MAA vs AHRT vs INVH Stock Comparison

Mid America Apartment Communities, AH Realty Trust and Invitation Homes Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INVH Invitation Homes Inc.
$26.60 +0.1% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.65B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.90B
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.

QuestionMAAAHRTINVHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.72B $458.15M $15.65B INVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.7x -9.6x 23.0x INVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.1x — 27.7x INVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +3.9% +7.2% INVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% -22.4% 23.5% INVH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 6.9x — MAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.4% -5.3% -3.2% INVH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.4%/yr -14.9%/yr -8.4%/yr INVH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.5% 28.5% 21.2% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 48/100 68/100 INVH

Percentile Scorecard

MAAAHRTINVH

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

AxisMAAAHRTINVH
Valuation 46 #79 of 145 82 #27 of 145 55 #66 of 145
Growth 15 #122 of 143 11 #127 of 143 70 #44 of 143
Profitability 85 #21 of 136 23 #105 of 136 77 #32 of 136
Financial Health 56 #62 of 138 28 #100 of 138 51 #68 of 138
Shareholder Returns 47 #70 of 131 96 #6 of 131 89 #15 of 131
Overall 50 48 68
  • MAA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AHRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • INVH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMAAAHRTINVHSPY
1 month -0.2%+1.3%+0.1% +0.7%
3 months -11.3%-13.3%-10.3% +3.7%
6 months -8.5%+0.3%-7.5% +7.1%
Year to date -14.9%-7.7%-4.3% +12.8%
1 year -6.4%-5.3%-3.2% +11.9%
3 years +0.6%-38.4%-9.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.2%-14.9%-3.1% +22.8%
5 years -42.1%-55.4%-35.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.4%-14.9%-8.4% +10.9%
10 years +30.8%-54.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%-7.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMAAAHRTINVHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.5%28.5%21.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.7%29.0%20.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.560.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.18-0.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-67.2%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.9%-15.7%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $142.19$7.25$30.59 $779.14
52-week low $114.20$5.15$24.39 $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.

MultipleMAAAHRTINVH
P/E now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 25.7x -9.6xmedian 25.7x 23.0xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.1x 2.1xmedian 4.1x 5.3xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 14.3x 10.2xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 23.5x -34.6xmedian 23.5x 28.4xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.3x 0.6xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.79median 1.86 0.22median 1.86 1.75median 1.86

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 monthsMAAAHRTINVH
Revenue $2.22B $213.90M $2.90B
Operating income – $48.47M –
Net income $394.48M -$49.88M $684.86M
Free cash flow $534.81M -$13.16M $544.32M
EPS (diluted) $3.31 $-0.64 $1.16
Cash & equivalents $25.69M $20.66M $78.93M
Total debt $5.84B $955.86M $8.74B
Shares (diluted) 115.95M 75.29M 588.53M
Enterprise value $13.51B $321.68M $15.25B

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
MetricMAAAHRTINVH
P/E 35.7x -9.6x 23.0x
P/FCF 25.6x -34.6x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 5.5x 13.0x
P/S 6.2x 2.1x 5.3x
P/B 2.5x 0.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 0.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 10.2x –
EV/EBIT 32.0x 28.7x –
EV/Revenue 8.8x 6.5x 8.3x
EV/FCF 36.5x -105.7x 44.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.5x 16.7x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.79 0.22 1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMAAAHRTINVH
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 3.9% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% -28.9% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -25.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -26.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -30.8% -309.0% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.1% -38.3% 11.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -29.8% -610.4% 21.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.8% -43.4% 13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.1% 103.3% -1.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -8.0% 1.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.0% -64.9% 451.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.8% 10.0% 107.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMAAAHRTINVH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 57.0% 63.7% –
Operating margin – 22.7% –
Pretax margin 18.1% -6.6% –
Net margin 17.3% -22.4% 23.5%
FCF margin 24.0% -6.2% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 45.0% 38.9% 41.0%
Return on equity 7.2% -6.8% 7.6%
Return on assets 3.3% -2.3% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 5.3% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x -1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 2.2% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMAAAHRTINVH
Debt / assets 48.5% 49.6% 47.2%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.6x 6.9x –
Debt / FCF 10.9x -72.7x 16.1x
Liabilities / assets 54.9% 62.9% 52.2%
Equity / assets 45.1% 37.1% 47.8%
Interest coverage 2.9x 0.7x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMAAAHRTINVH
Dividend yield 5.2% 6.9% 4.5%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 7.4% 5.5%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 14.3% 10.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 180.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 133.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – –

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.

ConsensusMAAAHRTINVH
Forward P/E 33.1xFY2026 – 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.57FY2026 $-0.69FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.6%FY2026 – 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% – -20.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.29BFY2026 $199.97MFY2026 $3.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 -25.8%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +10.3% -4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMAAAHRTINVH
Held by institutions 97.1% 75.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 772 196 623
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +0.8% +9.1%
Institutions buying 396 93 338
Institutions selling 262 74 215
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.26 1.57

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.

MAAAHRTINVH
MAA 1.00 0.38 0.71
AHRT 0.38 1.00 0.35
INVH 0.71 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAA, AHRT and INVH?

Invitation Homes (INVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.72B, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) $458.15M, Invitation Homes (INVH) $15.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAA, AHRT and INVH?

Invitation Homes (INVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 35.7x, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -9.6x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invitation Homes (INVH) is cheapest (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 33.1x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 27.7x). 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: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +1.0%, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) +3.9%, Invitation Homes (INVH) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Invitation Homes (INVH) has the highest net margin (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 17.3%, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -22.4%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Invitation Homes (INVH) returned the most: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -6.4%, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -5.3%, Invitation Homes (INVH) -3.2%. Over five years, Invitation Homes (INVH) compounded fastest (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.4%/yr, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) -14.9%/yr, Invitation Homes (INVH) -8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 0.05%, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) 0.00%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 0.00%. AH Realty Trust (AHRT) and 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 (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 19.5%, AH Realty Trust (AHRT) 28.5%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAA, AHRT and INVH?

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.