KIM vs KRG vs AKR Stock Comparison

Kimco Realty, Kite Realty Group Trust and Acadia Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KIM Kimco Realty Corp
$24.41 +8.9% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$16.29B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
0.05%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins
KRG Kite Realty Group Trust
$25.04 +1.3% 1M +12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.04B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$806.16M
Div. yield
0.05%
Retail REITs Real Estate
6 wins
AKR Acadia Realty Trust
$19.06 -0.8% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.54B
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$403.40M
Div. yield
0.04%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kite Realty Group Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kite Realty Group Trust 6, Kimco Realty 3, Acadia Realty Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKIMKRGAKRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.29B $5.04B $2.54B KIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 14.9x 46.8x KRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.1x 28.8x 39.7x KRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% -5.6% +4.5% AKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.7% 41.8% 13.4% KRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% — 5.0% AKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x — 4.3x AKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.05% 0.04% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.1% +12.5% -0.2% KIM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.6%/yr +4.3%/yr -2.3%/yr KRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.3% 18.1% 21.6% KRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 65/100 63/100 KIM

Percentile Scorecard

KIMKRGAKR

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

AxisKIMKRGAKR
Valuation 53 #69 of 145 60 #58 of 145 42 #84 of 145
Growth 76 #35 of 143 54 #67 of 143 92 #13 of 143
Profitability 79 #30 of 136 81 #27 of 136 42 #79 of 136
Financial Health 63 #52 of 138 44 #78 of 138 81 #27 of 138
Shareholder Returns 69 #42 of 131 85 #20 of 131 58 #56 of 131
Overall 68 65 63
  • KIM ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KRG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AKR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKIMKRGAKRSPY
1 month +8.9%+1.3%-0.8% +0.7%
3 months -4.3%-13.4%-15.0% +3.7%
6 months +3.3%-4.3%-11.8% +7.1%
Year to date +20.4%+4.5%-7.2% +12.8%
1 year +14.1%+12.5%-0.2% +11.9%
3 years +41.3%+24.4%+39.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.2%+7.6%+11.7% +22.8%
5 years +8.0%+23.3%-10.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.6%+4.3%-2.3% +10.9%
10 years -7.2%+2.2%-42.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -0.7%+0.2%-5.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKIMKRGAKRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.3%18.1%21.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.9%18.1%23.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.03-0.020.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.770.69-0.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.8%-29.9%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-16.0%-16.0% -1.2%
52-week high $26.39$29.82$22.70 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$21.90$18.07 $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.

MultipleKIMKRGAKR
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 25.7x 15.0xmedian 25.7x 47.0xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 4.1x 6.2xmedian 4.1x 6.5xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x 11.2xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 23.5x 42.8xmedian 23.5x -11.5xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.54median 1.86 0.11median 1.86 0.96median 1.86

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 monthsKIMKRGAKR
Revenue $2.20B $806.16M $403.40M
Gross profit – – $11.00M
Operating income $881.20M – $214.53M
Net income $755.69M $345.59M $154.53M
Free cash flow $657.16M $117.09M -$227.34M
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $1.66 $0.41
Cash & equivalents $544.92M $144.58M $32.96M
Total debt $8.47B $2.84B $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 669.19M 203.20M 133.83M
Enterprise value $14.66B $4.75B $2.39B

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
MetricKIMKRGAKR
P/E 22.6x 15.0x 47.0x
P/FCF 24.7x 42.8x -11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 12.6x 15.8x
P/S 7.4x 6.2x 6.5x
P/B 1.6x 1.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x – 11.2x
EV/EBIT 27.4x – 19.7x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 9.6x 10.5x
EV/FCF 36.7x 65.9x -18.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.5x 19.3x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.54 0.11 0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKIMKRGAKR
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% -5.6% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -0.6% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 90.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 31.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.1% – 329.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – 84.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 96.8% 905.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 130.9% 61.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.3% 111.5% 158.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 134.1% 49.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.3% -7.2% -4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -0.5% 1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% -30.3% 46.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.7% -16.8% -61.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKIMKRGAKR
Gross margin – – 2.7%
EBITDA margin 70.0% – 93.5%
Operating margin 40.1% – 53.2%
Pretax margin 27.1% – 38.4%
Net margin 32.7% 41.8% 13.4%
FCF margin 29.9% 14.5% -56.4%
Operating cash flow margin 56.3% 49.5% 41.1%
Return on equity 7.3% 12.1% 5.8%
Return on assets 3.8% 5.5% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 4.6% – 5.0%
Return on capital employed 4.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.4% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKIMKRGAKR
Debt / assets 43.0% 45.4% 35.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x – 4.3x
Debt / FCF 12.9x 24.3x -7.2x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 54.2% 42.0%
Equity / assets 52.3% 45.8% 58.0%
Interest coverage 2.6x – 2.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio 13.7x – –
Cash ratio 8.0x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKIMKRGAKR
Dividend yield 4.3% 5.2% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 8.9% -4.9%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 14.1% -0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 98.4% 77.2% 68.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 113.1% 227.8% -46.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% 15.7% 17.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.2% 15.5%

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.

ConsensusKIMKRGAKR
Forward P/E 30.1xFY2026 28.8xFY2026 39.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $0.87FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 -36.5%FY2026 +128.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% -50.6% -29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $750.31MFY2026 $349.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026 -13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +12.5% +16.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKIMKRGAKR
Held by institutions 99.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 694 398 259
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -2.3% +3.7%
Institutions buying 369 178 156
Institutions selling 202 146 63
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.22 2.48

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.

KIMKRGAKR
KIM 1.00 0.80 0.68
KRG 0.80 1.00 0.70
AKR 0.68 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KIM, KRG and AKR?

Kimco Realty (KIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kimco Realty (KIM) $16.29B, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $5.04B, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) $2.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, KIM, KRG and AKR?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kimco Realty (KIM) 22.7x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 14.9x, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 46.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) is cheapest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 30.1x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 28.8x, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 39.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kimco Realty (KIM) +3.5%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) -5.6%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest net margin (Kimco Realty (KIM) 32.7%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 41.8%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) leads (Kimco Realty (KIM) 4.6%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kimco Realty (KIM) returned the most: Kimco Realty (KIM) +14.1%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +12.5%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -0.2%. Over five years, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) compounded fastest (Kimco Realty (KIM) +1.6%/yr, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +4.3%/yr, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest dividend yield: Kimco Realty (KIM) 0.05%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 0.05%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has been the steadiest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.3%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 18.1%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 21.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KIM, KRG and AKR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) leads on 6. 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.