AMH vs UDR vs IRT Stock Comparison

American Homes 4 Rent, Udr and Independence Realty Trust 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
$11.81B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
5 wins
UDR UDR, Inc.
$37.00 +9.1% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.76B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
0.05%
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

American Homes 4 Rent leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (American Homes 4 Rent 5, Udr 4, Independence Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMHUDRIRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.81B $11.76B $3.53B AMH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 17.0x 57.2x UDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x 35.2x 109.3x AMH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.6% +3.1% IRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 40.5% 9.2% UDR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.05% 0.05% UDR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.1% +7.7% -5.9% UDR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.7%/yr -7.6%/yr -9.0%/yr AMH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.4% 20.9% 21.6% AMH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 56/100 59/100 AMH

Percentile Scorecard

AMHUDRIRT

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

AxisAMHUDRIRT
Valuation 47 #78 of 146 46 #79 of 146 49 #75 of 146
Growth 56 #65 of 145 51 #72 of 145 67 #48 of 145
Profitability 63 #53 of 141 96 #7 of 141 55 #64 of 141
Financial Health 64 #53 of 146 35 #95 of 146 70 #44 of 146
Shareholder Returns 76 #33 of 136 52 #66 of 136 56 #61 of 136
Overall 61 56 59
  • AMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UDR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • IRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMHUDRIRTSPY
1 month +8.5%+9.1%+3.9% -5.9%
3 months -4.3%-3.1%-9.9% -4.6%
6 months +2.0%+0.2%-6.5% +0.2%
Year to date +3.1%+0.9%-12.5% +7.5%
1 year +3.1%+7.7%-5.9% +8.2%
3 years -5.7%+13.8%+17.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year -1.9%+4.4%+5.4% +19.0%
5 years -17.0%-32.5%-37.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.7%-7.6%-9.0% +9.4%
10 years +55.7%+7.0%+88.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +4.5%+0.7%+6.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAMHUDRIRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.4%20.9%21.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%19.9%22.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.170.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.150.37-0.27 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-48.3%-57.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-10.3%-13.9% -5.9%
52-week high $34.81$41.24$17.77 $779.14
52-week low $27.38$33.28$14.46 $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.

MultipleAMHUDRIRT
P/E now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 26.5x 17.2xmedian 26.5x 58.3xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x 5.4xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 11.3xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 155.0xmedian 21.7x 178.3xmedian 21.7x 36.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 3.8xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.31median 1.78 1.07median 1.78 51.75median 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 monthsAMHUDRIRT
Revenue – $1.71B $671.80M
Operating income – $893.52M –
Net income $523.32M $745.72M $63.02M
Free cash flow $76.18M $66.65M $98.76M
EPS (diluted) $1.24 $2.14 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $70.99M $1.18M $43.31M
Total debt $5.16B $5.76B $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 359.85M 324.01M 236.11M
Enterprise value $11.48B $11.75B $3.35B

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
MetricAMHUDRIRT
P/E 26.6x 17.2x 58.3x
P/FCF 155.0x 178.3x 36.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 13.9x 13.0x
P/S – 6.9x 5.4x
P/B 1.6x 3.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 11.3x –
EV/EBIT – 19.7x –
EV/Revenue – 10.3x 8.9x
EV/FCF 221.8x 264.7x 60.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 20.7x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.31 1.07 51.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMHUDRIRT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.6% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 161.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.0% 366.3% 179.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 15.3% 2.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.4% 388.8% 174.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 16.0% 1.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% -3.2% -2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 0.9% 2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.0% -88.4% 153.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% -42.0% 75.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMHUDRIRT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 90.8% –
Operating margin – 52.2% –
Pretax margin – 43.6% –
Net margin – 40.5% 9.2%
FCF margin – 3.9% 14.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 49.9% 41.3%
Return on equity 7.0% 24.6% 1.8%
Return on assets 4.0% 7.3% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 4.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMHUDRIRT
Debt / assets 39.5% 55.9% 39.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.7x –
Debt / FCF 67.8x 86.4x 24.3x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 69.6% 42.8%
Equity / assets 56.4% 30.4% 57.2%
Interest coverage – 4.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMHUDRIRT
Dividend yield 3.9% 3.8% 4.6%
Net buyback yield 3.9% 3.3% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 7.8% 7.1% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 89.9% 75.7% 259.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 617.4% 847.5% 165.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.9% -0.2% 9.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 2.4% 7.9%

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.

ConsensusAMHUDRIRT
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 35.2xFY2026 109.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $1.05FY2026 $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026 -41.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.9% -41.9% +50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $1.77BFY2026 $637.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +0.3% +20.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMHUDRIRT
Held by institutions 90.7% 100.0% 98.8%
Institutions holding 482 526 397
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +4.9% +2.0%
Institutions buying 255 244 188
Institutions selling 160 207 142
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.18 1.32

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.

AMHUDRIRT
AMH 1.00 0.75 0.65
UDR 0.75 1.00 0.78
IRT 0.65 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMH, UDR and IRT?

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.81B, Udr (UDR) $11.76B, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) $3.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMH, UDR and IRT?

Udr (UDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 26.4x, Udr (UDR) 17.0x, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 57.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) is cheapest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 31.2x, Udr (UDR) 35.2x, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 109.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Independence Realty Trust (IRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Udr (UDR) +0.6%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) +3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Udr (UDR) has the highest net margin (Udr (UDR) 40.5%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Udr (UDR) returned the most: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) +3.1%, Udr (UDR) +7.7%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) -5.9%. Over five years, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) compounded fastest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -3.7%/yr, Udr (UDR) -7.6%/yr, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Udr (UDR) has the highest dividend yield: American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 0.04%, Udr (UDR) 0.05%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) has been the steadiest (American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 20.4%, Udr (UDR) 20.9%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 21.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMH, UDR and IRT?

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 5. 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.