30.0% 23.9% 11.3%
FCF margin 5.6% -40.1% -71.6%
Operating cash flow margin 48.4% 46.6% 43.8%
Return on equity 14.1% 7.4% 6.0%
Return on assets 4.7% 3.6% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – – 4.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.6% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRXPECOAKR
Debt / assets 59.0% 45.4% 37.7%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.8x
Debt / FCF 66.6x -8.3x -6.4x
Liabilities / assets 66.5% 51.4% 44.6%
Equity / assets 33.5% 48.6% 55.4%
Interest coverage – – 2.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRXPECOAKR
Dividend yield 4.1% 3.3% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -1.6% -5.2%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 1.7% -1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 87.7% 83.2% 66.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 468.5% -54.4% -37.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 7.0% 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 7.6% 15.9%

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.

ConsensusBRXPECOAKR
Forward P/E 26.7xFY2026 47.6xFY2026 41.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $0.86FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +128.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.3% -5.8% -29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.49BFY2026 $741.74MFY2026 $349.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 -13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +3.6% +16.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRXPECOAKR
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 477 446 259
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +5.8% +3.7%
Institutions buying 244 225 156
Institutions selling 159 134 63
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.68 2.48

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.

BRXPECOAKR
BRX 1.00 0.80 0.70
PECO 0.80 1.00 0.68
AKR 0.70 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRX, PECO and AKR?

Brixmor Property (BRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brixmor Property (BRX) $9.23B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $5.22B, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) $2.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRX, PECO and AKR?

Brixmor Property (BRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brixmor Property (BRX) 21.7x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 28.7x, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 60.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brixmor Property (BRX) is cheapest (Brixmor Property (BRX) 26.7x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 47.6x, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 41.0x). 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: Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.7%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brixmor Property (BRX) has the highest net margin (Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.0%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) returned the most: Brixmor Property (BRX) +14.2%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +19.9%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -0.9%. Over five years, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) compounded fastest (Brixmor Property (BRX) +3.2%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.0%/yr, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -3.1%/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%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 0.03%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.8%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 16.7%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.