MAC vs FRT vs AKR Stock Comparison

Macerich, Federal Realty Investment Trust and Acadia Realty Trust Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MAC Macerich Co
$24.77 +7.4% 1M +42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.03%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins
AKR Acadia Realty Trust
$19.15 +2.8% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.74B
P/E
60.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$398.16M
Div. yield
0.04%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 6, Acadia Realty Trust 3, Macerich 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMACFRTAKRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.07B $9.91B $2.74B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -41.7x 22.9x 60.9x FRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.5x 39.9x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% +7.8% -0.3% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.8% 32.0% 11.3% FRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% — 4.8% AKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -31.9x 4.6x 4.8x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.04% AKR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.8% +16.7% -2.0% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr -2.5%/yr -3.1%/yr MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 16.7% 21.5% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 15/100 50/100 59/100 AKR

Percentile Scorecard

MACFRTAKR

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

AxisMACFRTAKR
Valuation 3 #142 of 146 34 #97 of 146 28 #105 of 146
Growth 31 #100 of 145 60 #59 of 145 85 #22 of 145
Profitability 11 #126 of 141 85 #22 of 141 49 #72 of 141
Financial Health 21 #115 of 146 46 #80 of 146 76 #36 of 146
Shareholder Returns 10 #122 of 136 24 #103 of 136 56 #60 of 136
Overall 15 50 59
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AKR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMACFRTAKRSPY
1 month +7.4%+4.6%+2.8% -2.0%
3 months -3.2%-9.1%-11.6% -2.2%
6 months +15.2%-3.2%-12.9% +4.2%
Year to date +34.2%+10.8%-6.8% +10.6%
1 year +42.8%+16.7%-2.0% +10.4%
3 years +120.8%+16.9%+24.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +30.2%+5.3%+7.7% +20.2%
5 years +14.5%-11.9%-14.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +2.7%-2.5%-3.1% +10.1%
10 years -63.1%-18.7%-40.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year -9.5%-2.0%-5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMACFRTAKRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%16.7%21.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%15.6%23.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.110.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.471.00-0.09 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-40.0%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-12.2%-15.6% -3.2%
52-week high $26.52$127.13$22.70 $779.14
52-week low $16.20$95.52$18.07 $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.

MultipleMACFRTAKR
P/E now vs peer median -40.0xmedian 26.1x 22.3xmedian 26.1x 58.5xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.1x 7.1xmedian 4.1x 6.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -80.5xmedian 14.4x 13.8xmedian 14.4x 11.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.8xmedian 21.6x -119.7xmedian 21.6x -9.3xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.62median 1.95 1.70median 1.95 7.95median 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 monthsMACFRTAKR
Revenue $1.01B $1.35B $398.16M
Gross profit $595.32M – –
Operating income -$522.95M $645.16M $212.07M
Net income -$172.33M $451.22M $159.86M
Free cash flow -$186.19M -$80.51M -$285.20M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $5.00 $0.33
Cash & equivalents $227.03M $109.73M $37.98M
Total debt $4.85B $4.88B $1.82B
Shares (diluted) 273.72M 86.56M 137.65M
Enterprise value $6.09B $9.47B $2.60B

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
MetricMACFRTAKR
P/E -40.0x 22.3x 58.5x
P/FCF -37.8x -119.7x -9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 14.8x 15.2x
P/S 7.0x 7.1x 6.6x
P/B 2.4x 2.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA -80.5x 13.8x 11.9x
EV/EBIT -22.3x 22.3x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 11.6x 10.7x 11.1x
EV/FCF -62.6x -179.0x -15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.0x 22.1x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.62 1.70 7.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMACFRTAKR
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% 7.8% -0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 6.5% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.4% 21.5% 369.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.7% 12.5% 56.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 59.4% 25.6% 477.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 14.9% 228.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 61.8% 26.8% 142.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 13.1% 7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% 9.2% 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 5.8% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% -24.2% 38.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -39.4% -119.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMACFRTAKR
Gross margin 59.2% – –
EBITDA margin -14.4% 77.1% 93.1%
Operating margin -52.0% 47.7% 53.3%
Pretax margin -52.0% 33.3% 40.2%
Net margin -16.8% 32.0% 11.3%
FCF margin -18.5% -6.0% -71.6%
Operating cash flow margin 30.5% 48.2% 43.8%
Return on equity -6.4% 13.4% 6.0%
Return on assets -2.1% 5.0% 3.4%
Return on invested capital -6.9% – 4.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.1% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMACFRTAKR
Debt / assets 56.9% 53.7% 37.7%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -31.9x 4.6x 4.8x
Debt / FCF -26.0x -60.7x -6.4x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 63.5% 44.6%
Equity / assets 34.1% 36.5% 55.4%
Interest coverage – 3.3x 2.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMACFRTAKR
Dividend yield 2.7% 4.1% 4.2%
Net buyback yield -8.4% -0.6% -5.4%
Shareholder yield -5.6% 3.4% -1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) -111.9% – 66.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -103.6% – -37.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.8% – 10.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – 15.9%

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.

ConsensusMACFRTAKR
Forward P/E – 25.5xFY2026 39.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $4.38FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -6.4%FY2026 +128.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -31.5% -29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $969.19MFY2026 $1.28BFY2026 $349.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 -13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +14.8% +16.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMACFRTAKR
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 352 623 259
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% +9.4% +3.7%
Institutions buying 222 365 156
Institutions selling 79 162 63
Buyers to sellers 2.81 2.25 2.48

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.

MACFRTAKR
MAC 1.00 0.57 0.59
FRT 0.57 1.00 0.67
AKR 0.59 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAC, FRT and AKR?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Macerich (MAC) $7.07B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.91B, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) $2.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAC, FRT and AKR?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Macerich (MAC) -41.7x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.9x, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 60.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.5x, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 39.9x). 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%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.8%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest net margin (Macerich (MAC) -16.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.0%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) leads (Macerich (MAC) -6.9%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 4.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Macerich (MAC) +42.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +16.7%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -2.0%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (Macerich (MAC) +2.7%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -2.5%/yr, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) -3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) has the highest dividend yield: Macerich (MAC) 0.03%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 0.04%. 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) 29.2%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.7%, Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 21.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.