MAC vs FRT vs CURB Stock Comparison

Macerich, Federal Realty Investment Trust and Curbline Properties Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MAC Macerich Co
$23.84 +5.6% 1M +34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
2.85%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 7, Macerich 3, Curbline Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMACFRTCURBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.77B $9.41B $3.41B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -38.5x 21.8x 117.7x FRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.7x 127.5x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% +8.0% +50.6% CURB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.8% 32.1% 11.1% FRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% — 2.3% CURB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -31.9x 4.5x 1.4x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.85% 4.20% 2.49% FRT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.3% +10.5% +15.6% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.7%/yr -2.1%/yr — MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 16.6% 20.7% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 15/100 42/100 35/100 FRT

Percentile Scorecard

MACFRTCURB

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

AxisMACFRTCURB
Valuation 1 #143 of 145 14 #125 of 145 1 #144 of 145
Growth 33 #96 of 142 48 #75 of 142 43 #82 of 142
Profitability 9 #123 of 135 83 #24 of 135 34 #89 of 135
Financial Health 23 #105 of 136 44 #76 of 136 94 #9 of 136
Shareholder Returns 11 #117 of 131 22 #103 of 131 4 #126 of 131
Overall 15 42 35
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CURB ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMACFRTCURBSPY
1 month +5.6%-1.4%-1.1% +0.9%
3 months -8.7%-14.0%-8.6% +5.9%
6 months +9.3%-2.1%+1.6% +8.5%
Year to date +29.1%+7.4%+20.9% +13.3%
1 year +34.3%+10.5%+15.6% +12.4%
3 years +145.5%+25.0%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +34.9%+7.7%— +23.5%
5 years +31.8%-10.0%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.7%-2.1%— +11.0%
10 years -66.2%-24.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -10.3%-2.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMACFRTCURBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%16.6%20.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%15.8%18.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.110.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.160.630.75 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-40.0%-17.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-14.8%-11.6% -0.9%
52-week high $26.52$127.13$31.75 $779.14
52-week low $16.20$94.87$22.70 $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.

MultipleMACFRTCURB
P/E now vs peer median -38.5xmedian 25.8x 21.8xmedian 25.8x 117.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 4.0x 7.0xmedian 4.0x 13.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -78.7xmedian 14.2x 13.7xmedian 14.2x 22.1xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.4xmedian 23.0x -25.4xmedian 23.0x -4.2xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.53median 1.91 10.63median 1.91 —median 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 monthsMACFRTCURB
Revenue $1.01B $1.34B $246.53M
Gross profit $595.32M – –
Operating income -$522.95M $638.97M –
Net income -$172.33M $446.74M $27.49M
Free cash flow -$186.19M -$371.04M -$806.24M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $4.97 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $227.03M $107.25M $122.83M
Total debt $4.85B $19.28B $347.41M
Shares (diluted) 273.72M 86.18M 116.93M
Enterprise value $5.87B $9.15B $2.54B

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
MetricMACFRTCURB
P/E -38.5x 21.8x 117.7x
P/FCF -36.4x -25.4x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x 14.9x 25.0x
P/S 6.7x 7.0x 13.8x
P/B 2.3x 2.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -78.7x 13.7x 22.1x
EV/EBIT -21.8x 22.0x 62.3x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 10.5x 14.7x
EV/FCF -61.2x -37.9x -4.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.1x 22.3x 26.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.53 10.63 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMACFRTCURB
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% 8.0% 50.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 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% 24.7% -34.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 4.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 61.8% 27.3% -40.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 2.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% 6.3% 6.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 4.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% -323.9% -15.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -17.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMACFRTCURB
Gross margin 59.2% – –
EBITDA margin -14.4% 77.2% 66.8%
Operating margin -52.0% 47.9% –
Pretax margin -52.0% 33.4% 11.2%
Net margin -16.8% 32.1% 11.1%
FCF margin -18.5% -27.8% -327.0%
Operating cash flow margin 30.5% 47.3% 55.2%
Return on equity -6.4% 13.1% 1.3%
Return on assets -2.1% 4.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital -6.9% – 2.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.4x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.1% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMACFRTCURB
Debt / assets 56.9% 52.6% 11.5%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -31.9x 4.5x 1.4x
Debt / FCF -26.0x -12.9x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 62.1% 25.1%
Equity / assets 34.1% 37.9% 74.9%
Interest coverage – 3.3x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMACFRTCURB
Dividend yield 2.9% 4.2% 2.5%
Net buyback yield -8.7% -0.6% –
Shareholder yield -5.8% 3.6% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) -111.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -103.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – –

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.

ConsensusMACFRTCURB
Forward P/E – 24.7xFY2026 127.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $4.38FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -6.4%FY2026 -40.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -31.5% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $969.19MFY2026 $1.28BFY2026 $280.00MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 +53.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +14.8% +15.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMACFRTCURB
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 350 621 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% +9.4% +13.4%
Institutions buying 220 363 158
Institutions selling 79 162 87
Buyers to sellers 2.78 2.24 1.82

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.

MACFRTCURB
MAC 1.00 0.57 0.44
FRT 0.57 1.00 0.54
CURB 0.44 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAC, FRT and CURB?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Macerich (MAC) $6.77B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.41B, Curbline Properties (CURB) $3.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAC, FRT and CURB?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Macerich (MAC) -38.5x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 21.8x, Curbline Properties (CURB) 117.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 24.7x, Curbline Properties (CURB) 127.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Curbline Properties (CURB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Macerich (MAC) +1.3%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%, Curbline Properties (CURB) +50.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest net margin (Macerich (MAC) -16.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%, Curbline Properties (CURB) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Curbline Properties (CURB) leads (Macerich (MAC) -6.9%, Curbline Properties (CURB) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Macerich (MAC) +34.3%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +10.5%, Curbline Properties (CURB) +15.6%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (Macerich (MAC) +5.7%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest dividend yield: Macerich (MAC) 2.85%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 4.20%, Curbline Properties (CURB) 2.49%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been the steadiest (Macerich (MAC) 29.6%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.6%, Curbline Properties (CURB) 20.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.