CPPTL vs KRG vs MAC Stock Comparison

Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust, Kite Realty Group Trust and Macerich Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRG Kite Realty Group Trust
$24.29 -2.1% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.87B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$806.16M
Div. yield
5.37%
Retail REITs Real Estate
4 wins
MAC Macerich Co
$23.84 +5.6% 1M +34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
2.85%
Retail REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Macerich leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Macerich 4, Kite Realty Group Trust 4, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPPTLKRGMACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $750.00M $4.87B $6.77B MAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.5x 14.6x -38.5x KRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -5.6% +1.3% MAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 41.8% -16.8% KRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -31.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 5.37% 2.85% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.7% +7.3% +34.3% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.7%/yr +5.7%/yr MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 13.1% 17.9% 29.6% CPPTL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 67/100 15/100 KRG

Percentile Scorecard

CPPTLKRGMAC

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

AxisCPPTLKRGMAC
Valuation 97 #6 of 145 64 #53 of 145 1 #143 of 145
Growth 9 #129 of 142 55 #65 of 142 33 #96 of 142
Profitability – 81 #27 of 135 9 #123 of 135
Financial Health – 46 #74 of 136 23 #105 of 136
Shareholder Returns – 88 #17 of 131 11 #117 of 131
Overall – 67 15
  • CPPTL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KRG 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

PeriodCPPTLKRGMACSPY
1 month -2.0%-2.1%+5.6% +0.9%
3 months -5.1%-15.8%-8.7% +5.9%
6 months -7.9%-6.8%+9.3% +8.5%
Year to date -11.1%+1.3%+29.1% +13.3%
1 year -17.7%+7.3%+34.3% +12.4%
3 years -3.7%+22.1%+145.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.2%+6.9%+34.9% +23.5%
5 years —+19.7%+31.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+3.7%+5.7% +11.0%
10 years —-0.9%-66.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-0.1%-10.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCPPTLKRGMACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 13.1%17.9%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 15.7%18.2%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.00-0.010.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.350.411.16 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-29.9%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.0%-18.5%-10.1% -0.9%
52-week high $12.19$29.82$26.52 $779.14
52-week low $10.00$21.90$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.

MultipleCPPTLKRGMAC
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 25.8x 14.6xmedian 25.8x -38.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.0x 6.0xmedian 4.0x 6.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 14.2x -78.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 23.0x 41.6xmedian 23.0x -36.4xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 2.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.84median 1.91 0.11median 1.91 2.53median 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 monthsCPPTLKRGMAC
Revenue – $806.16M $1.01B
Gross profit – – $595.32M
Operating income – – -$522.95M
Net income $34.92M $345.59M -$172.33M
Free cash flow $74.40M $117.09M -$186.19M
EPS (diluted) $0.47 $1.66 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $34.95M $144.58M $227.03M
Total debt – $2.84B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 75.00M 203.20M 273.72M
Enterprise value $595.04M $4.73B $5.87B

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
MetricCPPTLKRGMAC
P/E 21.5x 14.6x -38.5x
P/FCF 10.1x 41.6x -36.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 12.2x 22.1x
P/S – 6.0x 6.7x
P/B 0.8x 1.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.7x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – – -78.7x
EV/EBIT – – -21.8x
EV/Revenue – 9.4x 11.3x
EV/FCF 9.6x 64.6x -61.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 18.9x 37.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.84 0.11 2.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPPTLKRGMAC
Revenue growth (1Y) – -5.6% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 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) -54.3% 96.8% 59.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.5% 130.9% -25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.3% 111.5% 61.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.5% 134.1% -15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.8% -7.2% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -0.5% -5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.8% -30.3% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -16.8% -46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPPTLKRGMAC
Gross margin – – 59.2%
EBITDA margin – – -14.4%
Operating margin – – -52.0%
Pretax margin – – -52.0%
Net margin – 41.8% -16.8%
FCF margin – 14.5% -18.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 49.5% 30.5%
Return on equity – 12.1% -6.4%
Return on assets – 5.5% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – – -6.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.2x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPPTLKRGMAC
Debt / assets – 45.4% 56.9%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -31.9x
Debt / FCF – 24.3x -26.0x
Liabilities / assets 11.0% 54.2% 65.9%
Equity / assets 89.0% 45.8% 34.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPPTLKRGMAC
Dividend yield – 5.4% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 9.2% -8.7%
Shareholder yield – 14.6% -5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 77.2% -111.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 227.8% -103.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.7% 8.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.2% 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.

ConsensusCPPTLKRGMAC
Forward P/E – 27.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.87FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -36.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -50.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $750.31MFY2026 $969.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -9.7%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +12.5% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPPTLKRGMAC
Held by institutions 0.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2 397 350
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.3% +19.5%
Institutions buying 1 178 220
Institutions selling 1 145 79
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.23 2.78

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.

CPPTLKRGMAC
CPPTL 1.00 -0.08 -0.07
KRG -0.08 1.00 0.54
MAC -0.07 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPPTL, KRG and MAC?

Macerich (MAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) $750.00M, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $4.87B, Macerich (MAC) $6.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPPTL, KRG and MAC?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) 21.5x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 14.6x, Macerich (MAC) -38.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Macerich (MAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) -5.6%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest net margin (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 41.8%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) -17.7%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +7.3%, Macerich (MAC) +34.3%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +3.7%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +5.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest dividend yield: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 5.37%, Macerich (MAC) 2.85%. Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) has been the steadiest (Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) 13.1%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 17.9%, Macerich (MAC) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPPTL, KRG 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, Macerich (MAC) leads on 4. 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.