KRG vs SPG vs KIM Stock Comparison

Kite Realty Group Trust, Simon Property and Kimco Realty Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRG Kite Realty Group Trust
$24.29 -2.1% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.87B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$806.16M
Div. yield
5.37%
Retail REITs Real Estate
5 wins
KIM Kimco Realty Corp
$23.42 +4.1% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$15.70B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
4.53%
Retail REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 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.

QuestionKRGSPGKIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.87B $72.47B $15.70B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 14.6x 27.2x KRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 30.7x 28.9x KRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.6% +10.9% +4.4% SPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.8% 70.5% 26.4% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.6% 4.2% SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.7x 5.5x KIM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.37% 4.21% 4.53% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.3% +19.5% +7.5% SPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr +7.6%/yr +0.7%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.9% 19.1% 18.0% KRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 56/100 63/100 KRG

Percentile Scorecard

KRGSPGKIM

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

AxisKRGSPGKIM
Valuation 64 #53 of 145 23 #112 of 145 46 #79 of 145
Growth 55 #65 of 142 84 #24 of 142 67 #48 of 142
Profitability 81 #27 of 135 100 #1 of 135 75 #34 of 135
Financial Health 46 #74 of 136 28 #98 of 136 62 #53 of 136
Shareholder Returns 88 #17 of 131 47 #70 of 131 63 #49 of 131
Overall 67 56 63
  • KRG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KIM ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRGSPGKIMSPY
1 month -2.1%+3.3%+4.1% +0.9%
3 months -15.8%-10.4%-10.0% +5.9%
6 months -6.8%+5.6%-0.9% +8.5%
Year to date +1.3%+14.1%+15.5% +13.3%
1 year +7.3%+19.5%+7.5% +12.4%
3 years +22.1%+102.1%+38.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.9%+26.4%+11.6% +23.5%
5 years +19.7%+44.1%+3.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.7%+7.6%+0.7% +11.0%
10 years -0.9%+15.5%-11.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.1%+1.5%-1.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKRGSPGKIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.9%19.1%18.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.2%18.1%17.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.200.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.411.020.42 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-48.8%-37.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-10.8%-11.3% -0.9%
52-week high $29.82$236.69$26.39 $779.14
52-week low $21.90$173.35$19.78 $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.

MultipleKRGSPGKIM
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 25.8x 14.6xmedian 25.8x 27.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 4.0x 10.9xmedian 4.0x 7.2xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 20.5xmedian 14.2x 16.4xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.6xmedian 23.0x 28.9xmedian 23.0x 23.0xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.3x 11.9xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.91 0.49median 1.91 2.31median 1.91

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 monthsKRGSPGKIM
Revenue $806.16M $6.65B $2.19B
Operating income – $3.21B $788.44M
Net income $345.59M $5.45B $613.68M
Free cash flow $117.09M $2.51B $681.88M
EPS (diluted) $1.66 $14.43 $0.86
Cash & equivalents $144.58M $542.96M $700.38M
Total debt $2.84B $28.25B $8.74B
Shares (diluted) 203.20M 324.96M 671.96M
Enterprise value $4.73B $69.53B $14.61B

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
MetricKRGSPGKIM
P/E 14.6x 14.6x 27.2x
P/FCF 41.6x 28.9x 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x 17.5x 13.3x
P/S 6.0x 10.9x 7.2x
P/B 1.7x 11.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 11.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 20.5x 16.4x
EV/EBIT – 31.2x 30.1x
EV/Revenue 9.4x 15.1x 10.9x
EV/FCF 64.6x 39.9x 34.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 24.2x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.49 2.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRGSPGKIM
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.6% 10.9% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 7.5% 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.0% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% 8.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 96.8% 130.6% 1.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 130.9% 30.0% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 111.5% 129.8% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 134.1% 29.7% 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.2% 7.1% 10.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 2.9% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.3% -3.4% 44.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.8% -4.8% 17.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRGSPGKIM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 73.3% 66.4%
Operating margin – 48.3% 36.0%
Pretax margin – 32.9% 22.9%
Net margin 41.8% 70.5% 26.4%
FCF margin 14.5% 37.7% 31.2%
Operating cash flow margin 49.5% 62.3% 53.9%
Return on equity 12.1% 87.0% 5.9%
Return on assets 5.5% 13.6% 3.1%
Return on invested capital – 15.6% 4.2%
Return on capital employed – – 4.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRGSPGKIM
Debt / assets 45.4% 71.3% 43.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x 4.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.7x 5.5x
Debt / FCF 24.3x 11.3x 12.8x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 84.7% 48.0%
Equity / assets 45.8% 15.3% 52.0%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 2.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – 16.3x
Cash ratio – – 10.5x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRGSPGKIM
Dividend yield 5.4% 4.2% 4.5%
Net buyback yield 9.2% 0.2% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 14.6% 4.5% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 77.2% – 118.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 227.8% – 106.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.7% – 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – 7.2%

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.

ConsensusKRGSPGKIM
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 30.7xFY2026 28.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.87FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $0.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.5%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026 -1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -50.6% +8.4% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $750.31MFY2026 $7.17BFY2026 $2.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.7%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% -8.0% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRGSPGKIM
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.2% 99.4%
Institutions holding 397 1,358 693
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% +3.8% +1.8%
Institutions buying 178 679 369
Institutions selling 145 463 201
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.47 1.84

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.

KRGSPGKIM
KRG 1.00 0.62 0.78
SPG 0.62 1.00 0.66
KIM 0.78 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRG, SPG and KIM?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $4.87B, Simon Property (SPG) $72.47B, Kimco Realty (KIM) $15.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRG, SPG and KIM?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 14.6x, Simon Property (SPG) 14.6x, Kimco Realty (KIM) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) is cheapest (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 27.9x, Simon Property (SPG) 30.7x, Kimco Realty (KIM) 28.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Simon Property (SPG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) -5.6%, Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%, Kimco Realty (KIM) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 41.8%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 26.4%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Simon Property (SPG) returned the most: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +7.3%, Simon Property (SPG) +19.5%, Kimco Realty (KIM) +7.5%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +3.7%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +7.6%/yr, Kimco Realty (KIM) +0.7%/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) 5.37%, Simon Property (SPG) 4.21%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 4.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has been the steadiest (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 17.9%, Simon Property (SPG) 19.1%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Simon Property (SPG) 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.