FRT vs KIM vs SPG Stock Comparison

Federal Realty Investment Trust, Kimco Realty and Simon Property Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KIM Kimco Realty Corp
$23.60 +6.2% 1M +6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.89B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
0.05%
Retail REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 7, Federal Realty Investment Trust 3, Kimco Realty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFRTKIMSPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.43B $15.89B $69.25B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 27.5x 14.8x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x 29.5x 31.0x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +4.4% +10.9% SPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% 26.4% 70.5% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.2% 15.6% SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 5.5x 5.7x FRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.9% +6.2% +18.4% SPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +0.6%/yr +7.8%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.9% 18.1% 19.2% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 64/100 55/100 KIM

Percentile Scorecard

FRTKIMSPG

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

AxisFRTKIMSPG
Valuation 17 #121 of 145 49 #75 of 145 23 #112 of 145
Growth 49 #74 of 144 65 #51 of 144 82 #27 of 144
Profitability 84 #23 of 140 75 #36 of 140 99 #3 of 140
Financial Health 44 #82 of 146 65 #52 of 146 27 #107 of 146
Shareholder Returns 21 #104 of 132 66 #46 of 132 46 #72 of 132
Overall 43 64 55
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KIM ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFRTKIMSPGSPY
1 month -0.6%+6.2%+3.6% -1.0%
3 months -13.8%-9.6%-7.9% +2.9%
6 months -2.1%-0.4%+5.2% +6.4%
Year to date +7.9%+16.4%+14.3% +11.4%
1 year +7.9%+6.2%+18.4% +13.1%
3 years +24.1%+40.3%+99.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.5%+12.0%+26.0% +21.5%
5 years -9.9%+2.8%+45.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.1%+0.6%+7.8% +10.9%
10 years -26.2%-15.7%+7.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.0%-1.7%+0.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFRTKIMSPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.9%18.1%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.2%17.3%18.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.040.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.340.96 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-37.8%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-10.6%-10.6% -2.5%
52-week high $127.13$26.39$236.69 $779.14
52-week low $94.87$19.78$173.35 $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.

MultipleFRTKIMSPG
P/E now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 27.0x 27.5xmedian 27.0x 14.7xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 4.1x 7.2xmedian 4.1x 10.9xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 14.5x 16.4xmedian 14.5x 20.6xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.5xmedian 23.7x 23.2xmedian 23.7x 28.9xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 12.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 10.67median 2.07 2.33median 2.07 0.49median 2.07

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 monthsFRTKIMSPG
Revenue $1.34B $2.19B $6.65B
Operating income $638.97M $788.44M $3.21B
Net income $446.74M $613.68M $5.45B
Free cash flow -$371.04M $681.88M $2.51B
EPS (diluted) $4.97 $0.86 $14.43
Cash & equivalents $107.25M $700.38M $542.96M
Total debt $19.28B $33.34B $28.25B
Shares (diluted) 86.18M 671.96M 324.96M
Enterprise value $8.99B $14.65B $65.10B

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
MetricFRTKIMSPG
P/E 21.9x 27.5x 14.7x
P/FCF -25.5x 23.2x 28.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 13.4x 17.5x
P/S 7.1x 7.2x 10.9x
P/B 2.8x 1.5x 12.0x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.5x 12.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 16.4x 20.6x
EV/EBIT 22.1x 30.3x 31.3x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 10.9x 15.1x
EV/FCF -38.0x 35.0x 40.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 20.2x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.67 2.33 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRTKIMSPG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 4.4% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 7.5% 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.5% 8.9% 4.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 8.4% 6.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.7% 1.3% 130.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 14.2% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 2.9% 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 11.8% 29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.3% 10.7% 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 5.0% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -323.9% 44.6% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.8% 17.0% -4.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRTKIMSPG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.2% 66.4% 73.3%
Operating margin 47.9% 36.0% 48.3%
Pretax margin 33.4% 22.9% 32.9%
Net margin 32.1% 26.4% 70.5%
FCF margin -27.8% 31.2% 37.7%
Operating cash flow margin 47.3% 53.9% 62.3%
Return on equity 13.1% 5.9% 87.0%
Return on assets 4.9% 3.1% 13.6%
Return on invested capital – 4.2% 15.6%
Return on capital employed – 4.0% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRTKIMSPG
Debt / assets 52.6% 43.6% 71.3%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.8x 4.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 5.5x 5.7x
Debt / FCF -12.9x 12.8x 11.3x
Liabilities / assets 62.1% 48.0% 84.7%
Equity / assets 37.9% 52.0% 15.3%
Interest coverage 3.3x 2.3x 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – 16.3x –
Cash ratio – 10.5x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRTKIMSPG
Dividend yield 4.2% 4.5% 4.2%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 1.1% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 5.5% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 118.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 106.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% –

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.

ConsensusFRTKIMSPG
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 29.5xFY2026 31.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.39FY2026 $0.80FY2026 $6.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 -51.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -31.2% +8.7% +8.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.28BFY2026 $2.12BFY2026 $7.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +4.5% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRTKIMSPG
Held by institutions 98.5% 99.4% 93.2%
Institutions holding 621 693 1,357
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +1.8% +3.8%
Institutions buying 363 369 679
Institutions selling 162 201 462
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.84 1.47

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.

FRTKIMSPG
FRT 1.00 0.74 0.66
KIM 0.74 1.00 0.67
SPG 0.66 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FRT, KIM and SPG?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.43B, Kimco Realty (KIM) $15.89B, Simon Property (SPG) $69.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, FRT, KIM and SPG?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.0x, Kimco Realty (KIM) 27.5x, Simon Property (SPG) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 24.8x, Kimco Realty (KIM) 29.5x, Simon Property (SPG) 31.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Simon Property (SPG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%, Kimco Realty (KIM) +4.4%, Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 26.4%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Kimco Realty (KIM) 4.2%, Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Simon Property (SPG) returned the most: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.9%, Kimco Realty (KIM) +6.2%, Simon Property (SPG) +18.4%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -2.1%/yr, Kimco Realty (KIM) +0.6%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +7.8%/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%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 0.05%, Simon Property (SPG) 0.00%. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) and Simon Property (SPG) 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%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.1%, Simon Property (SPG) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FRT, KIM and SPG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Simon Property (SPG) 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.