# Kimco Realty Corporation (HC) (KIM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $23.60, market value $15.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 27.4×**. Kimco Realty Corporation (HC) trades at 27.4× trailing earnings. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 26.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 7.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 7.2×.
- **Price / book: 1.5×**. The shares trade at 1.5× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.6×**. Enterprise value is 16.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 3.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 36.0%**. 36.0% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 27.3%**. 27.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.6%**. 5.6% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 3.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 3.5%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 3.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.1%** (3-yr 7.4%/yr, 5-yr 15.1%/yr). Revenue grew 5.1% over the last year, against 15.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.74**. Debt is 0.74 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 5.3×**. It would take 5.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.02**. A Z-score of 2.02 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.75%** ($1.03 per share, trailing). Kimco Realty Corporation (HC) yields 4.75%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 122%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (122% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 13.3%/yr** (1-yr 4.1%). The dividend has compounded at 13.3% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (22 analysts). 22 analysts cover Kimco Realty Corporation (HC); the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $27.01 (+14% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 8.4%** (YTD 19.0%, 3-mo -2.6%). The shares are up 8.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.4%** (19.4% above the low). Trading 11% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 35**. An RSI of 35 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.12** (volatility 18%). Beta of 0.12 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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