PECO vs FRT vs KRG Stock Comparison

Phillips Edison & Company, Federal Realty Investment Trust and Kite Realty Group Trust Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRG Kite Realty Group Trust
$24.29 -2.1% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.87B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$806.16M
Div. yield
5.37%
Retail REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 4, Kite Realty Group Trust 4, Phillips Edison & Company 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPECOFRTKRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.87B $9.41B $4.87B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x 21.8x 14.6x KRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.2x 24.7x 27.9x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +8.0% -5.6% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.9% 32.1% 41.8% KRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.54% 4.20% 5.37% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.1% +10.5% +7.3% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr -2.1%/yr +3.7%/yr PECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 15.9% 16.6% 17.9% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 42/100 67/100 KRG

Percentile Scorecard

PECOFRTKRG

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

AxisPECOFRTKRG
Valuation 25 #109 of 145 14 #125 of 145 64 #53 of 145
Growth 75 #36 of 142 48 #75 of 142 55 #65 of 142
Profitability 58 #58 of 135 83 #24 of 135 81 #27 of 135
Financial Health 54 #63 of 136 44 #76 of 136 46 #74 of 136
Shareholder Returns 43 #75 of 131 22 #103 of 131 88 #17 of 131
Overall 51 42 67
  • PECO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT 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

PeriodPECOFRTKRGSPY
1 month +0.3%-1.4%-2.1% +0.9%
3 months -11.8%-14.0%-15.8% +5.9%
6 months -5.3%-2.1%-6.8% +8.5%
Year to date +6.0%+7.4%+1.3% +13.3%
1 year +10.1%+10.5%+7.3% +12.4%
3 years +12.4%+25.0%+22.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.0%+7.7%+6.9% +23.5%
5 years +25.1%-10.0%+19.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.6%-2.1%+3.7% +11.0%
10 years —-24.7%-0.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-2.8%-0.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePECOFRTKRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 15.9%16.6%17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 14.3%15.8%18.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.110.11-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.630.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.2%-40.0%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-14.8%-18.5% -0.9%
52-week high $44.01$127.13$29.82 $779.14
52-week low $33.84$94.87$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.

MultiplePECOFRTKRG
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 25.8x 21.8xmedian 25.8x 14.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 4.0x 7.0xmedian 4.0x 6.0xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 13.7xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.9xmedian 23.0x -25.4xmedian 23.0x 41.6xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.61median 1.91 10.63median 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 monthsPECOFRTKRG
Revenue $761.31M $1.34B $806.16M
Operating income – $638.97M –
Net income $199.72M $446.74M $345.59M
Free cash flow -$305.42M -$371.04M $117.09M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $4.97 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $8.90M $107.25M $144.58M
Total debt $2.52B $19.28B $2.84B
Shares (diluted) 141.31M 86.18M 203.20M
Enterprise value $5.13B $9.15B $4.73B

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
MetricPECOFRTKRG
P/E 26.7x 21.8x 14.6x
P/FCF -15.9x -25.4x 41.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 14.9x 12.2x
P/S 6.4x 7.0x 6.0x
P/B 1.8x 2.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.7x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 13.7x –
EV/EBIT – 22.0x –
EV/Revenue 9.7x 10.5x 9.4x
EV/FCF -24.2x -37.9x 64.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 22.3x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.61 10.63 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPECOFRTKRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 8.0% -5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 6.4% -0.6%
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% 24.7% 96.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.9% 4.0% 130.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.0% 27.3% 111.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.2% 2.1% 134.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.7% 6.3% -7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 4.8% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.2% -323.9% -30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -94.4% -17.8% -16.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPECOFRTKRG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 77.2% –
Operating margin – 47.9% –
Pretax margin – 33.4% –
Net margin 23.9% 32.1% 41.8%
FCF margin -40.1% -27.8% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 46.6% 47.3% 49.5%
Return on equity 7.4% 13.1% 12.1%
Return on assets 3.6% 4.9% 5.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.1% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPECOFRTKRG
Debt / assets 45.4% 52.6% 45.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.4x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.5x –
Debt / FCF -8.3x -12.9x 24.3x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 62.1% 54.2%
Equity / assets 48.6% 37.9% 45.8%
Interest coverage – 3.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPECOFRTKRG
Dividend yield 3.5% 4.2% 5.4%
Net buyback yield -1.7% -0.6% 9.2%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 3.6% 14.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 83.2% – 77.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) -54.4% – 227.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.0% – 15.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 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.

ConsensusPECOFRTKRG
Forward P/E 47.2xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.80FY2026 $4.38FY2026 $0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026 -36.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% -31.5% -50.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $741.12MFY2026 $1.28BFY2026 $750.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +14.8% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPECOFRTKRG
Held by institutions 89.1% 98.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 444 621 397
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +9.4% -2.3%
Institutions buying 225 363 178
Institutions selling 132 162 145
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.24 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.

PECOFRTKRG
PECO 1.00 0.68 0.75
FRT 0.68 1.00 0.77
KRG 0.75 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PECO, FRT and KRG?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $4.87B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.41B, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $4.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, PECO, FRT and KRG?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 26.7x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 21.8x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 47.2x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 24.7x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 27.9x). 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%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) -5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest net margin (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 41.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +10.1%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +10.5%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +7.3%. Over five years, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) compounded fastest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.6%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -2.1%/yr, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest dividend yield: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 3.54%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 4.20%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 5.37%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 15.9%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.6%, 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, PECO, FRT 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, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) leads on 4. 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.