FRT vs MAC vs UE Stock Comparison

Federal Realty Investment Trust, Macerich and Urban Edge Properties Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
UE Urban Edge Properties
$19.05 -4.3% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$494.52M
Div. yield
4.30%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 6, Urban Edge Properties 3, Macerich 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFRTMACUELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.41B $6.77B $2.40B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.8x -38.5x 23.0x FRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x — 35.9x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +1.3% +5.5% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% -16.8% 21.1% FRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.9% 6.0% UE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x -31.9x 4.8x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.20% 2.85% 4.30% UE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% +34.3% -6.1% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +5.7%/yr +1.7%/yr MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.6% 29.6% 18.9% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 15/100 60/100 UE

Percentile Scorecard

FRTMACUE

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

AxisFRTMACUE
Valuation 14 #125 of 145 1 #143 of 145 60 #58 of 145
Growth 48 #75 of 142 33 #96 of 142 52 #69 of 142
Profitability 83 #24 of 135 9 #123 of 135 69 #42 of 135
Financial Health 44 #76 of 136 23 #105 of 136 51 #67 of 136
Shareholder Returns 22 #103 of 131 11 #117 of 131 68 #43 of 131
Overall 42 15 60
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFRTMACUESPY
1 month -1.4%+5.6%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months -14.0%-8.7%-17.1% +5.9%
6 months -2.1%+9.3%-11.4% +8.5%
Year to date +7.4%+29.1%-0.7% +13.3%
1 year +10.5%+34.3%-6.1% +12.4%
3 years +25.0%+145.5%+31.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.7%+34.9%+9.6% +23.5%
5 years -10.0%+31.8%+8.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.1%+5.7%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years -24.7%-66.2%-25.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.8%-10.3%-2.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFRTMACUESPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.6%29.6%18.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 15.8%32.0%18.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.63-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.631.16-0.32 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-65.2%-34.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-10.1%-20.4% -0.9%
52-week high $127.13$26.52$23.92 $779.14
52-week low $94.87$16.20$18.50 $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.

MultipleFRTMACUE
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 25.8x -38.5xmedian 25.8x 23.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.0x 6.7xmedian 4.0x 4.9xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 14.2x -78.7xmedian 14.2x 11.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.4xmedian 23.0x -36.4xmedian 23.0x -36.4xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.3x 2.3xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 10.63median 1.91 2.53median 1.91 0.69median 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 monthsFRTMACUE
Revenue $1.34B $1.01B $494.52M
Gross profit – $595.32M –
Operating income $638.97M -$522.95M –
Net income $446.74M -$172.33M $108.79M
Free cash flow -$371.04M -$186.19M -$65.89M
EPS (diluted) $4.97 $-0.62 $0.79
Cash & equivalents $107.25M $227.03M $62.64M
Total debt $19.28B $4.85B $1.70B
Shares (diluted) 86.18M 273.72M 131.53M
Enterprise value $9.15B $5.87B $2.25B

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
MetricFRTMACUE
P/E 21.8x -38.5x 23.0x
P/FCF -25.4x -36.4x -36.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 22.1x 10.8x
P/S 7.0x 6.7x 4.9x
P/B 2.7x 2.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x -78.7x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 22.0x -21.8x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 11.3x 8.2x
EV/FCF -37.9x -61.2x -61.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.3x 37.1x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.63 2.53 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRTMACUE
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 1.3% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 5.1% 7.2%
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% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -25.9% 37.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 61.8% -10.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -15.2% 33.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.3% -2.3% 20.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -5.3% 15.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -323.9% 26.6% -1,214%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.8% -46.2% -83.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRTMACUE
Gross margin – 59.2% –
EBITDA margin 77.2% -14.4% 69.0%
Operating margin 47.9% -52.0% –
Pretax margin 33.4% -52.0% 22.6%
Net margin 32.1% -16.8% 21.1%
FCF margin -27.8% -18.5% -13.3%
Operating cash flow margin 47.3% 30.5% 44.9%
Return on equity 13.1% -6.4% 7.8%
Return on assets 4.9% -2.1% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – -6.9% 6.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -1.8x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.2% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRTMACUE
Debt / assets 52.6% 56.9% 49.8%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.7x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x -31.9x 4.8x
Debt / FCF -12.9x -26.0x -25.9x
Liabilities / assets 62.1% 65.9% 58.8%
Equity / assets 37.9% 34.1% 41.2%
Interest coverage 3.3x – 2.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRTMACUE
Dividend yield 4.2% 2.9% 4.3%
Net buyback yield -0.6% -8.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.6% -5.8% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -111.9% 95.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -103.6% -156.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.8% 11.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% 11.2%

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.

ConsensusFRTMACUE
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 – 35.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.38FY2026 $-0.17FY2026 $0.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 – +51.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -31.5% – -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.28BFY2026 $969.19MFY2026 $458.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +13.7% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRTMACUE
Held by institutions 98.5% 100.0% 97.1%
Institutions holding 621 350 273
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +19.5% -2.1%
Institutions buying 363 220 146
Institutions selling 162 79 78
Buyers to sellers 2.24 2.78 1.87

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.

FRTMACUE
FRT 1.00 0.57 0.69
MAC 0.57 1.00 0.50
UE 0.69 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FRT, MAC and UE?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.41B, Macerich (MAC) $6.77B, Urban Edge Properties (UE) $2.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, FRT, MAC and UE?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 21.8x, Macerich (MAC) -38.5x, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 24.7x, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 35.9x). 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%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest net margin (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 21.1%). On return on invested capital, Urban Edge Properties (UE) leads (Macerich (MAC) -6.9%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +10.5%, Macerich (MAC) +34.3%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) -6.1%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -2.1%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +5.7%/yr, Urban Edge Properties (UE) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Urban Edge Properties (UE) has the highest dividend yield: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 4.20%, Macerich (MAC) 2.85%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 4.30%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been the steadiest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.6%, Macerich (MAC) 29.6%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 18.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.