SPG vs KIM vs KRG Stock Comparison

Simon Property, Kimco Realty and Kite Realty Group Trust Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KIM Kimco Realty Corp
$23.42 +4.1% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$16.33B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
0.04%
Retail REITs Real Estate
1 win
KRG Kite Realty Group Trust
$24.29 -2.1% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.06B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$806.16M
Div. yield
0.05%
Retail REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 7, Kite Realty Group Trust 4, Kimco Realty 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPGKIMKRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.16B $16.33B $5.06B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 28.3x 15.0x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.7x 28.9x 27.9x KRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +4.4% -5.6% SPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 70.5% 26.4% 41.8% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% 4.2% — SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 5.5x — KIM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.05% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.5% +7.5% +7.3% SPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.6%/yr +0.7%/yr +3.7%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.1% 18.0% 17.9% KRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 63/100 67/100 KRG

Percentile Scorecard

SPGKIMKRG

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

AxisSPGKIMKRG
Valuation 23 #112 of 145 46 #79 of 145 64 #53 of 145
Growth 84 #24 of 142 67 #48 of 142 55 #65 of 142
Profitability 100 #1 of 135 75 #34 of 135 81 #27 of 135
Financial Health 28 #98 of 136 62 #53 of 136 46 #74 of 136
Shareholder Returns 47 #70 of 131 63 #49 of 131 88 #17 of 131
Overall 56 63 67
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KIM ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • KRG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPGKIMKRGSPY
1 month +3.3%+4.1%-2.1% +0.9%
3 months -10.4%-10.0%-15.8% +5.9%
6 months +5.6%-0.9%-6.8% +8.5%
Year to date +14.1%+15.5%+1.3% +13.3%
1 year +19.5%+7.5%+7.3% +12.4%
3 years +102.1%+38.8%+22.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.4%+11.6%+6.9% +23.5%
5 years +44.1%+3.6%+19.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.6%+0.7%+3.7% +11.0%
10 years +15.5%-11.0%-0.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +1.5%-1.2%-0.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSPGKIMKRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.1%18.0%17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.1%17.0%18.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.04-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.020.420.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-37.8%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-11.3%-18.5% -0.9%
52-week high $236.69$26.39$29.82 $779.14
52-week low $173.35$19.78$21.90 $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.

MultipleSPGKIMKRG
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 25.8x 27.2xmedian 25.8x 14.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 4.0x 7.2xmedian 4.0x 6.0xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 14.2x 16.4xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 23.0x 23.0xmedian 23.0x 41.6xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 1.91 2.31median 1.91 0.11median 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 monthsSPGKIMKRG
Revenue $6.65B $2.19B $806.16M
Operating income $3.21B $788.44M –
Net income $5.45B $613.68M $345.59M
Free cash flow $2.51B $681.88M $117.09M
EPS (diluted) $14.43 $0.86 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $542.96M $700.38M $144.58M
Total debt $28.25B $8.74B $2.84B
Shares (diluted) 324.96M 671.96M 203.20M
Enterprise value $66.01B $15.09B $4.78B

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
MetricSPGKIMKRG
P/E 14.6x 27.2x 14.6x
P/FCF 28.9x 23.0x 41.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 13.3x 12.2x
P/S 10.9x 7.2x 6.0x
P/B 11.9x 1.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 11.9x 1.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 20.5x 16.4x –
EV/EBIT 31.2x 30.1x –
EV/Revenue 15.1x 10.9x 9.4x
EV/FCF 39.9x 34.8x 64.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 20.1x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 2.31 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPGKIMKRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 4.4% -5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 7.5% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.0% 8.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 8.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 130.6% 1.3% 96.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 14.2% 130.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 129.8% 2.9% 111.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 11.8% 134.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 10.7% -7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 5.0% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% 44.6% -30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 17.0% -16.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPGKIMKRG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 73.3% 66.4% –
Operating margin 48.3% 36.0% –
Pretax margin 32.9% 22.9% –
Net margin 70.5% 26.4% 41.8%
FCF margin 37.7% 31.2% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 62.3% 53.9% 49.5%
Return on equity 87.0% 5.9% 12.1%
Return on assets 13.6% 3.1% 5.5%
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 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPGKIMKRG
Debt / assets 71.3% 43.6% 45.4%
Debt / equity 4.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 5.5x –
Debt / FCF 11.3x 12.8x 24.3x
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 48.0% 54.2%
Equity / assets 15.3% 52.0% 45.8%
Interest coverage 3.1x 2.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – 16.3x –
Cash ratio – 10.5x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPGKIMKRG
Dividend yield 4.2% 4.5% 5.4%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.1% 9.2%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 5.6% 14.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 118.3% 77.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 106.5% 227.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.4% 15.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 10.2%

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.

ConsensusSPGKIMKRG
Forward P/E 30.7xFY2026 28.9xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.87FY2026 $0.81FY2026 $0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -51.5%FY2026 -1.2%FY2026 -36.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +7.4% -50.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.17BFY2026 $2.12BFY2026 $750.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +4.1% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPGKIMKRG
Held by institutions 93.2% 99.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,358 693 397
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +1.8% -2.3%
Institutions buying 679 369 178
Institutions selling 463 201 145
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.84 1.23

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.

SPGKIMKRG
SPG 1.00 0.66 0.62
KIM 0.66 1.00 0.78
KRG 0.62 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPG, KIM and KRG?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Simon Property (SPG) $70.16B, Kimco Realty (KIM) $16.33B, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $5.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPG, KIM and KRG?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Simon Property (SPG) 15.0x, Kimco Realty (KIM) 28.3x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) is cheapest (Simon Property (SPG) 30.7x, Kimco Realty (KIM) 28.9x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 27.9x). 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%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) -5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 26.4%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 41.8%). 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) +19.5%, Kimco Realty (KIM) +7.5%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +7.3%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Simon Property (SPG) +7.6%/yr, Kimco Realty (KIM) +0.7%/yr, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has the highest dividend yield: Simon Property (SPG) 0.00%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 0.04%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 0.05%. Simon Property (SPG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) has been the steadiest (Simon Property (SPG) 19.1%, Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.0%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 17.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPG, KIM and KRG?

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.