Acadia Realty Trust's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Acadia Realty Trust vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 253M vs 5,600M combined for tracked competitors (4.3% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+50.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-18.1%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Acadia Realty Trust generated -5.1% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs -20.7% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 23.9% net margin compares with 33.3% for the peer group.
- Scale: Acadia Realty Trust ranks #75 of 189 companies by market capitalization in the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry, holding 0.2% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Acadia Realty Trust accounted for 7.7% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 6.5% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $1.84M compares with $2.58M for the peer group (0.7x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
AKR Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Acadia Realty Trust reported revenue contraction of 5.14 % year on year in Q2 2026, above its competitors' combined revenue change of -20.68 %.
With a net margin of 23.93 %, Acadia Realty Trust reported lower profitability than its competitors (33.30 %).
Acadia Realty Trust generated 7.69 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 6.51 % a year earlier.
Acadia Realty Trust vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Acadia Realty Trust and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Realty Trust | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry grew revenue -0.8% year over year, combined, vs -5.1% for Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.14% to 0.13%, a loss of 0.01 percentage points.
Acadia Realty Trust's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Realty Trust | - | - | - | Yes |
| Competitors combined (10) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | - | - | - | |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
AKR Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
AKR Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
AKR Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitestone Reit | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Kite Realty Group Trust | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Simon Property Group inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Federal Realty Investment Trust | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Inventrust Properties Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Acadia Realty Trust's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Acadia Realty Trust
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Realty Trust | 2,569.44 | 253.46 |
| Simon Property Group inc | 66,383.11 | 6,648.59 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 15,083.53 | 2,161.51 |
| Federal Realty Investment Trust | 9,479.96 | 1,310.91 |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | 8,578.65 | 2,461.07 |
| Kite Realty Group Trust | 5,019.00 | 806.16 |
| SUBTOTAL | 111,537.76 | 16,138.59 |
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Sources: Acadia Realty Trust's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Acadia Realty Trust's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Neurogene Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Acadia Realty Trust's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Acadia Realty Trust's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Kite Realty Group Trust | Reportable 99.07 % |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Acadia Realty Trust's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Realty Trust | 2,569 | 1,836,652 | 1,119,775 |
| Simon Property Group inc | 66,383 | 1,846,829 | 1,515,221 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 15,084 | 3,275,012 | 946,445 |
| Federal Realty Investment Trust | 9,480 | 4,096,578 | 1,619,188 |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | 8,579 | 5,304,026 | 932,739 |
| Kite Realty Group Trust | 5,019 | 3,535,803 | 1,517,224 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 108,968 | 2,577,082 | 1,310,938 |
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Acadia Realty Trust's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 182 companies in Acadia Realty Trust's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Acadia Realty Trust ranks #75 of 182 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.18 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 417, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower Inc | 169,817 | 11.86 % |
| 2 | Prologis Inc | 126,843 | 8.86 % |
| 3 | Equinix Inc | 101,124 | 7.07 % |
| 4 | American Tower Corporation | 78,291 | 5.47 % |
| 5 | Simon Property Group inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Digital Realty Trust Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Realty Income Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Public Storage | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Ventas inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Iron Mountain Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 75 | Acadia Realty Trust | 2,588 | 0.18 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-29.
Acadia Realty Trust's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | National Health Investors Inc | 3,254 | -15.97 % |
| 71 | Corecivic Inc | 3,162 | 51.18 % |
| 72 | Fermi Inc | 2,747 | - |
| 73 | Mfa Financial inc | 2,653 | -0.04 % |
| 74 | Diamondrock Hospitality Co | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 75 | Acadia Realty Trust | 2,588 | -3.76 % |
| 76 | Dynex Capital Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 77 | Inventrust Properties Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 78 | Four Corners Property Trust Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 79 | Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 80 | Twenty One Capital Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-29. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Acadia Realty Trust's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry average (193 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Real Estate Investment Trusts industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 60.5x | 33.2x | +27.2x |
| EV / EBITDA | 25.5x | 17.6x | +7.9x |
| P/B | 1.1x | 2.0x | -0.9x |
| Return on Equity | 5.84 % | industry aggregate | -0.11 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 3.01 % | 2.03 % (avg) | 0.98 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Acadia Realty Trust's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -2.91 % | 11.67 % | -13.97 % | - | - | - | 6.20 % | - |
| Operating Margin | 10.36 % | 24.45 % | -45.16 % | - | - | - | 18.25 % | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | 0.43 % | 1.09 % | -1.76 % | 0.46 % | 0.98 % | 0.77 % | 0.99 % | 0.68 % |
| P/E | 71.2x | 41.7x | - | 83.5x | - | 82.2x | 127.6x | 184.2x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Acadia Realty Trust's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Acadia Realty Trust's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Acadia Realty Trust falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.02x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 1.9% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Acadia Realty Trust's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 417 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Acadia Realty Trust's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Acadia Realty Trust's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Acadia Realty Trust's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Acadia Realty Trust falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Acadia Realty Trust's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+50.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.02x).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (33.30 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-18.1% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Acadia Realty Trust's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Realty Trust | 0.14 | 0.57 | 0.40 |
| Simon Property Group inc | 481.01 | 876.45 | 5.95 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | - | 1.62 | 0.11 |
| Federal Realty Investment Trust | 0.60 | 1.75 | 0.60 |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | 0.48 | 1.23 | 0.44 |
| Kite Realty Group Trust | 0.38 | 1.31 | 0.99 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Acadia Realty Trust's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Realty Trust | Q2 2026 | -5.1 % | - |
| Simon Property Group inc | Q1 2026 | +19.3 % | +19.0 % |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | Q1 2026 | +4.0 % | +23.7 % |
| Federal Realty Investment Trust | Q1 2026 | +10.3 % | +141.9 % |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | Q2 2026 | -47.9 % | -13.5 % |
| Kite Realty Group Trust | Q2 2026 | -8.0 % | +47.0 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +0.9 % | +21.1 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Acadia Realty Trust's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Realty Trust | Q2 2026 | -2.8 % | -20.4 % |
| Simon Property Group inc | Q1 2026 | +24.8 % | -9.5 % |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | Q1 2026 | - | - |
| Federal Realty Investment Trust | Q1 2026 | - | -45.4 % |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +67.2 % |
| Kite Realty Group Trust | Q2 2026 | - | -8.1 % |
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Acadia Realty Trust's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Realty Trust | 3.28% | 3.46% | 5.84% |
| Simon Property Group inc | 14.83% | 12.17% | 120.40% |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 3.16% | 2.03% | 5.89% |
| Federal Realty Investment Trust | 5.80% | 3.83% | 15.58% |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | 4.77% | 5.11% | 14.39% |
| Kite Realty Group Trust | 5.34% | 5.50% | 11.55% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Acadia Realty Trust's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Realty Trust | 53.33 | 10.14 |
| Simon Property Group inc | 14.21 | 9.98 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 25.77 | 6.98 |
| Federal Realty Investment Trust | 18.99 | 7.23 |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | 19.93 | 3.49 |
| Kite Realty Group Trust | 15.34 | 6.23 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 13.54 | 6.91 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.