VMRK vs ESS vs AMH Stock Comparison

Vivmark Residential, Essex Property Trust and American Homes 4 Rent Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VMRK Vivmark Residential
$62.52 +1.6% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.83B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.05%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins
AMH American Homes 4 Rent
$31.84 +3.9% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.29B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionVMRKESSAMHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.83B $16.95B $11.29B VMRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.1x 41.0x 24.3x AMH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.0x 52.8x 30.0x AMH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.7% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 5.3x — VMRK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.04% 0.04% VMRK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.2% +4.8% -4.7% ESS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.6%/yr -4.5%/yr -4.8%/yr ESS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 20.1% 20.3% ESS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 46/100 63/100 AMH

Percentile Scorecard

VMRKESSAMH

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

AxisVMRKESSAMH
Valuation 46 #79 of 145 12 #128 of 145 50 #73 of 145
Growth 39 #87 of 141 34 #93 of 141 69 #45 of 141
Profitability 86 #20 of 134 93 #10 of 134 67 #45 of 134
Financial Health 71 #41 of 138 51 #68 of 138 61 #54 of 138
Shareholder Returns 28 #95 of 131 38 #82 of 131 68 #43 of 131
Overall 54 46 63
  • VMRK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESS 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

PeriodVMRKESSAMHSPY
1 month +1.6%+1.2%+3.9% -0.2%
3 months -8.2%-6.7%-5.7% +3.9%
6 months -4.0%+2.6%+1.1% +8.2%
Year to date -0.8%+5.0%-0.8% +12.9%
1 year -1.2%+4.8%-4.7% +12.3%
3 years +15.3%+33.1%+1.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.9%+10.0%+0.4% +23.3%
5 years -29.0%-20.5%-21.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.6%-4.5%-4.8% +10.9%
10 years +4.5%+33.5%+54.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.4%+2.9%+4.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVMRKESSAMHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%20.1%20.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.4%21.8%19.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.120.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.24-0.23 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.0%-45.4%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-7.9%-8.5% -1.2%
52-week high $70.15$298.33$34.81 $779.14
52-week low $57.98$239.61$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.

MultipleVMRKESSAMH
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 26.3x 42.7xmedian 26.3x 24.7xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.0x 9.2xmedian 4.0x —median 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 14.4x 19.4xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 23.3x 30.4xmedian 23.3x 1,102xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 3.2xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 11.31median 1.91 -5.32median 1.91 2.55median 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 monthsVMRKESSAMH
Revenue – $1.93B –
Operating income – $627.10M –
Net income $899.21M $437.61M $542.82M
Free cash flow $982.31M $580.66M $10.37M
EPS (diluted) $2.28 $6.44 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $36.41M $58.33M $83.67M
Total debt $9.09B $26.96B $5.13B
Shares (diluted) 383.88M 64.28M 360.81M
Enterprise value $22.61B $16.72B $10.99B

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
MetricVMRKESSAMH
P/E 26.8x 42.7x 24.7x
P/FCF 23.9x 30.4x 1,102x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 15.8x 13.2x
P/S – 9.2x –
P/B 2.2x 3.2x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 19.4x –
EV/EBIT 26.4x 38.8x –
EV/Revenue – 12.6x –
EV/FCF 33.1x 41.9x 1,589x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 21.7x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.31 -5.32 2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVMRKESSAMH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -35.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -14.0% -49.8% 12.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -7.9% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.8% -48.2% 15.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -8.0% 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% 8.3% 4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 5.4% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 202.8% 344.6% 101.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -3.3% 26.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVMRKESSAMH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 64.9% –
Operating margin – 32.5% –
Pretax margin – 18.9% –
Net margin – 21.5% –
FCF margin – 30.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 58.0% –
Return on equity 8.3% 7.9% 7.2%
Return on assets 4.4% 3.4% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 6.2% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVMRKESSAMH
Debt / assets 44.9% 51.9% 39.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 5.3x –
Debt / FCF 9.3x 11.5x 494.5x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 57.5% 43.0%
Equity / assets 52.8% 42.5% 57.0%
Interest coverage 3.9x 2.4x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVMRKESSAMH
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.8% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 0.3% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 4.1% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 117.0% 151.6% 85.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 107.1% 114.2% 4,462%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% 4.0% 11.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 4.8% 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.

ConsensusVMRKESSAMH
Forward P/E 53.0xFY2026 52.8xFY2026 30.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.18FY2026 $5.21FY2026 $1.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -59.9%FY2026 -49.9%FY2026 -10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.8% +29.6% -18.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.09BFY2026 $2.05BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% -7.5% -0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVMRKESSAMH
Held by institutions 97.6% 100.0% 90.7%
Institutions holding 715 630 480
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.7% +4.7% +8.2%
Institutions buying 339 348 253
Institutions selling 247 183 160
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.90 1.58

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.

VMRKESSAMH
VMRK 1.00 0.82 0.71
ESS 0.82 1.00 0.70
AMH 0.71 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VMRK, ESS and AMH?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vivmark Residential (VMRK) $22.83B, Essex Property Trust (ESS) $16.95B, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, VMRK, ESS and AMH?

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 26.1x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 41.0x, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) is cheapest (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 53.0x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 52.8x, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 30.0x). 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 Essex Property Trust (ESS) returned the most: Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -1.2%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.8%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.7%. Over five years, Essex Property Trust (ESS) compounded fastest (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -6.6%/yr, Essex Property Trust (ESS) -4.5%/yr, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.8%/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%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 0.04%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Essex Property Trust (ESS) has been the steadiest (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 21.4%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 20.1%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VMRK, ESS 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, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 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.