AMH vs MAA vs VMRK Stock Comparison

American Homes 4 Rent, Mid America Apartment Communities and Vivmark Residential Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMH American Homes 4 Rent
$31.90 +5.4% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$11.78B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins
VMRK Vivmark Residential
$62.21 +4.0% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$23.94B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
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 4, Mid America Apartment Communities 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMHMAAVMRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.78B $14.16B $23.94B VMRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 36.9x 27.4x AMH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x 32.9x 52.6x AMH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.0% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.3% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.3% 6.2% VMRK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.6x 4.0x VMRK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.05% 0.04% MAA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.9% -7.7% +4.7% VMRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr -10.3%/yr -6.0%/yr AMH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.1% 19.5% 20.8% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 50/100 56/100 AMH

Percentile Scorecard

AMHMAAVMRK

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

AxisAMHMAAVMRK
Valuation 51 #71 of 145 46 #79 of 145 47 #78 of 145
Growth 69 #46 of 144 14 #124 of 144 39 #88 of 144
Profitability 65 #50 of 140 84 #23 of 140 86 #21 of 140
Financial Health 63 #55 of 146 58 #62 of 146 74 #39 of 146
Shareholder Returns 68 #43 of 132 49 #68 of 132 34 #87 of 132
Overall 63 50 56
  • AMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MAA 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

PeriodAMHMAAVMRKSPY
1 month +5.4%+2.7%+4.0% -2.3%
3 months -7.6%-11.3%-7.9% -0.7%
6 months -0.3%-8.3%-4.6% +4.8%
Year to date -0.6%-14.8%-1.3% +10.3%
1 year +0.9%-7.7%+4.7% +10.3%
3 years -9.9%-4.7%+11.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year -3.4%-1.6%+3.7% +20.1%
5 years -22.2%-41.8%-26.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year -4.9%-10.3%-6.0% +10.1%
10 years +57.9%+27.9%+2.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +4.7%+2.5%+0.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMHMAAVMRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.1%19.5%20.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.1%18.8%21.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.060.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.390.22 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-50.2%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-16.7%-11.3% -3.5%
52-week high $34.81$142.19$70.15 $779.14
52-week low $27.38$114.20$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.

MultipleAMHMAAVMRK
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 26.3x 35.7xmedian 26.3x 26.6xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x —median 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 15.4xmedian 14.4x 14.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1,104xmedian 23.9x 25.7xmedian 23.9x 23.7xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.55median 1.98 -2.80median 1.98 11.25median 1.98

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 monthsAMHMAAVMRK
Revenue – $2.22B –
Net income $542.82M $394.48M $899.21M
Free cash flow $10.37M $534.81M $982.31M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $3.31 $2.28
Cash & equivalents $83.67M $25.69M $36.41M
Total debt $5.13B $5.84B $9.09B
Shares (diluted) 360.81M 115.95M 383.88M
Enterprise value $11.48B $13.95B $23.72B

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
MetricAMHMAAVMRK
P/E 24.7x 35.7x 26.6x
P/FCF 1,104x 25.7x 23.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 13.7x 14.9x
P/S – 6.2x –
P/B 1.5x 2.5x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.5x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 15.4x 14.4x
EV/EBIT – 32.0x 26.3x
EV/Revenue – 8.8x –
EV/FCF 1,591x 36.5x 33.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 19.5x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.55 -2.80 11.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMHMAAVMRK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.2% -30.8% -14.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -13.1% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% -29.8% -11.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -12.8% 2.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% -5.1% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -3.8% 1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 101.6% 8.0% 202.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.4% -10.8% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMHMAAVMRK
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 57.0% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 18.1% –
Net margin – 17.3% –
FCF margin – 24.0% –
Operating cash flow margin – 45.0% –
Return on equity 7.2% 7.2% 8.3%
Return on assets 4.1% 3.3% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – 5.3% 6.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMHMAAVMRK
Debt / assets 39.1% 48.5% 44.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.6x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 494.5x 10.9x 9.3x
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 54.9% 47.2%
Equity / assets 57.0% 45.1% 52.8%
Interest coverage – 2.9x 3.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMHMAAVMRK
Dividend yield 4.0% 5.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 1.1% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 6.3% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 85.3% 180.4% 117.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 4,462% 133.1% 107.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.3% 1.2% 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 4.0% 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.

ConsensusAMHMAAVMRK
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2026 32.9xFY2026 52.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $3.57FY2026 $1.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 -5.6%FY2026 -59.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.9% -9.0% +45.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $2.29BFY2026 $3.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +1.5% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMHMAAVMRK
Held by institutions 90.7% 97.1% 97.6%
Institutions holding 482 773 717
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +8.2% +12.7%
Institutions buying 255 396 340
Institutions selling 160 262 247
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.51 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.

AMHMAAVMRK
AMH 1.00 0.76 0.71
MAA 0.76 1.00 0.83
VMRK 0.71 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMH, MAA and VMRK?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.78B, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $14.16B, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) $23.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMH, MAA and VMRK?

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 25.3x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 36.9x, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) is cheapest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 29.7x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 32.9x, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 52.6x). 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) +0.9%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -7.7%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) +4.7%. Over five years, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) compounded fastest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.9%/yr, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.3%/yr, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -6.0%/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%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 0.05%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has been the steadiest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 20.1%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 19.5%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 20.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMH, MAA 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.