MAA

Mid-America Apartment Communities

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on delivering full-cycle and superior investment performance for shareholders through the ownership, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of quality apartment communities primarily in the Sout… Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on delivering full-cycle and superior investment performance for shareholders through the ownership, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of quality apartment communities primarily in the Southeast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. As of September 30, 2026, MAA had ownership interest in 105,136 apartment units, including communities in development, across 16 states and the District of Columbia. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. was incorporated in 1977 in Tennessee and is based in Germantown, Tennessee.
Market price
USD 118.77
Within modeled range
Base value (Dividend discount model) is 20.7% below the market price
Data: Price updated 06 Nov 2026 14:48; TTM through 30 Sep 2026, period ended 30 Sep 2026 from EODHD (downloaded 4 h ago). Last earnings: 28 Oct 2026
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Verdict

Priced within the modelled range

PriceUSD 118.77
Fair value range71.85–135.62base 94.22
Estimate reliabilityLow
5-year outlook–

5-year outlook: Not shown because confidence is low: Earnings-based DCF disagrees strongly.

Other models: USD 51.05–80.53 (median 65.79). The recommended value is 43% above that median, so treat the upside with extra caution.

Why: Dividends are a large share of earnings, so the cash paid to shareholders is the best guide to value.

Details and the full model are below.

Dividend discount model

Market price within modeled range

Uses reported dividends of USD 6.1707 per share from TTM through 30 Sep 2026, with 2.3% perpetual growth (base growth capped at the terminal rate) and 9% discount rates. The range varies growth and discount assumptions by 1 percentage point; it is illustrative, not a statistical confidence interval or investment advice.

Assumptions: growth 3.85%, discount rate 9%, terminal growth 2.30% (sector defaults). See a worked example.

Blended growth assumption: 3.9% (sector default 5.1%, own revenue history 5.6%, analyst revenue consensus 2.4%).

Analyst consensus expects revenue growth of 2.4% a year; the growth assumption used is 3.9%.

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Why this model: Dividends are a large share of earnings, so the cash paid to shareholders is the best guide to value.

Compare models
  • Recommended: Dividend discount model — USD 94.22 (-20.7%)
  • EPS-based Gordon proxy — USD 51.05 (-57.0%)
    Not used: Treats all earnings as if paid out and ignores the cash kept for reinvestment, so it overstates value for companies that retain most profit.
  • DCF (trailing free cash flow) — not applicable
    Not used: Cannot be computed: free cash flow is zero or negative.
  • FCFF (steady state) — not applicable
    Not used: Cannot be computed: free cash flow is zero or negative.
  • EV/EBITDA (12x) — USD 80.53 (-32.2%)
    Not used: Used only when free cash flow is far below earnings even after averaging three years; a fixed 12x multiple also ignores sector differences.
  • Fade DCF (10-year growth fade) — not applicable
    Not used: Cannot be computed: free cash flow is zero or negative.
  • EV/Sales (Rule of 40) — USD 182.41 (+53.6%)
    Not used: Used only for technology and communication companies whose cash-flow value is far below the price.
Illustrative range / share USD 71.85–135.62
Base scenario / share USD 94.22
Margin of safety (share of value) Priced for base-to-bull outcomes
Bear USD 71.85-65.3%
Base USD 94.22-26.1%
Bull USD 135.6212.4%

Margin = (value − price) / value, so it is measured against the value and reads lower than the upside to value, which is measured against the price. Positive means the price is below that case.

Market-implied expectations 3.6% dividend growth

At USD 118.77 the market implies perpetual dividend growth of about this rate (discount rate 9.0%).

Compare: the market implies 3.6% a year, this model assumes 2.3%. The market expects more than this model does, which is why it reads as overvalued.

Sensitivity: base value per share

How the Dividend discount model value changes with growth (rows) and discount rate (columns). Green cells are above the current price. Dividend growth cannot exceed the long-run rate, so duplicate capped scenarios are omitted.

These are assumption-based scenarios, not a confidence interval. Scroll horizontally to see all discount rates.

Growth \ Discount 7.0%8.0%9.0%10.0%11.0%
-1.7% 69.72 62.53 56.69 51.84 47.76
0.3% 92.38 80.38 71.14 63.81 57.84
2.3% 134.31 110.75 94.22 81.98 72.56

Track record: see the methodology page for how this model has performed historically, including its limits. Treat it as a screen, not a forecast.

Price history and fair value

No chartable saved daily price history is available for this range. The chart uses stored EODHD prices only and will appear after history is saved.

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More detail: quality, peers, price history, dividends and financials

Quality score: 72 / 100

Five equal checks on reported history: profitability, cash generation, revenue growth, balance sheet and margins. It describes business quality, not whether the price is attractive.

Profitability5 of 5 years profitable20 / 20
Cash generationfree cash flow positive in 5 of 5 years20 / 20
Growthrevenue +2.4% a year12 / 20
Balance sheetnet debt 4.6x EBITDA0 / 20
MarginsEBITDA margin 57%20 / 20

Peers in Real Estate

Same-sector companies with a valuation, most undervalued first. Compare the margin of safety, yield and quality score side by side.

CompanyPriceMargin of safetyP/EP/BYieldQuality
MAA (this company) USD 118.77 -26.1% 35.5 2.6 5.2% 72
HST Host Hotels & Resorts USD 24.49 44.5% 16.3 2.6 3.9% 100
VMRK Vivmark Residential USD 64.21 35.3% 24.4 – 4.3% 80
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities USD 44.19 25.4% – 0.5 7.9% 44
VICI Vici Properties USD 24.90 7.4% 11.7 0.9 7.1% 80
UTG.L Unite Group PLC GBP 4.89 -2.1% 24.6 0.5 6.4% 68
DLN.L Derwent London Plc GBP 19.37 -3.8% 13.5 0.6 4.2% 60
WDP.BR Warehouses De Pauw SA EUR 19.10 -4.2% 11.8 0.9 6.3% 80
DOC Healthpeak Properties USD 19.87 -6.3% 35.3 1.7 6.2% 76
Peer median 16.3 0.9

Dividends

Paid in the last 12 months: USD 6.12 per share · yield 5.15% at the current price.

YearDividends per share
2026 (so far)6.120
20256.060
20245.880
20235.600
20224.676
20215.163
Sector Real Estate
Exchange NASDAQ
Currency USD

Trailing 12-month financials

TTM through 30 Sep 2026 · quarterly EODHD data · data downloaded 06 Nov 2026 12:46

RevenueUSD 2,224,538,000
EBITDAUSD 1,262,566,000
EBITUSD 611,090,000
Net incomeUSD 387,678,000
Free cash flowUSD 474,496,000
Capital expendituresUSD 526,811,000
DebtUSD 5,839,258,000
CashUSD 25,693,000
Working capitalUSD -673,520,000
Shares outstanding115,952,000
Reported dividends per shareUSD 6.1707