SKT vs MAC vs FRT Stock Comparison

Tanger, Macerich and Federal Realty Investment Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SKT Tanger Inc.
$37.01 +6.1% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.20B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$612.31M
Div. yield
–
Retail REITs Real Estate
5 wins
MAC Macerich Co
$24.30 +6.1% 1M +43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.03%
Retail REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionSKTMACFRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.20B $6.65B $9.47B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x -39.2x 22.1x SKT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.6x — 25.5x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +1.3% +8.0% SKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.3% -16.8% 32.1% SKT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -31.9x 4.5x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.2% +43.8% +16.8% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +6.1%/yr -1.5%/yr SKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% 29.2% 16.7% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 14/100 41/100 SKT

Percentile Scorecard

SKTMACFRT

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

AxisSKTMACFRT
Valuation 69 #46 of 145 1 #143 of 145 14 #125 of 145
Growth 78 #33 of 143 31 #99 of 143 47 #76 of 143
Profitability 98 #4 of 136 9 #124 of 136 82 #25 of 136
Financial Health 46 #75 of 138 20 #110 of 138 43 #79 of 138
Shareholder Returns 11 #117 of 131 10 #118 of 131 21 #104 of 131
Overall 60 14 41
  • SKT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAC 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

PeriodSKTMACFRTSPY
1 month +6.1%+6.1%+1.9% +0.7%
3 months -9.7%-4.6%-10.2% +3.7%
6 months -0.2%+11.8%+0.6% +7.1%
Year to date +10.9%+31.6%+10.6% +12.8%
1 year +12.2%+43.8%+16.8% +11.9%
3 years +72.1%+149.0%+27.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.9%+35.6%+8.3% +22.8%
5 years +120.3%+34.3%-7.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%+6.1%-1.5% +10.9%
10 years +7.9%-65.6%-22.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.8%-10.1%-2.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSKTMACFRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%29.2%16.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.3%31.3%15.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.620.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.581.501.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.8%-65.2%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.1%-8.4%-12.3% -1.2%
52-week high $42.10$26.52$127.13 $779.14
52-week low $31.63$16.20$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.

MultipleSKTMACFRT
P/E now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 25.7x -39.2xmedian 25.7x 22.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.1x 6.9xmedian 4.1x 7.3xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 14.3x -79.6xmedian 14.3x 13.9xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 23.5x -37.1xmedian 23.5x -26.1xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.96median 1.86 2.57median 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 monthsSKTMACFRT
Revenue $612.31M $1.01B $1.34B
Gross profit – $595.32M –
Operating income – -$522.95M $638.97M
Net income $246.96M -$172.33M $446.74M
Free cash flow $323.28M -$186.19M -$371.04M
EPS (diluted) $2.13 $-0.62 $4.97
Cash & equivalents $176.88M $227.03M $107.25M
Total debt $1.62B $4.85B $19.28B
Shares (diluted) 115.73M 273.72M 86.18M
Enterprise value $3.75B $5.67B $9.03B

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
MetricSKTMACFRT
P/E 17.2x -39.2x 22.4x
P/FCF 13.2x -37.1x -26.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 22.5x 15.4x
P/S 6.9x 6.9x 7.3x
P/B 6.1x 2.4x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 2.4x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x -79.6x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 19.2x -22.0x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 11.5x 10.7x
EV/FCF 17.5x -61.9x -38.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.5x 37.6x 22.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.96 2.57 10.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKTMACFRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 1.3% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 5.1% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -5.4% 21.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.7% 5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.3% 59.4% 24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -25.9% 4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.5% 61.8% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -15.2% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% -2.3% 6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -5.3% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.7% 26.6% -323.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -46.2% -17.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKTMACFRT
Gross margin – 59.2% –
EBITDA margin 75.4% -14.4% 77.2%
Operating margin – -52.0% 47.9%
Pretax margin 36.4% -52.0% 33.4%
Net margin 40.3% -16.8% 32.1%
FCF margin 52.8% -18.5% -27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 97.5% 30.5% 47.3%
Return on equity 18.9% -6.4% 13.1%
Return on assets 4.6% -2.1% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – -6.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -1.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 2.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKTMACFRT
Debt / assets 56.6% 56.9% 52.6%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.7x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -31.9x 4.5x
Debt / FCF 5.0x -26.0x -12.9x
Liabilities / assets 75.5% 65.9% 62.1%
Equity / assets 24.5% 34.1% 37.9%
Interest coverage 4.1x – 3.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKTMACFRT
Dividend yield 3.3% 2.8% 4.1%
Net buyback yield -1.2% -8.5% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.1% -5.7% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -111.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -103.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusSKTMACFRT
Forward P/E 33.6xFY2026 – 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $-0.17FY2026 $4.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 – -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% – -31.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $638.63MFY2026 $969.19MFY2026 $1.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.9%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.1% +13.7% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKTMACFRT
Held by institutions 93.8% 100.0% 98.5%
Institutions holding 362 351 622
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +19.5% +9.4%
Institutions buying 173 221 364
Institutions selling 122 79 162
Buyers to sellers 1.42 2.80 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.

SKTMACFRT
SKT 1.00 0.66 0.65
MAC 0.66 1.00 0.57
FRT 0.65 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKT, MAC and FRT?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tanger (SKT) $4.20B, Macerich (MAC) $6.65B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, SKT, MAC and FRT?

Tanger (SKT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tanger (SKT) 17.0x, Macerich (MAC) -39.2x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Tanger (SKT) 33.6x, 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?

Tanger (SKT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tanger (SKT) +11.4%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tanger (SKT) has the highest net margin (Tanger (SKT) 40.3%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Tanger (SKT) +12.2%, Macerich (MAC) +43.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +16.8%. Over five years, Tanger (SKT) compounded fastest (Tanger (SKT) +17.1%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +6.1%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tanger (SKT) 0.00%, Macerich (MAC) 0.03%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%. Tanger (SKT) and Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) has been the steadiest (Tanger (SKT) 21.1%, Macerich (MAC) 29.2%, 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, SKT, MAC 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, Tanger (SKT) 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.