ESS vs INVH vs AMH Stock Comparison

Essex Property Trust, Invitation Homes and American Homes 4 Rent Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INVH Invitation Homes Inc.
$27.54 +2.2% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.29B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
5 wins
AMH American Homes 4 Rent
$31.93 +3.2% 1M -4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.57B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionESSINVHAMHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.70B $16.29B $11.57B ESS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.8x 24.7x 24.9x INVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.3x 28.7x 30.1x INVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.7% +6.7% — INVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.5% 23.1% — INVH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.04% AMH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.6% -4.7% -4.1% ESS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.7%/yr -7.6%/yr -4.6%/yr ESS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.1% 21.4% 20.3% ESS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 69/100 63/100 INVH

Percentile Scorecard

ESSINVHAMH

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

AxisESSINVHAMH
Valuation 13 #127 of 145 53 #69 of 145 52 #70 of 145
Growth 36 #92 of 144 72 #41 of 144 67 #48 of 144
Profitability 93 #11 of 140 79 #30 of 140 66 #48 of 140
Financial Health 50 #74 of 146 55 #67 of 146 63 #55 of 146
Shareholder Returns 38 #82 of 132 85 #21 of 132 68 #43 of 132
Overall 46 69 63
  • ESS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • INVH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESSINVHAMHSPY
1 month +1.8%+2.2%+3.2% -1.0%
3 months -5.1%-7.5%-4.3% +2.9%
6 months +9.0%+1.5%+4.5% +6.4%
Year to date +6.4%-0.9%-0.5% +11.4%
1 year +5.6%-4.7%-4.1% +13.1%
3 years +29.7%-11.5%-4.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.1%-4.0%-1.5% +21.5%
5 years -17.0%-32.6%-20.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.7%-7.6%-4.6% +10.9%
10 years +34.7%—+49.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.0%—+4.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureESSINVHAMHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.1%21.4%20.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.8%21.4%19.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.070.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.28-0.22-0.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.4%-46.2%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.7%-10.0%-8.3% -2.5%
52-week high $298.33$30.59$34.81 $779.14
52-week low $239.61$24.39$27.38 $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.

MultipleESSINVHAMH
P/E now vs peer median 43.2xmedian 27.0x 24.8xmedian 27.0x 24.8xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 4.1x 5.7xmedian 4.1x —median 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.8xmedian 23.7x 31.1xmedian 23.7x 1,106xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -5.39median 2.07 1.55median 2.07 2.55median 2.07

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 monthsESSINVHAMH
Revenue $1.93B $2.86B –
Operating income $627.10M – –
Net income $437.61M $662.98M $542.82M
Free cash flow $580.66M $523.34M $10.37M
EPS (diluted) $6.44 $1.11 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $58.33M $75.79M $83.67M
Total debt $26.96B $29.54B $20.20B
Shares (diluted) 64.28M 592.50M 360.81M
Enterprise value $17.46B $15.81B $11.27B

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
MetricESSINVHAMH
P/E 43.2x 24.8x 24.8x
P/FCF 30.8x 31.1x 1,106x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 13.6x 13.3x
P/S 9.3x 5.7x –
P/B 3.3x 1.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 1.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x – –
EV/EBIT 39.1x – –
EV/Revenue 12.7x 8.7x –
EV/FCF 42.3x 47.2x 1,592x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 20.6x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.39 1.55 2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESSINVHAMH
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.7% 6.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 6.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -35.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -49.8% 21.2% 12.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 14.7% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.2% 25.3% 15.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 16.0% 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% 6.2% 4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 3.9% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 344.6% 506.6% 101.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -0.1% 26.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESSINVHAMH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.9% – –
Operating margin 32.5% – –
Pretax margin 18.9% – –
Net margin 21.5% 23.1% –
FCF margin 30.1% 18.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 58.0% 42.0% –
Return on equity 7.9% 7.3% 7.2%
Return on assets 3.4% 3.6% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESSINVHAMH
Debt / assets 51.9% 46.2% 39.1%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x – –
Debt / FCF 11.5x 16.3x 494.5x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 50.7% 43.0%
Equity / assets 42.5% 49.3% 57.0%
Interest coverage 2.4x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESSINVHAMH
Dividend yield 3.7% 4.4% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 3.4% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 7.7% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 151.6% – 85.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 114.2% – 4,462%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.0% – 11.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 17.4%

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.

ConsensusESSINVHAMH
Forward P/E 53.3xFY2026 28.7xFY2026 30.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.22FY2026 $0.96FY2026 $1.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -49.8%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 -10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.7% -20.8% -18.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.05BFY2026 $3.08BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.5% -4.1% -0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESSINVHAMH
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 90.7%
Institutions holding 630 622 480
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.7% +9.1% +8.2%
Institutions buying 348 338 253
Institutions selling 183 215 160
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.57 1.58

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.

ESSINVHAMH
ESS 1.00 0.67 0.71
INVH 0.67 1.00 0.87
AMH 0.71 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESS, INVH and AMH?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Essex Property Trust (ESS) $17.70B, Invitation Homes (INVH) $16.29B, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESS, INVH and AMH?

Invitation Homes (INVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 42.8x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 24.7x, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invitation Homes (INVH) is cheapest (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 53.3x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 28.7x, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 30.1x). 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: Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.7%, Invitation Homes (INVH) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Invitation Homes (INVH) has the highest net margin (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: Essex Property Trust (ESS) +5.6%, Invitation Homes (INVH) -4.7%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.1%. Over five years, Essex Property Trust (ESS) compounded fastest (Essex Property Trust (ESS) -3.7%/yr, Invitation Homes (INVH) -7.6%/yr, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) has the highest dividend yield: Essex Property Trust (ESS) 0.04%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 0.00%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 0.04%. Invitation Homes (INVH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Essex Property Trust (ESS) has been the steadiest (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 20.1%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 21.4%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESS, INVH and AMH?

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 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.