SPG vs MAC vs KRG Stock Comparison

Simon Property, Macerich and Kite Realty Group Trust Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAC Macerich Co
$24.10 +6.3% 1M +34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
0.03%
Retail REITs Real Estate
2 wins
KRG Kite Realty Group Trust
$24.67 -0.1% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.99B
P/E
14.8x
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 6 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 6, Kite Realty Group Trust 4, Macerich 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPGMACKRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $69.14B $6.67B $4.99B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x -39.3x 14.8x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.0x — 28.4x KRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +1.3% -5.6% SPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 70.5% -16.8% 41.8% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% -6.9% — SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x -31.9x — MAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.05% KRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +34.6% +7.5% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr +5.5%/yr +3.1%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 29.5% 17.9% KRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 15/100 66/100 KRG

Percentile Scorecard

SPGMACKRG

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

AxisSPGMACKRG
Valuation 23 #112 of 145 1 #143 of 145 64 #53 of 145
Growth 82 #27 of 144 33 #97 of 144 52 #70 of 144
Profitability 99 #3 of 140 10 #126 of 140 81 #28 of 140
Financial Health 27 #107 of 146 21 #116 of 146 46 #80 of 146
Shareholder Returns 46 #72 of 132 10 #119 of 132 89 #16 of 132
Overall 55 15 66
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAC 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

PeriodSPGMACKRGSPY
1 month +3.6%+6.3%-0.1% -1.0%
3 months -7.9%-6.7%-15.8% +2.9%
6 months +5.2%+13.7%-5.0% +6.4%
Year to date +14.3%+30.6%+2.9% +11.4%
1 year +18.4%+34.6%+7.5% +13.1%
3 years +99.7%+132.2%+20.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.0%+32.4%+6.5% +21.5%
5 years +45.8%+30.8%+16.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.8%+5.5%+3.1% +10.9%
10 years +7.7%-68.5%-6.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.7%-10.9%-0.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSPGMACKRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%29.5%17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.3%32.0%18.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.63-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.961.170.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-65.2%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-9.1%-17.3% -2.5%
52-week high $236.69$26.52$29.82 $779.14
52-week low $173.35$16.20$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.

MultipleSPGMACKRG
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 27.0x -38.9xmedian 27.0x 14.8xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 4.1x 6.8xmedian 4.1x 6.1xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 14.5x -79.2xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 23.7x -36.8xmedian 23.7x 42.2xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 2.07 2.55median 2.07 0.11median 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 monthsSPGMACKRG
Revenue $6.65B $1.01B $806.16M
Gross profit – $595.32M –
Operating income $3.21B -$522.95M –
Net income $5.45B -$172.33M $345.59M
Free cash flow $2.51B -$186.19M $117.09M
EPS (diluted) $14.43 $-0.62 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $542.96M $227.03M $144.58M
Total debt $28.25B $19.84B $2.84B
Shares (diluted) 324.96M 273.72M 203.20M
Enterprise value $64.99B $5.69B $4.70B

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
MetricSPGMACKRG
P/E 14.7x -38.9x 14.8x
P/FCF 28.9x -36.8x 42.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 22.3x 12.4x
P/S 10.9x 6.8x 6.1x
P/B 12.0x 2.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 2.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 20.6x -79.2x –
EV/EBIT 31.3x -21.9x –
EV/Revenue 15.1x 11.4x 9.5x
EV/FCF 40.0x -61.6x 65.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 37.4x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 2.55 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPGMACKRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 1.3% -5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 5.1% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.0% -5.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -8.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 130.6% 59.4% 96.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% -25.9% 130.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 129.8% 61.8% 111.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.7% -15.2% 134.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% -2.3% -7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -5.3% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% 26.6% -30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -46.2% -16.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPGMACKRG
Gross margin – 59.2% –
EBITDA margin 73.3% -14.4% –
Operating margin 48.3% -52.0% –
Pretax margin 32.9% -52.0% –
Net margin 70.5% -16.8% 41.8%
FCF margin 37.7% -18.5% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 62.3% 30.5% 49.5%
Return on equity 87.0% -6.4% 12.1%
Return on assets 13.6% -2.1% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 15.6% -6.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.2% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPGMACKRG
Debt / assets 71.3% 56.9% 45.4%
Debt / equity 4.7x 1.7x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x -31.9x –
Debt / FCF 11.3x -26.0x 24.3x
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 65.9% 54.2%
Equity / assets 15.3% 34.1% 45.8%
Interest coverage 3.1x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPGMACKRG
Dividend yield 4.2% 2.8% 5.3%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -8.6% 9.1%
Shareholder yield 4.4% -5.8% 14.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -111.9% 77.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -103.6% 227.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.8% 15.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% 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.

ConsensusSPGMACKRG
Forward P/E 31.0xFY2026 – 28.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.82FY2026 $-0.18FY2026 $0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -51.9%FY2026 – -36.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.2% – -50.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.17BFY2026 $968.77MFY2026 $750.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 -9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.8% +12.7% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPGMACKRG
Held by institutions 93.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,357 350 397
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +19.5% -2.3%
Institutions buying 679 220 178
Institutions selling 462 79 145
Buyers to sellers 1.47 2.78 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.

SPGMACKRG
SPG 1.00 0.71 0.63
MAC 0.71 1.00 0.54
KRG 0.63 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPG, MAC and KRG?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Simon Property (SPG) $69.14B, Macerich (MAC) $6.67B, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) $4.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPG, MAC and KRG?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Simon Property (SPG) 14.7x, Macerich (MAC) -39.3x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) is cheapest (Simon Property (SPG) 31.0x, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 28.4x). 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%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%, 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%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) 41.8%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%, Macerich (MAC) -6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Macerich (MAC) returned the most: Simon Property (SPG) +18.4%, Macerich (MAC) +34.6%, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +7.5%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Simon Property (SPG) +7.8%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +5.5%/yr, Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG) +3.1%/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%, Macerich (MAC) 0.03%, 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) 19.2%, Macerich (MAC) 29.5%, 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, MAC 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 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.