KRG vs BRX vs PECO Stock Comparison

Kite Realty Group Trust, Brixmor Property and Phillips Edison & Company Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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, Phillips Edison & Company 4, Brixmor Property 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRGBRXPECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.23B $9.31B $5.30B BRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 21.9x 29.2x KRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.2x 26.7x 49.5x BRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.0% +5.7% +7.0% PECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.9% 30.0% 23.9% KRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.04% 0.03% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% +12.3% +16.8% PECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +3.7%/yr +4.2%/yr PECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.2% 17.5% 16.2% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 48/100 51/100 KRG

Percentile Scorecard

KRGBRXPECO

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

AxisKRGBRXPECO
Valuation 59 #61 of 146 30 #103 of 146 24 #111 of 146
Growth 42 #84 of 145 56 #64 of 145 76 #36 of 145
Profitability 79 #30 of 141 89 #16 of 141 56 #63 of 141
Financial Health 39 #89 of 146 19 #118 of 146 57 #63 of 146
Shareholder Returns 84 #23 of 136 47 #72 of 136 40 #82 of 136
Overall 61 48 51
  • KRG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BRX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodKRGBRXPECOSPY
1 month +4.3%+7.4%+4.8% -2.0%
3 months -7.6%-5.7%-4.9% -2.2%
6 months -4.0%-2.4%-0.9% +4.2%
Year to date +6.1%+12.2%+11.3% +10.6%
1 year +15.2%+12.3%+16.8% +10.4%
3 years +14.7%+35.3%+12.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +4.7%+10.6%+4.1% +20.2%
5 years +19.2%+19.7%+22.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +3.6%+3.7%+4.2% +10.1%
10 years +6.6%+22.8%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +0.6%+2.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKRGBRXPECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.2%17.5%16.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.1%16.4%14.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.04-0.02-0.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.840.701.04 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-32.4%-24.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.7%-10.0%-10.1% -3.2%
52-week high $29.82$32.67$44.01 $779.14
52-week low $22.00$24.67$33.88 $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.

MultipleKRGBRXPECO
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 26.1x 21.2xmedian 26.1x 28.0xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 4.1x 6.3xmedian 4.1x 6.7xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 122.7xmedian 21.6x 113.0xmedian 21.6x -16.7xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 3.0xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 1.95 2.94median 1.95 0.64median 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 monthsKRGBRXPECO
Revenue $792.17M $1.42B $761.31M
Net income $344.15M $426.69M $199.72M
Free cash flow $41.02M $79.88M -$305.42M
EPS (diluted) $1.67 $1.38 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $32.54M $164.43M $8.90M
Total debt $2.81B $5.32B $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 203.20M 308.14M 141.31M
Enterprise value $4.98B $8.32B $5.27B

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
MetricKRGBRXPECO
P/E 15.1x 21.2x 28.0x
P/FCF 122.7x 113.0x -16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 13.1x 14.4x
P/S 6.4x 6.3x 6.7x
P/B 1.8x 3.0x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 3.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 9.9x 10.0x 10.0x
EV/FCF 190.4x 177.6x -24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 20.6x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 2.94 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRGBRXPECO
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.0% 5.7% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 4.8% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 146.1% 28.3% 120.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 108.3% 7.9% 45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 163.0% 28.1% 118.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 112.5% 7.2% 44.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.9% 8.4% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 5.9% 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -81.1% 153.2% -77.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.8% -29.2% -94.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRGBRXPECO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin 42.9% 30.0% 23.9%
FCF margin 5.2% 5.6% -40.1%
Operating cash flow margin 48.8% 48.4% 46.6%
Return on equity 12.4% 14.1% 7.4%
Return on assets 5.7% 4.7% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.0% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRGBRXPECO
Debt / assets 46.6% 59.0% 45.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 68.4x 66.6x -8.3x
Liabilities / assets 54.5% 66.5% 51.4%
Equity / assets 45.5% 33.5% 48.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRGBRXPECO
Dividend yield 5.1% 4.2% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 9.4% 0.0% -1.6%
Shareholder yield 14.5% 4.2% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 77.2% 87.7% 83.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 647.3% 468.5% -54.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.9% 7.4% 7.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 6.6% 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.

ConsensusKRGBRXPECO
Forward P/E 29.2xFY2026 26.7xFY2026 49.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.87FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.5%FY2026 -12.0%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -50.6% -5.5% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $750.31MFY2026 $1.48BFY2026 $741.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.7%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +8.7% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRGBRXPECO
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 89.1%
Institutions holding 399 477 446
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% +3.6% +5.8%
Institutions buying 179 244 225
Institutions selling 146 159 134
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.53 1.68

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.

KRGBRXPECO
KRG 1.00 0.80 0.77
BRX 0.80 1.00 0.80
PECO 0.77 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRG, BRX and PECO?

Brixmor Property (BRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $5.23B, Brixmor Property (BRX) $9.31B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $5.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRG, BRX and PECO?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 15.4x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 21.9x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brixmor Property (BRX) is cheapest (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 29.2x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 26.7x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 49.5x). 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: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) -7.0%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.7%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest net margin (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 42.9%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.0%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) returned the most: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +15.2%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +12.3%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +16.8%. Over five years, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) compounded fastest (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +3.6%/yr, Brixmor Property (BRX) +3.7%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest dividend yield: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 0.05%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.04%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 18.2%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.5%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 16.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRG, BRX 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, 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.