KIM vs PECO vs KRG Stock Comparison

Kimco Realty, Phillips Edison & Company and Kite Realty Group Trust 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
3 wins
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
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kite Realty Group Trust leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Kite Realty Group Trust 4, Kimco Realty 3, Phillips Edison & Company 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKIMPECOKRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.28B $5.30B $5.23B KIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 29.2x 15.4x KRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 49.5x 29.2x KRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +7.0% -7.0% PECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.7% 23.9% 42.9% KRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.03% 0.05% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.6% +16.8% +15.2% KIM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr +4.2%/yr +3.6%/yr PECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.2% 16.2% 18.2% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 51/100 61/100 KIM

Percentile Scorecard

KIMPECOKRG

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

AxisKIMPECOKRG
Valuation 52 #71 of 146 24 #111 of 146 59 #61 of 146
Growth 75 #37 of 145 76 #36 of 145 42 #84 of 145
Profitability 79 #31 of 141 56 #63 of 141 79 #30 of 141
Financial Health 64 #53 of 146 57 #63 of 146 39 #89 of 146
Shareholder Returns 70 #41 of 136 40 #82 of 136 84 #23 of 136
Overall 68 51 61
  • KIM ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PECO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KRG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKIMPECOKRGSPY
1 month +12.3%+4.8%+4.3% -2.0%
3 months 0.0%-4.9%-7.6% -2.2%
6 months +6.1%-0.9%-4.0% +4.2%
Year to date +23.2%+11.3%+6.1% +10.6%
1 year +22.6%+16.8%+15.2% +10.4%
3 years +33.2%+12.8%+14.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +10.0%+4.1%+4.7% +20.2%
5 years +6.7%+22.8%+19.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +1.3%+4.2%+3.6% +10.1%
10 years -0.1%—+6.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year 0.0%—+0.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKIMPECOKRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.2%16.2%18.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.5%14.4%18.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.01-0.12-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.241.040.84 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.8%-24.2%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-10.1%-14.7% -3.2%
52-week high $26.39$44.01$29.82 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$33.88$22.00 $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.

MultipleKIMPECOKRG
P/E now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 26.1x 28.0xmedian 26.1x 15.1xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 4.1x 6.7xmedian 4.1x 6.4xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 21.6x -16.7xmedian 21.6x 122.7xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 1.95 0.64median 1.95 0.13median 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 monthsKIMPECOKRG
Revenue $2.20B $761.31M $792.17M
Operating income $881.20M – –
Net income $755.69M $199.72M $344.15M
Free cash flow $657.16M -$305.42M $41.02M
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $1.29 $1.67
Cash & equivalents $544.92M $8.90M $32.54M
Total debt $8.47B $2.52B $2.81B
Shares (diluted) 669.19M 141.31M 203.20M
Enterprise value $15.65B $5.27B $4.98B

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
MetricKIMPECOKRG
P/E 23.1x 28.0x 15.1x
P/FCF 25.3x -16.7x 122.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 14.4x 13.0x
P/S 7.6x 6.7x 6.4x
P/B 1.6x 1.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.4x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x – –
EV/EBIT 27.8x – –
EV/Revenue 11.2x 10.0x 9.9x
EV/FCF 37.3x -24.9x 190.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 21.5x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 0.64 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKIMPECOKRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 7.0% -7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 8.2% -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 120.5% 146.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 45.9% 108.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.3% 118.0% 163.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 44.2% 112.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.3% 5.7% -10.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 8.1% -1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% -77.2% -81.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.7% -94.4% -38.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKIMPECOKRG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 70.0% – –
Operating margin 40.1% – –
Pretax margin 27.1% – –
Net margin 32.7% 23.9% 42.9%
FCF margin 29.9% -40.1% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 56.3% 46.6% 48.8%
Return on equity 7.3% 7.4% 12.4%
Return on assets 3.8% 3.6% 5.7%
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 1.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKIMPECOKRG
Debt / assets 43.0% 45.4% 46.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.9x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x – –
Debt / FCF 12.9x -8.3x 68.4x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 51.4% 54.5%
Equity / assets 52.3% 48.6% 45.5%
Interest coverage 2.6x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio 13.7x – –
Cash ratio 8.0x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKIMPECOKRG
Dividend yield 4.2% 3.4% 5.1%
Net buyback yield 2.4% -1.6% 9.4%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 1.7% 14.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 98.4% 83.2% 77.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 113.1% -54.4% 647.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% 7.0% 12.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 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.

ConsensusKIMPECOKRG
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 49.5xFY2026 29.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $0.80FY2026 $0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026 -36.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +1.2% -50.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $741.12MFY2026 $750.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +3.5% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKIMPECOKRG
Held by institutions 99.4% 89.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 695 446 399
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +5.8% -2.3%
Institutions buying 370 225 179
Institutions selling 202 134 146
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.68 1.23

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.

KIMPECOKRG
KIM 1.00 0.77 0.80
PECO 0.77 1.00 0.77
KRG 0.80 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KIM, PECO and KRG?

Kimco Realty (KIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kimco Realty (KIM) $17.28B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $5.30B, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $5.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, KIM, PECO and KRG?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kimco Realty (KIM) 24.0x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 29.2x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) is cheapest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 30.8x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 49.5x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 29.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kimco Realty (KIM) +3.5%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) -7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest net margin (Kimco Realty (KIM) 32.7%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 42.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kimco Realty (KIM) returned the most: Kimco Realty (KIM) +22.6%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +16.8%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +15.2%. Over five years, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) compounded fastest (Kimco Realty (KIM) +1.3%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.2%/yr, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +3.6%/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%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 0.03%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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 4. 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.