MAC vs KRG vs SKT Stock Comparison

Macerich, Kite Realty Group Trust and Tanger 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
3 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
6 wins
SKT Tanger Inc.
$36.44 +3.7% 1M +9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$612.31M
Div. yield
–
Retail REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kite Realty Group Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kite Realty Group Trust 6, Macerich 3, Tanger 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMACKRGSKTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.67B $4.99B $4.19B MAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -39.3x 14.8x 17.0x KRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.4x 33.7x KRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% -5.6% +11.4% SKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.8% 41.8% 40.3% KRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -31.9x — 3.1x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.05% 0.00% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.6% +7.5% +9.7% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +3.1%/yr +15.8%/yr SKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 17.9% 21.0% KRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 15/100 66/100 61/100 KRG

Percentile Scorecard

MACKRGSKT

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

AxisMACKRGSKT
Valuation 1 #143 of 145 64 #53 of 145 72 #41 of 145
Growth 33 #97 of 144 52 #70 of 144 79 #31 of 144
Profitability 10 #126 of 140 81 #28 of 140 98 #4 of 140
Financial Health 21 #116 of 146 46 #80 of 146 47 #78 of 146
Shareholder Returns 10 #119 of 132 89 #16 of 132 8 #121 of 132
Overall 15 66 61
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KRG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SKT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMACKRGSKTSPY
1 month +6.3%-0.1%+3.7% -1.0%
3 months -6.7%-15.8%-13.1% +2.9%
6 months +13.7%-5.0%-0.6% +6.4%
Year to date +30.6%+2.9%+9.2% +11.4%
1 year +34.6%+7.5%+9.7% +13.1%
3 years +132.2%+20.7%+58.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.4%+6.5%+16.5% +21.5%
5 years +30.8%+16.8%+108.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +5.5%+3.1%+15.8% +10.9%
10 years -68.5%-6.2%-0.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year -10.9%-0.6%-0.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMACKRGSKTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%17.9%21.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%18.1%19.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.63-0.010.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.170.420.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-29.9%-36.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-17.3%-13.4% -2.5%
52-week high $26.52$29.82$42.10 $779.14
52-week low $16.20$21.90$31.63 $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.

MultipleMACKRGSKT
P/E now vs peer median -38.9xmedian 27.0x 14.8xmedian 27.0x 16.9xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 4.1x 6.1xmedian 4.1x 6.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -79.2xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x 12.1xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.8xmedian 23.7x 42.2xmedian 23.7x 12.9xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 6.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.55median 2.07 0.11median 2.07 1.93median 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 monthsMACKRGSKT
Revenue $1.01B $806.16M $612.31M
Gross profit $595.32M – –
Operating income -$522.95M – –
Net income -$172.33M $345.59M $246.96M
Free cash flow -$186.19M $117.09M $323.28M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $1.66 $2.13
Cash & equivalents $227.03M $144.58M $176.88M
Total debt $19.84B $2.84B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 273.72M 203.20M 115.73M
Enterprise value $5.69B $4.70B $3.73B

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
MetricMACKRGSKT
P/E -38.9x 14.8x 16.9x
P/FCF -36.8x 42.2x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.3x 12.4x 7.0x
P/S 6.8x 6.1x 6.8x
P/B 2.4x 1.7x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.7x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA -79.2x – 12.1x
EV/EBIT -21.9x – 19.0x
EV/Revenue 11.4x 9.5x 9.2x
EV/FCF -61.6x 65.3x 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.4x 19.1x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.55 0.11 1.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMACKRGSKT
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% -5.6% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% -0.6% 11.0%
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% 96.8% 21.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 130.9% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 61.8% 111.5% 19.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 134.1% 8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% -7.2% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -0.5% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% -30.3% 63.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -16.8% 10.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMACKRGSKT
Gross margin 59.2% – –
EBITDA margin -14.4% – 75.4%
Operating margin -52.0% – –
Pretax margin -52.0% – 36.4%
Net margin -16.8% 41.8% 40.3%
FCF margin -18.5% 14.5% 52.8%
Operating cash flow margin 30.5% 49.5% 97.5%
Return on equity -6.4% 12.1% 18.9%
Return on assets -2.1% 5.5% 4.6%
Return on invested capital -6.9% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.2x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 1.4% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMACKRGSKT
Debt / assets 56.9% 45.4% 56.6%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.0x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -31.9x – 3.1x
Debt / FCF -26.0x 24.3x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 54.2% 75.5%
Equity / assets 34.1% 45.8% 24.5%
Interest coverage – – 4.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMACKRGSKT
Dividend yield 2.8% 5.3% 3.3%
Net buyback yield -8.6% 9.1% -1.2%
Shareholder yield -5.8% 14.3% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -111.9% 77.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -103.6% 227.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.8% 15.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 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.

ConsensusMACKRGSKT
Forward P/E – 28.4xFY2026 33.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.18FY2026 $0.87FY2026 $1.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -36.5%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -50.6% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $968.77MFY2026 $750.31MFY2026 $638.96MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +12.5% -10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMACKRGSKT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 93.8%
Institutions holding 350 397 361
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% -2.3% +2.8%
Institutions buying 220 178 172
Institutions selling 79 145 122
Buyers to sellers 2.78 1.23 1.41

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.

MACKRGSKT
MAC 1.00 0.54 0.65
KRG 0.54 1.00 0.64
SKT 0.65 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAC, KRG and SKT?

Macerich (MAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Macerich (MAC) $6.67B, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $4.99B, Tanger (SKT) $4.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAC, KRG and SKT?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Macerich (MAC) -39.3x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 14.8x, Tanger (SKT) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) is cheapest (Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 28.4x, Tanger (SKT) 33.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tanger (SKT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Macerich (MAC) +1.3%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) -5.6%, Tanger (SKT) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest net margin (Macerich (MAC) -16.8%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 41.8%, Tanger (SKT) 40.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Macerich (MAC) +34.6%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +7.5%, Tanger (SKT) +9.7%. Over five years, Tanger (SKT) compounded fastest (Macerich (MAC) +5.5%/yr, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +3.1%/yr, Tanger (SKT) +15.8%/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%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 0.05%, Tanger (SKT) 0.00%. Tanger (SKT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has been the steadiest (Macerich (MAC) 29.5%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 17.9%, Tanger (SKT) 21.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAC, KRG and SKT?

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.