SPG vs KIM vs FRT Stock Comparison

Simon Property, Kimco Realty and Federal Realty Investment Trust Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KIM Kimco Realty Corp
$23.60 +6.2% 1M +6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.87B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
0.05%
Retail REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 7, Federal Realty Investment Trust 3, Kimco Realty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPGKIMFRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $69.12B $15.87B $9.42B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 27.5x 22.0x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.0x 29.5x 24.8x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +4.4% +8.0% SPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 70.5% 26.4% 32.1% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% 4.2% — SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 5.5x 4.5x FRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +6.2% +7.9% SPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr +0.6%/yr -2.1%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 18.1% 16.9% FRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 64/100 43/100 KIM

Percentile Scorecard

SPGKIMFRT

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

AxisSPGKIMFRT
Valuation 23 #112 of 145 49 #75 of 145 17 #121 of 145
Growth 82 #27 of 144 65 #51 of 144 49 #74 of 144
Profitability 99 #3 of 140 75 #36 of 140 84 #23 of 140
Financial Health 27 #107 of 146 65 #52 of 146 44 #82 of 146
Shareholder Returns 46 #72 of 132 66 #46 of 132 21 #104 of 132
Overall 55 64 43
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KIM 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

PeriodSPGKIMFRTSPY
1 month +3.6%+6.2%-0.6% -1.0%
3 months -7.9%-9.6%-13.8% +2.9%
6 months +5.2%-0.4%-2.1% +6.4%
Year to date +14.3%+16.4%+7.9% +11.4%
1 year +18.4%+6.2%+7.9% +13.1%
3 years +99.7%+40.3%+24.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.0%+12.0%+7.5% +21.5%
5 years +45.8%+2.8%-9.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.8%+0.6%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years +7.7%-15.7%-26.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.7%-1.7%-3.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSPGKIMFRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%18.1%16.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.3%17.3%16.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.040.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.960.340.47 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-37.8%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-10.6%-14.5% -2.5%
52-week high $236.69$26.39$127.13 $779.14
52-week low $173.35$19.78$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.

MultipleSPGKIMFRT
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 27.0x 27.5xmedian 27.0x 21.9xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 4.1x 7.2xmedian 4.1x 7.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 14.5x 16.4xmedian 14.5x 13.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 23.7x 23.2xmedian 23.7x -25.5xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 2.07 2.33median 2.07 10.67median 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 monthsSPGKIMFRT
Revenue $6.65B $2.19B $1.34B
Operating income $3.21B $788.44M $638.97M
Net income $5.45B $613.68M $446.74M
Free cash flow $2.51B $681.88M -$371.04M
EPS (diluted) $14.43 $0.86 $4.97
Cash & equivalents $542.96M $700.38M $107.25M
Total debt $28.25B $33.34B $19.28B
Shares (diluted) 324.96M 671.96M 86.18M
Enterprise value $64.97B $14.63B $8.98B

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
MetricSPGKIMFRT
P/E 14.7x 27.5x 21.9x
P/FCF 28.9x 23.2x -25.5x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 13.4x 15.0x
P/S 10.9x 7.2x 7.1x
P/B 12.0x 1.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 1.5x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 20.6x 16.4x 13.7x
EV/EBIT 31.3x 30.3x 22.1x
EV/Revenue 15.1x 10.9x 10.6x
EV/FCF 40.0x 35.0x -38.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 20.2x 22.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 2.33 10.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPGKIMFRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 4.4% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 7.5% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.0% 8.9% 21.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 8.4% 5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 130.6% 1.3% 24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 14.2% 4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 129.8% 2.9% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 11.8% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 10.7% 6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 5.0% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% 44.6% -323.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 17.0% -17.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPGKIMFRT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 73.3% 66.4% 77.2%
Operating margin 48.3% 36.0% 47.9%
Pretax margin 32.9% 22.9% 33.4%
Net margin 70.5% 26.4% 32.1%
FCF margin 37.7% 31.2% -27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 62.3% 53.9% 47.3%
Return on equity 87.0% 5.9% 13.1%
Return on assets 13.6% 3.1% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 15.6% 4.2% –
Return on capital employed – 4.0% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPGKIMFRT
Debt / assets 71.3% 43.6% 52.6%
Debt / equity 4.7x 0.8x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 5.5x 4.5x
Debt / FCF 11.3x 12.8x -12.9x
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 48.0% 62.1%
Equity / assets 15.3% 52.0% 37.9%
Interest coverage 3.1x 2.3x 3.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – 16.3x –
Cash ratio – 10.5x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPGKIMFRT
Dividend yield 4.2% 4.5% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.1% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 5.5% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 118.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 106.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% –

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.

ConsensusSPGKIMFRT
Forward P/E 31.0xFY2026 29.5xFY2026 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.82FY2026 $0.80FY2026 $4.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -51.9%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.2% +8.7% -31.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.17BFY2026 $2.12BFY2026 $1.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.8% +4.5% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPGKIMFRT
Held by institutions 93.2% 99.4% 98.5%
Institutions holding 1,357 693 621
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +1.8% +9.4%
Institutions buying 679 369 363
Institutions selling 462 201 162
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.84 2.24

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.

SPGKIMFRT
SPG 1.00 0.67 0.66
KIM 0.67 1.00 0.74
FRT 0.66 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPG, KIM and FRT?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Simon Property (SPG) $69.12B, Kimco Realty (KIM) $15.87B, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPG, KIM and FRT?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Simon Property (SPG) 14.7x, Kimco Realty (KIM) 27.5x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Simon Property (SPG) 31.0x, Kimco Realty (KIM) 29.5x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 24.8x). 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: Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%, Kimco Realty (KIM) +4.4%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 26.4%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Simon Property (SPG) returned the most: Simon Property (SPG) +18.4%, Kimco Realty (KIM) +6.2%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +7.9%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Simon Property (SPG) +7.8%/yr, Kimco Realty (KIM) +0.6%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Simon Property (SPG) 0.00%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 0.05%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 0.00%. Simon Property (SPG) 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 (Simon Property (SPG) 19.2%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.1%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPG, KIM 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, 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.