AMH vs ELS vs CPT Stock Comparison

American Homes 4 Rent, Equity Lifestyle Properties and Camden Property Trust 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, Equity Lifestyle Properties 3, Camden Property Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMHELSCPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.34B $11.36B $10.21B ELS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 29.1x 31.3x AMH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.0x 28.2x 98.6x ELS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.2% +56.8% CPT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 24.8% 2,486.2% CPT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.04% 0.00% AMH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% -3.9% -2.5% CPT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr -6.9%/yr -9.0%/yr AMH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.3% 18.6% 20.1% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 50/100 51/100 AMH

Percentile Scorecard

AMHELSCPT

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

AxisAMHELSCPT
Valuation 50 #73 of 145 10 #130 of 145 11 #129 of 145
Growth 69 #45 of 141 51 #69 of 141 73 #39 of 141
Profitability 67 #45 of 134 94 #9 of 134 48 #70 of 134
Financial Health 61 #54 of 138 39 #84 of 138 35 #90 of 138
Shareholder Returns 68 #43 of 131 55 #60 of 131 89 #16 of 131
Overall 63 50 51
  • AMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMHELSCPTSPY
1 month +3.9%+0.4%+3.4% -0.2%
3 months -5.7%-9.9%-11.8% +3.9%
6 months +1.1%-5.0%-4.1% +8.2%
Year to date -0.8%-1.8%-7.8% +12.9%
1 year -4.7%-3.9%-2.5% +12.3%
3 years +1.1%-7.5%+20.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.4%-2.6%+6.5% +23.3%
5 years -21.7%-30.2%-37.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.8%-6.9%-9.0% +10.9%
10 years +54.6%+63.3%+30.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.5%+5.0%+2.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMHELSCPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.3%18.6%20.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.5%18.1%20.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.01-0.220.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.21-0.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-34.2%-53.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-13.0%-13.6% -1.2%
52-week high $34.81$68.37$117.53 $779.14
52-week low $27.38$57.64$95.82 $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.

MultipleAMHELSCPT
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 26.3x 29.5xmedian 26.3x 31.9xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.0x 7.3xmedian 4.0x 778.0xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 23.3xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1,102xmedian 23.3x 31.1xmedian 23.3x -48.2xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 6.4xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.55median 1.91 3.30median 1.91 1.71median 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 monthsAMHELSCPT
Revenue – $1.58B $13.12M
Gross profit – $1.44B –
Operating income – $412.54M –
Net income $542.82M $404.07M $336.62M
Free cash flow $10.37M $370.75M -$211.62M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $1.95 $3.19
Cash & equivalents $83.67M $24.33M $44.72M
Total debt $5.13B $3.31B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 360.81M 200.25M 102.36M
Enterprise value $11.04B $11.24B $10.08B

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
MetricAMHELSCPT
P/E 24.7x 29.5x 31.9x
P/FCF 1,102x 31.1x -48.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 19.5x 12.6x
P/S – 7.3x 778.0x
P/B 1.5x 6.4x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 6.4x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 23.3x –
EV/EBIT – 35.9x –
EV/Revenue – 9.4x 1,144x
EV/FCF 1,589x 40.0x -70.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 25.0x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.55 3.30 1.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMHELSCPT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.2% 56.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 66.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.2% 1.3% 108.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 9.2% 16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 2.3% 123.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 8.9% 18.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% 2.8% 1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 6.6% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 101.6% 11.0% -377.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 22.6% -36.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMHELSCPT
Gross margin – 91.0% –
EBITDA margin – 40.3% –
Operating margin – 26.1% –
Pretax margin – 18.3% –
Net margin – 24.8% 2,486%
FCF margin – 23.5% -1,613%
Operating cash flow margin – 37.6% 6,154%
Return on equity 7.2% 22.3% 8.4%
Return on assets 4.1% 7.0% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 7.8% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.5x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 128.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMHELSCPT
Debt / assets 39.1% 57.4% 51.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.8x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.2x –
Debt / FCF 494.5x 8.9x -22.9x
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 68.7% 59.0%
Equity / assets 57.0% 31.3% 41.0%
Interest coverage – 3.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMHELSCPT
Dividend yield 4.1% 3.6% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 0.0% 6.6%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 3.6% 10.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 85.3% 101.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4,462% 110.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.3% 8.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 8.7% –

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.

ConsensusAMHELSCPT
Forward P/E 30.0xFY2026 28.2xFY2026 98.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $2.11FY2026 $1.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 -70.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.9% +9.0% -8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $1.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +14.4% -8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMHELSCPT
Held by institutions 90.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 480 476 575
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +2.6% -0.4%
Institutions buying 253 220 267
Institutions selling 160 190 213
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.16 1.25

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.

AMHELSCPT
AMH 1.00 0.55 0.74
ELS 0.55 1.00 0.55
CPT 0.74 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMH, ELS and CPT?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.34B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.36B, Camden Property Trust (CPT) $10.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMH, ELS and CPT?

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 24.4x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.1x, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 31.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is cheapest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 30.0x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.2x, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 98.6x). 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: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) +56.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Camden Property Trust (CPT) has the highest net margin (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 24.8%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 2,486.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Camden Property Trust (CPT) returned the most: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.7%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -3.9%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) -2.5%. Over five years, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) compounded fastest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.8%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.9%/yr, Camden Property Trust (CPT) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) has the highest dividend yield: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 0.04%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 0.04%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 0.00%. Camden Property Trust (CPT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 20.3%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.6%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 20.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.