ELS vs MAA vs VMRK Stock Comparison

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Mid America Apartment Communities and Vivmark Residential Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VMRK Vivmark Residential
$62.78 +2.1% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.33B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.05%
Residential REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vivmark Residential leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Vivmark Residential 5, Equity Lifestyle Properties 5, Mid America Apartment Communities 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELSMAAVMRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.51B $13.74B $23.33B VMRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 34.4x 26.7x VMRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.9x 33.5x 53.2x ELS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% +0.8% — ELS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 18.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.3% 6.2% VMRK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.5x 4.0x VMRK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.05% MAA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% -10.8% -1.0% ELS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr -10.1%/yr -6.4%/yr ELS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 19.8% 21.4% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 51/100 56/100 VMRK

Percentile Scorecard

ELSMAAVMRK

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

AxisELSMAAVMRK
Valuation 14 #125 of 145 42 #85 of 145 45 #80 of 145
Growth 52 #69 of 142 15 #121 of 142 39 #87 of 142
Profitability 100 #1 of 136 87 #19 of 136 84 #22 of 136
Financial Health – 62 #54 of 139 73 #38 of 139
Shareholder Returns 14 #113 of 131 49 #68 of 131 36 #84 of 131
Overall 45 51 56
  • ELS 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

PeriodELSMAAVMRKSPY
1 month +3.0%+1.0%+2.1% -0.8%
3 months -6.2%-10.4%-6.6% +3.5%
6 months -2.8%-4.6%+0.7% +7.0%
Year to date +0.7%-13.9%-0.4% +12.2%
1 year -0.8%-10.8%-1.0% +13.0%
3 years -5.1%+1.7%+15.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.7%+0.6%+5.0% +23.1%
5 years -27.9%-41.4%-28.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.3%-10.1%-6.4% +11.0%
10 years +63.3%+29.2%+2.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.0%+2.6%+0.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureELSMAAVMRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%19.8%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.8%19.2%22.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.210.050.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.54-0.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-50.2%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-15.9%-10.5% -1.8%
52-week high $68.37$142.19$70.15 $779.14
52-week low $57.64$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.

MultipleELSMAAVMRK
P/E now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 27.4x 34.7xmedian 27.4x 26.9xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.2x 6.3xmedian 4.2x —median 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 15.4xmedian 14.2x 14.5xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 23.2x 29.3xmedian 23.2x 24.0xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.38median 2.11 -2.84median 2.11 11.35median 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 monthsELSMAAVMRK
Revenue $1.58B $2.22B –
Operating income $411.40M – –
Net income – $410.71M $899.21M
Free cash flow – $473.83M $982.31M
EPS (diluted) $1.95 $3.44 $2.28
Cash & equivalents $24.33M $51.84M $36.41M
Total debt – $21.95B $9.09B
Shares (diluted) 200.21M 116.14M 383.88M
Enterprise value $11.51B $13.52B $23.11B

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
MetricELSMAAVMRK
P/E 30.2x 34.7x 26.9x
P/FCF 33.0x 29.3x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.7x 15.0x
P/S 7.5x 6.3x –
P/B 6.6x 2.5x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 2.5x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 15.4x 14.5x
EV/EBIT – 31.6x 26.5x
EV/Revenue 7.5x 8.8x –
EV/FCF – 41.2x 33.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.3x 20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.38 -2.84 11.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELSMAAVMRK
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% 0.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 1.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) – -30.0% -14.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -12.5% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.3% -29.0% -11.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -12.2% 2.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.0% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% 1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -12.0% 202.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELSMAAVMRK
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 22.3% 7.3% 8.3%
Return on assets 7.0% 3.4% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – 5.3% 6.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELSMAAVMRK
Debt / assets – 47.5% 44.9%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.5x 4.0x
Debt / FCF – 12.0x 9.3x
Liabilities / assets 68.7% 53.5% 47.2%
Equity / assets 31.3% 46.5% 52.8%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 3.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELSMAAVMRK
Dividend yield 3.5% 5.1% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 6.0% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 173.3% 117.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 150.2% 107.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 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.

ConsensusELSMAAVMRK
Forward P/E 28.9xFY2026 33.5xFY2026 53.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.11FY2026 $3.57FY2026 $1.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -5.6%FY2026 -59.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% -9.0% +45.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.52BFY2026 $2.29BFY2026 $3.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.4% +1.5% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELSMAAVMRK
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.1% –
Institutions holding 476 771 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +8.2% –
Institutions buying 220 395 –
Institutions selling 190 262 –
Buyers to sellers 1.16 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.

ELSMAAVMRK
ELS 1.00 0.57 0.54
MAA 0.57 1.00 0.84
VMRK 0.54 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELS, MAA and VMRK?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.51B, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.74B, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) $23.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, ELS, MAA and VMRK?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.4x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 34.4x, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 26.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is cheapest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.9x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 33.5x, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 53.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +0.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) returned the most: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -0.8%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.8%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -1.0%. Over five years, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) compounded fastest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.3%/yr, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.1%/yr, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has the highest dividend yield: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 0.00%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 0.05%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 0.05%. Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.5%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 19.8%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELS, 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 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.