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FRT

S&P 500
Favorable · 69/100

Federal Realty Investment Trust

Real Estate
Retail REITs

$118.70

0.7%

Updated Today 11:30 AM ET

Report Card

FRT at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

Value
0
Growth
0
Profitability
0
Health
0
Dividends
0

Overall: Favorable · 69/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.

Price — Past Year

▲ Up 25.9% over the last 12 months

Price 50-day average 200-day averageSource: Yahoo Finance · refreshed daily
Key Metrics

Market Cap

$10.58B

P/E

20.59x

Forward P/E (est.)

14.71x

ROE

15.6%

Revenue Growth

7.4%

EPS Growth

62.4%

Profit Margin

38.6%

FCF Yield

6.1%

Debt / Equity

1.53x

ROIC

6.0%

Interest Coverage

3.28x

Current Ratio

Dividend Yield

3.6%

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

Rating Score

69/100

Business Overview
Research

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is a large-cap company in the Retail REITs industry, part of the Real Estate sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $10.58B.

In its latest reported year it generated about $1.28B in revenue and $411.08M in net profit.

Our model rates FRT Favorable (69/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).

Wide moat signalsMoat evidence score: 70/100

The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.

Operating margin level100/100

40.8% average over the last 3 years

Operating margin stability33/100

±5.3 pts around 42.5% across 10 years

Revenue durability89/100

grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency100/100

positive in 10 of 10 years

Return on invested capital5/100

6.0% latest fiscal year

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Technical Analysis (Educational)
Research

Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what FRT's chart says today, with each tool explained.

Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. FRT trades near $118.70, above its 50-day average ($118.60) and 200-day average ($106.16). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.

Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 42 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.

MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.

Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. FRT's is $2.01 (~1.7% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.

Support & resistance. Over the last month FRT found buyers near $119.97 (support) and sellers near $126.41 (resistance); its 52-week range is $89.99–$126.41. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.

Volume. The latest session traded 0.7× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.

Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.

Revenue Growth
Research

4Y CAGR

7.7%

4/4 checks passedRevenue growingRevenue growth beats sector midpointEPS growingEPS growing faster than revenue

Revenue moved from $801.59M in 2016 to $1.28B in 2025, a 5.3% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 7.4% year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

Profitability
Research
3/4 checks passedProfitableNet margin above sector midpointROE above 12%ROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

67.3%

Operating Margin

47.1%

Net Margin

32.1%

ROE

15.6%

Federal Realty Investment Trust keeps about 38.6% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 67.3% gross margin and 47.1% operating margin. Return on equity is 15.6% and return on invested capital about 6.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.

Debt Analysis
Research
2/3 checks passedDebt under 1× equityDebt under 2× equityInterest covered 3×+

Total Debt

$4.96B

Net Debt

$4.85B

Net Debt / EBITDA

8.05x

Debt / Equity

1.53x

Leverage: debt-to-equity is 1.5x, and operating profit covers interest about 3.3x. That is elevated leverage, which raises risk if earnings or rates move against it. It carries roughly $4.96B of total debt against $115.63M of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis
Research
2/2 checks passedPositive free cash flowFCF yield above 2%

Operating CF

$622.38M

Free Cash Flow

$622.38M

FCF Margin

48.7%

In the latest year Federal Realty Investment Trust produced about $622.38M of operating cash flow and $622.38M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 6.1% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.

Dividend Safety

Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.

BorderlineSafety score: 68/100

The dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.

Dividend yield

3.6%

Per share (latest FY)

$4.46

Total paid (latest FY)

$384.76M

History on record

10 years

Free-cash-flow coverage64/100

dividend uses 62% of free cash flow

Earnings payout ratio3/100

94% of net income paid out

Raise streak100/100

total dividends increased 9 years in a row

Cut history100/100

no cuts in the last 10 years on record

Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.

Valuation Analysis
Research
3/3 checks passedPositive earnings (P/E meaningful)P/E below sector's upper bandForward P/E below trailing (earnings growing)

P/E

20.59x

P/S

8.47x

P/B

2.62x

EV / EBITDA

FRT trades at 20.6x trailing earnings (about 14.7x on estimated forward earnings), 8.5x sales, and 2.6x book value. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where FRT sits versus its Real Estate sector peers in the S&P 500.

TTM P/E
20.6xCheap
Forward P/E
14.7xCheap
P/S ratio
8.5xFair
Revenue growth
7.4%Average
EPS growth
62.4%Strong
Gross margin
67.3%Average
Net margin
38.6%Strong
ROE
15.6%Strong

Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 33 Real Estate companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How FRT stacks up against its Real Estate peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

In the Real Estate sector (41 S&P 500 companies), FRT ranks #2 of 41 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (20.6x P/E vs. 32.4x median) with a higher return on equity (15.6% vs. 8.0%) and faster revenue growth (7.4% vs. 5.3%).

P/E vs sector

20.6x

median 32.4x

ROE vs sector

15.6%

median 8.0%

Growth vs sector

7.4%

median 5.3%

Sector rank

#2

of 41 by rating

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
FRTThis stock20.6x7.4%Favorable· 69
REG25.9x7.8%Favorable· 65
KIM27x4.4%Neutral· 56
O52.2x9.8%Neutral· 48
SPG15.4x10.9%Strong· 73
BXP35.1x1.6%Weak· 32
ARE-9.5%Weak· 25
CSGP21.3%Weak· 40
Real Estate median32.4x5.3%48/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianREGKIMOSPGBXPFRTP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Real Estate companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 41 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

2030 price target (Base Case)

$0.00 $0.00

vs. $118.70 today · expected CAGR -7%3%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$1.37B$1.46B$1.57B$1.68B$1.79B
Net income$437.92M$468.58M$501.38M$536.47M$574.03M
EPS$4.91$5.26$5.63$6.02$6.44
Share price (low)$63.89$68.36$73.15$78.27$83.75
Share price (high)$103.21$110.43$118.16$126.43$135.28
CAGR (low–high)-46% / -13%-24% / -4%-15% / -0%-10% / 2%-7% / 3%

Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.

Bull Case

The case for FRT:

  • High net margins (38.6%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
  • Strong return on equity (15.6%) shows capital is put to work well.
  • Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~6.1%) funds buybacks and dividends.
  • Pays a 3.6% dividend on top of any price gains.
  • Our model's overall read is Favorable (69/100).
Bear Case

The case against FRT:

  • Elevated leverage (debt/equity 1.5x) adds financial risk.
  • Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Key Risks
Research

Balance-sheet risk — debt/equity of 1.5x magnifies the impact of higher rates or weaker earnings.

Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Investment Thesis
Research

On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Federal Realty Investment Trust is a large-cap real estate business growing at a mature pace, with solid profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 20.6x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (69/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.

Analyst Ratings

What 25 Wall Street analysts covering FRT recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Buy
consensus · score 4.0 / 5 across 25 analysts
Strong Buy 7Buy 10Hold 8Sell 0Strong Sell 0

Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+10 pts of buy ratings).

Latest SEC Filings

FRT's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.

In the Idea Lab

FRT — frequently asked questions

Is FRT a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Federal Realty Investment Trust Favorable (69/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.

What is FRT's rating on The Stocks School?

Federal Realty Investment Trust currently scores 69/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.

How our ratings work
Where does FRT's data come from?

Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Federal Realty Investment Trust's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.

How is the 5-year projection for FRT calculated?

It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this FRT analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell FRT. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.