MAC vs SKT vs FRT Stock Comparison

Macerich, Tanger and Federal Realty Investment Trust Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MAC Macerich Co
$24.83 +7.7% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.03%
Retail REITs Real Estate
2 wins
SKT Tanger Inc.
$37.74 +7.6% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.40B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$612.31M
Div. yield
–
Retail REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tanger leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tanger 5, Federal Realty Investment Trust 3, Macerich 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMACSKTFRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.91B $4.40B $9.79B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.8x 17.9x 22.9x SKT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 34.2x 25.5x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% +11.4% +8.0% SKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.8% 40.3% 32.1% SKT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -31.9x 3.1x 4.5x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.8% +15.9% +15.8% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +12.1%/yr -2.8%/yr SKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 21.2% 16.8% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 15/100 61/100 43/100 SKT

Percentile Scorecard

MACSKTFRT

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

AxisMACSKTFRT
Valuation 1 #143 of 145 70 #44 of 145 17 #120 of 145
Growth 32 #99 of 144 80 #30 of 144 48 #75 of 144
Profitability 10 #126 of 140 99 #3 of 140 82 #26 of 140
Financial Health 21 #115 of 146 47 #78 of 146 46 #79 of 146
Shareholder Returns 8 #121 of 132 10 #119 of 132 22 #103 of 132
Overall 15 61 43
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SKT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMACSKTFRTSPY
1 month +7.7%+7.6%+4.3% -2.3%
3 months -4.1%-7.4%-9.9% -0.7%
6 months +15.5%+4.0%-2.7% +4.8%
Year to date +34.5%+13.1%+10.5% +10.3%
1 year +44.8%+15.9%+15.8% +10.3%
3 years +121.3%+57.8%+16.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +30.3%+16.4%+5.3% +20.1%
5 years +14.4%+76.9%-13.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.7%+12.1%-2.8% +10.1%
10 years -63.0%+12.9%-20.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year -9.5%+1.2%-2.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMACSKTFRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%21.2%16.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%19.1%15.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.210.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.530.750.94 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-36.8%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.4%-10.4%-12.4% -3.5%
52-week high $26.52$42.10$127.13 $779.14
52-week low $16.20$31.63$95.52 $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.

MultipleMACSKTFRT
P/E now vs peer median -40.1xmedian 26.3x 17.5xmedian 26.3x 22.4xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.2x 7.1xmedian 4.2x 7.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -80.6xmedian 14.4x 12.5xmedian 14.4x 13.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.9xmedian 23.9x 13.4xmedian 23.9x -26.1xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.3x 6.2xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.63median 1.98 2.00median 1.98 10.93median 1.98

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 monthsMACSKTFRT
Revenue $1.01B $612.31M $1.34B
Gross profit $595.32M – –
Operating income -$522.95M – $638.97M
Net income -$172.33M $246.96M $446.74M
Free cash flow -$186.19M $323.28M -$371.04M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $2.13 $4.97
Cash & equivalents $227.03M $176.88M $107.25M
Total debt $4.85B $1.62B $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 273.72M 115.73M 86.18M
Enterprise value $5.93B $3.95B $9.35B

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
MetricMACSKTFRT
P/E -40.1x 17.5x 22.4x
P/FCF -37.9x 13.4x -26.1x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x 7.3x 15.3x
P/S 7.0x 7.1x 7.2x
P/B 2.4x 6.2x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 6.2x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -80.6x 12.5x 13.9x
EV/EBIT -22.3x 19.5x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 11.6x 9.4x 10.7x
EV/FCF -62.7x 17.8x -38.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.0x 9.6x 22.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.63 2.00 10.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMACSKTFRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% 11.4% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 11.0% 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% 21.3% 24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 12.0% 4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 61.8% 19.5% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 8.8% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% 10.4% 6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 10.9% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% 63.7% -323.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.2% 10.6% -17.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMACSKTFRT
Gross margin 59.2% – –
EBITDA margin -14.4% 75.4% 77.2%
Operating margin -52.0% – 47.9%
Pretax margin -52.0% 36.4% 33.4%
Net margin -16.8% 40.3% 32.1%
FCF margin -18.5% 52.8% -27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 30.5% 97.5% 47.3%
Return on equity -6.4% 18.9% 13.1%
Return on assets -2.1% 4.6% 4.9%
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 2.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 4.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMACSKTFRT
Debt / assets 56.9% 56.6% 52.6%
Debt / equity 1.7x 2.3x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -31.9x 3.1x 4.5x
Debt / FCF -26.0x 5.0x -12.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 75.5% 62.1%
Equity / assets 34.1% 24.5% 37.9%
Interest coverage – 4.1x 3.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMACSKTFRT
Dividend yield 2.7% 3.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield -8.3% -1.1% -0.6%
Shareholder yield -5.6% 2.1% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusMACSKTFRT
Forward P/E – 34.2xFY2026 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $4.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.1%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.0% -31.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $969.19MFY2026 $638.63MFY2026 $1.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 +15.9%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% -9.1% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMACSKTFRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.8% 98.5%
Institutions holding 352 362 623
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% +2.8% +9.4%
Institutions buying 222 173 365
Institutions selling 79 122 162
Buyers to sellers 2.81 1.42 2.25

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.

MACSKTFRT
MAC 1.00 0.66 0.57
SKT 0.66 1.00 0.65
FRT 0.57 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAC, SKT and FRT?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Macerich (MAC) $6.91B, Tanger (SKT) $4.40B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAC, SKT and FRT?

Tanger (SKT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Macerich (MAC) -40.8x, Tanger (SKT) 17.9x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Tanger (SKT) 34.2x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.5x). 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%, Tanger (SKT) +11.4%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tanger (SKT) has the highest net margin (Macerich (MAC) -16.8%, Tanger (SKT) 40.3%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Macerich (MAC) +44.8%, Tanger (SKT) +15.9%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +15.8%. Over five years, Tanger (SKT) compounded fastest (Macerich (MAC) +2.7%/yr, Tanger (SKT) +12.1%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Macerich (MAC) 0.03%, Tanger (SKT) 0.00%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%. Tanger (SKT) and 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) 29.3%, Tanger (SKT) 21.2%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tanger (SKT) leads on 5. 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.