AMH vs ELS vs VMRK Stock Comparison

American Homes 4 Rent, Equity Lifestyle Properties and Vivmark Residential Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMH American Homes 4 Rent
$31.55 +2.8% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.52B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins
VMRK Vivmark Residential
$61.69 +0.6% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$23.30B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.05%
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Vivmark Residential leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Vivmark Residential 4, American Homes 4 Rent 3, Equity Lifestyle Properties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMHELSVMRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.52B $11.70B $23.30B VMRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.8x 29.9x 26.7x AMH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.8x 27.9x 52.3x ELS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.2% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 24.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.8% 6.2% ELS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.2x 4.0x VMRK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.04% 0.05% VMRK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.0% -1.7% +4.7% VMRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr -7.0%/yr -6.5%/yr AMH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.2% 18.7% 20.9% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 50/100 55/100 AMH

Percentile Scorecard

AMHELSVMRK

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

AxisAMHELSVMRK
Valuation 50 #73 of 145 11 #129 of 145 47 #77 of 145
Growth 66 #50 of 143 53 #68 of 143 38 #89 of 143
Profitability 65 #48 of 136 94 #9 of 136 87 #19 of 136
Financial Health 61 #55 of 138 37 #88 of 138 72 #39 of 138
Shareholder Returns 68 #43 of 131 55 #59 of 131 32 #89 of 131
Overall 62 50 55
  • AMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VMRK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMHELSVMRKSPY
1 month +2.8%+0.2%+0.6% +0.7%
3 months -5.0%-10.2%-8.1% +3.7%
6 months -0.9%-7.0%-5.6% +7.1%
Year to date -1.7%-2.9%-2.1% +12.8%
1 year -1.0%-1.7%+4.7% +11.9%
3 years -2.0%-10.5%+13.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -0.7%-3.6%+4.2% +22.8%
5 years -22.3%-30.4%-28.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.9%-7.0%-6.5% +10.9%
10 years +53.0%+58.7%+2.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.3%+4.7%+0.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMHELSVMRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.2%18.7%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%18.2%21.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.01-0.220.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.090.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-34.2%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-13.9%-12.1% -1.2%
52-week high $34.81$68.37$70.15 $779.14
52-week low $27.38$57.64$57.98 $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.

MultipleAMHELSVMRK
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 25.7x 29.2xmedian 25.7x 26.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.1x 7.2xmedian 4.1x —median 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 23.1xmedian 14.3x 14.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1,092xmedian 23.5x 30.8xmedian 23.5x 23.5xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 6.3xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.52median 1.86 3.26median 1.86 11.15median 1.86

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 monthsAMHELSVMRK
Revenue – $1.58B –
Gross profit – $1.44B –
Operating income – $412.54M –
Net income $542.82M $404.07M $899.21M
Free cash flow $10.37M $370.75M $982.31M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $1.95 $2.28
Cash & equivalents $83.67M $24.33M $36.41M
Total debt $5.13B $3.31B $9.09B
Shares (diluted) 360.81M 200.25M 383.88M
Enterprise value $11.22B $11.57B $23.08B

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
MetricAMHELSVMRK
P/E 24.5x 29.2x 26.4x
P/FCF 1,092x 30.8x 23.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 19.2x 14.8x
P/S – 7.2x –
P/B 1.5x 6.3x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 6.3x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 23.1x 14.3x
EV/EBIT – 35.6x 26.1x
EV/Revenue – 9.3x –
EV/FCF 1,579x 39.7x 32.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 24.8x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.52 3.26 11.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMHELSVMRK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% –
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% -14.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 9.2% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 2.3% -11.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 8.9% 2.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% 2.8% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 6.6% 1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 101.6% 11.0% 202.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 22.6% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMHELSVMRK
Gross margin – 91.0% –
EBITDA margin – 40.3% –
Operating margin – 26.1% –
Pretax margin – 18.3% –
Net margin – 24.8% –
FCF margin – 23.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 37.6% –
Return on equity 7.2% 22.3% 8.3%
Return on assets 4.1% 7.0% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – 7.8% 6.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMHELSVMRK
Debt / assets 39.1% 57.4% 44.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.2x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 494.5x 8.9x 9.3x
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 68.7% 47.2%
Equity / assets 57.0% 31.3% 52.8%
Interest coverage – 3.0x 3.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMHELSVMRK
Dividend yield 4.1% 3.6% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 0.0% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 3.6% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 85.3% 101.5% 117.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 4,462% 110.6% 107.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.3% 8.7% 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 8.7% 3.2%

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.

ConsensusAMHELSVMRK
Forward P/E 29.8xFY2026 27.9xFY2026 52.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $2.11FY2026 $1.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 -59.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.9% +9.0% +45.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $3.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +14.4% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMHELSVMRK
Held by institutions 90.3% 100.0% 97.6%
Institutions holding 482 477 716
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +2.6% +12.7%
Institutions buying 255 220 340
Institutions selling 160 190 247
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.16 1.38

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.

AMHELSVMRK
AMH 1.00 0.56 0.71
ELS 0.56 1.00 0.54
VMRK 0.71 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMH, ELS and VMRK?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.52B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.70B, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) $23.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMH, ELS and VMRK?

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 24.8x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.9x, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 26.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is cheapest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 29.8x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 27.9x, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 52.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vivmark Residential (VMRK) returned the most: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -1.0%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -1.7%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) +4.7%. Over five years, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) compounded fastest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.9%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -7.0%/yr, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) has the highest dividend yield: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 0.04%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 0.04%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 20.2%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.7%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 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.