MAC vs BRX vs KRG Stock Comparison

Macerich, Brixmor Property and Kite Realty Group Trust Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAC Macerich Co
$24.10 +6.3% 1M +34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.03%
Retail REITs Real Estate
2 wins
KRG Kite Realty Group Trust
$24.67 -0.1% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.99B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$806.16M
Div. yield
0.05%
Retail REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Brixmor Property leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Brixmor Property 4, Kite Realty Group Trust 4, Macerich 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMACBRXKRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.67B $8.65B $4.99B BRX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -39.3x 20.0x 14.8x KRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.8x 28.4x BRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% +5.8% -5.6% BRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.8% 30.8% 41.8% KRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -31.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.04% 0.05% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.6% +0.6% +7.5% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +3.5%/yr +3.1%/yr MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 17.8% 17.9% BRX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 15/100 48/100 66/100 KRG

Percentile Scorecard

MACBRXKRG

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

AxisMACBRXKRG
Valuation 1 #143 of 145 31 #100 of 145 64 #53 of 145
Growth 33 #97 of 144 43 #82 of 144 52 #70 of 144
Profitability 10 #126 of 140 82 #26 of 140 81 #28 of 140
Financial Health 21 #116 of 146 19 #119 of 146 46 #80 of 146
Shareholder Returns 10 #119 of 132 66 #45 of 132 89 #16 of 132
Overall 15 48 66
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BRX 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

PeriodMACBRXKRGSPY
1 month +6.3%+1.7%-0.1% -1.0%
3 months -6.7%-13.3%-15.8% +2.9%
6 months +13.7%-7.3%-5.0% +6.4%
Year to date +30.6%+7.3%+2.9% +11.4%
1 year +34.6%+0.6%+7.5% +13.1%
3 years +132.2%+40.9%+20.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.4%+12.1%+6.5% +21.5%
5 years +30.8%+18.7%+16.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +5.5%+3.5%+3.1% +10.9%
10 years -68.5%+5.8%-6.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -10.9%+0.6%-0.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMACBRXKRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%17.8%17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%17.7%18.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.00-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.170.030.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-32.4%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-13.9%-17.3% -2.5%
52-week high $26.52$32.67$29.82 $779.14
52-week low $16.20$24.67$21.90 $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.

MultipleMACBRXKRG
P/E now vs peer median -38.9xmedian 27.0x 20.0xmedian 27.0x 14.8xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 4.1x 6.2xmedian 4.1x 6.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -79.2xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.8xmedian 23.7x -83.6xmedian 23.7x 42.2xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.55median 2.07 3.27median 2.07 0.11median 2.07

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 monthsMACBRXKRG
Revenue $1.01B $1.40B $806.16M
Gross profit $595.32M – –
Operating income -$522.95M – –
Net income -$172.33M $432.79M $345.59M
Free cash flow -$186.19M -$103.24M $117.09M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $1.40 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $227.03M $170.89M $144.58M
Total debt $19.84B $21.81B $2.84B
Shares (diluted) 273.72M 307.92M 203.20M
Enterprise value $5.69B $7.49B $4.70B

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
MetricMACBRXKRG
P/E -38.9x 20.0x 14.8x
P/FCF -36.8x -83.6x 42.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.3x 12.6x 12.4x
P/S 6.8x 6.2x 6.1x
P/B 2.4x 2.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA -79.2x – –
EV/EBIT -21.9x – –
EV/Revenue 11.4x 9.8x 9.5x
EV/FCF -61.6x -133.5x 65.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.4x 20.1x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.55 3.27 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMACBRXKRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% 5.8% -5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 4.4% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 59.4% 29.1% 96.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 6.8% 130.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 61.8% 29.0% 111.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 6.1% 134.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% 9.8% -7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 5.3% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% -498.9% -30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -34.3% -16.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMACBRXKRG
Gross margin 59.2% – –
EBITDA margin -14.4% – –
Operating margin -52.0% – –
Pretax margin -52.0% – –
Net margin -16.8% 30.8% 41.8%
FCF margin -18.5% -7.4% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 30.5% 48.8% 49.5%
Return on equity -6.4% 14.3% 12.1%
Return on assets -2.1% 4.8% 5.5%
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 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.0% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMACBRXKRG
Debt / assets 56.9% 59.1% 45.4%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -31.9x – –
Debt / FCF -26.0x -51.6x 24.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 66.4% 54.2%
Equity / assets 34.1% 33.6% 45.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMACBRXKRG
Dividend yield 2.8% 4.4% 5.3%
Net buyback yield -8.6% 0.0% 9.1%
Shareholder yield -5.8% 4.4% 14.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -111.9% 85.0% 77.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) -103.6% -356.4% 227.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.8% 7.4% 15.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 7.7% 10.2%

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.

ConsensusMACBRXKRG
Forward P/E – 25.8xFY2026 28.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.18FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -12.8%FY2026 -36.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -6.4% -50.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $968.77MFY2026 $1.48BFY2026 $750.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +8.7% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMACBRXKRG
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 350 477 397
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% +3.6% -2.3%
Institutions buying 220 244 178
Institutions selling 79 159 145
Buyers to sellers 2.78 1.53 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.

MACBRXKRG
MAC 1.00 0.54 0.54
BRX 0.54 1.00 0.80
KRG 0.54 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAC, BRX and KRG?

Brixmor Property (BRX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Macerich (MAC) $6.67B, Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.65B, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $4.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAC, BRX and KRG?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Macerich (MAC) -39.3x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.0x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brixmor Property (BRX) is cheapest (Brixmor Property (BRX) 25.8x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 28.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brixmor Property (BRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Macerich (MAC) +1.3%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.8%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) -5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest net margin (Macerich (MAC) -16.8%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 41.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Macerich (MAC) +34.6%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +0.6%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +7.5%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (Macerich (MAC) +5.5%/yr, Brixmor Property (BRX) +3.5%/yr, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest dividend yield: Macerich (MAC) 0.03%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.04%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brixmor Property (BRX) has been the steadiest (Macerich (MAC) 29.5%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.8%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 17.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAC, BRX 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, Brixmor Property (BRX) 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.