FRT vs BRX vs ESBA Stock Comparison

Federal Realty Investment Trust, Brixmor Property and Empire State Realty OP Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 7, Brixmor Property 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFRTBRXESBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.46B $8.82B $1.31B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 20.4x 258.5x BRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.0x 25.6x — FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +5.8% +2.0% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% 30.8% 0.6% FRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -1.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x — 5.0x FRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.9% 0.0% -39.1% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +3.6%/yr -14.3%/yr BRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.9% 17.9% 51.8% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 49/100 33/100 BRX

Percentile Scorecard

FRTBRXESBA

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

AxisFRTBRXESBA
Valuation 17 #120 of 145 33 #98 of 145 69 #45 of 145
Growth 50 #72 of 142 45 #79 of 142 2 #139 of 142
Profitability 84 #23 of 136 82 #26 of 136 26 #101 of 136
Financial Health 45 #77 of 139 20 #112 of 139 60 #56 of 139
Shareholder Returns 23 #101 of 131 65 #46 of 131 9 #120 of 131
Overall 44 49 33
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BRX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESBA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFRTBRXESBASPY
1 month -1.1%+0.2%+20.8% -0.8%
3 months -14.0%-13.0%-13.1% +3.5%
6 months -1.7%-7.8%-13.7% +7.0%
Year to date +8.4%+7.3%-23.3% +12.2%
1 year +7.9%0.0%-39.1% +13.0%
3 years +26.1%+41.4%-38.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.1%+12.3%-15.1% +23.1%
5 years -8.8%+19.3%-53.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%+3.6%-14.3% +11.0%
10 years -25.3%+7.9%-75.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.9%+0.8%-13.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFRTBRXESBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.9%17.9%51.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.3%17.7%61.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.000.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.00-0.75 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-32.4%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-13.9%-37.7% -1.8%
52-week high $127.13$32.67$7.75 $779.14
52-week low $94.87$24.67$3.85 $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.

MultipleFRTBRXESBA
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 27.4x 20.0xmedian 27.4x 256.9xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x 1.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x 12.5xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.6xmedian 23.2x -83.6xmedian 23.2x -3.0xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 10.73median 2.11 3.27median 2.11 -4.30median 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 monthsFRTBRXESBA
Revenue $1.34B $1.40B $784.18M
Operating income $638.97M – -$34.52M
Net income $446.74M $432.79M $9.26M
Free cash flow -$371.04M -$103.24M -$437.31M
EPS (diluted) $4.97 $1.40 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $107.25M $170.89M $85.61M
Total debt $19.28B $21.81B $4.54B
Shares (diluted) 86.18M 307.92M 268.95M
Enterprise value $9.02B $7.66B $865.89M

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
MetricFRTBRXESBA
P/E 22.0x 20.0x 256.9x
P/FCF -25.6x -83.6x -3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 12.6x 5.7x
P/S 7.1x 6.2x 1.7x
P/B 2.8x 2.9x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.9x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x – 12.5x
EV/EBIT 22.2x – -62.8x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 9.8x 2.8x
EV/FCF -38.2x -133.5x -5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 20.1x 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.73 3.27 -4.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRTBRXESBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 5.8% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 4.4% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.5% – -123.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – -31.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.7% 29.1% -86.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 6.8% -51.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 29.0% -92.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 6.1% -59.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.3% 9.8% -13.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 5.3% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -323.9% -498.9% -169.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.8% -34.3% -149.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRTBRXESBA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.2% – 22.1%
Operating margin 47.9% – -4.4%
Pretax margin 33.4% – 1.3%
Net margin 32.1% 30.8% 0.6%
FCF margin -27.8% -7.4% -55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 47.3% 48.8% 29.0%
Return on equity 13.1% 14.3% 0.5%
Return on assets 4.9% 4.8% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – – -1.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x 24.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.0% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRTBRXESBA
Debt / assets 52.6% 59.1% 22.4%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x – 5.0x
Debt / FCF -12.9x -51.6x -2.2x
Liabilities / assets 62.1% 66.4% 58.1%
Equity / assets 37.9% 33.6% 41.9%
Interest coverage 3.3x – -0.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRTBRXESBA
Dividend yield 4.2% 4.4% 3.3%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 4.4% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 85.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -356.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% –

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.

ConsensusFRTBRXESBA
Forward P/E 25.0xFY2026 25.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.38FY2026 $1.10FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 -12.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -31.5% -5.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.28BFY2026 $1.48BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +8.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRTBRXESBA
Held by institutions 98.5% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 621 477 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +3.6% –
Institutions buying 363 244 –
Institutions selling 162 159 –
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.53 –

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.

FRTBRXESBA
FRT 1.00 0.76 0.26
BRX 0.76 1.00 0.24
ESBA 0.26 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FRT, BRX and ESBA?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.46B, Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.82B, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) $1.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, FRT, BRX and ESBA?

Brixmor Property (BRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.1x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.4x, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 258.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.0x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 25.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.8%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest net margin (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.9%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.0%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -39.1%. Over five years, Brixmor Property (BRX) compounded fastest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.8%/yr, Brixmor Property (BRX) +3.6%/yr, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.04%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.00%. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) and Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been the steadiest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.9%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.9%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 51.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FRT, BRX and ESBA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) leads on 7. 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.