KIM vs KRG vs LVS Stock Comparison

Kimco Realty, Kite Realty Group Trust and Las Vegas Sands 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
1 win
KRG Kite Realty Group Trust
$25.43 +4.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.23B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$792.17M
Div. yield
0.05%
Retail REITs Real Estate
5 wins
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$38.28 +5.7% 1M -38.0% 1Y
Market cap
$25.92B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 6, Kite Realty Group Trust 5, Kimco Realty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKIMKRGLVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.28B $5.23B $25.92B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 15.4x 16.1x KRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 29.2x 14.7x LVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% -7.0% +10.9% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.7% 42.9% 11.8% KRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% — 14.9% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x — 2.9x LVS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.05% 0.00% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.6% +15.2% -38.0% KIM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr +3.6%/yr -0.7%/yr KRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.2% 18.2% 31.4% KRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 61/100 80/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

KIMKRGLVS

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

AxisKIMKRGLVS
Valuation 52 #71 of 146 59 #61 of 146 82 #9 of 45
Growth 75 #37 of 145 42 #84 of 145 81 #9 of 43
Profitability 79 #31 of 141 79 #30 of 141 95 #3 of 42
Financial Health 64 #53 of 146 39 #89 of 146 57 #21 of 48
Shareholder Returns 70 #41 of 136 84 #23 of 136 86 #5 of 29
Overall 68 61 80
  • KIM ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KRG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKIMKRGLVSSPY
1 month +12.3%+4.3%+5.7% -2.0%
3 months 0.0%-7.6%-16.8% -2.2%
6 months +6.1%-4.0%-26.8% +4.2%
Year to date +23.2%+6.1%-41.2% +10.6%
1 year +22.6%+15.2%-38.0% +10.4%
3 years +33.2%+14.7%-21.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +10.0%+4.7%-7.8% +20.2%
5 years +6.7%+19.2%-3.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year +1.3%+3.6%-0.7% +10.1%
10 years -0.1%+6.6%-32.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year 0.0%+0.6%-3.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKIMKRGLVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.2%18.2%31.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.5%18.1%35.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.01-0.040.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.240.84-1.21 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.8%-29.9%-52.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-14.7%-44.9% -3.2%
52-week high $26.39$29.82$69.49 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$22.00$35.67 $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.

MultipleKIMKRGLVS
P/E now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 26.1x 15.1xmedian 26.1x 15.2xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 4.1x 6.4xmedian 4.1x 1.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x 8.3xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 21.6x 122.7xmedian 21.6x 10.0xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x -69.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 1.95 0.13median 1.95 0.36median 0.56

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 monthsKIMKRGLVS
Revenue $2.20B $792.17M $13.60B
Gross profit – – $6.46B
Operating income $881.20M – $2.85B
Net income $755.69M $344.15M $1.81B
Free cash flow $657.16M $41.02M $2.41B
R&D – – $180.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $1.67 $2.52
Cash & equivalents $544.92M $32.54M $2.86B
Total debt $8.47B $2.81B $15.44B
Shares (diluted) 669.19M 203.20M 640.00M
Enterprise value $15.65B $4.98B $12.52B

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
MetricKIMKRGLVS
P/E 23.1x 15.1x 15.2x
P/FCF 25.3x 122.7x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 13.0x 6.9x
P/S 7.6x 6.4x 1.8x
P/B 1.6x 1.8x -69.8x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.8x -69.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x – 8.3x
EV/EBIT 27.8x – 12.9x
EV/Revenue 11.2x 9.9x 2.7x
EV/FCF 37.3x 190.4x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 20.2x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 0.13 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKIMKRGLVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% -7.0% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -1.4% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.1% – 5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – 25.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 146.1% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 108.3% 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.3% 163.0% 10.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 112.5% 42.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.3% -10.9% 27.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -1.8% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% -81.1% 86.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.7% -38.8% 23.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKIMKRGLVS
Gross margin – – 47.5%
EBITDA margin 70.0% – 32.4%
Operating margin 40.1% – 20.9%
Pretax margin 27.1% – 16.3%
Net margin 32.7% 42.9% 11.8%
FCF margin 29.9% 5.2% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 56.3% 48.8% 25.6%
Return on equity 7.3% 12.4% 656.1%
Return on assets 3.8% 5.7% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 4.6% – 14.9%
Return on capital employed 4.4% – 18.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKIMKRGLVS
Debt / assets 43.0% 46.6% 79.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.0x -44.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 12.9x 68.4x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 54.5% 101.8%
Equity / assets 52.3% 45.5% -1.8%
Interest coverage 2.6x – 3.8x
Current ratio – – 0.8x
Quick ratio 13.7x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 8.0x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKIMKRGLVS
Dividend yield 4.2% 5.1% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 9.4% 11.3%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 14.5% 15.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 98.4% 77.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 113.1% 647.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% 12.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.8% –

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.

ConsensusKIMKRGLVS
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 29.2xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $0.87FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 -36.5%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% -50.6% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $750.31MFY2026 $14.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +12.5% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKIMKRGLVS
Held by institutions 99.4% 100.0% 41.0%
Institutions holding 695 399 712
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -2.3% +0.1%
Institutions buying 370 179 333
Institutions selling 202 146 290
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.23 1.15

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.

KIMKRGLVS
KIM 1.00 0.80 0.09
KRG 0.80 1.00 0.10
LVS 0.09 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KIM, KRG and LVS?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kimco Realty (KIM) $17.28B, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $5.23B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $25.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, KIM, KRG and LVS?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kimco Realty (KIM) 24.0x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 15.4x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is cheapest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 30.8x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 29.2x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kimco Realty (KIM) +3.5%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) -7.0%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%.

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) 42.9%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Kimco Realty (KIM) 4.6%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kimco Realty (KIM) returned the most: Kimco Realty (KIM) +22.6%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +15.2%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -38.0%. Over five years, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) compounded fastest (Kimco Realty (KIM) +1.3%/yr, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +3.6%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -0.7%/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) 0.04%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 0.05%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.00%. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has been the steadiest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.2%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 18.2%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 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.