MAC vs BRX vs FRT Stock Comparison

Macerich, Brixmor Property and Federal Realty Investment Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAC Macerich Co
$24.38 +7.6% 1M +35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.03%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 5, Brixmor Property 3, Macerich 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMACBRXFRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.61B $8.82B $9.46B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -39.0x 20.4x 22.1x BRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.6x 25.0x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% +5.8% +8.0% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.8% 30.8% 32.1% FRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -31.9x — 4.5x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.04% 0.00% BRX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.3% 0.0% +7.9% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.4%/yr +3.6%/yr -1.8%/yr MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 17.9% 16.9% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 15/100 49/100 44/100 BRX

Percentile Scorecard

MACBRXFRT

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

AxisMACBRXFRT
Valuation 1 #143 of 145 33 #98 of 145 17 #120 of 145
Growth 32 #97 of 142 45 #79 of 142 50 #72 of 142
Profitability 9 #124 of 136 82 #26 of 136 84 #23 of 136
Financial Health 22 #109 of 139 20 #112 of 139 45 #77 of 139
Shareholder Returns 9 #119 of 131 65 #46 of 131 23 #101 of 131
Overall 15 49 44
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BRX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMACBRXFRTSPY
1 month +7.6%+0.2%-1.1% -0.8%
3 months -6.7%-13.0%-14.0% +3.5%
6 months +12.9%-7.8%-1.7% +7.0%
Year to date +32.1%+7.3%+8.4% +12.2%
1 year +35.3%0.0%+7.9% +13.0%
3 years +151.1%+41.4%+26.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.9%+12.3%+8.1% +23.1%
5 years +36.3%+19.3%-8.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.4%+3.6%-1.8% +11.0%
10 years -67.4%+7.9%-25.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -10.6%+0.8%-2.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMACBRXFRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%17.9%16.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%17.7%16.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.000.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.190.000.47 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-32.4%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.1%-13.9%-14.0% -1.8%
52-week high $26.52$32.67$127.13 $779.14
52-week low $16.20$24.67$94.87 $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.

MultipleMACBRXFRT
P/E now vs peer median -39.4xmedian 27.4x 20.0xmedian 27.4x 22.0xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x 7.1xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -79.7xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x 13.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.2xmedian 23.2x -83.6xmedian 23.2x -25.6xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.58median 2.11 3.27median 2.11 10.73median 2.11

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 monthsMACBRXFRT
Revenue $1.01B $1.40B $1.34B
Gross profit $595.32M – –
Operating income -$522.95M – $638.97M
Net income -$172.33M $432.79M $446.74M
Free cash flow -$186.19M -$103.24M -$371.04M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $1.40 $4.97
Cash & equivalents $227.03M $170.89M $107.25M
Total debt $4.85B $21.81B $19.28B
Shares (diluted) 273.72M 307.92M 86.18M
Enterprise value $5.63B $7.66B $9.01B

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
MetricMACBRXFRT
P/E -39.4x 20.0x 22.0x
P/FCF -37.2x -83.6x -25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 22.6x 12.6x 15.0x
P/S 6.9x 6.2x 7.1x
P/B 2.4x 2.9x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.9x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -79.7x – 13.7x
EV/EBIT -22.1x – 22.2x
EV/Revenue 11.5x 9.8x 10.6x
EV/FCF -62.0x -133.5x -38.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.6x 20.1x 22.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.58 3.27 10.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMACBRXFRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% 5.8% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 4.4% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.4% – 21.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.7% – 5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 59.4% 29.1% 24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 6.8% 4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 61.8% 29.0% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 6.1% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% 9.8% 6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 5.3% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% -498.9% -323.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -34.3% -17.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMACBRXFRT
Gross margin 59.2% – –
EBITDA margin -14.4% – 77.2%
Operating margin -52.0% – 47.9%
Pretax margin -52.0% – 33.4%
Net margin -16.8% 30.8% 32.1%
FCF margin -18.5% -7.4% -27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 30.5% 48.8% 47.3%
Return on equity -6.4% 14.3% 13.1%
Return on assets -2.1% 4.8% 4.9%
Return on invested capital -6.9% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMACBRXFRT
Debt / assets 56.9% 59.1% 52.6%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.8x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -31.9x – 4.5x
Debt / FCF -26.0x -51.6x -12.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 66.4% 62.1%
Equity / assets 34.1% 33.6% 37.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMACBRXFRT
Dividend yield 2.8% 4.4% 4.2%
Net buyback yield -8.5% 0.0% -0.6%
Shareholder yield -5.7% 4.4% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) -111.9% 85.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -103.6% -356.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.8% 7.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 7.7% –

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.

ConsensusMACBRXFRT
Forward P/E – 25.6xFY2026 25.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $4.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -12.0%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -5.5% -31.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $969.19MFY2026 $1.48BFY2026 $1.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +8.7% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMACBRXFRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 98.5%
Institutions holding 350 477 621
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% +3.6% +9.4%
Institutions buying 220 244 363
Institutions selling 79 159 162
Buyers to sellers 2.78 1.53 2.24

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.

MACBRXFRT
MAC 1.00 0.55 0.58
BRX 0.55 1.00 0.76
FRT 0.58 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAC, BRX and FRT?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Macerich (MAC) $6.61B, Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.82B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAC, BRX and FRT?

Brixmor Property (BRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Macerich (MAC) -39.0x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.4x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Brixmor Property (BRX) 25.6x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Macerich (MAC) +1.3%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest net margin (Macerich (MAC) -16.8%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Macerich (MAC) +35.3%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.0%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.9%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (Macerich (MAC) +6.4%/yr, Brixmor Property (BRX) +3.6%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brixmor Property (BRX) has the highest dividend yield: Macerich (MAC) 0.03%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.04%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been the steadiest (Macerich (MAC) 29.6%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.9%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAC, BRX and FRT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) leads on 5. 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.