SPG vs PECO vs MAC Stock Comparison

Simon Property, Phillips Edison & Company and Macerich Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 8, Macerich 2, Phillips Edison & Company 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPGPECOMACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $69.14B $4.87B $6.67B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 33.9x -39.3x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.0x 48.6x — SPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +8.1% +1.3% SPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 70.5% 19.1% -16.8% 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% 0.03% PECO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +11.4% +34.6% MAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr +4.6%/yr +5.5%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 15.8% 29.5% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 54/100 15/100 SPG

Percentile Scorecard

SPGPECOMAC

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

AxisSPGPECOMAC
Valuation 23 #112 of 145 35 #95 of 145 1 #143 of 145
Growth 82 #27 of 144 88 #18 of 144 33 #97 of 144
Profitability 99 #3 of 140 60 #56 of 140 10 #126 of 140
Financial Health 27 #107 of 146 59 #61 of 146 21 #116 of 146
Shareholder Returns 46 #72 of 132 26 #98 of 132 10 #119 of 132
Overall 55 54 15
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PECO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodSPGPECOMACSPY
1 month +3.6%+4.5%+6.3% -1.0%
3 months -7.9%-11.9%-6.7% +2.9%
6 months +5.2%-2.8%+13.7% +6.4%
Year to date +14.3%+7.8%+30.6% +11.4%
1 year +18.4%+11.4%+34.6% +13.1%
3 years +99.7%+12.8%+132.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.0%+4.1%+32.4% +21.5%
5 years +45.8%+25.0%+30.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.8%+4.6%+5.5% +10.9%
10 years +7.7%—-68.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.7%—-10.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSPGPECOMACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%15.8%29.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.3%14.3%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.20-0.100.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.960.721.17 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-24.2%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-12.8%-9.1% -2.5%
52-week high $236.69$44.01$26.52 $779.14
52-week low $173.35$33.84$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.

MultipleSPGPECOMAC
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 27.0x 33.7xmedian 27.0x -38.9xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 4.1x 6.6xmedian 4.1x 6.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x -79.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 23.7x -40.2xmedian 23.7x -36.8xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 2.07 0.97median 2.07 2.55median 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 monthsSPGPECOMAC
Revenue $6.65B $750.89M $1.01B
Gross profit – – $595.32M
Operating income $3.21B – -$522.95M
Net income $5.45B $158.32M -$172.33M
Free cash flow $2.51B -$122.68M -$186.19M
EPS (diluted) $14.43 $1.03 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $542.96M $7.13M $227.03M
Total debt $28.25B $2.45B $19.84B
Shares (diluted) 324.96M 139.19M 273.72M
Enterprise value $64.99B $4.86B $5.69B

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
MetricSPGPECOMAC
P/E 14.7x 33.7x -38.9x
P/FCF 28.9x -40.2x -36.8x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 13.5x 22.3x
P/S 10.9x 6.6x 6.8x
P/B 12.0x 1.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 2.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 20.6x – -79.2x
EV/EBIT 31.3x – -21.9x
EV/Revenue 15.1x 9.8x 11.4x
EV/FCF 40.0x -60.2x -61.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 20.2x 37.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 0.97 2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPGPECOMAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 8.1% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 8.1% 5.1%
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% 107.7% 59.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 36.2% -25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 129.8% 108.3% 61.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 34.6% -15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 4.4% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 9.4% -5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% 44.7% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -14.8% -46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPGPECOMAC
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% 19.1% -16.8%
FCF margin 37.7% -16.3% -18.5%
Operating cash flow margin 62.3% 48.6% 30.5%
Return on equity 87.0% 6.0% -6.4%
Return on assets 13.6% 2.9% -2.1%
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 2.3x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPGPECOMAC
Debt / assets 71.3% 45.0% 56.9%
Debt / equity 4.7x 0.9x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x – -31.9x
Debt / FCF 11.3x -20.0x -26.0x
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 51.0% 65.9%
Equity / assets 15.3% 49.0% 34.1%
Interest coverage 3.1x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPGPECOMAC
Dividend yield 4.2% 3.5% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – -8.6%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 3.5% -5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 102.9% -111.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -132.7% -103.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.9% 8.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 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.

ConsensusSPGPECOMAC
Forward P/E 31.0xFY2026 48.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.82FY2026 $0.79FY2026 $-0.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -51.9%FY2026 -11.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.2% +2.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.17BFY2026 $739.69MFY2026 $968.77MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.8% +3.3% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPGPECOMAC
Held by institutions 93.2% 89.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,357 444 350
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +5.8% +19.5%
Institutions buying 679 225 220
Institutions selling 462 132 79
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.70 2.78

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.

SPGPECOMAC
SPG 1.00 0.60 0.71
PECO 0.60 1.00 0.49
MAC 0.71 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPG, PECO and MAC?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Simon Property (SPG) $69.14B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $4.87B, Macerich (MAC) $6.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPG, PECO and MAC?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Simon Property (SPG) 14.7x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 33.9x, Macerich (MAC) -39.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Simon Property (SPG) is cheapest (Simon Property (SPG) 31.0x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 48.6x). 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%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +8.1%, Macerich (MAC) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 19.1%, Macerich (MAC) -16.8%). 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%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +11.4%, Macerich (MAC) +34.6%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Simon Property (SPG) +7.8%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.6%/yr, Macerich (MAC) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has the highest dividend yield: Simon Property (SPG) 0.00%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 0.03%, Macerich (MAC) 0.03%. Simon Property (SPG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) has been the steadiest (Simon Property (SPG) 19.2%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 15.8%, Macerich (MAC) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPG, PECO 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 8. 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.