REIT - Residential Stocks in the US

The largest REIT - Residential stocks in the US by market value are Equity Residential ($49.4B), AvalonBay Communities, Inc. ($26.4B) and Essex Property Trust, Inc. ($18.1B), at prices of 4 Nov 2026.

• Equity Residential: $63.66 (price from the week of 21 Aug 2026) | market value $49.4B | P/BV 2.34
• AvalonBay Communities, Inc.: $184.06 (price from the week of 14 Aug 2026) | market value $26.4B | P/BV 2.19
• Essex Property Trust, Inc.: $271.52 | market value $18.1B | P/BV 3.4
• Invitation Homes Inc.: $27.57 | market value $15.9B | P/BV 1.97
• Sun Communities, Inc.: $121.24 | market value $14.8B | P/BV 2.64
• Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.: $122.15 | market value $14.5B | P/BV 2.9
• American Homes 4 Rent: $32.63 | market value $13.4B | P/BV 1.61
• UDR, Inc.: $37.22 | market value $12.8B | P/BV 3.38
• Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.: $62.50 | market value $12.6B | P/BV 6.27
• Camden Property Trust: $104.48 | market value $10.9B | P/BV 3.03

The other 12 REIT - Residential companies are in the full list below.

Share price | market value | P/BV or P/E, biggest first. Prices and market values as of 4 Nov 2026; ratios as in the score list below.

Ranked by the 4-Factor Sector Score (growth & earnings 35, capital efficiency 25, valuation 20, relative strength 20). Prices as of 4 Nov 2026.

The largest 15 of 22 listed US REIT - Residential companies are named here; all 22 are ranked in the scorecard. Every figure is equal-weighted across those companies and carries its own as-of date. One large company cannot set the reading.

1. Equity Residential$49.4B
2. AvalonBay Communities, Inc.$26.4B
3. Essex Property Trust, Inc.$18.1B
4. Invitation Homes Inc.$15.9B
5. Sun Communities, Inc.$14.8B
6. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.$14.5B
7. American Homes 4 Rent$13.4B
8. UDR, Inc.$12.8B
9. Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.$12.6B
10. Camden Property Trust$10.9B
11. Janus Living, Inc.$9.3B
12. Millrose Properties, Inc.$4.5B
13. Independence Realty Trust, Inc.$3.7B
14. UMH Properties, Inc.$1.3B
15. National Healthcare Properties, Inc.$1.2B

The remaining 7 REIT - Residential companies are named and ranked in the scorecard.

18 REIT - Residential companies in the REIT - Residential industry group (every listed company) have a page on Sector Alpha, by market value as of 4 November 2026, and all 18 are listed below, largest first. The largest is Equity Residential ($49.4 billion) and the smallest with a market value is BRT Apartments Corp.

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The line below covers up to 5.2 years and opens on the 5Y view; the buttons cut it shorter. Over the last two years (104 weeks) this industry is 48% behind S&P 500. Earnings across its companies grew 10% on average over the last four reported quarters.

1 of the 19 companies with a long enough price record ahead of S&P 500 by 5% or more over three months. 1 is 20% or more behind over a year while earnings grew 20% or more.

Not ahead of S&P 500 on the three-month view this week; 7 of the 18 companies in the industry index above their 200-day average (5 more than four weeks earlier); 1 of those 19 ahead of S&P 500 by 5% or more over three months (1 more than four weeks earlier); earnings rising at 8 of the 17 that report earnings.

Not ahead of S&P 500 yet, but 1 more stocks joined in four weeks, 0 → 1 of 19. Earnings mixed, 8 of 17 members have higher trailing twelve-month earnings than a year ago.

Both lines start at 200 in the same week, so the gap between them tells the story: the industry line is an equal-weighted index of 19 of its 22 companies (the 3 with too short a price record are ranked in the scorecard but cannot sit in this line). The bars underneath are trailing 12-month earnings per share, one bar per reported quarter, each member set to 100 at the start and the industry taking the middle value, so a price line pulling away from flat bars means the market is paying more for the same earnings. A bar turns grey when that figure is lower than the quarter before. The rules are fixed and the same everywhere on this site: ahead by 5% or more over three months, or behind by 20% or more over a year while earnings grew 20% or more. Hover or tap any point to read both values and the gap.

REIT - Residential has done worse than the S&P 500 by 21.3% over the last 52 weeks. Over 13 weeks the gap is a shortfall of 5.8%. American Homes 4 Rent is the strongest against the sector itself at +8.5%.

REIT - Residential has done worse than the S&P 500 by 21.3% over 52 weeks and by 5.8% over 13 weeks. 0 of 22 companies we track are beating the S&P 500 on relative strength (how a share price has done against the index over recent months) (6 have no relative-strength reading yet), and 11 of the 16 with a long enough price history are ahead of the industry itself.

A score that ranks each company against the others in its industry. The four parts shown always add up to the total: Growth & earnings (35), Capital efficiency (25), Valuation (20), and Relative strength (20). Missing or old evidence affects only its own part, never as a hidden adjustment.

UDR, Inc. has the strongest current balance of earnings trajectory, business quality, valuation and price confirmation, with 76% evidence confidence.

Ranked last: too little evidence (5 companies)

Under 60% of the evidence behind these scores is available, so they rank after every company above, whatever the score.

UDR, Inc. has the strongest one-year price move in REIT - Residential at +8.0%. American Homes 4 Rent leads on relative strength against the S&P 500, at −3.3%. 0 of 22 companies we track are ahead of the index on that measure (6 have no relative-strength reading yet). Every line covers 314 weekly closes through 4 November 2026.

Price and relative strength

Price · same starting point: Every company, the sector's own index and S&P 500 all start level on the left edge of the window, so only the distance between the lines counts: the highest line has risen the most since then, and the chart at the top of this page is drawn the same way. It opens on one year; the buttons beside it stretch that to three or five.

RS vs S&P 500: How far ahead of or behind S&P 500 each company has been running, measured against its own recent average of that comparison, so the flat line at zero IS S&P 500: above it the company is beating the market, below it the market is beating the company. It opens on one year.

RS vs sector: The same measure taken against REIT - Residential itself instead of the whole market, so the flat line at zero is the sector: above it the company is beating its own peers, which is the sharper test of the two. It opens on one year.

Biggest one-year moves

Strongest against S&P 500

Strongest against the sector itself

Equity Residential has the highest Income among the 22 REIT - Residential companies compared here, at $3,129 million. AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is next at $3,090 million. Bluerock Homes Trust, Inc. has the highest Income growth at 18.3%, so level and change sit with different companies. 19 of 22 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: Equity Residential is the largest at $3,129 million, 1.3% ahead of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Bluerock Homes Trust, Inc.'s growth is 18.3% from a $84 million base, with 19 reported quarters out of the last 20. Fast growth from a smaller base is not yet the same as proven size.

What this means: Equity Residential is the size to compare against; Bluerock Homes Trust, Inc. is the one growing fastest. The faster grower has to keep that growth and turn it into margin and returns before it counts as more than a fast start.

This conclusion weakens if: Equity Residential's growth falls below Bluerock Homes Trust, Inc.'s for two consecutive comparable reports while operating margin also compresses.

For lenders, reported income is used instead of industrial-company sales. Growth is compared year-on-year.

Income · company comparison

Income · largest

Income growth · fastest growers

All-company data · latest reported quarter

In every all-company table on this page, each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above them use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

Revenue shows both size and speed. A large company can absorb shocks and pay for wide distribution; faster growth can mean market-share gains, new capacity or stronger demand. The best sign is usually growth that lasts without hurting margins and returns.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. has the highest Net profit among the 22 REIT - Residential companies compared here, at $1,025 million. Equity Residential is next at $899 million. Camden Property Trust has the highest Profit growth at the 100% top of the scoring scale, so level and change sit with different companies.

What the numbers say: AvalonBay Communities, Inc. earns the most, $1,025 million of profit over the last 12 months, 14% above Equity Residential. Camden Property Trust shows at least 100% on the scoring scale (104.2% in full) growth from a profit base of $337 million. A fast rate from a small base matters less than a large profit that keeps coming.

What this means: AvalonBay Communities, Inc. sets the level to compare against; the company improving fastest needs another report to confirm the change.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current profit growth signal.

Net profit is ranked only where the comparison base is economically meaningful. Loss-to-profit flips are shown but do not win the growth table.

Net profit · company comparison

Net profit · largest

Profit growth · fastest growers

All-company data · latest reported quarter

No company in this REIT - Residential comparison reports a funding base figure this section can compare, so the Deposits rank is empty. On Borrowings, AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is highest at $9,187 million, across 22 of 22 companies with a usable reading.

What the numbers say: There is not enough comparable evidence to name a reliable deposits leader.

What this means: The current leader sets the level to compare against; the company improving fastest needs another report to confirm the change.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current borrowings signal.

For banks, debt is operating funding rather than industrial leverage. Deposits and borrowings are therefore shown as funding-base levels; asset quality, funding cost and liquidity determine whether that funding is attractive.

Funding base · company comparison

Deposits · largest deposit bases

Not enough comparable data.

Borrowings · largest borrowings

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Deposits is left out: no company here reports it on a comparable basis.

Deposit scale can lower funding risk, while rising wholesale borrowings can change cost and liquidity. Asset quality and margins decide whether the funding base creates value.

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. has the highest ROA among the 22 REIT - Residential companies compared here, at 5.5%. Millrose Properties, Inc. is next at 4.4%. Millrose Properties, Inc. has the highest ROA change at +2.6 percentage points, so level and change sit with different companies. 22 of 22 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Sep 2026.

What the numbers say: Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. leads roa at 5.5%; Millrose Properties, Inc. leads roa change at +2.6 percentage points.

What this means: Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. sets the level to compare against; the company improving fastest needs another report to confirm the change.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roa change signal.

ROA is the cleanest first comparison for lenders because the balance sheet is the operating asset.

Return on assets · company comparison

ROA · highest

ROA change · fastest improvers

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. has the highest ROE among the 22 REIT - Residential companies compared here, at 21.9%. UDR, Inc. is next at 19.7%. Apartment Investment and Management Company has the highest ROE change at +16 percentage points, so level and change sit with different companies. 22 of 22 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Sep 2026.

What the numbers say: Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. leads roe at 21.9%; Apartment Investment and Management Company leads roe change at +16 percentage points.

What this means: Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. sets the level to compare against; the company improving fastest needs another report to confirm the change.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roe change signal.

ROE shows the return to shareholders, but should be read with asset quality and leverage.

Return on equity · company comparison

ROE · highest

ROE change · fastest improvers

All-company data · latest reported quarter

No company in this REIT - Residential comparison reports gross NPA on a comparable basis, so there is nothing to rank here, 0 of 22 companies have a usable current reading. The section is shown rather than removed so an unavailable metric is not mistaken for one that was quietly left out. Filings were read through Sep 2026.

Lower gross NPA is better. Improvement means the ratio is falling, so ranks are intentionally inverted.

Millrose Properties, Inc. has the lowest P/BV ÷ ROE among the 22 REIT - Residential companies compared here, at 0.1×. UDR, Inc. is next at 0.17×. Clipper Realty Inc. has the lowest P/BV at −0.42×, so level and change sit with different companies. 13 of 22 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: Millrose Properties, Inc. has the lowest comparable P/BV ÷ ROE at 0.1×, 41.2% below UDR, Inc. That would need today's multiple, the company's own history and steady growth to agree.

What this means: A low valuation is a reason to look closer at the business, not a conclusion on its own.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/bv signal.

Banks are compared on P/BV and P/BV÷ROE, not PEG. A lower figure is better only if loan quality and returns stay strong; a low price against book value while bad loans are rising is not a good sign by itself.

Valuation · company comparison

P/BV ÷ ROE · lowest return-adjusted price

P/BV · lowest P/BV

All-company data · latest reported quarter