MAC vs SPG vs WELL Stock Comparison

Macerich, Simon Property and Welltower 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
$6.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.03%
Retail REITs Real Estate
2 wins
WELL Welltower Inc.
$227.00 -2.6% 1M +26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$169.62B
P/E
101.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMACSPGWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.66B $70.16B $169.62B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -39.3x 15.0x 101.8x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.7x 75.2x SPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% +10.9% +39.2% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.8% 70.5% 12.1% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% 15.6% -3.4% SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -31.9x 5.7x 26.6x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.3% +19.5% +26.3% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.7%/yr +7.6%/yr +23.1%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 19.1% 23.4% SPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 15/100 56/100 37/100 SPG

Percentile Scorecard

MACSPGWELL

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

AxisMACSPGWELL
Valuation 1 #143 of 145 23 #112 of 145 0 #145 of 145
Growth 33 #96 of 142 84 #24 of 142 82 #27 of 142
Profitability 9 #123 of 135 100 #1 of 135 19 #109 of 135
Financial Health 23 #105 of 136 28 #98 of 136 83 #24 of 136
Shareholder Returns 11 #117 of 131 47 #70 of 131 2 #129 of 131
Overall 15 56 37
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMACSPGWELLSPY
1 month +5.6%+3.3%-2.6% +0.9%
3 months -8.7%-10.4%-5.8% +5.9%
6 months +9.3%+5.6%+7.0% +8.5%
Year to date +29.1%+14.1%+22.3% +13.3%
1 year +34.3%+19.5%+26.3% +12.4%
3 years +145.5%+102.1%+179.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +34.9%+26.4%+40.8% +23.5%
5 years +31.8%+44.1%+182.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.7%+7.6%+23.1% +11.0%
10 years -66.2%+15.5%+231.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year -10.3%+1.5%+12.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMACSPGWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%19.1%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%18.1%25.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.20-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.161.021.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-48.8%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-10.8%-10.0% -0.9%
52-week high $26.52$236.69$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $16.20$173.35$176.96 $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.

MultipleMACSPGWELL
P/E now vs peer median -38.5xmedian 25.8x 14.6xmedian 25.8x 98.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 4.0x 10.9xmedian 4.0x 12.1xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -78.7xmedian 14.2x 20.5xmedian 14.2x 355.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.4xmedian 23.0x 28.9xmedian 23.0x -9.3xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.3x 11.9xmedian 1.3x 3.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.53median 1.91 0.49median 1.91 1.49median 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 monthsMACSPGWELL
Revenue $1.01B $6.65B $13.79B
Gross profit $595.32M – $5.41B
Operating income -$522.95M $3.21B -$2.20B
Net income -$172.33M $5.45B $1.75B
Free cash flow -$186.19M $2.51B -$17.96B
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $14.43 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $227.03M $542.96M $2.27B
Total debt $4.85B $28.25B $15.73B
Shares (diluted) 273.72M 324.96M 754.90M
Enterprise value $5.68B $66.01B $155.64B

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
MetricMACSPGWELL
P/E -38.5x 14.6x 98.7x
P/FCF -36.4x 28.9x -9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x 17.5x 50.0x
P/S 6.7x 10.9x 12.1x
P/B 2.3x 11.9x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 11.9x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA -78.7x 20.5x 355.3x
EV/EBIT -21.8x 31.2x -81.8x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 15.1x 13.0x
EV/FCF -61.2x 39.9x -10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.1x 24.2x 54.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.53 0.49 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMACSPGWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% 10.9% 39.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 7.5% 29.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% – 37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – 28.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.4% 4.0% -344.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.7% 6.9% -65.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 59.4% 130.6% 80.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 30.0% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 61.8% 129.8% 57.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 29.7% 66.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% 7.1% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 2.9% 30.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% -3.4% -282.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -4.8% -162.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMACSPGWELL
Gross margin 59.2% – 39.2%
EBITDA margin -14.4% 73.3% 3.7%
Operating margin -52.0% 48.3% -16.0%
Pretax margin -52.0% 32.9% -16.0%
Net margin -16.8% 70.5% 12.1%
FCF margin -18.5% 37.7% -130.2%
Operating cash flow margin 30.5% 62.3% 24.1%
Return on equity -6.4% 87.0% 3.6%
Return on assets -2.1% 13.6% 2.4%
Return on invested capital -6.9% 15.6% -3.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 0.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% – 11.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMACSPGWELL
Debt / assets 56.9% 71.3% 21.3%
Debt / equity 1.7x 4.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -31.9x 5.7x 26.6x
Debt / FCF -26.0x 11.3x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 84.7% 32.7%
Equity / assets 34.1% 15.3% 67.3%
Interest coverage – 3.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMACSPGWELL
Dividend yield 2.9% 4.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield -8.7% 0.2% -5.7%
Shareholder yield -5.8% 4.5% -4.4%
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.

ConsensusMACSPGWELL
Forward P/E – 30.7xFY2026 75.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $3.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -51.5%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.4% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $969.19MFY2026 $7.17BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% -8.0% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMACSPGWELL
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.2% 98.3%
Institutions holding 350 1,358 1,585
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% +3.8% +5.6%
Institutions buying 220 679 879
Institutions selling 79 463 474
Buyers to sellers 2.78 1.47 1.85

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.

MACSPGWELL
MAC 1.00 0.70 0.28
SPG 0.70 1.00 0.44
WELL 0.28 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAC, SPG and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Macerich (MAC) $6.66B, Simon Property (SPG) $70.16B, Welltower (WELL) $169.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAC, SPG and WELL?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Macerich (MAC) -39.3x, Simon Property (SPG) 15.0x, Welltower (WELL) 101.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Simon Property (SPG) is cheapest (Simon Property (SPG) 30.7x, Welltower (WELL) 75.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Welltower (WELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Macerich (MAC) +1.3%, Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Macerich (MAC) -16.8%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Macerich (MAC) -6.9%, Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Macerich (MAC) +34.3%, Simon Property (SPG) +19.5%, Welltower (WELL) +26.3%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Macerich (MAC) +5.7%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +7.6%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +23.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Macerich (MAC) 0.03%, Simon Property (SPG) 0.00%, Welltower (WELL) 0.00%. Simon Property (SPG) and Welltower (WELL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Simon Property (SPG) has been the steadiest (Macerich (MAC) 29.6%, Simon Property (SPG) 19.1%, Welltower (WELL) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAC, SPG and WELL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Simon Property (SPG) 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.