FRT vs MAC vs KRG Stock Comparison

Federal Realty Investment Trust, Macerich and Kite Realty Group Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAC Macerich Co
$24.38 +7.6% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.03%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins
KRG Kite Realty Group Trust
$24.67 -0.5% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.00B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$806.16M
Div. yield
0.05%
Retail REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 4, Kite Realty Group Trust 4, Macerich 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFRTMACKRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.46B $6.61B $5.00B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x -39.0x 14.8x KRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.0x — 28.4x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +1.3% -5.6% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% -16.8% 41.8% KRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x -31.9x — MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.05% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.9% +35.3% +7.7% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +6.4%/yr +3.8%/yr MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.9% 29.6% 17.9% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 15/100 66/100 KRG

Percentile Scorecard

FRTMACKRG

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

AxisFRTMACKRG
Valuation 17 #120 of 145 1 #143 of 145 63 #55 of 145
Growth 50 #72 of 142 32 #97 of 142 53 #67 of 142
Profitability 84 #23 of 136 9 #124 of 136 81 #27 of 136
Financial Health 45 #77 of 139 22 #109 of 139 46 #76 of 139
Shareholder Returns 23 #101 of 131 9 #119 of 131 89 #15 of 131
Overall 44 15 66
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KRG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFRTMACKRGSPY
1 month -1.1%+7.6%-0.5% -0.8%
3 months -14.0%-6.7%-16.4% +3.5%
6 months -1.7%+12.9%-5.5% +7.0%
Year to date +8.4%+32.1%+2.9% +12.2%
1 year +7.9%+35.3%+7.7% +13.0%
3 years +26.1%+151.1%+24.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.1%+35.9%+7.4% +23.1%
5 years -8.8%+36.3%+20.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%+6.4%+3.8% +11.0%
10 years -25.3%-67.4%-3.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.9%-10.6%-0.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFRTMACKRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.9%29.6%17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.3%32.1%18.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.63-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.471.190.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-65.2%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-8.1%-17.3% -1.8%
52-week high $127.13$26.52$29.82 $779.14
52-week low $94.87$16.20$21.90 $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.

MultipleFRTMACKRG
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 27.4x -39.4xmedian 27.4x 14.8xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x 6.1xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 14.2x -79.7xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.6xmedian 23.2x -37.2xmedian 23.2x 42.2xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 10.73median 2.11 2.58median 2.11 0.11median 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 monthsFRTMACKRG
Revenue $1.34B $1.01B $806.16M
Gross profit – $595.32M –
Operating income $638.97M -$522.95M –
Net income $446.74M -$172.33M $345.59M
Free cash flow -$371.04M -$186.19M $117.09M
EPS (diluted) $4.97 $-0.62 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $107.25M $227.03M $144.58M
Total debt $19.28B $4.85B $2.84B
Shares (diluted) 86.18M 273.72M 203.20M
Enterprise value $9.01B $5.63B $4.71B

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
MetricFRTMACKRG
P/E 22.0x -39.4x 14.8x
P/FCF -25.6x -37.2x 42.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 22.6x 12.4x
P/S 7.1x 6.9x 6.1x
P/B 2.8x 2.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x -79.7x –
EV/EBIT 22.2x -22.1x –
EV/Revenue 10.6x 11.5x 9.5x
EV/FCF -38.2x -62.0x 65.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 37.6x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.73 2.58 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRTMACKRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 1.3% -5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 5.1% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.5% -5.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -8.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.7% 59.4% 96.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -25.9% 130.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 61.8% 111.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -15.2% 134.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.3% -2.3% -7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -5.3% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -323.9% 26.6% -30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.8% -46.2% -16.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRTMACKRG
Gross margin – 59.2% –
EBITDA margin 77.2% -14.4% –
Operating margin 47.9% -52.0% –
Pretax margin 33.4% -52.0% –
Net margin 32.1% -16.8% 41.8%
FCF margin -27.8% -18.5% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 47.3% 30.5% 49.5%
Return on equity 13.1% -6.4% 12.1%
Return on assets 4.9% -2.1% 5.5%
Return on invested capital – -6.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.2% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRTMACKRG
Debt / assets 52.6% 56.9% 45.4%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.7x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x -31.9x –
Debt / FCF -12.9x -26.0x 24.3x
Liabilities / assets 62.1% 65.9% 54.2%
Equity / assets 37.9% 34.1% 45.8%
Interest coverage 3.3x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRTMACKRG
Dividend yield 4.2% 2.8% 5.3%
Net buyback yield -0.6% -8.5% 9.1%
Shareholder yield 3.5% -5.7% 14.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -111.9% 77.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -103.6% 227.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.8% 15.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% 10.2%

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.

ConsensusFRTMACKRG
Forward P/E 25.0xFY2026 – 28.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.38FY2026 $-0.17FY2026 $0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 – -36.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -31.5% – -50.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.28BFY2026 $969.19MFY2026 $750.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +13.7% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRTMACKRG
Held by institutions 98.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 621 350 397
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +19.5% -2.3%
Institutions buying 363 220 178
Institutions selling 162 79 145
Buyers to sellers 2.24 2.78 1.23

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.

FRTMACKRG
FRT 1.00 0.58 0.77
MAC 0.58 1.00 0.54
KRG 0.77 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FRT, MAC and KRG?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.46B, Macerich (MAC) $6.61B, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $5.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, FRT, MAC and KRG?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.1x, Macerich (MAC) -39.0x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.0x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 28.4x). 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%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) -5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest net margin (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 41.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.9%, Macerich (MAC) +35.3%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +7.7%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.8%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +6.4%/yr, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest dividend yield: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%, Macerich (MAC) 0.03%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 0.05%. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 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%, Macerich (MAC) 29.6%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 17.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FRT, MAC and KRG?

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 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.