ESRT vs ESS vs INVH Stock Comparison

Empire State Realty Trust, Essex Property Trust and Invitation Homes Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INVH Invitation Homes Inc.
$27.18 +2.1% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.05B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
4.42%
Residential REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionESRTESSINVHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $864.10M $17.67B $16.05B ESS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 280.0x 42.7x 24.4x INVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 52.8x 28.3x INVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +4.7% +6.7% INVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.4% 21.5% 23.1% INVH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 5.3x — ESRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.08% 3.76% 4.42% INVH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.8% +4.8% -5.9% ESS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr -4.5%/yr -8.1%/yr ESS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 20.1% 21.4% ESS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 46/100 69/100 INVH

Percentile Scorecard

ESRTESSINVH

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

AxisESRTESSINVH
Valuation 78 #33 of 145 12 #128 of 145 54 #67 of 145
Growth 1 #139 of 141 34 #93 of 141 72 #40 of 141
Profitability 26 #99 of 134 93 #10 of 134 80 #28 of 134
Financial Health 57 #60 of 138 51 #68 of 138 54 #64 of 138
Shareholder Returns 13 #114 of 131 38 #82 of 131 83 #23 of 131
Overall 35 46 69
  • ESRT 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

PeriodESRTESSINVHSPY
1 month +22.4%+1.2%+2.1% -0.2%
3 months -11.1%-6.7%-9.6% +3.9%
6 months -12.2%+2.6%-3.4% +8.2%
Year to date -22.9%+5.0%-2.2% +12.9%
1 year -36.8%+4.8%-5.9% +12.3%
3 years -37.3%+33.1%-5.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%+10.0%-1.9% +23.3%
5 years -49.6%-20.5%-34.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%-4.5%-8.1% +10.9%
10 years -74.0%+33.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -12.6%+2.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESRTESSINVHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%20.1%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%21.8%21.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.120.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.010.24-0.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.6%-45.4%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-7.9%-11.1% -1.2%
52-week high $7.96$298.33$30.59 $779.14
52-week low $3.93$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.

MultipleESRTESSINVH
P/E now vs peer median 280.0xmedian 26.3x 42.7xmedian 26.3x 24.4xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.0x 9.2xmedian 4.0x 5.6xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.4x 19.4xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 23.3x 30.4xmedian 23.3x 30.7xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 3.2xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.68median 1.91 -5.32median 1.91 1.53median 1.91

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 monthsESRTESSINVH
Revenue $784.18M $1.93B $2.86B
Operating income -$34.52M $627.10M –
Net income $9.26M $437.61M $662.98M
Free cash flow -$437.31M $580.66M $523.34M
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $6.44 $1.11
Cash & equivalents $85.61M $58.33M $75.79M
Total debt $4.54B $26.96B $8.53B
Shares (diluted) 268.95M 64.28M 592.50M
Enterprise value $1.14B $17.59B $15.62B

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
MetricESRTESSINVH
P/E 280.0x 42.7x 24.4x
P/FCF -2.0x 30.4x 30.7x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 15.8x 13.4x
P/S 1.1x 9.2x 5.6x
P/B 0.5x 3.2x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 3.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 19.4x –
EV/EBIT -50.2x 38.8x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 12.6x 8.6x
EV/FCF -4.0x 41.9x 46.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 21.7x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.68 -5.32 1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESRTESSINVH
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 4.7% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 5.2% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -123.1% -35.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -2.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -86.5% -49.8% 21.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -7.9% 14.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -92.4% -48.2% 25.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.8% -8.0% 16.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% 8.3% 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 5.4% 3.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.4% 344.6% 506.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -149.9% -3.3% -0.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESRTESSINVH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.1% 64.9% –
Operating margin -4.4% 32.5% –
Pretax margin 1.3% 18.9% –
Net margin 0.4% 21.5% 23.1%
FCF margin -55.8% 30.1% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 58.0% 42.0%
Return on equity 0.5% 7.9% 7.3%
Return on assets 0.2% 3.4% 3.6%
Return on invested capital -1.1% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 24.6x 2.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 0.6% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESRTESSINVH
Debt / assets 22.4% 51.9% 46.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 5.3x –
Debt / FCF -2.2x 11.5x 16.3x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 57.5% 50.7%
Equity / assets 41.9% 42.5% 49.3%
Interest coverage -0.3x 2.4x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESRTESSINVH
Dividend yield 3.1% 3.8% 4.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 4.1% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 259.1% 151.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -5.5% 114.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% 4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 4.8% –

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.

ConsensusESRTESSINVH
Forward P/E – 52.8xFY2026 28.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2027 $5.21FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -240.0%FY2027 -49.9%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.6% -20.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $758.24MFY2026 $2.05BFY2026 $3.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% -7.5% -4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESRTESSINVH
Held by institutions 83.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 228 630 622
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +4.7% +9.1%
Institutions buying 141 348 338
Institutions selling 51 183 215
Buyers to sellers 2.76 1.90 1.57

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.

ESRTESSINVH
ESRT 1.00 0.40 0.30
ESS 0.40 1.00 0.67
INVH 0.30 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESRT, ESS and INVH?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) $864.10M, Essex Property Trust (ESS) $17.67B, Invitation Homes (INVH) $16.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESRT, ESS and INVH?

Invitation Homes (INVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 280.0x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 42.7x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invitation Homes (INVH) is cheapest (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 52.8x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 28.3x). 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: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) +2.0%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.7%, Invitation Homes (INVH) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Invitation Homes (INVH) has the highest net margin (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.4%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 21.5%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Essex Property Trust (ESS) returned the most: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -36.8%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.8%, Invitation Homes (INVH) -5.9%. Over five years, Essex Property Trust (ESS) compounded fastest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -12.8%/yr, Essex Property Trust (ESS) -4.5%/yr, Invitation Homes (INVH) -8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Invitation Homes (INVH) has the highest dividend yield: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 3.08%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 3.76%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 4.42%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Essex Property Trust (ESS) has been the steadiest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 36.6%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 20.1%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESRT, 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.