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Primaris Real Estate Investment TrustPMZ-UN.TOCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Canada · CAD·Real Estate›Real Estate Investment Trusts

Owns enclosed shopping malls and open-air retail centres across mid-sized Canadian markets.

Momentum leader 80
Mkt cap
$2.11B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
99%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$6.61M
20-day average traded
P/B
1.08×
price to book
ROE
4.6%
delivered
Implied ROE
9.1%
what the price asks
Next earnings
103 days
17 Feb 2027
Close · CADC$22.89
1D+0.3%
1W+3.4%
1M+5.2%
3M+2.7%
6M+20.6%
YTD+46.8%
1Y+49.9%
ATR %2.2%
52w lowhigh2.8% off high

What Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust does

Owns enclosed shopping malls and open-air retail centres across mid-sized Canadian markets.

Earns base rent under retail leases, with tenants also paying a share of property operating costs. Growth comes mainly from buying malls, so acquisitions and the occupancy of its existing centres drive results.

Products and services

  • Enclosed regional malls
  • Open-air retail centres

Customers

  • National and regional retail tenants, department s

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Real estate
  • Retail REIT
  • Enclosed mall + open-air centre owner

What could go right

  • Consolidation of Canadian mall ownership
  • Improving mall occupancy/traffic post-pandemic

What could go wrong

  • Department-store/anchor closures
  • E-commerce pressure on mall retail

Moat: narrow (scale, installed base). Consolidated ownership of dominant malls in mid-sized Canadian markets with limited new supply.

Headquarters: Toronto, Canada · Founded: 2022 · Employees: 700

Named competitors

Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust at a glance

Size Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust (PMZ-UN.TO) is a Canada Real Estate company (Real Estate Investment Trusts) with a market value of $2.11B, the 181st largest of 420 Canada companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at C$22.89 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 20.6%, against -4.1% for the median peer and +5.2% for the Canada market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 17.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.1%); the operating margin is 38.1% (peer median 37.4%).

Valuation It trades at 1.08× book value against a peer median of 1.10× (11th cheapest of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 9.1%; Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust delivers 4.6%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.

Next results Next results expected around 17 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

9010011012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026PMZ-UN.TO 119Peer median 97
Six months, rebased to 100: Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust financials

Reported figures in CAD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueC$721MC$656MC$512MC$419MC$384M
Revenue growth—+28%+22%+9%—
Gross profitC$412MC$375MC$298MC$239MC$214M
EBITDAC$277MC$353MC$247MC$207MC$189M
Net incomeC$117MC$183MC$79.5MC$102M-C$12.1M
Free cash flowC$189MC$181MC$116MC$163MC$163M
Capital expenditureC$37.2MC$45.3MC$52.9MC$3.02MC$921,000
Total debtC$2.66BC$2.58BC$1.96BC$1.67BC$1.02B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%0%+20%+40%0%+10%+20%3249C2PUAT1BEI-UNCRR-UNBWP3471XHRSMASHORLJGTY3279PEBGPENTSTRGNARRBXMTPMZ-UN.TO6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

0%5%10%10×1.50×3249C2PUAT1BEI-UNCRR-UNBWP3471XHRSMASHORLJGTY3279PEBGPENTSTRGN8955ARRBXMTPMZ-UN.TOReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

0%5%10%0%5%10%3249C2PUAT1BEI-UNCRR-UNBWP3471XHRSMASHORLJGTYPEBGPENTSTRGN8955ARRBXMTPMZ-UN.TOROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust is the large dot.

Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (PMZ-UN.TO vs REI-UN.TO vs SRU-UN.TO vs FCR-UN.TO)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust PMZ-UN.TO$2.11B+21%+18%5%1.08×9.1%
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REI-UN.TO$4.41B-3%-13%7%0.86×7.7%
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust SRU-UN.TO$3.37B-3%-1%3%0.93×7.4%
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust FCR-UN.TO$3.55B0%+3%24%1.01×8.1%
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust CHP-UN.TO$7.95B-1%+4%-2%2.66×14.7%
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust CRR-UN.TO$2.22B-3%+4%-3%1.70×11.5%

How Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasurePMZ-UN.TOPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+5.2%+4.9%11th highest of 21
6-month return+20.6%-4.1%4th highest of 21
Return on equity4.6%3.7%10th highest of 21
Price / book1.08×1.10×11th cheapest of 21
Trailing P/E27.2×18.9×6th most expensive of 16
ROE the price implies9.1%9.4%10th least demanding of 21
ROE delivered4.6%3.6%10th highest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust PMZ-UN.TOCanada$2.11B+21%+18%5%1.08×9.1%4.6%
Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment 3249.TJapan$2.07B-12%+36%8%1.33×6.4%8.5%
Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust C2PU.SISingapore$2.05B0%+3%10%1.56×6.3%10.1%
Aroundtown AT1.DEGermany$2.04B-32%+1%5%0.22×4.0%4.9%
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust BEI-UN.TOCanada$2.21B-5%+3%-1%0.66×6.0%-1.0%
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust CRR-UN.TOCanada$2.22B-3%+4%-3%1.70×11.5%-3.2%
BWP Trust BWP.AXAustralia$2.01B-2%+2%13%0.86×7.4%13.2%
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park 3471.TJapan$2.00B-13%+156%5%0.99×5.0%4.6%
Xenia Hotels & Resorts XHRUnited States$1.97B+26%+4%0%1.80×17.3%0.3%
SmartStop Self Storage REIT SMAUnited States$2.31B+20%+21%2%1.86×9.3%2.4%
Sunstone Hotel Investors SHOUnited States$2.33B+19%+7%3%1.42×12.8%2.7%
RLJ Lodging Trust RLJUnited States$1.92B+40%+1%1%1.07×11.2%1.3%
Getty Realty GTYUnited States$1.92B-14%+11%9%1.50×11.2%8.9%
Activia Properties 3279.TJapan$1.90B-10%+24%6%1.12×5.6%5.9%
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust PEBUnited States$2.36B+43%+3%-3%1.01×12.2%-2.8%
Great Portland Estates GPE.LUnited Kingdom$1.90B+17%+24%7%0.66×9.9%7.5%
NETSTREIT NTSTUnited States$2.37B-9%+27%1%1.18×10.0%1.3%
Region RGN.AXAustralia$1.89B+6%+30%9%0.92×9.4%9.2%
Japan Prime Realty Investment 8955.TJapan$2.37B-7%-13%7%1.31×5.2%6.8%
ARMOUR Residential REIT ARRUnited States$1.87B-29%-140%-2%0.80×10.2%-2.3%
Blackstone Mortgage Trust BXMTUnited States$1.85B-42%-2%-12%0.65×7.3%-11.7%

Questions

Who are Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust's main competitors?
Named competitors: RioCan REIT (REI-UN.TO), SmartCentres REIT (SRU-UN.TO), First Capital REIT (FCR-UN.TO), Choice Properties REIT (CHP-UN.TO), Crombie REIT (CRR-UN.TO). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment (3249.T), Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (C2PU.SI), Aroundtown (AT1.DE), Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (BEI-UN.TO), Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (CRR-UN.TO), BWP Trust (BWP.AX).
Is Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 1.08× against a peer median of 1.10×, 11th cheapest of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 9.1%; Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust delivers 4.6%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
How has Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +20.6% against -4.1% for the median peer; over one year +49.9%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.