KIM vs FRT vs PECO Stock Comparison

Kimco Realty, Federal Realty Investment Trust and Phillips Edison & Company Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KIM Kimco Realty Corp
$24.98 +12.3% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.28B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
0.04%
Retail REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionKIMFRTPECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.28B $9.91B $5.30B KIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 22.9x 29.2x FRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 25.5x 49.5x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +7.8% +7.0% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.7% 32.0% 23.9% KIM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 4.6x — FRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.03% KIM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.6% +16.7% +16.8% KIM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr -2.5%/yr +4.2%/yr PECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.2% 16.7% 16.2% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 50/100 51/100 KIM

Percentile Scorecard

KIMFRTPECO

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

AxisKIMFRTPECO
Valuation 52 #71 of 146 34 #97 of 146 24 #111 of 146
Growth 75 #37 of 145 60 #59 of 145 76 #36 of 145
Profitability 79 #31 of 141 85 #22 of 141 56 #63 of 141
Financial Health 64 #53 of 146 46 #80 of 146 57 #63 of 146
Shareholder Returns 70 #41 of 136 24 #103 of 136 40 #82 of 136
Overall 68 50 51
  • KIM ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PECO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKIMFRTPECOSPY
1 month +12.3%+4.6%+4.8% -2.0%
3 months 0.0%-9.1%-4.9% -2.2%
6 months +6.1%-3.2%-0.9% +4.2%
Year to date +23.2%+10.8%+11.3% +10.6%
1 year +22.6%+16.7%+16.8% +10.4%
3 years +33.2%+16.9%+12.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +10.0%+5.3%+4.1% +20.2%
5 years +6.7%-11.9%+22.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +1.3%-2.5%+4.2% +10.1%
10 years -0.1%-18.7%— +261.3%
10 years, per year 0.0%-2.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKIMFRTPECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.2%16.7%16.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.5%15.6%14.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.11-0.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.241.001.04 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.8%-40.0%-24.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-12.2%-10.1% -3.2%
52-week high $26.39$127.13$44.01 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$95.52$33.88 $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.

MultipleKIMFRTPECO
P/E now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 26.1x 22.3xmedian 26.1x 28.0xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 4.1x 7.1xmedian 4.1x 6.7xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 14.4x 13.8xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 21.6x -119.7xmedian 21.6x -16.7xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 1.95 1.70median 1.95 0.64median 1.95

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 monthsKIMFRTPECO
Revenue $2.20B $1.35B $761.31M
Operating income $881.20M $645.16M –
Net income $755.69M $451.22M $199.72M
Free cash flow $657.16M -$80.51M -$305.42M
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $5.00 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $544.92M $109.73M $8.90M
Total debt $8.47B $4.88B $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 669.19M 86.56M 141.31M
Enterprise value $15.65B $9.47B $5.27B

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
MetricKIMFRTPECO
P/E 23.1x 22.3x 28.0x
P/FCF 25.3x -119.7x -16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 14.8x 14.4x
P/S 7.6x 7.1x 6.7x
P/B 1.6x 2.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x 13.8x –
EV/EBIT 27.8x 22.3x –
EV/Revenue 11.2x 10.7x 10.0x
EV/FCF 37.3x -179.0x -24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 22.1x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 1.70 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKIMFRTPECO
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 7.8% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 6.5% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.1% 21.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 12.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 25.6% 120.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 14.9% 45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.3% 26.8% 118.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 13.1% 44.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.3% 9.2% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 5.8% 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% -24.2% -77.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.7% -39.4% -94.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKIMFRTPECO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 70.0% 77.1% –
Operating margin 40.1% 47.7% –
Pretax margin 27.1% 33.3% –
Net margin 32.7% 32.0% 23.9%
FCF margin 29.9% -6.0% -40.1%
Operating cash flow margin 56.3% 48.2% 46.6%
Return on equity 7.3% 13.4% 7.4%
Return on assets 3.8% 5.0% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 4.6% – –
Return on capital employed 4.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.1% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKIMFRTPECO
Debt / assets 43.0% 53.7% 45.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 4.6x –
Debt / FCF 12.9x -60.7x -8.3x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 63.5% 51.4%
Equity / assets 52.3% 36.5% 48.6%
Interest coverage 2.6x 3.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio 13.7x – –
Cash ratio 8.0x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKIMFRTPECO
Dividend yield 4.2% 4.1% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 2.4% -0.6% -1.6%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 3.4% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 98.4% – 83.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 113.1% – -54.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% – 7.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%

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.

ConsensusKIMFRTPECO
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 49.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $4.38FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% -31.5% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $1.28BFY2026 $741.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +14.8% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKIMFRTPECO
Held by institutions 99.4% 98.5% 89.1%
Institutions holding 695 623 446
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +9.4% +5.8%
Institutions buying 370 365 225
Institutions selling 202 162 134
Buyers to sellers 1.83 2.25 1.68

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.

KIMFRTPECO
KIM 1.00 0.75 0.77
FRT 0.75 1.00 0.69
PECO 0.77 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KIM, FRT and PECO?

Kimco Realty (KIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kimco Realty (KIM) $17.28B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.91B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $5.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, KIM, FRT and PECO?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kimco Realty (KIM) 24.0x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.9x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 30.8x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.5x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 49.5x). 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: Kimco Realty (KIM) +3.5%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.8%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimco Realty (KIM) has the highest net margin (Kimco Realty (KIM) 32.7%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.0%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kimco Realty (KIM) returned the most: Kimco Realty (KIM) +22.6%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +16.7%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +16.8%. Over five years, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) compounded fastest (Kimco Realty (KIM) +1.3%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -2.5%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimco Realty (KIM) has the highest dividend yield: Kimco Realty (KIM) 0.04%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 0.03%. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.2%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.7%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 16.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KIM, FRT and PECO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kimco Realty (KIM) 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.