KIM vs LVS vs PECO Stock Comparison

Kimco Realty, Las Vegas Sands and Phillips Edison & Company Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KIM Kimco Realty Corp
$24.41 +8.9% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$16.33B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
0.05%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$37.04 -3.3% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.55B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 7, Kimco Realty 3, Phillips Edison & Company 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKIMLVSPECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.33B $23.55B $4.99B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 14.6x 27.4x LVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.1x 14.2x 48.4x LVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +10.9% +7.0% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.7% 11.8% 23.9% KIM
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 0.05% 0.00% 0.03% KIM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.1% -37.0% +13.6% KIM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.6%/yr -0.9%/yr +5.1%/yr PECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.3% 31.4% 16.1% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 81/100 50/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

KIMLVSPECO

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

AxisKIMLVSPECO
Valuation 53 #69 of 145 86 #7 of 45 23 #112 of 145
Growth 76 #35 of 143 81 #9 of 43 72 #41 of 143
Profitability 79 #30 of 136 95 #3 of 42 58 #58 of 136
Financial Health 63 #52 of 138 57 #21 of 48 54 #64 of 138
Shareholder Returns 69 #42 of 131 85 #5 of 28 43 #75 of 131
Overall 68 81 50
  • KIM ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • 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

PeriodKIMLVSPECOSPY
1 month +8.9%-3.3%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months -4.3%-25.7%-8.8% +3.7%
6 months +3.3%-32.2%-3.7% +7.1%
Year to date +20.4%-43.1%+8.8% +12.8%
1 year +14.1%-37.0%+13.6% +11.9%
3 years +41.3%-22.5%+13.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.2%-8.2%+4.2% +22.8%
5 years +8.0%-4.6%+28.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.6%-0.9%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years -7.2%-35.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -0.7%-4.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKIMLVSPECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.3%31.4%16.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.9%35.5%14.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.030.56-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.77-1.180.85 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.8%-52.7%-24.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-46.7%-12.1% -1.2%
52-week high $26.39$69.49$44.01 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$35.67$33.84 $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.

MultipleKIMLVSPECO
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 25.7x 14.7xmedian 17.4x 27.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 4.1x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 6.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 14.3x 8.1xmedian 10.8x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 23.5x 9.7xmedian 11.7x -16.3xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x -67.5xmedian 2.5x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.54median 1.86 0.35median 0.55 0.62median 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 monthsKIMLVSPECO
Revenue $2.20B $13.60B $761.31M
Gross profit – $6.46B –
Operating income $881.20M $2.85B –
Net income $755.69M $1.81B $199.72M
Free cash flow $657.16M $2.41B -$305.42M
R&D – $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $2.52 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $544.92M $2.86B $8.90M
Total debt $8.47B $15.44B $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 669.19M 640.00M 141.31M
Enterprise value $14.70B $10.15B $4.96B

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
MetricKIMLVSPECO
P/E 22.6x 14.7x 27.4x
P/FCF 24.7x 9.7x -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 6.7x 14.1x
P/S 7.4x 1.7x 6.6x
P/B 1.6x -67.5x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -67.5x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 8.1x –
EV/EBIT 27.4x 12.6x –
EV/Revenue 11.0x 2.6x 9.9x
EV/FCF 36.7x 14.9x -24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.5x 10.3x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.54 0.35 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKIMLVSPECO
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 10.9% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 16.6% 8.2%
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% 0.2% 120.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 39.4% 45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.3% 10.9% 118.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 42.3% 44.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.3% 27.5% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 18.1% 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% 86.1% -77.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 23.5% -94.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKIMLVSPECO
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% 11.8% 23.9%
FCF margin 29.9% 17.7% -40.1%
Operating cash flow margin 56.3% 25.6% 46.6%
Return on equity 7.3% 656.1% 7.4%
Return on assets 3.8% 9.2% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 4.6% 14.9% –
Return on capital employed 4.4% 18.9% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.5% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKIMLVSPECO
Debt / assets 43.0% 79.5% 45.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x -44.9x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 12.9x 6.4x -8.3x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 101.8% 51.4%
Equity / assets 52.3% -1.8% 48.6%
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 – 2.20 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKIMLVSPECO
Dividend yield 4.3% 3.1% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 11.7% -1.7%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 14.8% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusKIMLVSPECO
Forward P/E 30.1xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 48.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $2.60FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +10.4% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026 $741.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +3.0% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKIMLVSPECO
Held by institutions 99.4% 41.0% 89.1%
Institutions holding 694 711 445
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.1% +5.8%
Institutions buying 369 332 225
Institutions selling 202 290 133
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.14 1.69

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.

KIMLVSPECO
KIM 1.00 0.06 0.76
LVS 0.06 1.00 0.04
PECO 0.76 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KIM, LVS and PECO?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kimco Realty (KIM) $16.33B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.55B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $4.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, KIM, LVS and PECO?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kimco Realty (KIM) 22.7x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.6x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is cheapest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 30.1x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.2x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 48.4x). 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%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimco Realty (KIM) has the highest net margin (Kimco Realty (KIM) 32.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%). 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) +14.1%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.0%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +13.6%. Over five years, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) compounded fastest (Kimco Realty (KIM) +1.6%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -0.9%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimco Realty (KIM) has the highest dividend yield: Kimco Realty (KIM) 0.05%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.00%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 0.03%. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.3%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 16.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KIM, LVS 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, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads on 7. 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.