MAA vs BDN vs SUI Stock Comparison

Mid America Apartment Communities, Brandywine Realty Trust and Sun Communities Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust
$2.91 +1.4% 1M -21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$506.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.29M
Div. yield
–
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$119.89 +6.8% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sun Communities leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Sun Communities 3, Mid America Apartment Communities 3, Brandywine Realty Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMAABDNSUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.78B $506.59M $14.09B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.5x -3.5x -18.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.8% +0.5% — MAA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.0% -28.8% — MAA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% 7.3% — BDN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 1.0x — BDN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.8% -21.4% -3.4% SUI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.1%/yr -26.1%/yr -9.4%/yr SUI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.8% 35.8% 20.2% MAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 58/100 — BDN

Percentile Scorecard

MAABDNSUI

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

AxisMAABDNSUI
Valuation 42 #85 of 145 95 #8 of 145 8 #133 of 145
Growth 15 #121 of 142 19 #115 of 142 –
Profitability 87 #19 of 136 24 #103 of 136 –
Financial Health 62 #54 of 139 59 #58 of 139 –
Shareholder Returns 49 #68 of 131 94 #9 of 131 18 #108 of 131
Overall 51 58 –
  • MAA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BDN ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SUI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMAABDNSUISPY
1 month +1.0%+1.4%+6.8% -0.8%
3 months -10.4%-5.5%-1.3% +3.5%
6 months -4.6%-3.0%-6.1% +7.0%
Year to date -13.9%-0.3%-3.2% +12.2%
1 year -10.8%-21.4%-3.4% +13.0%
3 years +1.7%-22.4%+11.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +0.6%-8.1%+3.5% +23.1%
5 years -41.4%-77.9%-38.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -10.1%-26.1%-9.4% +11.0%
10 years +29.2%-80.6%+53.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.6%-15.1%+4.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMAABDNSUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.8%35.8%20.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%34.1%19.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.58-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.54-0.60-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-83.2%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-19.6%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $142.19$3.62$137.18 $779.14
52-week low $114.20$2.47$110.01 $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.

MultipleMAABDNSUI
P/E now vs peer median 34.7xmedian 27.4x -3.5xmedian 27.4x -19.4xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.2x 1.0xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 14.2x 2.9xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 23.2x 58.4xmedian 23.2x 30.8xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.84median 2.11 0.04median 2.11 0.24median 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 monthsMAABDNSUI
Revenue $2.22B $498.29M –
Operating income – $73.79M –
Net income $410.71M -$143.21M –
Free cash flow $473.83M $8.70M –
EPS (diluted) $3.44 $-0.82 $-5.97
Cash & equivalents $51.84M $37.87M –
Total debt $21.95B $1.07B –
Shares (diluted) 116.14M 174.38M 127.00M
Enterprise value $13.56B $324.75M $14.09B

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
MetricMAABDNSUI
P/E 34.7x -3.5x -19.4x
P/FCF 29.3x 58.4x 30.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 4.2x –
P/S 6.3x 1.0x 6.2x
P/B 2.5x 0.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 0.7x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 2.9x –
EV/EBIT 31.6x 10.3x –
EV/Revenue 8.8x 1.5x –
EV/FCF 41.2x 87.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 6.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.84 0.04 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMAABDNSUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.8% 0.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -0.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 639.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -12.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -30.0% 56.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.5% -97.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -29.0% 56.2% -173.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.2% -97.9% -79.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.0% -18.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -14.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.0% -25.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -30.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMAABDNSUI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 57.1% 53.2% –
Operating margin – 14.8% –
Pretax margin 18.8% -28.7% –
Net margin 18.0% -28.8% –
FCF margin 21.4% 1.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% 24.4% –
Return on equity 7.3% -20.0% -14.3%
Return on assets 3.4% -4.0% -7.5%
Return on invested capital 5.3% 7.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x -0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMAABDNSUI
Debt / assets 47.5% 8.3% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 12.0x 33.7x –
Liabilities / assets 53.5% 80.3% 44.2%
Equity / assets 46.5% 19.7% 53.2%
Interest coverage 3.1x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMAABDNSUI
Dividend yield 5.1% 11.0% 3.7%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 11.4% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 173.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 150.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusMAABDNSUI
Forward P/E 33.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.57FY2026 $-0.81FY2026 $-5.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.6%FY2026 – -154.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.29BFY2026 $512.58MFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -15.9% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMAABDNSUI
Held by institutions 97.1% 73.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 771 232 530
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +2.5% +6.1%
Institutions buying 395 130 258
Institutions selling 262 68 197
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.91 1.31

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.

MAABDNSUI
MAA 1.00 0.40 0.61
BDN 0.40 1.00 0.29
SUI 0.61 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAA, BDN and SUI?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) $13.78B, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) $506.59M, Sun Communities (SUI) $14.09B.

Which company is growing faster?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) +0.8%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) +0.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) has the highest net margin (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 18.0%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -28.8%). On return on invested capital, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) leads (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) 5.3%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 7.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sun Communities (SUI) returned the most: Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.8%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -21.4%, Sun Communities (SUI) -3.4%. Over five years, Sun Communities (SUI) compounded fastest (Mid America Apartment Communities (MAA) -10.1%/yr, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) -26.1%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -9.4%/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%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 0.00%, Sun Communities (SUI) 0.00%. Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) and Sun Communities (SUI) 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) 19.8%, Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) 35.8%, Sun Communities (SUI) 20.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAA, BDN and SUI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sun Communities (SUI) leads on 3. 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.