INVH vs IRT vs ESS Stock Comparison

Invitation Homes, Independence Realty Trust and Essex Property Trust Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INVH Invitation Homes Inc.
$27.56 +5.7% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.03B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.90B
Div. yield
4.35%
Residential REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionINVHIRTESSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.03B $3.64B $17.47B ESS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 58.9x 50.3x INVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.7x 110.4x 52.1x INVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.2% +3.1% +4.5% INVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.5% 9.2% 17.8% INVH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 5.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.35% 4.53% 3.81% IRT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.7% -4.7% +5.9% ESS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr -8.8%/yr -4.2%/yr ESS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 21.6% 20.4% ESS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 59/100 46/100 INVH

Percentile Scorecard

INVHIRTESS

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

AxisINVHIRTESS
Valuation 55 #67 of 146 47 #78 of 146 18 #120 of 146
Growth 72 #41 of 145 69 #46 of 145 31 #100 of 145
Profitability 77 #33 of 141 59 #58 of 141 87 #19 of 141
Financial Health 55 #67 of 146 68 #47 of 146 51 #72 of 146
Shareholder Returns 92 #12 of 136 54 #63 of 136 43 #78 of 136
Overall 70 59 46
  • INVH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • IRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINVHIRTESSSPY
1 month +5.7%+4.9%-0.2% -1.0%
3 months -9.7%-9.6%-5.7% -0.4%
6 months -4.1%-5.9%+1.6% +4.5%
Year to date -0.8%-11.6%+3.8% +12.4%
1 year -3.7%-4.7%+5.9% +13.6%
3 years -13.8%+13.3%+25.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year -4.8%+4.2%+7.7% +20.8%
5 years -32.5%-36.9%-19.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year -7.6%-8.8%-4.2% +10.4%
10 years —+90.0%+23.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+6.6%+2.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureINVHIRTESSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%21.6%20.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%22.8%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.230.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.17-0.220.29 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-57.1%-45.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-13.1%-9.0% -1.6%
52-week high $30.59$17.77$298.33 $779.14
52-week low $24.39$14.46$239.61 $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.

MultipleINVHIRTESS
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 26.6x 58.9xmedian 26.6x 50.3xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.3x 5.4xmedian 4.3x 9.0xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.7x —median 14.7x 20.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 22.1x 36.9xmedian 22.1x 25.9xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 3.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.82median 2.01 52.26median 2.01 -3.88median 2.01

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 monthsINVHIRTESS
Revenue $2.90B $671.80M $1.95B
Operating income – – $573.46M
Net income $684.86M $63.02M $368.62M
Free cash flow $544.32M $98.76M $673.94M
EPS (diluted) $1.16 $0.26 $5.40
Cash & equivalents $78.93M $43.31M $72.06M
Total debt $8.74B $2.40B $6.61B
Shares (diluted) 588.53M 236.11M 64.31M
Enterprise value $15.67B $3.59B $17.39B

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
MetricINVHIRTESS
P/E 23.8x 58.9x 50.3x
P/FCF 29.5x 36.9x 25.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 13.1x 15.8x
P/S 5.5x 5.4x 9.0x
P/B 1.8x 1.0x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.0x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 20.0x
EV/EBIT – – 41.9x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 8.9x 12.3x
EV/FCF 45.4x 60.8x 35.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 21.6x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.82 52.26 -3.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINVHIRTESS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.2% 3.1% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 0.8% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -45.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.4% 179.0% -59.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 2.6% -12.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.0% 174.8% -58.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 1.1% -13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.7% -2.7% 4.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 2.0% 5.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 451.6% 153.8% 568.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 107.8% 75.6% 0.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINVHIRTESS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 61.6%
Operating margin – – 29.5%
Pretax margin – – 16.0%
Net margin 23.5% 9.2% 17.8%
FCF margin 18.8% 14.7% 34.6%
Operating cash flow margin 41.0% 41.3% 57.0%
Return on equity 7.6% 1.8% 6.7%
Return on assets 3.7% 1.0% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 4.4x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINVHIRTESS
Debt / assets 47.2% 39.5% 51.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 5.5x
Debt / FCF 16.1x 24.3x 9.8x
Liabilities / assets 52.2% 42.8% 57.4%
Equity / assets 47.8% 57.2% 42.6%
Interest coverage – – 2.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINVHIRTESS
Dividend yield 4.4% 4.5% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 5.3% 1.3% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 9.7% 5.9% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 259.5% 180.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 165.6% 98.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.2% 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% 4.6%

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.

ConsensusINVHIRTESS
Forward P/E 28.7xFY2026 110.4xFY2026 52.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.96FY2026 $0.14FY2026 $5.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -41.7%FY2026 -49.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -20.8% +50.0% +29.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $637.39MFY2026 $2.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.5% +20.7% -7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINVHIRTESS
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 624 397 632
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.1% +2.0% +4.7%
Institutions buying 338 189 348
Institutions selling 216 142 185
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.33 1.88

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.

INVHIRTESS
INVH 1.00 0.62 0.67
IRT 0.62 1.00 0.71
ESS 0.67 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INVH, IRT and ESS?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Invitation Homes (INVH) $16.03B, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) $3.64B, Essex Property Trust (ESS) $17.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, INVH, IRT and ESS?

Invitation Homes (INVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.8x, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 58.9x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 50.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invitation Homes (INVH) is cheapest (Invitation Homes (INVH) 28.7x, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 110.4x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 52.1x). 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: Invitation Homes (INVH) +7.2%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) +3.1%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Invitation Homes (INVH) has the highest net margin (Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.5%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 9.2%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Essex Property Trust (ESS) returned the most: Invitation Homes (INVH) -3.7%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) -4.7%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +5.9%. Over five years, Essex Property Trust (ESS) compounded fastest (Invitation Homes (INVH) -7.6%/yr, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) -8.8%/yr, Essex Property Trust (ESS) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Independence Realty Trust (IRT) has the highest dividend yield: Invitation Homes (INVH) 4.35%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 4.53%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 3.81%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Essex Property Trust (ESS) has been the steadiest (Invitation Homes (INVH) 21.3%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 21.6%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 20.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.