BRX vs PECO vs MAC Stock Comparison

Brixmor Property, Phillips Edison & Company and Macerich Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MAC Macerich Co
$24.30 +6.1% 1M +43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
2.80%
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, Phillips Edison & Company 3, Macerich 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRXPECOMACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.95B $4.99B $6.90B BRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.7x 27.4x -39.2x BRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.5x 48.4x — BRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +7.0% +1.3% PECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.8% 23.9% -16.8% BRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -31.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.25% 3.45% 2.80% BRX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.8% +13.6% +43.8% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +5.1%/yr +6.1%/yr MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.6% 16.1% 29.2% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 50/100 14/100 PECO

Percentile Scorecard

BRXPECOMAC

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

AxisBRXPECOMAC
Valuation 19 #117 of 145 23 #112 of 145 1 #143 of 145
Growth 39 #88 of 143 72 #41 of 143 31 #99 of 143
Profitability 83 #24 of 136 58 #58 of 136 9 #124 of 136
Financial Health 19 #112 of 138 54 #64 of 138 20 #110 of 138
Shareholder Returns 63 #49 of 131 43 #75 of 131 10 #118 of 131
Overall 45 50 14
  • BRX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PECO 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

PeriodBRXPECOMACSPY
1 month +4.7%+2.8%+6.1% +0.7%
3 months -7.4%-8.8%-4.6% +3.7%
6 months -3.1%-3.7%+11.8% +7.1%
Year to date +11.2%+8.8%+31.6% +12.8%
1 year +8.8%+13.6%+43.8% +11.9%
3 years +44.6%+13.2%+149.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.1%+4.2%+35.6% +22.8%
5 years +24.4%+28.4%+34.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.5%+5.1%+6.1% +10.9%
10 years +16.9%—-65.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.6%—-10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRXPECOMACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.6%16.1%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.7%14.3%31.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.00-0.110.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.851.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.4%-24.2%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-12.1%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $32.67$44.01$26.52 $779.14
52-week low $24.67$33.84$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.

MultipleBRXPECOMAC
P/E now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 25.7x 27.4xmedian 25.7x -39.2xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 4.1x 6.6xmedian 4.1x 6.9xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x —median 14.3x -79.6xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -86.7xmedian 23.5x -16.3xmedian 23.5x -37.1xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.39median 1.86 0.62median 1.86 2.57median 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 monthsBRXPECOMAC
Revenue $1.40B $761.31M $1.01B
Gross profit – – $595.32M
Operating income – – -$522.95M
Net income $432.79M $199.72M -$172.33M
Free cash flow -$103.24M -$305.42M -$186.19M
EPS (diluted) $1.40 $1.29 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $170.89M $8.90M $227.03M
Total debt $21.81B $2.52B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 307.92M 141.31M 273.72M
Enterprise value $7.82B $5.26B $6.00B

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
MetricBRXPECOMAC
P/E 20.7x 27.4x -39.2x
P/FCF -86.7x -16.3x -37.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 14.1x 22.5x
P/S 6.4x 6.6x 6.9x
P/B 3.0x 1.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 2.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – – -79.6x
EV/EBIT – – -22.0x
EV/Revenue 10.0x 9.9x 11.5x
EV/FCF -136.6x -24.6x -61.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x 21.1x 37.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.39 0.62 2.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRXPECOMAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 7.0% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 8.2% 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) 29.1% 120.5% 59.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 45.9% -25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 118.0% 61.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 44.2% -15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 5.7% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 8.1% -5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -498.9% -77.2% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.3% -94.4% -46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRXPECOMAC
Gross margin – – 59.2%
EBITDA margin – – -14.4%
Operating margin – – -52.0%
Pretax margin – – -52.0%
Net margin 30.8% 23.9% -16.8%
FCF margin -7.4% -40.1% -18.5%
Operating cash flow margin 48.8% 46.6% 30.5%
Return on equity 14.3% 7.4% -6.4%
Return on assets 4.8% 3.6% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – – -6.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.6% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRXPECOMAC
Debt / assets 59.1% 45.4% 56.9%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.9x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -31.9x
Debt / FCF -51.6x -8.3x -26.0x
Liabilities / assets 66.4% 51.4% 65.9%
Equity / assets 33.6% 48.6% 34.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRXPECOMAC
Dividend yield 4.2% 3.4% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -1.7% -8.5%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 1.8% -5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 85.0% 83.2% -111.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) -356.4% -54.4% -103.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 7.0% 8.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 7.6% 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.

ConsensusBRXPECOMAC
Forward P/E 26.5xFY2026 48.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $0.80FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.0%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -5.5% +1.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.48BFY2026 $741.12MFY2026 $969.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +3.5% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRXPECOMAC
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 477 445 351
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +5.8% +19.5%
Institutions buying 244 225 221
Institutions selling 159 133 79
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.69 2.80

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.

BRXPECOMAC
BRX 1.00 0.79 0.55
PECO 0.79 1.00 0.49
MAC 0.55 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRX, PECO and MAC?

Brixmor Property (BRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.95B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $4.99B, Macerich (MAC) $6.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRX, PECO and MAC?

Brixmor Property (BRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.7x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 27.4x, Macerich (MAC) -39.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brixmor Property (BRX) is cheapest (Brixmor Property (BRX) 26.5x, 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?

Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.8%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brixmor Property (BRX) has the highest net margin (Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Brixmor Property (BRX) +8.8%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +13.6%, Macerich (MAC) +43.8%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (Brixmor Property (BRX) +4.5%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +5.1%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brixmor Property (BRX) has the highest dividend yield: Brixmor Property (BRX) 4.25%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 3.45%, Macerich (MAC) 2.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.6%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 16.1%, Macerich (MAC) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRX, PECO 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.