IRT vs INVH vs AMH Stock Comparison

Independence Realty Trust, Invitation Homes and American Homes 4 Rent Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INVH Invitation Homes Inc.
$26.59 +2.0% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.27B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.90B
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
6 wins
AMH American Homes 4 Rent
$31.53 +4.1% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.79B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Invitation Homes leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Invitation Homes 6, American Homes 4 Rent 3, Independence Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRTINVHAMHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.65B $16.27B $11.79B INVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 59.1x 23.9x 25.4x INVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 105.9x 27.7x 29.7x INVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +7.2% — INVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 23.5% — INVH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.04% IRT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.4% -6.2% -0.7% AMH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr -8.2%/yr -4.9%/yr AMH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 21.0% 20.1% AMH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 71/100 63/100 INVH

Percentile Scorecard

IRTINVHAMH

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

AxisIRTINVHAMH
Valuation 48 #76 of 146 57 #63 of 146 53 #69 of 146
Growth 70 #44 of 145 73 #40 of 145 63 #54 of 145
Profitability 59 #58 of 141 77 #33 of 141 66 #48 of 141
Financial Health 68 #47 of 146 55 #67 of 146 61 #57 of 146
Shareholder Returns 56 #61 of 136 92 #12 of 136 70 #42 of 136
Overall 60 71 63
  • IRT 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

PeriodIRTINVHAMHSPY
1 month +2.1%+2.0%+4.1% -2.0%
3 months -13.1%-12.7%-8.7% -2.2%
6 months -10.2%-7.2%-2.3% +4.2%
Year to date -15.2%-4.3%-1.8% +10.6%
1 year -7.4%-6.2%-0.7% +10.4%
3 years +8.7%-16.8%-11.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +2.8%-6.0%-3.8% +20.2%
5 years -38.8%-34.7%-22.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year -9.4%-8.2%-4.9% +10.1%
10 years +86.6%—+54.9% +261.3%
10 years, per year +6.4%—+4.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIRTINVHAMHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%21.0%20.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.8%20.8%19.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.090.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35-0.30-0.04 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.1%-46.2%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-13.1%-9.4% -3.2%
52-week high $17.77$30.59$34.81 $779.14
52-week low $14.46$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.

MultipleIRTINVHAMH
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 26.1x 23.0xmedian 26.1x 24.5xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 4.1x 5.3xmedian 4.1x —median 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 21.6x 28.4xmedian 21.6x 1,092xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 50.12median 1.95 1.75median 1.95 2.52median 1.95

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 monthsIRTINVHAMH
Revenue $671.80M $2.90B –
Net income $63.02M $684.86M $542.82M
Free cash flow $98.76M $544.32M $10.37M
EPS (diluted) $0.26 $1.16 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $43.31M $78.93M $83.67M
Total debt $2.40B $8.74B $5.13B
Shares (diluted) 236.11M 588.53M 360.81M
Enterprise value $3.47B $15.87B $11.48B

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
MetricIRTINVHAMH
P/E 56.5x 23.0x 24.5x
P/FCF 35.4x 28.4x 1,092x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 13.0x 13.1x
P/S 5.2x 5.3x –
P/B 1.0x 1.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 8.7x 8.3x –
EV/FCF 59.3x 44.3x 1,578x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.1x 20.3x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 50.12 1.75 2.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRTINVHAMH
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 7.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 6.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 179.0% 16.4% 12.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 11.7% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 174.8% 21.0% 15.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 13.1% 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% -1.7% 4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 1.4% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 153.8% 451.6% 101.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.6% 107.8% 26.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRTINVHAMH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin 9.2% 23.5% –
FCF margin 14.7% 18.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 41.3% 41.0% –
Return on equity 1.8% 7.6% 7.2%
Return on assets 1.0% 3.7% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.4x 1.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRTINVHAMH
Debt / assets 39.5% 47.2% 39.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 24.3x 16.1x 494.5x
Liabilities / assets 42.8% 52.2% 43.0%
Equity / assets 57.2% 47.8% 57.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRTINVHAMH
Dividend yield 4.7% 4.5% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 5.5% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 10.0% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 259.5% – 85.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 165.6% – 4,462%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.2% – 11.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% – 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.

ConsensusIRTINVHAMH
Forward P/E 105.9xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $0.96FY2026 $1.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -41.7%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 -10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% -20.8% -18.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $637.39MFY2026 $3.11BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.7% -4.5% -0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRTINVHAMH
Held by institutions 98.8% 100.0% 90.7%
Institutions holding 397 624 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +9.1% +8.2%
Institutions buying 189 338 255
Institutions selling 142 216 160
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.56 1.59

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.

IRTINVHAMH
IRT 1.00 0.61 0.65
INVH 0.61 1.00 0.87
AMH 0.65 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IRT, INVH and AMH?

Invitation Homes (INVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Independence Realty Trust (IRT) $3.65B, Invitation Homes (INVH) $16.27B, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, IRT, INVH and AMH?

Invitation Homes (INVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 59.1x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.9x, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invitation Homes (INVH) is cheapest (Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 105.9x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 27.7x, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 29.7x). 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: Independence Realty Trust (IRT) +3.1%, Invitation Homes (INVH) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) returned the most: Independence Realty Trust (IRT) -7.4%, Invitation Homes (INVH) -6.2%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -0.7%. Over five years, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) compounded fastest (Independence Realty Trust (IRT) -9.4%/yr, Invitation Homes (INVH) -8.2%/yr, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Independence Realty Trust (IRT) has the highest dividend yield: Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 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, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) has been the steadiest (Independence Realty Trust (IRT) 21.2%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 21.0%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 20.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IRT, 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 6. 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.