PECO vs SPG vs WELL Stock Comparison

Phillips Edison & Company, Simon Property and Welltower Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 6, Welltower 4, Phillips Edison & Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPECOSPGWELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.99B $70.16B $169.62B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 15.0x 101.8x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.2x 30.7x 75.2x SPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +10.9% +39.2% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.9% 70.5% 12.1% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.6% -3.4% SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.7x 26.6x SPG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.1% +19.5% +26.3% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr +7.6%/yr +23.1%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 15.9% 19.1% 23.4% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 56/100 37/100 SPG

Percentile Scorecard

PECOSPGWELL

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

AxisPECOSPGWELL
Valuation 25 #109 of 145 23 #112 of 145 0 #145 of 145
Growth 75 #36 of 142 84 #24 of 142 82 #27 of 142
Profitability 58 #58 of 135 100 #1 of 135 19 #109 of 135
Financial Health 54 #63 of 136 28 #98 of 136 83 #24 of 136
Shareholder Returns 43 #75 of 131 47 #70 of 131 2 #129 of 131
Overall 51 56 37
  • PECO 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

PeriodPECOSPGWELLSPY
1 month +0.3%+3.3%-2.6% +0.9%
3 months -11.8%-10.4%-5.8% +5.9%
6 months -5.3%+5.6%+7.0% +8.5%
Year to date +6.0%+14.1%+22.3% +13.3%
1 year +10.1%+19.5%+26.3% +12.4%
3 years +12.4%+102.1%+179.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.0%+26.4%+40.8% +23.5%
5 years +25.1%+44.1%+182.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.6%+7.6%+23.1% +11.0%
10 years —+15.5%+231.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+1.5%+12.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePECOSPGWELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 15.9%19.1%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 14.3%18.1%25.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.110.20-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.641.021.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.2%-48.8%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-10.8%-10.0% -0.9%
52-week high $44.01$236.69$252.22 $779.14
52-week low $33.84$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.

MultiplePECOSPGWELL
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 25.8x 14.6xmedian 25.8x 98.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 4.0x 10.9xmedian 4.0x 12.1xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 20.5xmedian 14.2x 355.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.9xmedian 23.0x 28.9xmedian 23.0x -9.3xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 11.9xmedian 1.3x 3.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.61median 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 monthsPECOSPGWELL
Revenue $761.31M $6.65B $13.79B
Gross profit – – $5.41B
Operating income – $3.21B -$2.20B
Net income $199.72M $5.45B $1.75B
Free cash flow -$305.42M $2.51B -$17.96B
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $14.43 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $8.90M $542.96M $2.27B
Total debt $2.52B $28.25B $15.73B
Shares (diluted) 141.31M 324.96M 754.90M
Enterprise value $4.96B $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
MetricPECOSPGWELL
P/E 26.7x 14.6x 98.7x
P/FCF -15.9x 28.9x -9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 17.5x 50.0x
P/S 6.4x 10.9x 12.1x
P/B 1.8x 11.9x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 11.9x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA – 20.5x 355.3x
EV/EBIT – 31.2x -81.8x
EV/Revenue 9.7x 15.1x 13.0x
EV/FCF -24.2x 39.9x -10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 24.2x 54.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.61 0.49 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPECOSPGWELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 10.9% 39.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 7.5% 29.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 28.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.0% -344.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% -65.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 120.5% 130.6% 80.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.9% 30.0% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.0% 129.8% 57.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.2% 29.7% 66.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.7% 7.1% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 2.9% 30.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.2% -3.4% -282.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -94.4% -4.8% -162.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPECOSPGWELL
Gross margin – – 39.2%
EBITDA margin – 73.3% 3.7%
Operating margin – 48.3% -16.0%
Pretax margin – 32.9% -16.0%
Net margin 23.9% 70.5% 12.1%
FCF margin -40.1% 37.7% -130.2%
Operating cash flow margin 46.6% 62.3% 24.1%
Return on equity 7.4% 87.0% 3.6%
Return on assets 3.6% 13.6% 2.4%
Return on invested capital – 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 1.6% – 11.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPECOSPGWELL
Debt / assets 45.4% 71.3% 21.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 4.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.7x 26.6x
Debt / FCF -8.3x 11.3x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 84.7% 32.7%
Equity / assets 48.6% 15.3% 67.3%
Interest coverage – 3.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPECOSPGWELL
Dividend yield 3.5% 4.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield -1.7% 0.2% -5.7%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 4.5% -4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 83.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -54.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – –

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.

ConsensusPECOSPGWELL
Forward P/E 47.2xFY2026 30.7xFY2026 75.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.80FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $3.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% +8.4% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $741.12MFY2026 $7.17BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -8.0% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPECOSPGWELL
Held by institutions 89.1% 93.2% 98.3%
Institutions holding 444 1,358 1,585
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +3.8% +5.6%
Institutions buying 225 679 879
Institutions selling 132 463 474
Buyers to sellers 1.70 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.

PECOSPGWELL
PECO 1.00 0.60 0.49
SPG 0.60 1.00 0.44
WELL 0.49 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PECO, SPG and WELL?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $4.99B, Simon Property (SPG) $70.16B, Welltower (WELL) $169.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, PECO, SPG and WELL?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 27.4x, Simon Property (SPG) 15.0x, Welltower (WELL) 101.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Simon Property (SPG) is cheapest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 47.2x, 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: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%, Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +10.1%, Simon Property (SPG) +19.5%, Welltower (WELL) +26.3%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.6%/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: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 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, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 15.9%, 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, PECO, 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.