Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PRET) 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: Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 283M vs 24,202M combined for its competitors (1.2% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-4.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-16.9%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust generated -6.6% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2023, vs 8.3% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -85.1% net margin compares with 26.9% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust accounted for 1.3% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 1.5% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $2.72M compares with $1.45M for the peer group (1.9x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
PRET Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2023
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust reported revenue contraction of 6.64 % year on year in Q3 2023, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 8.27 %.
With a net margin of -85.11 %, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust reported lower profitability than its competitors (26.87 %).
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust generated 1.33 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 1.54 % a year earlier.
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust vs. its Competitors, Q3 2023
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 Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust reports; 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 Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry grew revenue -1.2% year over year, combined, vs -6.6% for Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.10% to 0.09%, a loss of 0.01 percentage points.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | No | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (7) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) |
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.
PRET Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
PRET Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Property Group inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Kimco Realty Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Regency Centers Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Realty Income Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Nnn Reit Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust |
2.72 | 283.34 |
 Simon Property Group inc |
76,284.69 | 6,648.59 |
 Realty Income Corporation |
56,360.07 | 6,205.96 |
 Kimco Realty Corporation |
17,236.39 | 2,161.51 |
 Nnn Reit Inc |
7,850.27 | 953.25 |
 Vornado Realty Trust |
6,676.81 | 1,807.95 |
| SUBTOTAL | 169,709.44 | 24,485.73 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kimco Realty Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Simon Property Group inc | Company report | 85% |
| Retail Properties Of America Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Realty Income Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Nnn Reit Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Regency Centers Corporation | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment 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 |
|---|---|
| Vornado Realty Trust | New York 82.22 % |
| Siteone Landscape Supply Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (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).
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | 3 | 2,724,462 | -1,773,490 |
| Simon Property Group inc | 76,285 | 1,846,829 | 1,515,221 |
| Realty Income Corporation | 56,360 | 11,408,018 | 2,619,897 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 17,236 | 3,275,012 | 946,445 |
| Nnn Reit Inc | 7,850 | 11,214,671 | 4,525,471 |
| Vornado Realty Trust | 6,677 | 574,865 | 259,254 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 169,707 | 1,446,300 | 564,675 |
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (283 companies). See the full Real Estate Investment Trusts industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 93.52 % | 41.72 % (avg) | +51.8 pp |
| Operating Margin | 73.27 % | industry median | +47.7 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 3.51 % | 38.26 % (avg) | -34.7 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 11.85 % | 28.38 % (avg) | -16.5 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Real Estate Investment Trusts industry average (283 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 | - | 30.0x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 143.0x | 17.5x | +125.5x |
| P/B | 0.0x | 1.9x | -1.9x |
| Return on Equity | - | industry aggregate | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | 8.76 % | 2.09 % (avg) | 6.67 % |
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.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -1.69 % | -5.99 % | -8.12 % | -1.39 % | -7.07 % | -22.26 % | 13.22 % | -0.14 % |
| Operating Margin | 16.38 % | 19.69 % | 16.21 % | 13.40 % | 36.06 % | 25.33 % | 30.92 % | 21.08 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 1.80 % | 2.27 % | 2.07 % | 1.51 % | 4.42 % | 1.92 % | 3.09 % | 2.33 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's Strategic Group Map
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's trailing-12-month revenue growth of -5.7% and operating margin of 73.3% compares with an average of 0.2% growth and 67.9% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust sits below that peer average on growth and above it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 11.85 % vs industry average 28.38 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment 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.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment 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
- Operating margin 47.7 points above the industry median.
Weaknesses
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-4.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-16.9% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | 0.20 | 1.94 | - |
| Simon Property Group inc | 481.01 | 876.45 | 5.95 |
| Realty Income Corporation | 0.22 | 0.96 | 0.08 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | - | 1.62 | 0.11 |
| Nnn Reit Inc | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.35 |
| Vornado Realty Trust | 2.83 | 3.06 | 0.79 |
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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.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | Q3 2023 | -6.6 % | - |
| Simon Property Group inc | Q1 2026 | +19.3 % | +19.0 % |
| Realty Income Corporation | Q3 2026 | +10.3 % | +36.0 % |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | Q1 2026 | +4.0 % | +23.7 % |
| Nnn Reit Inc | Q2 2026 | +7.7 % | -2.6 % |
| Vornado Realty Trust | Q1 2026 | -0.5 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +9.1 % | +11.5 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | Q3 2023 | -2.0 % | +75.6 % |
| Simon Property Group inc | Q1 2026 | +24.8 % | -9.5 % |
| Realty Income Corporation | Q3 2026 | +28.1 % | +129.0 % |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | Q1 2026 | - | - |
| Nnn Reit Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Vornado Realty Trust | Q1 2026 | - | +229.8 % |
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | - | - | - |
| Simon Property Group inc | 14.83% | 12.17% | 120.40% |
| Realty Income Corporation | 1.89% | 1.89% | 3.44% |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 3.16% | 2.03% | 5.89% |
| Nnn Reit Inc | 4.06% | 4.66% | 8.70% |
| Vornado Realty Trust | 5.19% | 5.08% | 13.13% |
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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).
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | - | 0.01 |
| Simon Property Group inc | 16.32 | 11.47 |
| Realty Income Corporation | 40.80 | 9.08 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 29.79 | 7.97 |
| Nnn Reit Inc | 20.29 | 8.24 |
| Vornado Realty Trust | 8.56 | 3.69 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 18.32 | 6.93 |
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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.