INVH vs IRT vs MAA Stock Comparison

Invitation Homes, Independence Realty Trust and Mid America Apartment Communities Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INVH Invitation Homes Inc.
$27.52 +3.3% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.21B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Invitation Homes leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Invitation Homes 8, Mid America Apartment Communities 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINVHIRTMAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.21B $3.53B $13.83B INVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.6x 81.1x 34.6x INVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.7x 106.8x 33.5x INVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +3.5% +0.8% INVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 6.5% 18.0% INVH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.05% MAA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% -8.1% -10.8% INVH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.4%/yr -8.0%/yr -10.1%/yr INVH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.5% 21.9% 19.8% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 52/100 51/100 INVH

Percentile Scorecard

INVHIRTMAA

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

AxisINVHIRTMAA
Valuation 54 #67 of 145 50 #73 of 145 42 #85 of 145
Growth 72 #40 of 142 55 #65 of 142 15 #121 of 142
Profitability 79 #30 of 136 48 #71 of 136 87 #19 of 136
Financial Health 55 #63 of 139 76 #34 of 139 62 #54 of 139
Shareholder Returns 83 #23 of 131 29 #93 of 131 49 #68 of 131
Overall 69 52 51
  • INVH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • IRT 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

PeriodINVHIRTMAASPY
1 month +3.3%+2.0%+1.0% -0.8%
3 months -7.1%-9.0%-10.4% +3.5%
6 months +1.1%-5.6%-4.6% +7.0%
Year to date -1.0%-14.5%-13.9% +12.2%
1 year -4.7%-8.1%-10.8% +13.0%
3 years -4.4%+22.5%+1.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.5%+7.0%+0.6% +23.1%
5 years -32.0%-34.0%-41.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.4%-8.0%-10.1% +11.0%
10 years —+66.7%+29.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+5.2%+2.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureINVHIRTMAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.5%21.9%19.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.4%23.7%19.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.070.160.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.37-0.54 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-57.1%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-15.9%-15.9% -1.8%
52-week high $30.59$17.77$142.19 $779.14
52-week low $24.39$14.46$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.

MultipleINVHIRTMAA
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 27.4x 80.9xmedian 27.4x 34.7xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 4.2x 5.3xmedian 4.2x 6.3xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 14.2x 15.4xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 23.2x -965.0xmedian 23.2x 29.3xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.55median 2.11 -5.15median 2.11 -2.84median 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 monthsINVHIRTMAA
Revenue $2.86B $666.83M $2.22B
Net income $662.98M $44.30M $410.71M
Free cash flow $523.34M -$3.65M $473.83M
EPS (diluted) $1.11 $0.18 $3.44
Cash & equivalents $75.79M $46.70M $51.84M
Total debt $8.53B $2.44B $21.95B
Shares (diluted) 592.50M 236.04M 116.14M
Enterprise value $15.73B $3.34B $13.61B

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
MetricINVHIRTMAA
P/E 24.7x 80.9x 34.7x
P/FCF 31.1x -965.0x 29.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 12.8x 13.7x
P/S 5.7x 5.3x 6.3x
P/B 1.8x 1.0x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.0x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.4x
EV/EBIT – – 31.6x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 8.9x 8.8x
EV/FCF 47.2x -1,621x 41.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x 21.5x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.55 -5.15 -2.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINVHIRTMAA
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 3.5% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 0.9% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.2% 57.0% -30.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -14.6% -12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% 55.3% -29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -15.7% -12.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% 0.2% -8.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 1.3% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 506.6% 98.0% -12.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 71.2% -4.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINVHIRTMAA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 57.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 18.8%
Net margin 23.1% 6.5% 18.0%
FCF margin 18.3% -0.5% 21.4%
Operating cash flow margin 42.0% 41.4% 45.6%
Return on equity 7.3% 1.3% 7.3%
Return on assets 3.6% 0.7% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – – 5.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 6.2x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINVHIRTMAA
Debt / assets 46.2% 40.1% 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.5x
Debt / FCF 16.3x -669.1x 12.0x
Liabilities / assets 50.7% 42.8% 53.5%
Equity / assets 49.3% 57.2% 46.5%
Interest coverage – – 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINVHIRTMAA
Dividend yield 4.4% 4.7% 5.1%
Net buyback yield 3.4% -2.3% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 7.7% 2.3% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 363.2% 173.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -4,405% 150.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.2% 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% 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.

ConsensusINVHIRTMAA
Forward P/E 28.7xFY2026 106.8xFY2026 33.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.96FY2026 $0.14FY2026 $3.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -41.7%FY2026 -5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -20.8% +50.0% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $637.39MFY2026 $2.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.5% +20.7% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINVHIRTMAA
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.8% 97.1%
Institutions holding 622 395 771
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.1% +2.0% +8.2%
Institutions buying 338 189 395
Institutions selling 215 140 262
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.35 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.

INVHIRTMAA
INVH 1.00 0.63 0.72
IRT 0.63 1.00 0.79
MAA 0.72 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INVH, IRT and MAA?

Invitation Homes (INVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Invitation Homes (INVH) $16.21B, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) $3.53B, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, INVH, IRT and MAA?

Invitation Homes (INVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Invitation Homes (INVH) 24.6x, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 81.1x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 34.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invitation Homes (INVH) is cheapest (Invitation Homes (INVH) 28.7x, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 106.8x, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 33.5x). 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) +6.7%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) +3.5%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Invitation Homes (INVH) has the highest net margin (Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.1%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 6.5%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 18.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Invitation Homes (INVH) returned the most: Invitation Homes (INVH) -4.7%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) -8.1%, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.8%. Over five years, Invitation Homes (INVH) compounded fastest (Invitation Homes (INVH) -7.4%/yr, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) -8.0%/yr, Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has the highest dividend yield: Invitation Homes (INVH) 0.00%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 0.05%, 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 (Invitation Homes (INVH) 21.5%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 21.9%, 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, INVH, IRT 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.