American Homes 4 Rent
American Homes 4 Rent's revenue rose 7.0% to $1.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was 27.8%, up from 27.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $824 million, up 5.9%. It paid out $446 million in dividends and buybacks, 54% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.8%.
Net margin is net income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on equity is net income as a share of shareholders' equity. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2018 to 2025, earnings per share grew 46.9% a year and net income 24.2% a year, as new shares raised the share count by 26% and diluted each share's earnings.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value American Homes 4 Rent yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from American Homes 4 Rent's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from American Homes 4 Rent's fiscal 2025 free cash flow of $824M, net cash of −$5.0B at December 31, 2025 and 371 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to American Homes 4 Rent: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 7.5% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 9% for a business of moderate risk (Single-Family Residential REITs); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $32.11
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from American Homes 4 Rent's earnings per share of $1.26 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 27.9×, the middle of American Homes 4 Rent's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (its peers' median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 10%, 9% and 8%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $32.11
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- American Homes 4 Rent's P/E at the last close
- 25.5×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Property TrustESS | $275.30 | $6.43 | 42.8× |
| Equity Lifestyle PropertiesELS | $61.06 | $2.00 | 30.5× |
| American Homes 4 RentAMH | $32.11 | $1.26 | 25.5× |
| Invitation HomesINVH | $27.52 | $1.09 | 25.2× |
| Sun CommunitiesSUI | $119.84 | $11.05 | 10.8× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 48 | 69 | 59 | 199 | 108 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 3,880 | 4,516 | 4,462 | 5,011 | 5,096 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 3,832 | 4,447 | 4,402 | 4,811 | 4,987 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt to equity | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.7x |
| Interest coverage | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quick ratio | — | — | — | — | — |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, 3 insiders bought $1.2 million of American Homes 4 Rent shares on the open market, and 1 insider sold $205,380.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Jack E CorriganDirector | Bought | 8,000 | $21.50 | $171,960 | Form 4 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Jack E CorriganDirector | Bought | 1,000 | $21.60 | $21,600 | Form 4 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Jack E CorriganDirector | Bought | 6,000 | $22.42 | $134,530 | Form 4 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Douglas N BenhamDirector | Bought | 500 | $22.51 | $11,255 | Form 4 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Douglas N BenhamDirector | Bought | 3,500 | $23.23 | $81,300 | Form 4 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Jack E CorriganDirector | Bought | 5,000 | $22.80 | $113,980 | Form 4 |
| May 18, 2026 | Jack E CorriganDirector | Bought | 2,041 | $23.53 | $48,022 | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2026 | Jack E CorriganDirector | Bought | 1,359 | $23.40 | $31,801 | Form 4 |
| May 13, 2026 | Jack E CorriganDirector | Bought | 1,594 | $23.25 | $37,060 | Form 4 |
| May 12, 2026 | Jack E CorriganDirector | Bought | 6 | $23.00 | $138 | Form 4 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | David GoldbergDirector | Bought | 2,000 | $29.30 | $58,600 | Form 4 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Douglas N BenhamDirector | Bought | 1,200 | $24.20 | $29,040 | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | — | — | — |
| Share count didn't rise | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Fail | Pass | Pass |
| F-score | — | — | — |
| Accruals ratio | −2.5% | −2.6% | −2.6% |
Compare
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| Company | Year | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Free cash flow margin | Return on capital | Net debt to EBITDA | F-score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Homes 4 Rent | FY25 | 7.0% | — | 44.5% | — | — | — | |
| Equity Lifestyle Properties | FY25 | 0.3% | 25.6% | 21.8% | 7.7% | 5.5x | — | Compare |
| Sun Communities | FY25 | 2.0% | — | 17.7% | — | — | — | Compare |
| Invitation Homes | FY25 | 4.2% | — | — | — | — | — | Compare |
| Essex Property Trust | FY25 | 6.4% | 47.6% | — | — | — | — | Compare |
10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 879 | 960 | 1,073 | 1,143 | 1,172 | 1,304 | 1,490 | 1,624 | 1,729 | 1,850 |
| Revenue growth | — | 9.3% | 11.7% | 6.6% | 2.5% | 11.2% | 14.3% | 8.9% | 6.5% | 7.0% |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | 10 | 76 | 112 | 156 | 155 | 211 | 310 | 432 | 468 | 513 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | −0.14 | −0.08 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.41 | 0.71 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.18 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 234 | 264 | 294 | 300 | 307 | 326 | 350 | 362 | 368 | 371 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 279 | 386 | 411 | 458 | 474 | 595 | 666 | 739 | 812 | 864 |
| Capital expenditure | 40 | 48 | 52 | 22 | 17 | 48 | 98 | 40 | 34 | 41 |
| Free cash flow | 239 | 338 | 358 | 436 | 457 | 548 | 568 | 699 | 777 | 824 |
| Dividends paid | 48 | 39 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 146 | 252 | 320 | 384 | 446 |
| Share buybacks | 96 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 26 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 119 | 46 | 30 | 38 | 137 | 48 | 69 | 59 | 199 | 108 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 2,923 | 2,476 | 2,804 | 2,834 | 2,817 | 3,880 | 4,516 | 4,462 | 5,011 | 5,096 |
| Total assets | 8,107 | 8,609 | 9,002 | 9,100 | 9,594 | 10,962 | 12,175 | 12,688 | 13,381 | 13,242 |
| Total liabilities | 3,170 | 2,733 | 3,028 | 3,081 | 3,121 | 4,224 | 5,000 | 5,035 | 5,532 | 5,533 |
| Shareholders' equity | 4,193 | 5,150 | 5,252 | 5,335 | 5,789 | 6,060 | 6,496 | 6,968 | 7,160 | 7,034 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 8.0% | 10.5% | 13.7% | 13.2% | 16.1% | 20.8% | 26.6% | 27.1% | 27.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 27.2% | 35.2% | 33.4% | 38.1% | 39.0% | 42.0% | 38.1% | 43.0% | 45.0% | 44.5% |
| Return on capital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on equity | 0.3% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 7.2% |
| Return on assets | 0.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |