FRT vs SKT vs MAC Stock Comparison

Federal Realty Investment Trust, Tanger and Macerich Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SKT Tanger Inc.
$36.65 +5.5% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.21B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$612.31M
Div. yield
3.29%
Retail REITs Real Estate
5 wins
MAC Macerich Co
$24.16 +6.7% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
2.81%
Retail REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tanger leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tanger 5, Federal Realty Investment Trust 4, Macerich 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFRTSKTMACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.53B $4.21B $6.86B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 17.0x -39.0x SKT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.0x 33.3x — FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +11.4% +1.3% SKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% 40.3% -16.8% SKT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 3.1x -31.9x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.15% 3.29% 2.81% FRT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.6% +9.4% +34.2% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +16.8%/yr +5.9%/yr SKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.9% 21.0% 29.6% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 62/100 15/100 SKT

Percentile Scorecard

FRTSKTMAC

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

AxisFRTSKTMAC
Valuation 14 #125 of 145 70 #44 of 145 1 #143 of 145
Growth 47 #75 of 141 80 #29 of 141 32 #96 of 141
Profitability 83 #24 of 134 98 #4 of 134 9 #122 of 134
Financial Health 45 #76 of 138 48 #72 of 138 23 #107 of 138
Shareholder Returns 20 #105 of 131 12 #115 of 131 10 #118 of 131
Overall 42 62 15
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SKT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFRTSKTMACSPY
1 month -0.7%+5.5%+6.7% -0.2%
3 months -13.1%-12.9%-8.9% +3.9%
6 months -2.4%-0.8%+11.1% +8.2%
Year to date +8.8%+9.8%+30.9% +12.9%
1 year +8.6%+9.4%+34.2% +12.3%
3 years +26.6%+69.0%+148.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.2%+19.1%+35.5% +23.3%
5 years -9.2%+116.9%+33.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.9%+16.8%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years -23.4%+7.1%-66.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.6%+0.7%-10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFRTSKTMACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.9%21.0%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.3%19.1%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.240.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.451.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-36.8%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-12.9%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $127.13$42.10$26.52 $779.14
52-week low $94.87$31.63$16.20 $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.

MultipleFRTSKTMAC
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 26.3x 17.0xmedian 26.3x -39.0xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 4.0x 6.9xmedian 4.0x 6.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 14.4x 12.2xmedian 14.4x -79.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.7xmedian 23.3x 13.0xmedian 23.3x -36.9xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.3x 6.0xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 10.76median 1.91 1.94median 1.91 2.56median 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 monthsFRTSKTMAC
Revenue $1.34B $612.31M $1.01B
Gross profit – – $595.32M
Operating income $638.97M – -$522.95M
Net income $446.74M $246.96M -$172.33M
Free cash flow -$371.04M $323.28M -$186.19M
EPS (diluted) $4.97 $2.13 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $107.25M $176.88M $227.03M
Total debt $19.28B $1.62B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 86.18M 115.73M 273.72M
Enterprise value $9.27B $3.78B $5.96B

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
MetricFRTSKTMAC
P/E 22.1x 17.0x -39.0x
P/FCF -25.7x 13.0x -36.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 7.1x 22.4x
P/S 7.1x 6.9x 6.8x
P/B 2.8x 6.0x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 6.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 12.2x -79.3x
EV/EBIT 22.2x 19.1x -22.0x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 9.2x 11.4x
EV/FCF -38.2x 17.4x -61.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.5x 9.4x 37.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.76 1.94 2.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRTSKTMAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 11.4% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 11.0% 5.1%
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% 21.3% 59.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 12.0% -25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 19.5% 61.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 8.8% -15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.3% 10.4% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 10.9% -5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -323.9% 63.7% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.8% 10.6% -46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRTSKTMAC
Gross margin – – 59.2%
EBITDA margin 77.2% 75.4% -14.4%
Operating margin 47.9% – -52.0%
Pretax margin 33.4% 36.4% -52.0%
Net margin 32.1% 40.3% -16.8%
FCF margin -27.8% 52.8% -18.5%
Operating cash flow margin 47.3% 97.5% 30.5%
Return on equity 13.1% 18.9% -6.4%
Return on assets 4.9% 4.6% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – – -6.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.4x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.3% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRTSKTMAC
Debt / assets 52.6% 56.6% 56.9%
Debt / equity 1.4x 2.3x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 3.1x -31.9x
Debt / FCF -12.9x 5.0x -26.0x
Liabilities / assets 62.1% 75.5% 65.9%
Equity / assets 37.9% 24.5% 34.1%
Interest coverage 3.3x 4.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRTSKTMAC
Dividend yield 4.1% 3.3% 2.8%
Net buyback yield -0.6% -1.2% -8.6%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 2.1% -5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -111.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -103.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.4%

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.

ConsensusFRTSKTMAC
Forward P/E 25.0xFY2026 33.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.38FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -31.5% +10.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.28BFY2026 $638.63MFY2026 $969.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 +15.9%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -9.1% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRTSKTMAC
Held by institutions 98.5% 93.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 621 361 350
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +2.8% +19.5%
Institutions buying 363 172 220
Institutions selling 162 122 79
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.41 2.78

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.

FRTSKTMAC
FRT 1.00 0.64 0.58
SKT 0.64 1.00 0.65
MAC 0.58 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FRT, SKT and MAC?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.53B, Tanger (SKT) $4.21B, Macerich (MAC) $6.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, FRT, SKT and MAC?

Tanger (SKT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.1x, Tanger (SKT) 17.0x, Macerich (MAC) -39.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.0x, Tanger (SKT) 33.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tanger (SKT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%, Tanger (SKT) +11.4%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tanger (SKT) has the highest net margin (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%, Tanger (SKT) 40.3%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.6%, Tanger (SKT) +9.4%, Macerich (MAC) +34.2%. Over five years, Tanger (SKT) compounded fastest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.9%/yr, Tanger (SKT) +16.8%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest dividend yield: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 4.15%, Tanger (SKT) 3.29%, Macerich (MAC) 2.81%.

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%, Tanger (SKT) 21.0%, Macerich (MAC) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tanger (SKT) leads on 5. 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.