# Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. (MAA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $128.32, market value $15.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 37.4×** (5-yr avg 31.7×, 3-yr avg 30.9×). Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. trades at 37.4× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 31.7×. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 39.1×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / sales: 6.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.9×.
- **Price / book: 2.7×**. The shares trade at 2.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 2.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 20.2%**. 20.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 7.9%**. 7.9% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 3.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 0.8%** (3-yr 3.0%/yr, 5-yr 5.7%/yr). Revenue grew 0.8% over the last year, against 5.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -15.8%** (3-yr -11.6%/yr, 5-yr 11.5%/yr). Earnings per share fell 15.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.77%** ($6.09 per share, trailing). Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. yields 4.77%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 159%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (159% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 8.7%/yr** (1-yr 3.1%). The dividend has grown 8.7% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (25 analysts). 25 analysts cover Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $143.64 (+12% 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): -6.7%** (YTD -4.3%, 3-mo -5.6%). The shares are down 6.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.0%** (6.7% above the low). Trading 12% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.07** (volatility 19%). Beta of 0.07 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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