PECO vs SKT vs MAC Stock Comparison

Phillips Edison & Company, Tanger and Macerich Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SKT Tanger Inc.
$38.45 +11.2% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.42B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$612.31M
Div. yield
3.18%
Retail REITs Real Estate
6 wins
MAC Macerich Co
$25.90 +13.1% 1M +46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.36B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
2.63%
Retail REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPECOSKTMACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.31B $4.42B $7.36B MAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x 17.9x -41.8x SKT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.4x 35.0x — SKT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +11.4% +1.3% SKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.9% 40.3% -16.8% SKT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x -31.9x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.24% 3.18% 2.63% PECO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.9% +14.2% +46.3% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +12.5%/yr +3.1%/yr SKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.6% 21.1% 29.5% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 61/100 15/100 SKT

Percentile Scorecard

PECOSKTMAC

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

AxisPECOSKTMAC
Valuation 22 #114 of 146 70 #45 of 146 3 #142 of 146
Growth 74 #38 of 145 77 #34 of 145 32 #99 of 145
Profitability 56 #63 of 141 99 #3 of 141 11 #126 of 141
Financial Health 57 #63 of 146 48 #77 of 146 21 #115 of 146
Shareholder Returns 42 #79 of 136 10 #123 of 136 9 #124 of 136
Overall 50 61 15
  • PECO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SKT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPECOSKTMACSPY
1 month +10.1%+11.2%+13.1% -1.0%
3 months -1.1%-5.2%+2.0% -0.4%
6 months +2.1%+4.3%+16.5% +4.5%
Year to date +15.7%+15.2%+40.3% +12.4%
1 year +20.9%+14.2%+46.3% +13.6%
3 years +17.2%+60.7%+130.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +5.4%+17.2%+32.2% +20.8%
5 years +22.3%+80.1%+16.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +4.1%+12.5%+3.1% +10.4%
10 years —+16.1%-61.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+1.5%-9.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePECOSKTMACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.6%21.1%29.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 14.4%19.0%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.080.250.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.250.671.57 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.2%-36.8%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-8.7%-2.3% -1.6%
52-week high $44.01$42.10$26.52 $779.14
52-week low $34.04$31.63$16.20 $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.

MultiplePECOSKTMAC
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 26.6x 17.9xmedian 26.6x -41.8xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.3x 7.2xmedian 4.3x 7.3xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.7x 12.6xmedian 14.7x -82.7xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.4xmedian 22.1x 13.7xmedian 22.1x -39.5xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 6.3xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 2.01 2.04median 2.01 2.74median 2.01

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 monthsPECOSKTMAC
Revenue $761.31M $612.31M $1.01B
Gross profit – – $595.32M
Operating income – – -$522.95M
Net income $199.72M $246.96M -$172.33M
Free cash flow -$305.42M $323.28M -$186.19M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $2.13 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $8.90M $176.88M $227.03M
Total debt $2.52B $1.62B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 141.31M 115.73M 273.72M
Enterprise value $5.57B $3.99B $6.46B

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
MetricPECOSKTMAC
P/E 29.2x 17.9x -41.8x
P/FCF -17.4x 13.7x -39.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 7.4x 24.0x
P/S 7.0x 7.2x 7.3x
P/B 2.0x 6.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 6.3x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x -82.7x
EV/EBIT – 19.8x -22.9x
EV/Revenue 10.3x 9.5x 11.9x
EV/FCF -25.6x 18.1x -64.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x 9.8x 39.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 2.04 2.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPECOSKTMAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 11.4% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 11.0% 5.1%
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) 120.5% 21.3% 59.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.9% 12.0% -25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.0% 19.5% 61.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.2% 8.8% -15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.7% 10.4% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 10.9% -5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.2% 63.7% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -94.4% 10.6% -46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPECOSKTMAC
Gross margin – – 59.2%
EBITDA margin – 75.4% -14.4%
Operating margin – – -52.0%
Pretax margin – 36.4% -52.0%
Net margin 23.9% 40.3% -16.8%
FCF margin -40.1% 52.8% -18.5%
Operating cash flow margin 46.6% 97.5% 30.5%
Return on equity 7.4% 18.9% -6.4%
Return on assets 3.6% 4.6% -2.1%
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 -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 4.3% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPECOSKTMAC
Debt / assets 45.4% 56.6% 56.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x 2.3x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x -31.9x
Debt / FCF -8.3x 5.0x -26.0x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 75.5% 65.9%
Equity / assets 48.6% 24.5% 34.1%
Interest coverage – 4.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPECOSKTMAC
Dividend yield 3.2% 3.2% 2.6%
Net buyback yield -1.6% -1.1% -8.0%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 2.1% -5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 83.2% – -111.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) -54.4% – -103.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.0% – 8.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 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.

ConsensusPECOSKTMAC
Forward P/E 51.4xFY2026 35.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.80FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% +10.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $741.12MFY2026 $638.63MFY2026 $969.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +15.9%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -9.1% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPECOSKTMAC
Held by institutions 89.1% 93.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 446 362 352
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +2.8% +19.5%
Institutions buying 225 173 222
Institutions selling 134 122 79
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.42 2.81

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.

PECOSKTMAC
PECO 1.00 0.66 0.51
SKT 0.66 1.00 0.66
MAC 0.51 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PECO, SKT and MAC?

Macerich (MAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $5.31B, Tanger (SKT) $4.42B, Macerich (MAC) $7.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, PECO, SKT and MAC?

Tanger (SKT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 29.2x, Tanger (SKT) 17.9x, Macerich (MAC) -41.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tanger (SKT) is cheapest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 51.4x, Tanger (SKT) 35.0x). 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: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%, Tanger (SKT) +11.4%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tanger (SKT) has the highest net margin (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%, Tanger (SKT) 40.3%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +20.9%, Tanger (SKT) +14.2%, Macerich (MAC) +46.3%. Over five years, Tanger (SKT) compounded fastest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.1%/yr, Tanger (SKT) +12.5%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has the highest dividend yield: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 3.24%, Tanger (SKT) 3.18%, Macerich (MAC) 2.63%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 16.6%, Tanger (SKT) 21.1%, Macerich (MAC) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.