ESRT vs INVH vs MAA Stock Comparison

Empire State Realty Trust, Invitation Homes and Mid America Apartment Communities 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
$15.81B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Invitation Homes leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Invitation Homes 8, Mid America Apartment Communities 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESRTINVHMAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $845.79M $15.81B $13.57B INVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 275.2x 24.0x 34.0x INVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.3x 33.3x INVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +6.7% +0.8% INVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.4% 23.1% 18.0% INVH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% — 5.3% MAA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x — 4.5x MAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.05% MAA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.8% -5.9% -10.7% INVH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr -8.1%/yr -10.5%/yr INVH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 21.4% 19.8% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 69/100 51/100 INVH

Percentile Scorecard

ESRTINVHMAA

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

AxisESRTINVHMAA
Valuation 78 #33 of 145 54 #67 of 145 45 #80 of 145
Growth 1 #139 of 141 72 #40 of 141 15 #120 of 141
Profitability 26 #99 of 134 80 #28 of 134 87 #18 of 134
Financial Health 57 #60 of 138 54 #64 of 138 60 #56 of 138
Shareholder Returns 13 #114 of 131 83 #23 of 131 46 #71 of 131
Overall 35 69 51
  • ESRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • INVH 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

PeriodESRTINVHMAASPY
1 month +22.4%+2.1%+0.3% -0.2%
3 months -11.1%-9.6%-12.5% +3.9%
6 months -12.2%-3.4%-8.9% +8.2%
Year to date -22.9%-2.2%-14.5% +12.9%
1 year -36.8%-5.9%-10.7% +12.3%
3 years -37.3%-5.6%+1.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%-1.9%+0.3% +23.3%
5 years -49.6%-34.3%-42.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%-8.1%-10.5% +10.9%
10 years -74.0%—+32.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -12.6%—+2.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESRTINVHMAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%21.4%19.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%21.3%19.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.070.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.01-0.27-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.6%-46.2%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-11.1%-16.5% -1.2%
52-week high $7.96$30.59$142.19 $779.14
52-week low $3.93$24.39$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.

MultipleESRTINVHMAA
P/E now vs peer median 280.0xmedian 26.3x 24.4xmedian 26.3x 34.5xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.0x 5.6xmedian 4.0x 6.2xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x 15.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 23.3x 30.7xmedian 23.3x 29.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.68median 1.91 1.53median 1.91 -2.82median 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 monthsESRTINVHMAA
Revenue $784.18M $2.86B $2.22B
Operating income -$34.52M – –
Net income $9.26M $662.98M $410.71M
Free cash flow -$437.31M $523.34M $473.83M
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $1.11 $3.44
Cash & equivalents $85.61M $75.79M $51.84M
Total debt $4.54B $8.53B $21.95B
Shares (diluted) 268.95M 592.50M 116.14M
Enterprise value $404.59M $15.33B $13.35B

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
MetricESRTINVHMAA
P/E 280.0x 24.4x 34.5x
P/FCF -2.0x 30.7x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 13.4x 13.6x
P/S 1.1x 5.6x 6.2x
P/B 0.5x 1.8x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.8x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x – 15.3x
EV/EBIT -50.2x – 31.4x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 8.6x 8.8x
EV/FCF -4.0x 46.8x 41.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 20.4x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.68 1.53 -2.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESRTINVHMAA
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 6.7% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 6.9% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -123.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -86.5% 21.2% -30.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.3% 14.7% -12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -92.4% 25.3% -29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.8% 16.0% -12.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% 6.2% -8.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 3.9% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.4% 506.6% -12.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -149.9% -0.1% -4.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESRTINVHMAA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 22.1% – 57.1%
Operating margin -4.4% – –
Pretax margin 1.3% – 18.8%
Net margin 0.4% 23.1% 18.0%
FCF margin -55.8% 18.3% 21.4%
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 42.0% 45.6%
Return on equity 0.5% 7.3% 7.3%
Return on assets 0.2% 3.6% 3.4%
Return on invested capital -1.1% – 5.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 24.6x 1.8x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.0% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESRTINVHMAA
Debt / assets 22.4% 46.2% 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.9x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x – 4.5x
Debt / FCF -2.2x 16.3x 12.0x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 50.7% 53.5%
Equity / assets 41.9% 49.3% 46.5%
Interest coverage -0.3x – 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESRTINVHMAA
Dividend yield 3.1% 4.4% 5.2%
Net buyback yield – 3.4% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 7.8% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 259.1% – 173.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) -5.5% – 150.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% – 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 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.

ConsensusESRTINVHMAA
Forward P/E – 28.3xFY2026 33.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2027 $0.96FY2026 $3.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -240.0%FY2027 0.0%FY2026 -5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -20.8% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $758.24MFY2026 $3.11BFY2026 $2.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% -4.5% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESRTINVHMAA
Held by institutions 83.6% 100.0% 97.1%
Institutions holding 228 622 771
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +9.1% +8.2%
Institutions buying 141 338 395
Institutions selling 51 215 262
Buyers to sellers 2.76 1.57 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.

ESRTINVHMAA
ESRT 1.00 0.30 0.28
INVH 0.30 1.00 0.72
MAA 0.28 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESRT, INVH and MAA?

Invitation Homes (INVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) $845.79M, Invitation Homes (INVH) $15.81B, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESRT, INVH and MAA?

Invitation Homes (INVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 275.2x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 24.0x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 34.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invitation Homes (INVH) is cheapest (Invitation Homes (INVH) 28.3x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 33.3x). 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%, Invitation Homes (INVH) +6.7%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Invitation Homes (INVH) has the highest net margin (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.4%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.1%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 18.0%). On return on invested capital, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) leads (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -1.1%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Invitation Homes (INVH) returned the most: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -36.8%, Invitation Homes (INVH) -5.9%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.7%. Over five years, Invitation Homes (INVH) compounded fastest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -12.8%/yr, Invitation Homes (INVH) -8.1%/yr, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has the highest dividend yield: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.03%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 0.00%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 0.05%. Invitation Homes (INVH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has been the steadiest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 36.6%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 21.4%, 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, ESRT, INVH 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, Invitation Homes (INVH) leads on 8. 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.