VMRK vs AMH vs ELS Stock Comparison

Vivmark Residential, American Homes 4 Rent and Equity Lifestyle Properties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VMRK Vivmark Residential
$62.52 +1.6% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.91B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.05%
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins
AMH American Homes 4 Rent
$31.84 +3.9% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.34B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Vivmark Residential leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Vivmark Residential 4, American Homes 4 Rent 3, Equity Lifestyle Properties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVMRKAMHELSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.91B $11.34B $11.36B VMRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 24.4x 29.0x AMH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.0x 30.0x 28.2x ELS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +3.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 24.8% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — 7.8% ELS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x — 5.2x VMRK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.04% 0.04% VMRK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.2% -4.7% -3.9% VMRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.6%/yr -4.8%/yr -6.9%/yr AMH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 20.3% 18.6% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 63/100 50/100 AMH

Percentile Scorecard

VMRKAMHELS

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

AxisVMRKAMHELS
Valuation 46 #79 of 145 50 #73 of 145 10 #130 of 145
Growth 39 #87 of 141 69 #45 of 141 51 #69 of 141
Profitability 86 #20 of 134 67 #45 of 134 94 #9 of 134
Financial Health 71 #41 of 138 61 #54 of 138 39 #84 of 138
Shareholder Returns 28 #95 of 131 68 #43 of 131 55 #60 of 131
Overall 54 63 50
  • VMRK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVMRKAMHELSSPY
1 month +1.6%+3.9%+0.4% -0.2%
3 months -8.2%-5.7%-9.9% +3.9%
6 months -4.0%+1.1%-5.0% +8.2%
Year to date -0.8%-0.8%-1.8% +12.9%
1 year -1.2%-4.7%-3.9% +12.3%
3 years +15.3%+1.1%-7.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.9%+0.4%-2.6% +23.3%
5 years -29.0%-21.7%-30.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.6%-4.8%-6.9% +10.9%
10 years +4.5%+54.6%+63.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.4%+4.5%+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVMRKAMHELSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%20.3%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.4%19.5%18.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.01-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.23-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.0%-37.2%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-8.5%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $70.15$34.81$68.37 $779.14
52-week low $57.98$27.38$57.64 $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.

MultipleVMRKAMHELS
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 26.3x 24.7xmedian 26.3x 29.5xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.0x —median 4.0x 7.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x 23.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 23.3x 1,102xmedian 23.3x 31.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 6.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 11.31median 1.91 2.55median 1.91 3.30median 1.91

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 monthsVMRKAMHELS
Revenue – – $1.58B
Gross profit – – $1.44B
Operating income – – $412.54M
Net income $899.21M $542.82M $404.07M
Free cash flow $982.31M $10.37M $370.75M
EPS (diluted) $2.28 $1.29 $1.95
Cash & equivalents $36.41M $83.67M $24.33M
Total debt $9.09B $5.13B $3.31B
Shares (diluted) 383.88M 360.81M 200.25M
Enterprise value $22.69B $11.04B $11.24B

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
MetricVMRKAMHELS
P/E 26.8x 24.7x 29.5x
P/FCF 23.9x 1,102x 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 13.2x 19.5x
P/S – – 7.3x
P/B 2.2x 1.5x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.5x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x – 23.3x
EV/EBIT 26.4x – 35.9x
EV/Revenue – – 9.4x
EV/FCF 33.1x 1,589x 40.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 19.1x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.31 2.55 3.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVMRKAMHELS
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.0% 12.2% 1.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 9.1% 9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.8% 15.9% 2.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 9.7% 8.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% 4.1% 2.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 7.2% 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 202.8% 101.6% 11.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 26.4% 22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVMRKAMHELS
Gross margin – – 91.0%
EBITDA margin – – 40.3%
Operating margin – – 26.1%
Pretax margin – – 18.3%
Net margin – – 24.8%
FCF margin – – 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin – – 37.6%
Return on equity 8.3% 7.2% 22.3%
Return on assets 4.4% 4.1% 7.0%
Return on invested capital 6.2% – 7.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVMRKAMHELS
Debt / assets 44.9% 39.1% 57.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x – 5.2x
Debt / FCF 9.3x 494.5x 8.9x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 43.0% 68.7%
Equity / assets 52.8% 57.0% 31.3%
Interest coverage 3.9x – 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVMRKAMHELS
Dividend yield 1.1% 4.1% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 2.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 6.1% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 117.0% 85.3% 101.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 107.1% 4,462% 110.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% 11.3% 8.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 17.4% 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.

ConsensusVMRKAMHELS
Forward P/E 53.0xFY2026 30.0xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.18FY2026 $1.06FY2026 $2.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -59.9%FY2026 -10.2%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.8% -18.9% +9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.09BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% -0.6% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVMRKAMHELS
Held by institutions 97.6% 90.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 715 480 476
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.7% +8.2% +2.6%
Institutions buying 339 253 220
Institutions selling 247 160 190
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.58 1.16

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.

VMRKAMHELS
VMRK 1.00 0.71 0.53
AMH 0.71 1.00 0.55
ELS 0.53 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VMRK, AMH and ELS?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vivmark Residential (VMRK) $22.91B, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.34B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, VMRK, AMH and ELS?

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 26.2x, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 24.4x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is cheapest (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 53.0x, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 30.0x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vivmark Residential (VMRK) returned the most: Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -1.2%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.7%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -3.9%. Over five years, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) compounded fastest (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -6.6%/yr, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.8%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) has the highest dividend yield: Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 0.05%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 0.04%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 21.4%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 20.3%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VMRK, AMH and ELS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) leads on 4. 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.