MAC vs KIM vs KRG Stock Comparison

Macerich, Kimco Realty and Kite Realty Group Trust Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAC Macerich Co
$24.16 +6.7% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
2.81%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins
KIM Kimco Realty Corp
$23.70 +5.7% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.88B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
4.47%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins
KRG Kite Realty Group Trust
$24.72 -0.3% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.95B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$806.16M
Div. yield
5.28%
Retail REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMACKIMKRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.86B $15.88B $4.95B KIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -39.0x 27.6x 14.8x KRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 29.3x 28.4x KRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% +4.4% -5.6% KIM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.8% 26.4% 41.8% KRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% 4.2% — KIM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -31.9x 5.5x — MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.81% 4.47% 5.28% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.2% +5.9% +7.5% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr +0.8%/yr +3.9%/yr MAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 18.1% 17.9% KRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 15/100 63/100 66/100 KRG

Percentile Scorecard

MACKIMKRG

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

AxisMACKIMKRG
Valuation 1 #143 of 145 47 #77 of 145 64 #53 of 145
Growth 32 #96 of 141 66 #49 of 141 53 #67 of 141
Profitability 9 #122 of 134 75 #34 of 134 81 #26 of 134
Financial Health 23 #107 of 138 62 #53 of 138 47 #74 of 138
Shareholder Returns 10 #118 of 131 64 #48 of 131 88 #17 of 131
Overall 15 63 66
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KIM 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

PeriodMACKIMKRGSPY
1 month +6.7%+5.7%-0.3% -0.2%
3 months -8.9%-9.7%-15.0% +3.9%
6 months +11.1%-0.4%-5.5% +8.2%
Year to date +30.9%+16.9%+3.1% +12.9%
1 year +34.2%+5.9%+7.5% +12.3%
3 years +148.8%+40.5%+24.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.5%+12.0%+7.5% +23.3%
5 years +33.4%+4.2%+21.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.9%+0.8%+3.9% +10.9%
10 years -66.7%-10.3%+0.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.4%-1.1%+0.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMACKIMKRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%18.1%17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%17.3%18.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.04-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.160.330.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-37.8%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-10.2%-17.1% -1.2%
52-week high $26.52$26.39$29.82 $779.14
52-week low $16.20$19.78$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.

MultipleMACKIMKRG
P/E now vs peer median -39.0xmedian 26.3x 27.6xmedian 26.3x 14.8xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 4.0x 7.3xmedian 4.0x 6.1xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -79.3xmedian 14.4x 16.5xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.9xmedian 23.3x 23.3xmedian 23.3x 42.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.56median 1.91 2.34median 1.91 0.11median 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 monthsMACKIMKRG
Revenue $1.01B $2.19B $806.16M
Gross profit $595.32M – –
Operating income -$522.95M $788.44M –
Net income -$172.33M $613.68M $345.59M
Free cash flow -$186.19M $681.88M $117.09M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $0.86 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $227.03M $700.38M $144.58M
Total debt $4.85B $8.74B $2.84B
Shares (diluted) 273.72M 671.96M 203.20M
Enterprise value $5.96B $14.80B $4.82B

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
MetricMACKIMKRG
P/E -39.0x 27.6x 14.8x
P/FCF -36.9x 23.3x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 13.5x 12.4x
P/S 6.8x 7.3x 6.1x
P/B 2.4x 1.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA -79.3x 16.5x –
EV/EBIT -22.0x 30.3x –
EV/Revenue 11.4x 10.9x 9.5x
EV/FCF -61.7x 35.1x 65.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.4x 20.3x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.56 2.34 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMACKIMKRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% 4.4% -5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 7.5% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.4% 8.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.7% 8.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 59.4% 1.3% 96.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 14.2% 130.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 61.8% 2.9% 111.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 11.8% 134.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% 10.7% -7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 5.0% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% 44.6% -30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.2% 17.0% -16.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMACKIMKRG
Gross margin 59.2% – –
EBITDA margin -14.4% 66.4% –
Operating margin -52.0% 36.0% –
Pretax margin -52.0% 22.9% –
Net margin -16.8% 26.4% 41.8%
FCF margin -18.5% 31.2% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 30.5% 53.9% 49.5%
Return on equity -6.4% 5.9% 12.1%
Return on assets -2.1% 3.1% 5.5%
Return on invested capital -6.9% 4.2% –
Return on capital employed – 4.0% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.5% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMACKIMKRG
Debt / assets 56.9% 43.6% 45.4%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -31.9x 5.5x –
Debt / FCF -26.0x 12.8x 24.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 48.0% 54.2%
Equity / assets 34.1% 52.0% 45.8%
Interest coverage – 2.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – 16.3x –
Cash ratio – 10.5x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMACKIMKRG
Dividend yield 2.8% 4.5% 5.3%
Net buyback yield -8.6% 1.0% 9.0%
Shareholder yield -5.8% 5.5% 14.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -111.9% 118.3% 77.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) -103.6% 106.5% 227.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.8% 3.4% 15.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 7.2% 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.

ConsensusMACKIMKRG
Forward P/E – 29.3xFY2026 28.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $0.81FY2026 $0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -1.2%FY2026 -36.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.4% -50.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $969.19MFY2026 $2.12BFY2026 $750.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +4.1% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMACKIMKRG
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 350 693 397
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% +1.8% -2.3%
Institutions buying 220 369 178
Institutions selling 79 201 145
Buyers to sellers 2.78 1.84 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.

MACKIMKRG
MAC 1.00 0.54 0.54
KIM 0.54 1.00 0.79
KRG 0.54 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAC, KIM and KRG?

Kimco Realty (KIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Macerich (MAC) $6.86B, Kimco Realty (KIM) $15.88B, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $4.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAC, KIM and KRG?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Macerich (MAC) -39.0x, Kimco Realty (KIM) 27.6x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) is cheapest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 29.3x, 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?

Kimco Realty (KIM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Macerich (MAC) +1.3%, Kimco Realty (KIM) +4.4%, 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%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 26.4%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 41.8%). On return on invested capital, Kimco Realty (KIM) leads (Macerich (MAC) -6.9%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Macerich (MAC) +34.2%, Kimco Realty (KIM) +5.9%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +7.5%. Over five years, Macerich (MAC) compounded fastest (Macerich (MAC) +5.9%/yr, Kimco Realty (KIM) +0.8%/yr, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest dividend yield: Macerich (MAC) 2.81%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 4.47%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 5.28%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has been the steadiest (Macerich (MAC) 29.6%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.1%, 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, KIM 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, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 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.