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American Homes 4 Rent vs Equity Lifestyle Properties

American Homes 4 Rent AMH · Equity Lifestyle Properties ELS · Single-Family Residential REITs

American Homes 4 Rent reported revenue of $1.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times Equity Lifestyle Properties' $1.5 billion in fiscal 2025. American Homes 4 Rent's revenue grew 7.0% in its latest year, and Equity Lifestyle Properties' grew 0.3%. Free cash flow was $824 million at American Homes 4 Rent and $334 million at Equity Lifestyle Properties.

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American Homes 4 RentEquity Lifestyle Properties
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$1.9B$1.5B
Revenue growth7.0%0.3%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years9.6%6.5%
Gross margin——
Operating margin—25.6%
Net margin27.8%26.2%
Free cash flow$824M$334M
Free cash flow margin44.5%21.8%
Return on capital—7.7%
Net debt to EBITDA—5.5x
Dividends and buybacks$446M$388M
Change in diluted share count0.8%1.8%
Last close$32.11$61.06
P/E at the last close25.5×30.5×
Insider trades, last 12 monthsbought $1.2 million, sold $205,380sold $201,660
Piotroski F-score——
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
American Homes 4 RentEquity Lifestyle Properties
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
American Homes 4 RentEquity Lifestyle Properties
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
American Homes 4 RentEquity Lifestyle Properties

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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the American Homes 4 Rent and Equity Lifestyle Properties pages.