AMH vs ESS vs INVH Stock Comparison

American Homes 4 Rent, Essex Property Trust and Invitation Homes Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMH American Homes 4 Rent
$33.08 +8.5% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.80B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.90%
Residential REITs Real Estate
1 win
INVH Invitation Homes Inc.
$27.55 +4.3% 1M -2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.03B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.90B
Div. yield
4.36%
Residential REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Invitation Homes leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Invitation Homes 6, Essex Property Trust 3, American Homes 4 Rent 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMHESSINVHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.80B $17.48B $16.03B ESS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x 50.3x 23.8x INVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x 52.1x 28.7x INVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.5% +7.2% INVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.8% 23.5% INVH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.90% 3.80% 4.36% INVH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.1% +4.4% -2.9% ESS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.7%/yr -4.2%/yr -7.6%/yr AMH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.4% 20.4% 21.3% ESS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 45/100 69/100 INVH

Percentile Scorecard

AMHESSINVH

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

AxisAMHESSINVH
Valuation 47 #78 of 146 19 #118 of 146 53 #69 of 146
Growth 56 #65 of 145 28 #105 of 145 72 #42 of 145
Profitability 63 #53 of 141 84 #23 of 141 77 #33 of 141
Financial Health 64 #53 of 146 49 #75 of 146 53 #69 of 146
Shareholder Returns 76 #33 of 136 42 #79 of 136 91 #13 of 136
Overall 61 45 69
  • AMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • INVH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMHESSINVHSPY
1 month +8.5%-0.3%+4.3% -5.9%
3 months -4.3%-4.7%-9.3% -4.6%
6 months +2.0%+1.6%-4.9% +0.2%
Year to date +3.1%+3.9%-0.9% +7.5%
1 year +3.1%+4.4%-2.9% +8.2%
3 years -5.7%+28.0%-13.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year -1.9%+8.6%-4.6% +19.0%
5 years -17.0%-19.4%-32.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.7%-4.2%-7.6% +9.4%
10 years +55.7%+23.5%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +4.5%+2.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAMHESSINVHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.4%20.4%21.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%22.0%20.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.120.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.150.22-0.14 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-45.4%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-8.9%-9.9% -5.9%
52-week high $34.81$298.33$30.59 $779.14
52-week low $27.38$239.61$24.39 $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.

MultipleAMHESSINVH
P/E now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 26.5x 50.3xmedian 26.5x 23.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.2x 9.0xmedian 4.2x 5.5xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 20.0xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 155.0xmedian 21.7x 25.9xmedian 21.7x 29.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 3.2xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.31median 1.78 -3.88median 1.78 1.82median 1.78

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 monthsAMHESSINVH
Revenue – $1.95B $2.90B
Operating income – $573.46M –
Net income $523.32M $368.62M $684.86M
Free cash flow $76.18M $673.94M $544.32M
EPS (diluted) $1.24 $5.40 $1.16
Cash & equivalents $70.99M $72.06M $78.93M
Total debt $5.16B $6.61B $8.74B
Shares (diluted) 359.85M 64.31M 588.53M
Enterprise value $12.14B $17.40B $15.67B

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
MetricAMHESSINVH
P/E 26.6x 50.3x 23.8x
P/FCF 155.0x 25.9x 29.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 15.8x 13.5x
P/S – 9.0x 5.5x
P/B 1.6x 3.2x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – 20.0x –
EV/EBIT – 41.9x –
EV/Revenue – 12.3x 8.5x
EV/FCF 221.8x 35.6x 45.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 21.7x 20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.31 -3.88 1.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMHESSINVH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.5% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -45.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.0% -59.9% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -12.7% 11.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.4% -58.9% 21.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -13.0% 13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 4.7% -1.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 5.5% 1.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.0% 568.8% 451.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 0.1% 107.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMHESSINVH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 61.6% –
Operating margin – 29.5% –
Pretax margin – 16.0% –
Net margin – 17.8% 23.5%
FCF margin – 34.6% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 57.0% 41.0%
Return on equity 7.0% 6.7% 7.6%
Return on assets 4.0% 2.9% 3.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 3.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMHESSINVH
Debt / assets 39.5% 51.5% 47.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.2x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.5x –
Debt / FCF 67.8x 9.8x 16.1x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 57.4% 52.2%
Equity / assets 56.4% 42.6% 47.8%
Interest coverage – 2.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMHESSINVH
Dividend yield 3.9% 3.8% 4.4%
Net buyback yield 3.9% 0.2% 5.3%
Shareholder yield 7.8% 4.0% 9.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 89.9% 180.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 617.4% 98.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.9% 2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 4.6% –

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.

ConsensusAMHESSINVH
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 52.1xFY2026 28.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $5.22FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 -49.8%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.9% +29.5% -21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $2.05BFY2026 $3.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% -7.0% -4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMHESSINVH
Held by institutions 90.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 482 632 625
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +4.7% +9.1%
Institutions buying 255 347 338
Institutions selling 160 185 216
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.88 1.56

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.

AMHESSINVH
AMH 1.00 0.71 0.87
ESS 0.71 1.00 0.67
INVH 0.87 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMH, ESS and INVH?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.80B, Essex Property Trust (ESS) $17.48B, Invitation Homes (INVH) $16.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMH, ESS and INVH?

Invitation Homes (INVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 26.6x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 50.3x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invitation Homes (INVH) is cheapest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 31.2x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 52.1x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 28.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Invitation Homes (INVH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.5%, Invitation Homes (INVH) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Invitation Homes (INVH) has the highest net margin (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 17.8%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Essex Property Trust (ESS) returned the most: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) +3.1%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.4%, Invitation Homes (INVH) -2.9%. Over five years, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) compounded fastest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -3.7%/yr, Essex Property Trust (ESS) -4.2%/yr, Invitation Homes (INVH) -7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Invitation Homes (INVH) has the highest dividend yield: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 3.90%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 3.80%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 4.36%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Essex Property Trust (ESS) has been the steadiest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 20.4%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 20.4%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMH, ESS and INVH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Invitation Homes (INVH) leads on 6. 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.