AMH vs SUI vs MAA Stock Comparison

American Homes 4 Rent, Sun Communities and Mid America Apartment Communities Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMH American Homes 4 Rent
$32.10 +4.7% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.46B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$119.89 +6.8% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

American Homes 4 Rent leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (American Homes 4 Rent 4, Sun Communities 2, Mid America Apartment Communities 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMHSUIMAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.46B $14.16B $13.75B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x -18.7x 34.4x AMH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x — 33.5x AMH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +0.8% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 18.0% –
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 -3.8% -3.4% -10.8% SUI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -9.4%/yr -10.1%/yr AMH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.3% 20.2% 19.8% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 — 51/100 AMH

Percentile Scorecard

AMHSUIMAA

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

AxisAMHSUIMAA
Valuation 52 #70 of 145 8 #133 of 145 42 #85 of 145
Growth 69 #45 of 142 – 15 #121 of 142
Profitability 63 #51 of 136 – 87 #19 of 136
Financial Health 63 #52 of 139 – 62 #54 of 139
Shareholder Returns 68 #43 of 131 18 #108 of 131 49 #68 of 131
Overall 63 – 51
  • AMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SUI 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

PeriodAMHSUIMAASPY
1 month +4.7%+6.8%+1.0% -0.8%
3 months -4.1%-1.3%-10.4% +3.5%
6 months +5.9%-6.1%-4.6% +7.0%
Year to date 0.0%-3.2%-13.9% +12.2%
1 year -3.8%-3.4%-10.8% +13.0%
3 years +1.9%+11.0%+1.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +0.6%+3.5%+0.6% +23.1%
5 years -19.3%-38.9%-41.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.2%-9.4%-10.1% +11.0%
10 years +53.1%+53.4%+29.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.4%+4.4%+2.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMHSUIMAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.3%20.2%19.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.5%19.7%19.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.02-0.060.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.19-0.17-0.54 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-51.1%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-12.6%-15.9% -1.8%
52-week high $34.81$137.18$142.19 $779.14
52-week low $27.38$110.01$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.

MultipleAMHSUIMAA
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 27.4x -19.4xmedian 27.4x 34.7xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x 6.3xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 14.2x 15.4xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1,111xmedian 23.2x 30.8xmedian 23.2x 29.3xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.57median 2.11 0.24median 2.11 -2.84median 2.11

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 monthsAMHSUIMAA
Revenue – – $2.22B
Net income $542.82M – $410.71M
Free cash flow $10.37M – $473.83M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $-5.97 $3.44
Cash & equivalents $83.67M – $51.84M
Total debt $5.13B – $21.95B
Shares (diluted) 360.81M 127.00M 116.14M
Enterprise value $11.16B $14.16B $13.54B

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
MetricAMHSUIMAA
P/E 24.9x -19.4x 34.7x
P/FCF 1,111x 30.8x 29.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x – 13.7x
P/S – 6.2x 6.3x
P/B 1.5x 2.8x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.8x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.4x
EV/EBIT – – 31.6x
EV/Revenue – – 8.8x
EV/FCF 1,598x – 41.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x – 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.57 0.24 -2.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMHSUIMAA
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.2% – -30.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% – -12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% -173.1% -29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -79.4% -12.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% – -8.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 101.6% – -12.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.4% – -4.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMHSUIMAA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 57.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 18.8%
Net margin – – 18.0%
FCF margin – – 21.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – 45.6%
Return on equity 7.2% -14.3% 7.3%
Return on assets 4.1% -7.5% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – – 5.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMHSUIMAA
Debt / assets 39.1% – 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.5x
Debt / FCF 494.5x – 12.0x
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 44.2% 53.5%
Equity / assets 57.0% 53.2% 46.5%
Interest coverage – – 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMHSUIMAA
Dividend yield 4.0% 3.7% 5.1%
Net buyback yield 2.0% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 3.7% 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.

ConsensusAMHSUIMAA
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 – 33.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $-5.88FY2026 $3.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 -154.2%FY2026 -5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.9% – -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026 $2.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% -4.9% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMHSUIMAA
Held by institutions 90.7% 100.0% 97.1%
Institutions holding 480 530 771
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +6.1% +8.2%
Institutions buying 253 258 395
Institutions selling 160 197 262
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.31 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.

AMHSUIMAA
AMH 1.00 0.50 0.76
SUI 0.50 1.00 0.61
MAA 0.76 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMH, SUI and MAA?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.46B, Sun Communities (SUI) $14.16B, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMH, SUI and MAA?

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 24.7x, Sun Communities (SUI) -18.7x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 34.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) is cheapest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 30.3x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 33.5x). 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 Sun Communities (SUI) returned the most: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -3.8%, Sun Communities (SUI) -3.4%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.8%. Over five years, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) compounded fastest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.2%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -9.4%/yr, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.1%/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%, Sun Communities (SUI) 0.00%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 0.05%. Sun Communities (SUI) 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%, Sun Communities (SUI) 20.2%, 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, SUI 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.