PECO vs SPG vs BRX Stock Comparison

Phillips Edison & Company, Simon Property and Brixmor Property Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Simon Property leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 7, Brixmor Property 2, Phillips Edison & Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPECOSPGBRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.87B $69.14B $8.65B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.9x 14.7x 20.0x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.6x 31.0x 25.8x BRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +10.9% +5.8% SPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.1% 70.5% 30.8% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.04% BRX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.4% +18.4% +0.6% SPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr +7.8%/yr +3.5%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 15.8% 19.2% 17.8% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 55/100 48/100 SPG

Percentile Scorecard

PECOSPGBRX

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

AxisPECOSPGBRX
Valuation 35 #95 of 145 23 #112 of 145 31 #100 of 145
Growth 88 #18 of 144 82 #27 of 144 43 #82 of 144
Profitability 60 #56 of 140 99 #3 of 140 82 #26 of 140
Financial Health 59 #61 of 146 27 #107 of 146 19 #119 of 146
Shareholder Returns 26 #98 of 132 46 #72 of 132 66 #45 of 132
Overall 54 55 48
  • PECO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BRX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPECOSPGBRXSPY
1 month +4.5%+3.6%+1.7% -1.0%
3 months -11.9%-7.9%-13.3% +2.9%
6 months -2.8%+5.2%-7.3% +6.4%
Year to date +7.8%+14.3%+7.3% +11.4%
1 year +11.4%+18.4%+0.6% +13.1%
3 years +12.8%+99.7%+40.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.1%+26.0%+12.1% +21.5%
5 years +25.0%+45.8%+18.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.6%+7.8%+3.5% +10.9%
10 years —+7.7%+5.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+0.7%+0.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePECOSPGBRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 15.8%19.2%17.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 14.3%18.3%17.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.100.200.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.960.03 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.2%-48.8%-32.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-10.6%-13.9% -2.5%
52-week high $44.01$236.69$32.67 $779.14
52-week low $33.84$173.35$24.67 $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.

MultiplePECOSPGBRX
P/E now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 27.0x 14.7xmedian 27.0x 20.0xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.1x 10.9xmedian 4.1x 6.2xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 20.6xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -40.2xmedian 23.7x 28.9xmedian 23.7x -83.6xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 12.0xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 2.07 0.49median 2.07 3.27median 2.07

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 monthsPECOSPGBRX
Revenue $750.89M $6.65B $1.40B
Operating income – $3.21B –
Net income $158.32M $5.45B $432.79M
Free cash flow -$122.68M $2.51B -$103.24M
EPS (diluted) $1.03 $14.43 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $7.13M $542.96M $170.89M
Total debt $2.45B $28.25B $21.81B
Shares (diluted) 139.19M 324.96M 307.92M
Enterprise value $4.86B $64.99B $7.49B

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
MetricPECOSPGBRX
P/E 33.7x 14.7x 20.0x
P/FCF -40.2x 28.9x -83.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 17.5x 12.6x
P/S 6.6x 10.9x 6.2x
P/B 1.9x 12.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 12.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 20.6x –
EV/EBIT – 31.3x –
EV/Revenue 9.8x 15.1x 9.8x
EV/FCF -60.2x 40.0x -133.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 24.2x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 0.49 3.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPECOSPGBRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 10.9% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 7.5% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 107.7% 130.6% 29.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 30.0% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 108.3% 129.8% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 29.7% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 7.1% 9.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 2.9% 5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.7% -3.4% -498.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.8% -4.8% -34.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPECOSPGBRX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 73.3% –
Operating margin – 48.3% –
Pretax margin – 32.9% –
Net margin 19.1% 70.5% 30.8%
FCF margin -16.3% 37.7% -7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 48.6% 62.3% 48.8%
Return on equity 6.0% 87.0% 14.3%
Return on assets 2.9% 13.6% 4.8%
Return on invested capital – 15.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 0.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPECOSPGBRX
Debt / assets 45.0% 71.3% 59.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 4.7x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.7x –
Debt / FCF -20.0x 11.3x -51.6x
Liabilities / assets 51.0% 84.7% 66.4%
Equity / assets 49.0% 15.3% 33.6%
Interest coverage – 3.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPECOSPGBRX
Dividend yield 3.5% 4.2% 4.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 4.4% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 102.9% – 85.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) -132.7% – -356.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.9% – 7.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – 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.

ConsensusPECOSPGBRX
Forward P/E 48.6xFY2026 31.0xFY2026 25.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.79FY2026 $6.82FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.2%FY2026 -51.9%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.5% +8.2% -6.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $739.69MFY2026 $7.17BFY2026 $1.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% -7.8% +8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPECOSPGBRX
Held by institutions 89.1% 93.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 444 1,357 477
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +3.8% +3.6%
Institutions buying 225 679 244
Institutions selling 132 462 159
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.47 1.53

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.

PECOSPGBRX
PECO 1.00 0.60 0.80
SPG 0.60 1.00 0.66
BRX 0.80 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PECO, SPG and BRX?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $4.87B, Simon Property (SPG) $69.14B, Brixmor Property (BRX) $8.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, PECO, SPG and BRX?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 33.9x, Simon Property (SPG) 14.7x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brixmor Property (BRX) is cheapest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 48.6x, Simon Property (SPG) 31.0x, Brixmor Property (BRX) 25.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Simon Property (SPG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +8.1%, Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 19.1%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 30.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Simon Property (SPG) returned the most: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +11.4%, Simon Property (SPG) +18.4%, Brixmor Property (BRX) +0.6%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.6%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +7.8%/yr, Brixmor Property (BRX) +3.5%/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%, Simon Property (SPG) 0.00%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 0.04%. Simon Property (SPG) 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) 15.8%, Simon Property (SPG) 19.2%, Brixmor Property (BRX) 17.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PECO, SPG and BRX?

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 7. 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.