AMH vs CPT vs MAA Stock Comparison

American Homes 4 Rent, Camden Property Trust and Mid America Apartment Communities Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMH American Homes 4 Rent
$31.84 +3.9% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.34B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins
CPT Camden Property Trust
$101.54 +3.4% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.21B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.12M
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

American Homes 4 Rent leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (American Homes 4 Rent 4, Mid America Apartment Communities 3, Camden Property Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMHCPTMAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.34B $10.21B $13.63B MAA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 31.3x 34.1x AMH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.0x 98.6x 33.3x AMH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +56.8% +0.8% CPT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2,486.2% 18.0% CPT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.05% MAA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% -2.5% -10.7% CPT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr -9.0%/yr -10.5%/yr AMH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.3% 20.1% 19.8% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 51/100 51/100 AMH

Percentile Scorecard

AMHCPTMAA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMHCPTMAA
Valuation 50 #73 of 145 11 #129 of 145 45 #80 of 145
Growth 69 #45 of 141 73 #39 of 141 15 #120 of 141
Profitability 67 #45 of 134 48 #70 of 134 87 #18 of 134
Financial Health 61 #54 of 138 35 #90 of 138 60 #56 of 138
Shareholder Returns 68 #43 of 131 89 #16 of 131 46 #71 of 131
Overall 63 51 51
  • AMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMHCPTMAASPY
1 month +3.9%+3.4%+0.3% -0.2%
3 months -5.7%-11.8%-12.5% +3.9%
6 months +1.1%-4.1%-8.9% +8.2%
Year to date -0.8%-7.8%-14.5% +12.9%
1 year -4.7%-2.5%-10.7% +12.3%
3 years +1.1%+20.9%+1.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.4%+6.5%+0.3% +23.3%
5 years -21.7%-37.6%-42.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.8%-9.0%-10.5% +10.9%
10 years +54.6%+30.9%+32.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.5%+2.7%+2.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMHCPTMAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.3%20.1%19.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.5%20.5%19.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.090.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.13-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-53.0%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-13.6%-16.5% -1.2%
52-week high $34.81$117.53$142.19 $779.14
52-week low $27.38$95.82$114.20 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMHCPTMAA
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 26.3x 31.9xmedian 26.3x 34.5xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.0x 778.0xmedian 4.0x 6.2xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 14.4x 15.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1,102xmedian 23.3x -48.2xmedian 23.3x 29.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.55median 1.91 1.71median 1.91 -2.82median 1.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMHCPTMAA
Revenue – $13.12M $2.22B
Net income $542.82M $336.62M $410.71M
Free cash flow $10.37M -$211.62M $473.83M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $3.19 $3.44
Cash & equivalents $83.67M $44.72M $51.84M
Total debt $5.13B $4.85B $21.95B
Shares (diluted) 360.81M 102.36M 116.14M
Enterprise value $11.04B $10.08B $13.41B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMHCPTMAA
P/E 24.7x 31.9x 34.5x
P/FCF 1,102x -48.2x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 12.6x 13.6x
P/S – 778.0x 6.2x
P/B 1.5x 2.6x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.3x
EV/EBIT – – 31.4x
EV/Revenue – 1,144x 8.8x
EV/FCF 1,589x -70.9x 41.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 18.6x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.55 1.71 -2.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMHCPTMAA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 56.8% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 66.5% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.2% 108.1% -30.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 16.0% -12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 123.5% -29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 18.7% -12.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% 1.8% -8.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 1.1% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 101.6% -377.3% -12.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.4% -36.7% -4.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMHCPTMAA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 57.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 18.8%
Net margin – 2,486% 18.0%
FCF margin – -1,613% 21.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 6,154% 45.6%
Return on equity 7.2% 8.4% 7.3%
Return on assets 4.1% 3.6% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – – 5.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.4x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 128.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMHCPTMAA
Debt / assets 39.1% 51.3% 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.5x
Debt / FCF 494.5x -22.9x 12.0x
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 59.0% 53.5%
Equity / assets 57.0% 41.0% 46.5%
Interest coverage – – 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMHCPTMAA
Dividend yield 4.1% 4.2% 5.2%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 6.6% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 10.8% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 85.3% – 173.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 4,462% – 150.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.3% – 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 17.4% – 5.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMHCPTMAA
Forward P/E 30.0xFY2026 98.6xFY2026 33.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $1.03FY2026 $3.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 -70.9%FY2026 -5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.9% -8.7% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $1.60BFY2026 $2.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% -8.2% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMHCPTMAA
Held by institutions 90.7% 100.0% 97.1%
Institutions holding 480 575 771
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% -0.4% +8.2%
Institutions buying 253 267 395
Institutions selling 160 213 262
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.25 1.51

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMHCPTMAA
AMH 1.00 0.74 0.76
CPT 0.74 1.00 0.92
MAA 0.76 0.92 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMH, CPT and MAA?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.34B, Camden Property Trust (CPT) $10.21B, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMH, CPT and MAA?

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 24.4x, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 31.3x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 34.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) is cheapest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 30.0x, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 98.6x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 33.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Camden Property Trust (CPT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Camden Property Trust (CPT) +56.8%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Camden Property Trust (CPT) has the highest net margin (Camden Property Trust (CPT) 2,486.2%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 18.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Camden Property Trust (CPT) returned the most: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.7%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) -2.5%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.7%. Over five years, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) compounded fastest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.8%/yr, Camden Property Trust (CPT) -9.0%/yr, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has the highest dividend yield: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 0.04%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 0.00%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 0.05%. Camden Property Trust (CPT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has been the steadiest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 20.3%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 20.1%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 19.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMH, CPT and MAA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.