IRS vs FRT vs MAC Stock Comparison

Irsa Investments & Representations, Federal Realty Investment Trust and Macerich Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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

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

QuestionIRSFRTMACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.23B $9.53B $6.86B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.3x 22.1x -39.0x IRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 80.8x 25.0x — FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.0% +1.3% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 32.1% -16.8% FRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.5x -31.9x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 9.77% 4.15% 2.81% IRS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.3% +8.6% +34.2% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr -1.9%/yr +5.9%/yr IRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 16.9% 29.6% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 42/100 15/100 IRS

Percentile Scorecard

IRSFRTMAC

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

AxisIRSFRTMAC
Valuation 97 #5 of 145 14 #125 of 145 1 #143 of 145
Growth – 47 #75 of 141 32 #96 of 141
Profitability – 83 #24 of 134 9 #122 of 134
Financial Health 66 #48 of 138 45 #76 of 138 23 #107 of 138
Shareholder Returns 95 #7 of 131 20 #105 of 131 10 #118 of 131
Overall 86 42 15
  • IRS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT 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

PeriodIRSFRTMACSPY
1 month -1.4%-0.7%+6.7% -0.2%
3 months -6.3%-13.1%-8.9% +3.9%
6 months +0.1%-2.4%+11.1% +8.2%
Year to date -12.1%+8.8%+30.9% +12.9%
1 year -5.3%+8.6%+34.2% +12.3%
3 years +131.2%+26.6%+148.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.2%+8.2%+35.5% +23.3%
5 years +169.4%-9.2%+33.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.9%-1.9%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years -30.2%-23.4%-66.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.5%-2.6%-10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIRSFRTMACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%16.9%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.3%16.3%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.110.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.511.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.9%-40.0%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-13.7%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $18.41$127.13$26.52 $779.14
52-week low $13.20$94.87$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.

MultipleIRSFRTMAC
P/E now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 26.3x 22.1xmedian 26.3x -39.0xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.0x 7.1xmedian 4.0x 6.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 13.8xmedian 14.4x -79.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 23.3x -25.7xmedian 23.3x -36.9xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.91 10.76median 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 monthsIRSFRTMAC
Revenue – $1.34B $1.01B
Gross profit – – $595.32M
Operating income – $638.97M -$522.95M
Net income – $446.74M -$172.33M
Free cash flow – -$371.04M -$186.19M
EPS (diluted) – $4.97 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $76.28M $107.25M $227.03M
Total debt $3.24B $19.28B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 77.90M 86.18M 273.72M
Enterprise value $178.68M $9.27B $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
MetricIRSFRTMAC
P/E 4.3x 22.1x -39.0x
P/FCF 11.4x -25.7x -36.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.1x 22.4x
P/S 2.8x 7.1x 6.8x
P/B 0.8x 2.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 13.8x -79.3x
EV/EBIT – 22.2x -22.0x
EV/Revenue – 10.6x 11.4x
EV/FCF – -38.2x -61.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.5x 37.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 10.76 2.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRSFRTMAC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.0% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 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% 59.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% -25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 27.3% 61.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% -15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.3% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% -5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -323.9% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -17.8% -46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRSFRTMAC
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%
FCF margin – -27.8% -18.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 47.3% 30.5%
Return on equity – 13.1% -6.4%
Return on assets – 4.9% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – – -6.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRSFRTMAC
Debt / assets 37.9% 52.6% 56.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.4x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.5x -31.9x
Debt / FCF – -12.9x -26.0x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 62.1% 65.9%
Equity / assets 49.9% 37.9% 34.1%
Interest coverage – 3.3x –
Current ratio 1.8x – –
Quick ratio 1.7x – –
Cash ratio 1.3x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRSFRTMAC
Dividend yield 9.8% 4.1% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% -8.6%
Shareholder yield 9.8% 3.5% -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.

ConsensusIRSFRTMAC
Forward P/E 80.8xFY2027 25.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.18FY2027 $4.38FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -50.0%FY2027 -6.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -16.7% -31.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $436.40MFY2027 $1.28BFY2026 $969.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2027 +2.5%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% +14.8% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRSFRTMAC
Held by institutions 17.2% 98.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 68 621 350
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +9.4% +19.5%
Institutions buying 34 363 220
Institutions selling 11 162 79
Buyers to sellers 3.09 2.24 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.

IRSFRTMAC
IRS 1.00 0.11 0.21
FRT 0.11 1.00 0.58
MAC 0.21 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IRS, FRT and MAC?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) $1.23B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.53B, Macerich (MAC) $6.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, IRS, FRT and MAC?

Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 4.3x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.1x, Macerich (MAC) -39.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 80.8x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.0x). 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%.

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%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) -5.3%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.6%, Macerich (MAC) +34.2%. Over five years, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) compounded fastest (Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) +21.9%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.9%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) has the highest dividend yield: Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 9.77%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 4.15%, Macerich (MAC) 2.81%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been the steadiest (Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 40.9%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.9%, Macerich (MAC) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IRS, FRT 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, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 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.