CURB vs MAC vs AKR Stock Comparison

Curbline Properties, Macerich and Acadia Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAC Macerich Co
$24.38 +7.6% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.03%
Retail REITs Real Estate
4 wins
AKR Acadia Realty Trust
$18.83 -2.1% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.51B
P/E
46.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$403.40M
Div. yield
0.04%
Retail REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Acadia Realty Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Acadia Realty Trust 6, Macerich 4, Curbline Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCURBMACAKRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.28B $6.60B $2.51B MAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 119.4x -39.0x 46.4x AKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 129.2x — 39.2x AKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.6% +1.3% +4.5% CURB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% -16.8% 13.4% AKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% -6.9% 5.0% AKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x -31.9x 4.3x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.04% AKR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.0% +35.3% -5.3% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.4%/yr -3.0%/yr MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.8% 29.6% 21.7% CURB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 15/100 63/100 AKR

Percentile Scorecard

CURBMACAKR

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

AxisCURBMACAKR
Valuation 1 #144 of 145 1 #143 of 145 44 #81 of 145
Growth 44 #80 of 142 32 #97 of 142 92 #13 of 142
Profitability 34 #90 of 136 9 #124 of 136 41 #81 of 136
Financial Health 94 #10 of 139 22 #109 of 139 83 #25 of 139
Shareholder Returns 5 #124 of 131 9 #119 of 131 57 #57 of 131
Overall 36 15 63
  • CURB ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAC 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

PeriodCURBMACAKRSPY
1 month -0.2%+7.6%-2.1% -0.8%
3 months -9.9%-6.7%-15.9% +3.5%
6 months +0.4%+12.9%-11.3% +7.0%
Year to date +22.5%+32.1%-8.3% +12.2%
1 year +16.0%+35.3%-5.3% +13.0%
3 years —+151.1%+40.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+35.9%+11.9% +23.1%
5 years —+36.3%-14.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+6.4%-3.0% +11.0%
10 years —-67.4%-45.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-10.6%-5.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCURBMACAKRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.8%29.6%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.0%32.1%23.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.630.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.771.19-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -17.0%-65.2%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-8.1%-17.0% -1.8%
52-week high $31.75$26.52$22.70 $779.14
52-week low $22.70$16.20$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.

MultipleCURBMACAKR
P/E now vs peer median 119.3xmedian 27.4x -39.4xmedian 27.4x 46.4xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x 6.4xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 14.2x -79.7xmedian 14.2x 11.1xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 23.2x -37.2xmedian 23.2x -11.4xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.11 2.58median 2.11 0.94median 2.11

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 monthsCURBMACAKR
Revenue $246.53M $1.01B $403.40M
Gross profit – $595.32M $11.00M
Operating income – -$522.95M $214.53M
Net income $27.49M -$172.33M $154.53M
Free cash flow -$806.24M -$186.19M -$227.34M
EPS (diluted) $0.23 $-0.62 $0.41
Cash & equivalents $122.83M $227.03M $32.96M
Total debt $347.41M $4.85B $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 116.93M 273.72M 133.83M
Enterprise value $2.40B $5.63B $2.36B

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
MetricCURBMACAKR
P/E 119.3x -39.4x 46.4x
P/FCF -4.3x -37.2x -11.4x
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 22.6x 15.6x
P/S 14.0x 6.9x 6.4x
P/B 1.5x 2.4x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 22.3x -79.7x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 63.0x -22.1x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 14.9x 11.5x 10.4x
EV/FCF -4.6x -62.0x -18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.0x 37.6x 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.58 0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCURBMACAKR
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.6% 1.3% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.7% 90.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 31.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -5.4% 329.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.7% 84.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.2% 59.4% 905.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -25.9% 61.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -40.8% 61.8% 158.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -15.2% 49.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.6% -2.3% -4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.3% 1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.6% 26.6% 46.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -46.2% -61.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCURBMACAKR
Gross margin – 59.2% 2.7%
EBITDA margin 66.8% -14.4% 93.5%
Operating margin – -52.0% 53.2%
Pretax margin 11.2% -52.0% 38.4%
Net margin 11.1% -16.8% 13.4%
FCF margin -327.0% -18.5% -56.4%
Operating cash flow margin 55.2% 30.5% 41.1%
Return on equity 1.3% -6.4% 5.8%
Return on assets 0.9% -2.1% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 2.3% -6.9% 5.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x -1.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 2.2% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCURBMACAKR
Debt / assets 11.5% 56.9% 35.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x -31.9x 4.3x
Debt / FCF -0.4x -26.0x -7.2x
Liabilities / assets 25.1% 65.9% 42.0%
Equity / assets 74.9% 34.1% 58.0%
Interest coverage 1.9x – 2.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCURBMACAKR
Dividend yield 2.5% 2.8% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – -8.5% -4.9%
Shareholder yield 2.5% -5.7% -0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -111.9% 68.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -103.6% -46.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.8% 17.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% 15.5%

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.

ConsensusCURBMACAKR
Forward P/E 129.2xFY2026 – 39.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $-0.17FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -40.5%FY2026 – +128.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.5% – -29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $280.00MFY2026 $969.19MFY2026 $349.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.9%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 -13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.6% +13.7% +16.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCURBMACAKR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 283 350 259
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.4% +19.5% +3.7%
Institutions buying 158 220 156
Institutions selling 87 79 63
Buyers to sellers 1.82 2.78 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.

CURBMACAKR
CURB 1.00 0.45 0.50
MAC 0.45 1.00 0.58
AKR 0.50 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CURB, MAC and AKR?

Macerich (MAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Curbline Properties (CURB) $3.28B, Macerich (MAC) $6.60B, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) $2.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, CURB, MAC and AKR?

Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Curbline Properties (CURB) 119.4x, Macerich (MAC) -39.0x, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 46.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) is cheapest (Curbline Properties (CURB) 129.2x, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 39.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Curbline Properties (CURB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Curbline Properties (CURB) +50.6%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) has the highest net margin (Curbline Properties (CURB) 11.1%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) leads (Curbline Properties (CURB) 2.3%, Macerich (MAC) -6.9%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Curbline Properties (CURB) +16.0%, Macerich (MAC) +35.3%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -5.3%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (Macerich (MAC) +6.4%/yr, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) has the highest dividend yield: Curbline Properties (CURB) 0.00%, Macerich (MAC) 0.03%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 0.04%. Curbline Properties (CURB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Curbline Properties (CURB) has been the steadiest (Curbline Properties (CURB) 20.8%, Macerich (MAC) 29.6%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 21.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CURB, MAC 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, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) leads on 6. 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.