BRX vs UE vs PECO Stock Comparison

Brixmor Property, Urban Edge Properties and Phillips Edison & Company Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UE Urban Edge Properties
$19.19 -3.6% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.46B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$495.09M
Div. yield
0.04%
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, Urban Edge Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRXUEPECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.80B $2.46B $4.91B BRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.3x 36.1x 27.0x BRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.1x 36.2x 47.7x BRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +7.4% +7.0% UE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.8% 13.7% 23.9% BRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% BRX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.0% -6.4% +10.0% PECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr +1.7%/yr +4.3%/yr PECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.9% 18.9% 15.9% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 56/100 51/100 UE

Percentile Scorecard

BRXUEPECO

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

AxisBRXUEPECO
Valuation 25 #109 of 145 58 #62 of 145 23 #112 of 145
Growth 41 #83 of 141 60 #57 of 141 76 #35 of 141
Profitability 84 #23 of 134 59 #55 of 134 57 #58 of 134
Financial Health 20 #111 of 138 42 #81 of 138 55 #63 of 138
Shareholder Returns 65 #47 of 131 61 #52 of 131 42 #76 of 131
Overall 47 56 51
  • BRX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UE 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

PeriodBRXUEPECOSPY
1 month +2.3%-3.6%+2.1% -0.2%
3 months -9.8%-17.1%-10.4% +3.9%
6 months -5.6%-13.2%-5.4% +8.2%
Year to date +9.5%0.0%+7.4% +12.9%
1 year +2.0%-6.4%+10.0% +12.3%
3 years +44.3%+32.6%+13.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.0%+9.9%+4.4% +23.3%
5 years +21.4%+9.0%+23.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.0%+1.7%+4.3% +10.9%
10 years +14.3%-24.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.3%-2.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRXUEPECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.9%18.9%15.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.7%18.2%14.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.00-0.07-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.11-0.340.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.4%-34.0%-24.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.1%-19.8%-13.2% -1.2%
52-week high $32.67$23.92$44.01 $779.14
52-week low $24.67$18.50$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.

MultipleBRXUEPECO
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 26.3x 35.6xmedian 26.3x 27.1xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.0x 4.9xmedian 4.0x 6.5xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 13.2xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -85.3xmedian 23.3x -77.3xmedian 23.3x -16.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.34median 1.91 0.64median 1.91 0.61median 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 monthsBRXUEPECO
Revenue $1.40B $495.09M $761.31M
Net income $432.79M $70.53M $199.72M
Free cash flow -$103.24M -$31.24M -$305.42M
EPS (diluted) $1.40 $0.52 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $170.89M $58.26M $8.90M
Total debt $21.81B $6.62B $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 307.92M 131.67M 141.31M
Enterprise value $7.64B $2.22B $4.89B

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
MetricBRXUEPECO
P/E 20.4x 35.6x 27.1x
P/FCF -85.3x -77.3x -16.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 11.4x 13.9x
P/S 6.3x 4.9x 6.5x
P/B 2.9x 1.8x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 1.9x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 13.2x –
EV/EBIT – 26.9x –
EV/Revenue 9.9x 8.2x 9.8x
EV/FCF -135.2x -129.5x -24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x 19.0x 20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.34 0.64 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRXUEPECO
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 7.4% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 7.5% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 29.1% -36.0% 120.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 63.2% 45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% -38.4% 118.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 55.3% 44.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 28.8% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 13.0% 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -498.9% -78.9% -77.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.3% -50.3% -94.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRXUEPECO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 62.1% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 14.7% –
Net margin 30.8% 13.7% 23.9%
FCF margin -7.4% -6.3% -40.1%
Operating cash flow margin 48.8% 42.9% 46.6%
Return on equity 14.3% 5.1% 7.4%
Return on assets 4.8% 2.1% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 4.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 3.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 2.4% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRXUEPECO
Debt / assets 59.1% 49.9% 45.4%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.3x –
Debt / FCF -51.6x -54.0x -8.3x
Liabilities / assets 66.4% 59.3% 51.4%
Equity / assets 33.6% 40.7% 48.6%
Interest coverage – 1.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRXUEPECO
Dividend yield 4.3% 4.3% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% -1.7%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 4.3% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 85.0% 142.8% 83.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) -356.4% -322.4% -54.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 11.6% 7.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 10.3% 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.

ConsensusBRXUEPECO
Forward P/E 26.1xFY2026 36.2xFY2026 47.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $0.53FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.0%FY2026 +51.4%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.5% -7.5% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.48BFY2026 $458.01MFY2026 $741.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +3.7% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRXUEPECO
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.1% 89.1%
Institutions holding 477 273 444
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -2.1% +5.8%
Institutions buying 244 146 225
Institutions selling 159 78 132
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.87 1.70

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.

BRXUEPECO
BRX 1.00 0.76 0.78
UE 0.76 1.00 0.74
PECO 0.78 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRX, UE and PECO?

Brixmor Property (BRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.80B, Urban Edge Properties (UE) $2.46B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $4.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRX, UE and PECO?

Brixmor Property (BRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.3x, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 36.1x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brixmor Property (BRX) is cheapest (Brixmor Property (BRX) 26.1x, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 36.2x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 47.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Urban Edge Properties (UE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.8%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) +7.4%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brixmor Property (BRX) has the highest net margin (Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 13.7%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) returned the most: Brixmor Property (BRX) +2.0%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) -6.4%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +10.0%. Over five years, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) compounded fastest (Brixmor Property (BRX) +4.0%/yr, Urban Edge Properties (UE) +1.7%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.3%/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%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 0.04%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.9%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 18.9%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 15.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRX, UE 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, 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.