INVH vs SUI vs IRT Stock Comparison

Invitation Homes, Sun Communities and Independence Realty Trust 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
7 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$120.31 +7.1% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Invitation Homes leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Invitation Homes 7, Sun Communities 2, Independence Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINVHSUIIRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.29B $14.68B $3.52B INVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x -16.9x 81.0x INVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.7x — 115.0x INVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +2.0% +3.5% INVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% -39.5% 6.5% INVH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.05% IRT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% -2.5% -8.3% SUI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr -9.9%/yr -7.8%/yr INVH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 20.2% 21.9% SUI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 41/100 52/100 INVH

Percentile Scorecard

INVHSUIIRT

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

AxisINVHSUIIRT
Valuation 53 #69 of 145 19 #118 of 145 50 #73 of 145
Growth 72 #41 of 144 36 #93 of 144 53 #68 of 144
Profitability 79 #30 of 140 29 #100 of 140 50 #70 of 140
Financial Health 55 #67 of 146 76 #36 of 146 77 #35 of 146
Shareholder Returns 85 #21 of 132 48 #69 of 132 30 #93 of 132
Overall 69 41 52
  • INVH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SUI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • IRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINVHSUIIRTSPY
1 month +2.2%+7.1%+2.4% -1.0%
3 months -7.5%-1.2%-10.0% +2.9%
6 months +1.5%-7.3%-5.3% +6.4%
Year to date -0.9%-2.9%-14.5% +11.4%
1 year -4.7%-2.5%-8.3% +13.1%
3 years -11.5%+14.5%+12.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -4.0%+4.6%+4.1% +21.5%
5 years -32.6%-40.5%-33.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.6%-9.9%-7.8% +10.9%
10 years —+55.4%+66.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+4.5%+5.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureINVHSUIIRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%20.2%21.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.4%19.8%23.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.07-0.050.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.12-0.38 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-51.1%-57.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-12.3%-15.9% -2.5%
52-week high $30.59$137.18$17.77 $779.14
52-week low $24.39$110.01$14.46 $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.

MultipleINVHSUIIRT
P/E now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 27.0x -16.9xmedian 27.0x 80.9xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 4.1x 6.7xmedian 4.1x 5.3xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 43.6xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 23.7x 33.1xmedian 23.7x -965.0xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.55median 2.07 0.15median 2.07 -5.15median 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 monthsINVHSUIIRT
Revenue $2.86B $2.20B $666.83M
Gross profit – $1.99B –
Operating income – -$138.00M –
Net income $662.98M -$889.70M $44.30M
Free cash flow $523.34M $445.00M -$3.65M
EPS (diluted) $1.11 $-6.86 $0.18
Cash & equivalents $75.79M $165.20M $46.70M
Total debt $29.54B $7.15B $2.44B
Shares (diluted) 592.50M 127.00M 236.04M
Enterprise value $15.81B $12.23B $3.33B

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
MetricINVHSUIIRT
P/E 24.8x -16.9x 80.9x
P/FCF 31.1x 33.1x -965.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 16.4x 12.8x
P/S 5.7x 6.7x 5.3x
P/B 1.8x 2.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 43.6x –
EV/EBIT – -118.6x –
EV/Revenue 8.7x 7.4x 8.9x
EV/FCF 47.2x 36.8x -1,621x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x 18.2x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.55 0.15 -5.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINVHSUIIRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 2.0% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -10.9% 0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 71.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.2% -165.3% 57.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -123.7% -14.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% -166.9% 55.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -115.0% -15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% 11.4% 0.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 11.3% 1.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 506.6% 16.8% 98.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 44.9% 71.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINVHSUIIRT
Gross margin – 90.2% –
EBITDA margin – 17.0% –
Operating margin – -6.3% –
Pretax margin – 3.5% –
Net margin 23.1% -39.5% 6.5%
FCF margin 18.3% 20.2% -0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 42.0% 40.8% 41.4%
Return on equity 7.3% -14.3% 1.3%
Return on assets 3.6% -7.7% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – -1.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -1.0x 6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINVHSUIIRT
Debt / assets 46.2% 16.4% 40.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.3x –
Debt / FCF 16.3x 4.0x -669.1x
Liabilities / assets 50.7% 48.5% 42.8%
Equity / assets 49.3% 51.5% 57.2%
Interest coverage – -0.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINVHSUIIRT
Dividend yield 4.4% 3.7% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 3.4% 3.8% -2.3%
Shareholder yield 7.7% 7.5% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -61.7% 363.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 123.3% -4,405%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -46.2% 10.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.7%

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.

ConsensusINVHSUIIRT
Forward P/E 28.7xFY2026 – 115.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.96FY2026 $-5.89FY2026 $0.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -154.3%FY2026 -45.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -20.8% – +53.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.08BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026 $637.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% -4.9% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINVHSUIIRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 98.8%
Institutions holding 622 530 395
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.1% +6.1% +2.0%
Institutions buying 338 258 189
Institutions selling 215 197 140
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.31 1.35

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.

INVHSUIIRT
INVH 1.00 0.53 0.63
SUI 0.53 1.00 0.57
IRT 0.63 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INVH, SUI and IRT?

Invitation Homes (INVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Invitation Homes (INVH) $16.29B, Sun Communities (SUI) $14.68B, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) $3.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, INVH, SUI and IRT?

Invitation Homes (INVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Invitation Homes (INVH) 24.7x, Sun Communities (SUI) -16.9x, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 81.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invitation Homes (INVH) is cheapest (Invitation Homes (INVH) 28.7x, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 115.0x). 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%, Sun Communities (SUI) +2.0%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Invitation Homes (INVH) has the highest net margin (Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.1%, Sun Communities (SUI) -39.5%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Communities (SUI) returned the most: Invitation Homes (INVH) -4.7%, Sun Communities (SUI) -2.5%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) -8.3%. Over five years, Invitation Homes (INVH) compounded fastest (Invitation Homes (INVH) -7.6%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -9.9%/yr, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) -7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Independence Realty Trust (IRT) has the highest dividend yield: Invitation Homes (INVH) 0.00%, Sun Communities (SUI) 0.04%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 0.05%. Invitation Homes (INVH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Communities (SUI) has been the steadiest (Invitation Homes (INVH) 21.4%, Sun Communities (SUI) 20.2%, Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 21.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.