# American Homes 4 Rent Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (AMH) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $32.47, market value $13.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 25.8×** (5-yr avg 44.7×, 3-yr avg 30.7×). American Homes 4 Rent Common Shares of Beneficial Interest trades at 25.8× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 44.7×: cheap by its own standards. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 48.0×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 5.19**. A PEG of 5.19 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 11.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 11.3×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 1.7×**. The shares trade at 1.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 3.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 7.3%**. 7.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 1.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 9.3%** (3-yr 18.5%/yr, 5-yr 33.3%/yr). Earnings per share rose 9.3%.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.72**. Debt is 0.72 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.07%** ($1.26 per share, trailing). American Homes 4 Rent Common Shares of Beneficial Interest yields 4.07%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 87%**. 87% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 13**. 13 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 43.1%/yr** (1-yr 15.4%). The dividend has compounded at 43.1% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (22 analysts). 22 analysts cover American Homes 4 Rent Common Shares of Beneficial Interest; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $37.16 (+14% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -2.4%** (YTD 3.4%, 3-mo -1.4%). The shares are down 2.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.4%** (19.3% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 34**. An RSI of 34 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.07** (volatility 20%). Beta of 0.07 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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