SPG vs WELL vs PECO Stock Comparison

Simon Property, Welltower and Phillips Edison & Company Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WELL Welltower Inc.
$241.12 +5.9% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$179.50B
P/E
107.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.79B
Div. yield
–
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4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 6, Welltower 4, Phillips Edison & Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPGWELLPECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $74.01B $179.50B $5.30B WELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 107.7x 29.2x SPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.3x 79.8x 49.5x SPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.0% +39.2% +7.0% WELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 66.5% 12.1% 23.9% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% -3.4% — SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 26.6x — SPG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.7% +32.3% +16.8% WELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.0%/yr +24.6%/yr +4.2%/yr WELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 23.5% 16.2% PECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 37/100 51/100 SPG

Percentile Scorecard

SPGWELLPECO

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

AxisSPGWELLPECO
Valuation 26 #109 of 146 1 #145 of 146 24 #111 of 146
Growth 84 #24 of 145 81 #29 of 145 76 #36 of 145
Profitability 100 #1 of 141 19 #114 of 141 56 #63 of 141
Financial Health 28 #105 of 146 84 #24 of 146 57 #63 of 146
Shareholder Returns 51 #67 of 136 2 #133 of 136 40 #82 of 136
Overall 58 37 51
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WELL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PECO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPGWELLPECOSPY
1 month +10.5%+5.9%+4.8% -2.0%
3 months -1.7%+4.0%-4.9% -2.2%
6 months +9.8%+12.5%-0.9% +4.2%
Year to date +20.0%+29.9%+11.3% +10.6%
1 year +25.7%+32.3%+16.8% +10.4%
3 years +88.4%+172.6%+12.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +23.5%+39.7%+4.1% +20.2%
5 years +34.0%+199.6%+22.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +6.0%+24.6%+4.2% +10.1%
10 years +23.9%+265.4%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +2.2%+13.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSPGWELLPECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%23.5%16.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.1%25.4%14.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.17-0.08-0.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.341.371.04 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-41.6%-24.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.2%-4.4%-10.1% -3.2%
52-week high $236.69$252.22$44.01 $779.14
52-week low $176.67$181.96$33.88 $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.

MultipleSPGWELLPECO
P/E now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 26.1x 104.8xmedian 26.1x 28.0xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 4.1x 12.8xmedian 4.1x 6.7xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 14.4x 375.8xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 21.6x -9.8xmedian 21.6x -16.7xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 1.3x 3.6xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 1.95 1.58median 1.95 0.64median 1.95

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 monthsSPGWELLPECO
Revenue $6.94B $13.79B $761.31M
Gross profit – $5.41B –
Operating income $3.29B -$2.20B –
Net income $5.39B $1.75B $199.72M
Free cash flow $3.04B -$17.96B -$305.42M
EPS (diluted) $14.25 $2.21 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $2.27B $8.90M
Total debt $28.70B $15.73B $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 324.02M 754.90M 141.31M
Enterprise value $70.07B $165.52B $5.27B

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
MetricSPGWELLPECO
P/E 15.6x 104.8x 28.0x
P/FCF 25.1x -9.8x -16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.5x 53.1x 14.4x
P/S 11.0x 12.8x 6.7x
P/B 13.7x 3.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 13.7x 3.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 20.5x 375.8x –
EV/EBIT 31.6x -86.5x –
EV/Revenue 15.0x 13.8x 10.0x
EV/FCF 34.2x -10.6x -24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 57.1x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 1.58 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPGWELLPECO
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.0% 39.2% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 29.1% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 37.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 28.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.0% -344.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -65.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 120.7% 80.6% 120.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 86.0% 45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.3% 57.6% 118.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 66.2% 44.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.5% 19.5% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 30.9% 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% -282.6% -77.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -162.3% -94.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPGWELLPECO
Gross margin – 39.2% –
EBITDA margin 73.2% 3.7% –
Operating margin 47.4% -16.0% –
Pretax margin 32.0% -16.0% –
Net margin 66.5% 12.1% 23.9%
FCF margin 43.8% -130.2% -40.1%
Operating cash flow margin 59.4% 24.1% 46.6%
Return on equity 92.5% 3.6% 7.4%
Return on assets 13.6% 2.4% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 9.6% -3.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 11.4% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPGWELLPECO
Debt / assets 72.3% 21.3% 45.4%
Debt / equity 5.1x 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 26.6x –
Debt / FCF 9.4x -0.9x -8.3x
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 32.7% 51.4%
Equity / assets 14.0% 67.3% 48.6%
Interest coverage 3.1x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPGWELLPECO
Dividend yield 4.0% 1.3% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 0.4% -5.4% -1.6%
Shareholder yield 4.4% -4.1% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 83.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -54.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%

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.

ConsensusSPGWELLPECO
Forward P/E 32.3xFY2026 79.8xFY2026 49.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.87FY2026 $3.02FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -51.5%FY2026 +117.3%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +14.2% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.17BFY2026 $13.49BFY2026 $741.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +16.4% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPGWELLPECO
Held by institutions 93.5% 98.3% 89.1%
Institutions holding 1,361 1,587 446
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +5.6% +5.8%
Institutions buying 680 880 225
Institutions selling 465 475 134
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.85 1.68

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.

SPGWELLPECO
SPG 1.00 0.45 0.61
WELL 0.45 1.00 0.50
PECO 0.61 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPG, WELL and PECO?

Welltower (WELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Simon Property (SPG) $74.01B, Welltower (WELL) $179.50B, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) $5.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPG, WELL and PECO?

Simon Property (SPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Simon Property (SPG) 16.0x, Welltower (WELL) 107.7x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Simon Property (SPG) is cheapest (Simon Property (SPG) 32.3x, Welltower (WELL) 79.8x, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 49.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Welltower (WELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Simon Property (SPG) +15.0%, Welltower (WELL) +39.2%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Simon Property (SPG) 66.5%, Welltower (WELL) 12.1%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 23.9%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Simon Property (SPG) 9.6%, Welltower (WELL) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Welltower (WELL) returned the most: Simon Property (SPG) +25.7%, Welltower (WELL) +32.3%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +16.8%. Over five years, Welltower (WELL) compounded fastest (Simon Property (SPG) +6.0%/yr, Welltower (WELL) +24.6%/yr, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) +4.2%/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%, Welltower (WELL) 0.00%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 0.03%. Simon Property (SPG) and Welltower (WELL) 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%, Welltower (WELL) 23.5%, Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) 16.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPG, WELL and PECO?

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.