KIM vs LVS vs SKT Stock Comparison

Kimco Realty, Las Vegas Sands and Tanger Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KIM Kimco Realty Corp
$25.62 +15.6% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.02B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
0.04%
Retail REITs Real Estate
2 wins
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$40.92 +12.7% 1M -34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$25.91B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
SKT Tanger Inc.
$38.35 +9.8% 1M +13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.42B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$612.31M
Div. yield
–
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 6, Tanger 3, Kimco Realty 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKIMLVSSKTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.02B $25.91B $4.42B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 16.1x 17.9x LVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.5x 15.7x 34.9x LVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +10.9% +11.4% SKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.7% 11.8% 40.3% SKT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% 14.9% — LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 2.9x 3.1x LVS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.4% -34.6% +13.2% KIM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.0%/yr -0.8%/yr +12.4%/yr SKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.6% 31.9% 21.1% KIM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 81/100 60/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

KIMLVSSKT

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

AxisKIMLVSSKT
Valuation 48 #76 of 146 86 #7 of 45 69 #46 of 146
Growth 75 #37 of 145 83 #8 of 43 77 #34 of 145
Profitability 78 #32 of 141 95 #3 of 42 98 #4 of 141
Financial Health 65 #52 of 146 55 #22 of 48 48 #77 of 146
Shareholder Returns 71 #40 of 136 86 #5 of 29 10 #122 of 136
Overall 67 81 60
  • KIM ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SKT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKIMLVSSKTSPY
1 month +15.6%+12.7%+9.8% -5.9%
3 months +4.9%-11.3%-2.4% -4.6%
6 months +8.9%-23.9%+5.6% +0.2%
Year to date +26.4%-37.1%+14.9% +7.5%
1 year +25.4%-34.6%+13.2% +8.2%
3 years +38.0%-16.8%+62.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.4%-6.0%+17.6% +19.0%
5 years +5.3%-4.0%+79.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +1.0%-0.8%+12.4% +9.4%
10 years +2.2%-30.7%+15.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +0.2%-3.6%+1.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureKIMLVSSKTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.6%31.9%21.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.6%35.5%18.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.070.510.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.37-1.080.62 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.8%-52.7%-36.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-41.1%-8.9% -5.9%
52-week high $26.39$69.49$42.10 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$35.67$31.63 $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.

MultipleKIMLVSSKT
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 26.5x 16.2xmedian 21.1x 17.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 4.2x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 7.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.4x 8.7xmedian 10.9x 12.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 21.7x 10.7xmedian 12.2x 13.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x -74.6xmedian 2.2x 6.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.62median 1.78 0.38median 0.52 2.03median 1.78

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 monthsKIMLVSSKT
Revenue $2.20B $13.60B $612.31M
Gross profit – $6.46B –
Operating income $881.20M $2.85B –
Net income $755.69M $1.81B $246.96M
Free cash flow $657.16M $2.41B $323.28M
R&D – $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $2.52 $2.13
Cash & equivalents $544.92M $2.86B $176.88M
Total debt $8.47B $15.44B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 669.19M 640.00M 115.73M
Enterprise value $15.39B $12.50B $3.96B

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
MetricKIMLVSSKT
P/E 23.7x 16.2x 17.8x
P/FCF 25.9x 10.7x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 7.4x 7.4x
P/S 7.7x 1.9x 7.2x
P/B 1.6x -74.6x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -74.6x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 8.7x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 28.3x 13.4x 19.8x
EV/Revenue 11.4x 2.8x 9.5x
EV/FCF 38.0x 15.9x 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 11.0x 9.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.62 0.38 2.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKIMLVSSKT
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 10.9% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 16.6% 11.0%
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% 21.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 39.4% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.3% 10.9% 19.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 42.3% 8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.3% 27.5% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 18.1% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% 86.1% 63.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 23.5% 10.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKIMLVSSKT
Gross margin – 47.5% –
EBITDA margin 70.0% 32.4% 75.4%
Operating margin 40.1% 20.9% –
Pretax margin 27.1% 16.3% 36.4%
Net margin 32.7% 11.8% 40.3%
FCF margin 29.9% 17.7% 52.8%
Operating cash flow margin 56.3% 25.6% 97.5%
Return on equity 7.3% 656.1% 18.9%
Return on assets 3.8% 9.2% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 4.6% 14.9% –
Return on capital employed 4.4% 18.9% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.9x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.5% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKIMLVSSKT
Debt / assets 43.0% 79.5% 56.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x -44.9x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 2.9x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 12.9x 6.4x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 101.8% 75.5%
Equity / assets 52.3% -1.8% 24.5%
Interest coverage 2.6x 3.8x 4.1x
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio 13.7x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 8.0x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – 2.28 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKIMLVSSKT
Dividend yield 4.1% 2.9% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 10.6% -1.1%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 13.5% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 98.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 113.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusKIMLVSSKT
Forward P/E 30.5xFY2026 15.7xFY2026 34.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.84FY2026 $2.61FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 -13.3%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.4% +10.3% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026 $638.63MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +15.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +3.0% -9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKIMLVSSKT
Held by institutions 99.4% 41.0% 93.8%
Institutions holding 695 712 362
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.1% +2.8%
Institutions buying 370 333 173
Institutions selling 202 290 122
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.15 1.42

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.

KIMLVSSKT
KIM 1.00 0.12 0.69
LVS 0.12 1.00 0.07
SKT 0.69 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KIM, LVS and SKT?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kimco Realty (KIM) $17.02B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $25.91B, Tanger (SKT) $4.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, KIM, LVS and SKT?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kimco Realty (KIM) 23.7x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 16.1x, Tanger (SKT) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is cheapest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 30.5x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 15.7x, Tanger (SKT) 34.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tanger (SKT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kimco Realty (KIM) +3.5%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Tanger (SKT) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tanger (SKT) has the highest net margin (Kimco Realty (KIM) 32.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Tanger (SKT) 40.3%). 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) +25.4%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -34.6%, Tanger (SKT) +13.2%. Over five years, Tanger (SKT) compounded fastest (Kimco Realty (KIM) +1.0%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -0.8%/yr, Tanger (SKT) +12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kimco Realty (KIM) 0.04%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.00%, Tanger (SKT) 0.00%. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) and Tanger (SKT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kimco Realty (KIM) has been the steadiest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.6%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.9%, Tanger (SKT) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.