PECO vs BRX vs FRT Stock Comparison

Phillips Edison & Company, Brixmor Property and Federal Realty Investment Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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

QuestionPECOBRXFRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.00B $8.99B $9.51B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.5x 20.8x 22.2x BRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.4x 26.5x 25.5x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +5.8% +8.0% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.9% 30.8% 32.1% FRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.04% 0.00% BRX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.6% +8.8% +16.8% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr +4.5%/yr -1.5%/yr PECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.1% 17.6% 16.7% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 45/100 41/100 PECO

Percentile Scorecard

PECOBRXFRT

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

AxisPECOBRXFRT
Valuation 23 #112 of 145 19 #117 of 145 14 #125 of 145
Growth 72 #41 of 143 39 #88 of 143 47 #76 of 143
Profitability 58 #58 of 136 83 #24 of 136 82 #25 of 136
Financial Health 54 #64 of 138 19 #112 of 138 43 #79 of 138
Shareholder Returns 43 #75 of 131 63 #49 of 131 21 #104 of 131
Overall 50 45 41
  • PECO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BRX 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

PeriodPECOBRXFRTSPY
1 month +2.8%+4.7%+1.9% +0.7%
3 months -8.8%-7.4%-10.2% +3.7%
6 months -3.7%-3.1%+0.6% +7.1%
Year to date +8.8%+11.2%+10.6% +12.8%
1 year +13.6%+8.8%+16.8% +11.9%
3 years +13.2%+44.6%+27.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.2%+13.1%+8.3% +22.8%
5 years +28.4%+24.4%-7.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.1%+4.5%-1.5% +10.9%
10 years —+16.9%-22.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+1.6%-2.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePECOBRXFRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.1%17.6%16.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 14.3%16.7%15.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.110.000.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.501.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.2%-32.4%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.1%-10.7%-12.3% -1.2%
52-week high $44.01$32.67$127.13 $779.14
52-week low $33.84$24.67$94.87 $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.

MultiplePECOBRXFRT
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 25.7x 20.7xmedian 25.7x 22.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.1x 6.4xmedian 4.1x 7.3xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x —median 14.3x 13.9xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 23.5x -86.7xmedian 23.5x -26.1xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 3.0xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 1.86 3.39median 1.86 10.94median 1.86

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 monthsPECOBRXFRT
Revenue $761.31M $1.40B $1.34B
Operating income – – $638.97M
Net income $199.72M $432.79M $446.74M
Free cash flow -$305.42M -$103.24M -$371.04M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $1.40 $4.97
Cash & equivalents $8.90M $170.89M $107.25M
Total debt $2.52B $21.81B $19.28B
Shares (diluted) 141.31M 307.92M 86.18M
Enterprise value $4.98B $7.83B $9.06B

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
MetricPECOBRXFRT
P/E 27.4x 20.7x 22.4x
P/FCF -16.3x -86.7x -26.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 13.1x 15.4x
P/S 6.6x 6.4x 7.3x
P/B 1.8x 3.0x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.0x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 13.9x
EV/EBIT – – 22.5x
EV/Revenue 9.9x 10.0x 10.7x
EV/FCF -24.6x -136.6x -38.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.1x 20.6x 22.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 3.39 10.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPECOBRXFRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 5.8% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 4.4% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 21.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 120.5% 29.1% 24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.9% 6.8% 4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.0% 29.0% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.2% 6.1% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.7% 9.8% 6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 5.3% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.2% -498.9% -323.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -94.4% -34.3% -17.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPECOBRXFRT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 77.2%
Operating margin – – 47.9%
Pretax margin – – 33.4%
Net margin 23.9% 30.8% 32.1%
FCF margin -40.1% -7.4% -27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 46.6% 48.8% 47.3%
Return on equity 7.4% 14.3% 13.1%
Return on assets 3.6% 4.8% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPECOBRXFRT
Debt / assets 45.4% 59.1% 52.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.8x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.5x
Debt / FCF -8.3x -51.6x -12.9x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 66.4% 62.1%
Equity / assets 48.6% 33.6% 37.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPECOBRXFRT
Dividend yield 3.4% 4.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield -1.7% 0.0% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 4.3% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 83.2% 85.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -54.4% -356.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.0% 7.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 7.7% –

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.

ConsensusPECOBRXFRT
Forward P/E 48.4xFY2026 26.5xFY2026 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.80FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $4.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 -12.0%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% -5.5% -31.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $741.12MFY2026 $1.48BFY2026 $1.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +8.7% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPECOBRXFRT
Held by institutions 89.1% 100.0% 98.5%
Institutions holding 445 477 622
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +3.6% +9.4%
Institutions buying 225 244 364
Institutions selling 133 159 162
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.53 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.

PECOBRXFRT
PECO 1.00 0.79 0.69
BRX 0.79 1.00 0.77
FRT 0.69 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PECO, BRX and FRT?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $5.00B, Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.99B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, PECO, BRX and FRT?

Brixmor Property (BRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 27.5x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.8x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 48.4x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 26.5x, 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?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has the highest net margin (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +13.6%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +8.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +16.8%. Over five years, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) compounded fastest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +5.1%/yr, Brixmor Property (BRX) +4.5%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brixmor Property (BRX) has the highest dividend yield: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 0.03%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.04%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 16.1%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.6%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PECO, BRX 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, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 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.