Urban Edge Properties's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Urban Edge Properties (UE) 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: Urban Edge Properties vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 486M vs 18,944M combined for tracked competitors (2.5% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+9.1% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+5.3%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Urban Edge Properties generated 12.2% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2026, vs 12.2% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 17.8% net margin compares with 26.4% for the peer group.
- Scale: Urban Edge Properties ranks #19 of 75 companies by market capitalization in the Real Estate Operations industry, holding 0.8% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Urban Edge Properties accounted for 2.6% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 2.6% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $4.68M compares with $3.28M for the peer group (1.4x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
UE Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Urban Edge Properties reported revenue growth of 12.24 % year on year in Q1 2026, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 12.17 %.
With a net margin of 17.75 %, Urban Edge Properties reported lower profitability than its competitors (26.38 %).
Urban Edge Properties generated 2.59 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 2.59 % a year earlier.
Urban Edge Properties vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income 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 Urban Edge Properties and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Urban Edge Properties | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Urban Edge Properties's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Real Estate Operations industry grew revenue 10.9% year over year, combined, vs 12.2% for Urban Edge Properties. Urban Edge Properties's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.13% to 0.13%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Urban Edge Properties'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Edge Properties | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (5) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 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.
UE Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
UE Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
UE 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 | Brixmor Property Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Realty Income Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Urban Edge Properties's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Urban Edge Properties's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Urban Edge Properties
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Urban Edge Properties | 2,610.30 | 486.39 |
| Simon Property Group inc | 66,464.36 | 6,648.59 |
| Realty Income Corporation | 51,733.54 | 6,054.93 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 15,133.98 | 2,161.51 |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | 8,621.76 | 2,461.07 |
| Regency Centers Corporation | 281.45 | 1,617.73 |
| SUBTOTAL | 144,845.40 | 19,430.22 |
Sources: Urban Edge Properties'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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Urban Edge Properties'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 |
|---|---|
| Urban Edge Properties | Reportable 91.55 % |
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).
Urban Edge Properties'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Edge Properties | 2,610 | 4,676,865 | 1,083,413 |
| Simon Property Group inc | 66,464 | 1,846,829 | 1,515,221 |
| Realty Income Corporation | 51,734 | 11,130,390 | 2,409,482 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 15,134 | 3,275,012 | 946,445 |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | 8,622 | 5,304,026 | 932,739 |
| Regency Centers Corporation | 281 | 3,235,454 | 1,146,572 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 142,235 | 3,284,296 | 1,455,666 |
Urban Edge Properties's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 68 companies in Urban Edge Properties's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Urban Edge Properties ranks #19 of 68 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.81 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,411, 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 | Airbnb Inc | 92,326 | 28.70 % |
| 2 | Ke Holdings inc | 58,348 | 18.14 % |
| 3 | Cbre Group Inc | 37,974 | 11.81 % |
| 4 | Api Group Corporation | 16,694 | 5.19 % |
| 5 | Invitation Homes Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Jones Lang Lasalle Incorporated | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Rollins Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Terreno Realty Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Brookfield Property Partners L p | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Firstservice Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 19 | Urban Edge Properties | 2,618 | 0.81 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Urban Edge Properties's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Urban Edge Properties'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp | 3,927 | 46.20 % |
| 15 | Newmark Group Inc | 3,161 | -33.46 % |
| 16 | Curbline Properties Corp | 3,039 | 27.66 % |
| 17 | Abm Industries Inc | 2,942 | 10.12 % |
| 18 | Cushman and Wakefield Ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 19 | Urban Edge Properties | 2,618 | 0.00 % |
| 20 | Opendoor Technologies Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 21 | Getty Realty Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 22 | Innovative Industrial Properties Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 23 | Forestar Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 24 | Ellington Financial Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Urban Edge Properties's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Urban Edge Properties's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Real Estate Operations industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (71 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 80.95 % | 52.77 % (avg) | +28.2 pp |
| Operating Margin | 36.97 % | industry median | +26.3 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 59.70 % | 16.25 % (avg) | +43.5 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 44.04 % | 17.17 % (avg) | +26.9 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.
Urban Edge Properties's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Real Estate Operations industry average (71 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.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 23.5x | 31.1x | -7.7x |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.4x | 15.2x | -0.8x |
| P/B | 1.9x | 3.1x | -1.2x |
| Return on Equity | 8.14 % | industry aggregate | 2.47 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 3.67 % | 2.12 % (avg) | 1.55 % |
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.
Urban Edge Properties'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 | 1.75 % | -6.40 % | -14.85 % | 28.78 % | -6.39 % | 4.77 % | 6.73 % | 6.06 % |
| Operating Margin | 29.42 % | 26.79 % | 20.04 % | 37.82 % | 37.91 % | 30.65 % | 30.11 % | 35.33 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.56 % | 2.14 % | 1.29 % | 3.23 % | 3.47 % | 2.85 % | 2.63 % | 3.42 % |
| P/E | 20.9x | 21.6x | 17.0x | 22.1x | 39.0x | 7.8x | 37.1x | 26.0x |
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.
Urban Edge Properties's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Urban Edge Properties's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Urban Edge Properties is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
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.
Urban Edge Properties's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Urban Edge Properties'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.
Urban Edge Properties falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.03x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 5.8% (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.
Urban Edge Properties'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 1,411 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 44.04 % vs industry average 17.17 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Urban Edge Properties's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Urban Edge Properties'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.
Urban Edge Properties'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.
Urban Edge Properties falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
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.
Urban Edge Properties'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 26.3 points above the industry median.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+9.1% 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 (0.03x).
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (23.5x vs 31.1x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (40.00 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
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.
Urban Edge Properties'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Edge Properties | 0.65 | 0.95 | 1.16 |
| Simon Property Group inc | 481.01 | 876.45 | 5.95 |
| Realty Income Corporation | 0.30 | 1.20 | 0.06 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | - | 1.62 | 0.11 |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | 0.48 | 1.23 | 0.44 |
| Regency Centers Corporation | - | 0.84 | 0.18 |
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.
Urban Edge Properties'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Edge Properties | Q1 2026 | +12.2 % | +180.9 % |
| Simon Property Group inc | Q1 2026 | +19.3 % | +19.0 % |
| Realty Income Corporation | Q2 2026 | +9.7 % | +86.2 % |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | Q1 2026 | +4.0 % | +23.7 % |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | Q2 2026 | -47.9 % | -13.5 % |
| Regency Centers Corporation | Q2 2026 | +8.6 % | +10.5 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +3.6 % | +30.5 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Urban Edge Properties'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Edge Properties | Q1 2026 | +20.3 % | +357.5 % |
| Simon Property Group inc | Q1 2026 | +24.8 % | -9.5 % |
| Realty Income Corporation | Q2 2026 | +10.3 % | +85.4 % |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | Q1 2026 | - | - |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +67.2 % |
| Regency Centers Corporation | Q2 2026 | - | +3.5 % |
Urban Edge Properties's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Edge Properties | 3.38% | 3.21% | 8.14% |
| Simon Property Group inc | 14.83% | 12.17% | 120.40% |
| Realty Income Corporation | 1.78% | 1.77% | 3.23% |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 3.16% | 2.03% | 5.89% |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | 4.77% | 5.11% | 14.39% |
| Regency Centers Corporation | 4.39% | 3.11% | 8.03% |
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).
Urban Edge Properties's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Urban Edge Properties | 23.25 | 5.37 |
| Simon Property Group inc | 14.22 | 10.00 |
| Realty Income Corporation | 40.11 | 8.54 |
| Kimco Realty Corporation | 25.86 | 7.00 |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc | 20.03 | 3.50 |
| Regency Centers Corporation | 26.86 | 0.17 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 17.02 | 7.45 |
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.