FRT vs UE vs BRX Stock Comparison

Federal Realty Investment Trust, Urban Edge Properties and Brixmor Property Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UE Urban Edge Properties
$19.25 -3.3% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.42B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$495.09M
Div. yield
0.04%
Retail REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFRTUEBRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.46B $2.42B $8.82B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 35.6x 20.4x BRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.0x 36.3x 25.6x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +7.4% +5.8% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.1% 13.7% 30.8% FRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 5.3x — FRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.04% BRX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.9% -6.0% 0.0% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +1.9%/yr +3.6%/yr BRX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.9% 19.0% 17.9% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 55/100 49/100 UE

Percentile Scorecard

FRTUEBRX

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

AxisFRTUEBRX
Valuation 17 #120 of 145 56 #64 of 145 33 #98 of 145
Growth 50 #72 of 142 60 #57 of 142 45 #79 of 142
Profitability 84 #23 of 136 55 #62 of 136 82 #26 of 136
Financial Health 45 #77 of 139 42 #81 of 139 20 #112 of 139
Shareholder Returns 23 #101 of 131 60 #53 of 131 65 #46 of 131
Overall 44 55 49
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BRX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFRTUEBRXSPY
1 month -1.1%-3.3%+0.2% -0.8%
3 months -14.0%-17.5%-13.0% +3.5%
6 months -1.7%-11.8%-7.8% +7.0%
Year to date +8.4%+0.3%+7.3% +12.2%
1 year +7.9%-6.0%0.0% +13.0%
3 years +26.1%+33.0%+41.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.1%+10.0%+12.3% +23.1%
5 years -8.8%+9.9%+19.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%+1.9%+3.6% +11.0%
10 years -25.3%-26.1%+7.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.9%-3.0%+0.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFRTUEBRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.9%19.0%17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.3%18.2%17.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.11-0.070.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.47-0.320.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-34.0%-32.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-19.5%-13.9% -1.8%
52-week high $127.13$23.92$32.67 $779.14
52-week low $94.87$18.50$24.67 $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.

MultipleFRTUEBRX
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 27.4x 35.7xmedian 27.4x 20.0xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 4.2x 4.9xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 14.2x 13.2xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.6xmedian 23.2x -77.6xmedian 23.2x -83.6xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 10.73median 2.11 0.65median 2.11 3.27median 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 monthsFRTUEBRX
Revenue $1.34B $495.09M $1.40B
Operating income $638.97M – –
Net income $446.74M $70.53M $432.79M
Free cash flow -$371.04M -$31.24M -$103.24M
EPS (diluted) $4.97 $0.52 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $107.25M $58.26M $170.89M
Total debt $19.28B $6.62B $21.81B
Shares (diluted) 86.18M 131.67M 307.92M
Enterprise value $9.01B $2.18B $7.66B

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
MetricFRTUEBRX
P/E 22.0x 35.7x 20.0x
P/FCF -25.6x -77.6x -83.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 11.4x 12.6x
P/S 7.1x 4.9x 6.2x
P/B 2.8x 1.8x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.9x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 13.2x –
EV/EBIT 22.2x 26.9x –
EV/Revenue 10.6x 8.2x 9.8x
EV/FCF -38.2x -129.8x -133.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 19.1x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.73 0.65 3.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRTUEBRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 7.4% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 7.5% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.7% -36.0% 29.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 63.2% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% -38.4% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 55.3% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.3% 28.8% 9.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 13.0% 5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -323.9% -78.9% -498.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.8% -50.3% -34.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRTUEBRX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 77.2% 62.1% –
Operating margin 47.9% – –
Pretax margin 33.4% 14.7% –
Net margin 32.1% 13.7% 30.8%
FCF margin -27.8% -6.3% -7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 47.3% 42.9% 48.8%
Return on equity 13.1% 5.1% 14.3%
Return on assets 4.9% 2.1% 4.8%
Return on invested capital – 4.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 3.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRTUEBRX
Debt / assets 52.6% 49.9% 59.1%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.2x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 5.3x –
Debt / FCF -12.9x -54.0x -51.6x
Liabilities / assets 62.1% 59.3% 66.4%
Equity / assets 37.9% 40.7% 33.6%
Interest coverage 3.3x 1.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRTUEBRX
Dividend yield 4.2% 4.3% 4.4%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 4.3% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 142.8% 85.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -322.4% -356.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.6% 7.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.3% 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.

ConsensusFRTUEBRX
Forward P/E 25.0xFY2026 36.3xFY2026 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.38FY2026 $0.53FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 +51.4%FY2026 -12.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -31.5% -7.5% -5.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.28BFY2026 $458.01MFY2026 $1.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +3.7% +8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRTUEBRX
Held by institutions 98.5% 97.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 621 273 477
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% -2.1% +3.6%
Institutions buying 363 146 244
Institutions selling 162 78 159
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.87 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.

FRTUEBRX
FRT 1.00 0.69 0.76
UE 0.69 1.00 0.76
BRX 0.76 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FRT, UE and BRX?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.46B, Urban Edge Properties (UE) $2.42B, Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, FRT, UE and BRX?

Brixmor Property (BRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.1x, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 35.6x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.0x, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 36.3x, 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%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) +7.4%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest net margin (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 13.7%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.9%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) -6.0%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.0%. Over five years, Brixmor Property (BRX) compounded fastest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.8%/yr, Urban Edge Properties (UE) +1.9%/yr, Brixmor Property (BRX) +3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brixmor Property (BRX) has the highest dividend yield: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 0.04%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.04%. 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%, Urban Edge Properties (UE) 19.0%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.