KIM vs BRX vs MAC Stock Comparison

Kimco Realty, Brixmor Property and Macerich Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KIM Kimco Realty Corp
$23.65 +5.4% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.85B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
4.48%
Retail REITs Real Estate
4 wins
MAC Macerich Co
$24.38 +7.6% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
2.79%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brixmor Property leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Brixmor Property 5, Kimco Realty 4, Macerich 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKIMBRXMACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.85B $8.63B $6.93B KIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.5x 20.0x -39.4x BRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.2x 25.6x — BRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +5.8% +1.3% BRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.4% 30.8% -16.8% BRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% — -6.9% KIM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x — -31.9x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.48% 4.40% 2.79% KIM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.9% 0.0% +35.3% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.8%/yr +3.6%/yr +6.4%/yr MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.2% 17.9% 29.6% BRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 49/100 15/100 KIM

Percentile Scorecard

KIMBRXMAC

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

AxisKIMBRXMAC
Valuation 47 #77 of 145 33 #98 of 145 1 #143 of 145
Growth 67 #47 of 142 45 #79 of 142 32 #97 of 142
Profitability 74 #36 of 136 82 #26 of 136 9 #124 of 136
Financial Health 65 #50 of 139 20 #112 of 139 22 #109 of 139
Shareholder Returns 66 #45 of 131 65 #46 of 131 9 #119 of 131
Overall 64 49 15
  • KIM ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BRX 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

PeriodKIMBRXMACSPY
1 month +5.4%+0.2%+7.6% -0.8%
3 months -10.4%-13.0%-6.7% +3.5%
6 months -1.0%-7.8%+12.9% +7.0%
Year to date +16.7%+7.3%+32.1% +12.2%
1 year +5.9%0.0%+35.3% +13.0%
3 years +40.2%+41.4%+151.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.9%+12.3%+35.9% +23.1%
5 years +4.3%+19.3%+36.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.8%+3.6%+6.4% +11.0%
10 years -13.2%+7.9%-67.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.4%+0.8%-10.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKIMBRXMACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.2%17.9%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.3%17.7%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.000.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.001.19 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.8%-32.4%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.4%-13.9%-8.1% -1.8%
52-week high $26.39$32.67$26.52 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$24.67$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.

MultipleKIMBRXMAC
P/E now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 27.4x 20.0xmedian 27.4x -39.4xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x -79.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 23.2x -83.6xmedian 23.2x -37.2xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 2.11 3.27median 2.11 2.58median 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 monthsKIMBRXMAC
Revenue $2.19B $1.40B $1.01B
Gross profit – – $595.32M
Operating income $788.44M – -$522.95M
Net income $613.68M $432.79M -$172.33M
Free cash flow $681.88M -$103.24M -$186.19M
EPS (diluted) $0.86 $1.40 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $700.38M $170.89M $227.03M
Total debt $8.74B $21.81B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 671.96M 307.92M 273.72M
Enterprise value $14.77B $7.50B $6.03B

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
MetricKIMBRXMAC
P/E 27.5x 20.0x -39.4x
P/FCF 23.2x -83.6x -37.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 12.6x 22.6x
P/S 7.2x 6.2x 6.9x
P/B 1.5x 2.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x – -79.7x
EV/EBIT 30.3x – -22.1x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 9.8x 11.5x
EV/FCF 35.0x -133.5x -62.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 20.1x 37.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 3.27 2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKIMBRXMAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 5.8% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 4.4% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.9% – -5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.4% – -8.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% 29.1% 59.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 6.8% -25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.9% 29.0% 61.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 6.1% -15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.7% 9.8% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 5.3% -5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.6% -498.9% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% -34.3% -46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKIMBRXMAC
Gross margin – – 59.2%
EBITDA margin 66.4% – -14.4%
Operating margin 36.0% – -52.0%
Pretax margin 22.9% – -52.0%
Net margin 26.4% 30.8% -16.8%
FCF margin 31.2% -7.4% -18.5%
Operating cash flow margin 53.9% 48.8% 30.5%
Return on equity 5.9% 14.3% -6.4%
Return on assets 3.1% 4.8% -2.1%
Return on invested capital 4.2% – -6.9%
Return on capital employed 4.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.0% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKIMBRXMAC
Debt / assets 43.6% 59.1% 56.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.8x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x – -31.9x
Debt / FCF 12.8x -51.6x -26.0x
Liabilities / assets 48.0% 66.4% 65.9%
Equity / assets 52.0% 33.6% 34.1%
Interest coverage 2.3x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio 16.3x – –
Cash ratio 10.5x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKIMBRXMAC
Dividend yield 4.5% 4.4% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 0.0% -8.5%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 4.4% -5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 118.3% 85.0% -111.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 106.5% -356.4% -103.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.4% 7.4% 8.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 7.7% 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.

ConsensusKIMBRXMAC
Forward P/E 29.2xFY2026 25.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 -12.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% -5.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $1.48BFY2026 $969.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +8.7% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKIMBRXMAC
Held by institutions 99.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 693 477 350
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.6% +19.5%
Institutions buying 369 244 220
Institutions selling 201 159 79
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.53 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.

KIMBRXMAC
KIM 1.00 0.86 0.55
BRX 0.86 1.00 0.54
MAC 0.55 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KIM, BRX and MAC?

Kimco Realty (KIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kimco Realty (KIM) $15.85B, Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.63B, Macerich (MAC) $6.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, KIM, BRX and MAC?

Brixmor Property (BRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kimco Realty (KIM) 27.5x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.0x, Macerich (MAC) -39.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brixmor Property (BRX) is cheapest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 29.2x, 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?

Brixmor Property (BRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kimco Realty (KIM) +4.4%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.8%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brixmor Property (BRX) has the highest net margin (Kimco Realty (KIM) 26.4%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%). On return on invested capital, Kimco Realty (KIM) leads (Kimco Realty (KIM) 4.2%, Macerich (MAC) -6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Kimco Realty (KIM) +5.9%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.0%, Macerich (MAC) +35.3%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (Kimco Realty (KIM) +0.8%/yr, Brixmor Property (BRX) +3.6%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimco Realty (KIM) has the highest dividend yield: Kimco Realty (KIM) 4.48%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 4.40%, Macerich (MAC) 2.79%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brixmor Property (BRX) has been the steadiest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.2%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.9%, Macerich (MAC) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KIM, BRX 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, Brixmor Property (BRX) 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.