KRG vs SPG vs PECO Stock Comparison

Kite Realty Group Trust, Simon Property and Phillips Edison & Company Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRG Kite Realty Group Trust
$25.04 +1.3% 1M +12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.02B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$806.16M
Div. yield
5.21%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 6, Kite Realty Group Trust 3, Phillips Edison & Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRGSPGPECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.02B $74.01B $4.99B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 14.9x 27.4x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.8x 31.4x 48.4x KRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.6% +10.9% +7.0% SPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.8% 70.5% 23.9% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.21% 4.13% 3.45% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.5% +24.2% +13.6% SPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.3%/yr +8.0%/yr +5.1%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.1% 19.2% 16.1% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 55/100 50/100 KRG

Percentile Scorecard

KRGSPGPECO

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

AxisKRGSPGPECO
Valuation 60 #58 of 145 22 #114 of 145 23 #112 of 145
Growth 54 #67 of 143 82 #26 of 143 72 #41 of 143
Profitability 81 #27 of 136 100 #1 of 136 58 #58 of 136
Financial Health 44 #78 of 138 26 #102 of 138 54 #64 of 138
Shareholder Returns 85 #20 of 131 46 #71 of 131 43 #75 of 131
Overall 65 55 50
  • KRG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SPG 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

PeriodKRGSPGPECOSPY
1 month +1.3%+5.6%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months -13.4%-6.4%-8.8% +3.7%
6 months -4.3%+5.9%-3.7% +7.1%
Year to date +4.5%+16.5%+8.8% +12.8%
1 year +12.5%+24.2%+13.6% +11.9%
3 years +24.4%+104.8%+13.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.6%+27.0%+4.2% +22.8%
5 years +23.3%+47.2%+28.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.3%+8.0%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years +2.2%+18.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.2%+1.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKRGSPGPECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.1%19.2%16.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.1%18.0%14.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.020.19-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.691.270.85 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-48.8%-24.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-8.9%-12.1% -1.2%
52-week high $29.82$236.69$44.01 $779.14
52-week low $21.90$173.35$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.

MultipleKRGSPGPECO
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 25.7x 14.9xmedian 25.7x 27.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.1x 11.1xmedian 4.1x 6.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 20.9xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 23.5x 29.5xmedian 23.5x -16.3xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.3x 12.2xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.86 0.50median 1.86 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 monthsKRGSPGPECO
Revenue $806.16M $6.65B $761.31M
Operating income – $3.21B –
Net income $345.59M $5.45B $199.72M
Free cash flow $117.09M $2.51B -$305.42M
EPS (diluted) $1.66 $14.43 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $144.58M $542.96M $8.90M
Total debt $2.84B $28.25B $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 203.20M 324.96M 141.31M
Enterprise value $4.88B $71.08B $5.26B

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
MetricKRGSPGPECO
P/E 15.0x 14.9x 27.4x
P/FCF 42.8x 29.5x -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 17.9x 14.1x
P/S 6.2x 11.1x 6.6x
P/B 1.7x 12.2x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 12.2x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 20.9x –
EV/EBIT – 31.7x –
EV/Revenue 9.6x 15.3x 9.9x
EV/FCF 65.9x 40.6x -24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 24.6x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.50 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRGSPGPECO
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.6% 10.9% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 7.5% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 96.8% 130.6% 120.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 130.9% 30.0% 45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 111.5% 129.8% 118.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 134.1% 29.7% 44.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.2% 7.1% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 2.9% 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.3% -3.4% -77.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.8% -4.8% -94.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRGSPGPECO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 73.3% –
Operating margin – 48.3% –
Pretax margin – 32.9% –
Net margin 41.8% 70.5% 23.9%
FCF margin 14.5% 37.7% -40.1%
Operating cash flow margin 49.5% 62.3% 46.6%
Return on equity 12.1% 87.0% 7.4%
Return on assets 5.5% 13.6% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 15.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRGSPGPECO
Debt / assets 45.4% 71.3% 45.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x 4.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.7x –
Debt / FCF 24.3x 11.3x -8.3x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 84.7% 51.4%
Equity / assets 45.8% 15.3% 48.6%
Interest coverage – 3.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRGSPGPECO
Dividend yield 5.2% 4.1% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 8.9% 0.2% -1.7%
Shareholder yield 14.1% 4.4% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 77.2% – 83.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 227.8% – -54.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.7% – 7.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – 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.

ConsensusKRGSPGPECO
Forward P/E 28.8xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 48.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.87FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.5%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -50.6% +8.4% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $750.31MFY2026 $7.17BFY2026 $741.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.7%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% -8.0% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRGSPGPECO
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.2% 89.1%
Institutions holding 398 1,359 445
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% +3.8% +5.8%
Institutions buying 178 680 225
Institutions selling 146 463 133
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.47 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.

KRGSPGPECO
KRG 1.00 0.63 0.76
SPG 0.63 1.00 0.60
PECO 0.76 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRG, SPG and PECO?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $5.02B, Simon Property (SPG) $74.01B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $4.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRG, SPG and PECO?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 15.0x, Simon Property (SPG) 14.9x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) is cheapest (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 28.8x, Simon Property (SPG) 31.4x, 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?

Simon Property (SPG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) -5.6%, Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%.

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%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Simon Property (SPG) returned the most: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +12.5%, Simon Property (SPG) +24.2%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +13.6%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +4.3%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +8.0%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +5.1%/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) 5.21%, Simon Property (SPG) 4.13%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 3.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 18.1%, Simon Property (SPG) 19.2%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 16.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRG, SPG 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, 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.