SPG vs LVS vs MAC Stock Comparison

Simon Property, Las Vegas Sands and Macerich Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$38.19 +5.4% 1M -35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$23.95B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
3.01%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
MAC Macerich Co
$24.83 +7.7% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
2.74%
Retail REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 6, Las Vegas Sands 4, Macerich 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPGLVSMACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.07B $23.95B $7.05B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.6x 15.1x -40.1x LVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.3x 14.7x — LVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.0% +10.9% +1.3% SPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 66.5% 11.8% -16.8% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 14.9% -6.9% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 2.9x -31.9x MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.01% 3.01% 2.74% SPG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.2% -35.7% +44.8% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr -1.4%/yr +2.7%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 31.4% 29.3% SPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 81/100 15/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

SPGLVSMAC

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

AxisSPGLVSMAC
Valuation 27 #106 of 145 86 #7 of 45 1 #143 of 145
Growth 86 #21 of 144 81 #9 of 43 32 #99 of 144
Profitability 100 #1 of 140 95 #3 of 42 10 #126 of 140
Financial Health 28 #105 of 146 57 #21 of 48 21 #115 of 146
Shareholder Returns 51 #65 of 132 86 #5 of 29 8 #121 of 132
Overall 59 81 15
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MAC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPGLVSMACSPY
1 month +10.3%+5.4%+7.7% -2.3%
3 months -3.2%-19.2%-4.1% -0.7%
6 months +10.0%-26.4%+15.5% +4.8%
Year to date +19.8%-41.3%+34.5% +10.3%
1 year +26.2%-35.7%+44.8% +10.3%
3 years +88.1%-21.8%+121.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +23.5%-7.9%+30.3% +20.1%
5 years +33.4%-7.0%+14.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +5.9%-1.4%+2.7% +10.1%
10 years +23.4%-33.7%-63.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +2.1%-4.0%-9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSPGLVSMACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%31.4%29.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.1%35.4%31.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.540.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.36-1.131.53 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-52.7%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-45.0%-6.4% -3.5%
52-week high $236.69$69.49$26.52 $779.14
52-week low $176.67$35.67$16.20 $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.

MultipleSPGLVSMAC
P/E now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 26.3x 15.1xmedian 17.8x -40.1xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 4.2x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 7.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 14.4x 8.3xmedian 11.0x -80.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 23.9x 10.0xmedian 12.4x -37.9xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 1.3x -69.6xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 1.98 0.36median 0.56 2.63median 1.98

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 monthsSPGLVSMAC
Revenue $6.94B $13.60B $1.01B
Gross profit – $6.46B $595.32M
Operating income $3.29B $2.85B -$522.95M
Net income $5.39B $1.81B -$172.33M
Free cash flow $3.04B $2.41B -$186.19M
R&D – $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) $14.25 $2.52 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $2.86B $227.03M
Total debt $28.70B $15.44B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 324.02M 640.00M 273.72M
Enterprise value $73.28B $10.77B $6.15B

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
MetricSPGLVSMAC
P/E 15.6x 15.1x -40.1x
P/FCF 25.0x 10.0x -37.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.5x 6.9x 23.0x
P/S 11.0x 1.8x 7.0x
P/B 13.6x -69.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 13.6x -69.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 20.4x 8.3x -80.6x
EV/EBIT 31.5x 12.8x -22.3x
EV/Revenue 14.9x 2.7x 11.6x
EV/FCF 34.1x 15.2x -62.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 10.5x 38.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 0.36 2.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPGLVSMAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.0% 10.9% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 16.6% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.5% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.0% 5.4% -5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 25.6% -8.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 120.7% 0.2% 59.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 39.4% -25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.3% 10.9% 61.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 42.3% -15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.5% 27.5% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 18.1% -5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% 86.1% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 23.5% -46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPGLVSMAC
Gross margin – 47.5% 59.2%
EBITDA margin 73.2% 32.4% -14.4%
Operating margin 47.4% 20.9% -52.0%
Pretax margin 32.0% 16.3% -52.0%
Net margin 66.5% 11.8% -16.8%
FCF margin 43.8% 17.7% -18.5%
Operating cash flow margin 59.4% 25.6% 30.5%
Return on equity 92.5% 656.1% -6.4%
Return on assets 13.6% 9.2% -2.1%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 14.9% -6.9%
Return on capital employed – 18.9% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.9x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPGLVSMAC
Debt / assets 72.3% 79.5% 56.9%
Debt / equity 5.1x -44.9x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 2.9x -31.9x
Debt / FCF 9.4x 6.4x -26.0x
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 101.8% 65.9%
Equity / assets 14.0% -1.8% 34.1%
Interest coverage 3.1x 3.8x –
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio – 0.8x –
Cash ratio – 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – 2.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPGLVSMAC
Dividend yield 4.0% 3.0% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 11.4% -8.3%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 14.4% -5.6%
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.

ConsensusSPGLVSMAC
Forward P/E 32.3xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.87FY2026 $2.60FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -51.5%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +10.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.17BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026 $969.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +3.0% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPGLVSMAC
Held by institutions 93.2% 41.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,360 712 352
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +0.1% +19.5%
Institutions buying 680 333 222
Institutions selling 464 290 79
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.15 2.81

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.

SPGLVSMAC
SPG 1.00 0.06 0.70
LVS 0.06 1.00 0.09
MAC 0.70 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPG, LVS and MAC?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Simon Property (SPG) $76.07B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.95B, Macerich (MAC) $7.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPG, LVS and MAC?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Simon Property (SPG) 15.6x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 15.1x, Macerich (MAC) -40.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is cheapest (Simon Property (SPG) 32.3x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.7x). 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) +15.0%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Simon Property (SPG) 66.5%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Simon Property (SPG) 9.6%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Macerich (MAC) -6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Simon Property (SPG) +26.2%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -35.7%, Macerich (MAC) +44.8%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Simon Property (SPG) +5.9%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.4%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest dividend yield: Simon Property (SPG) 4.01%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 3.01%, Macerich (MAC) 2.74%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Simon Property (SPG) has been the steadiest (Simon Property (SPG) 19.2%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%, Macerich (MAC) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPG, LVS and MAC?

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.