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AvalonBay Communities Inc

$184.06Unavailable

Price as of the latest close · Financials updated Nov 4, 2026

Basics

Sector: Real Estate
Industry: REIT - Residential
Country: United States
Market cap: 26.3B USD
Enterprise value: 35.6B USD
Full-time employees: 3,011

Overall health

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.34 vs a peer median of 1.20)less liquidity (current ratio 0.34 vs peers 1.20)
About average: profitability, growth and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)profitability, growth and risk

Ranks #452 of 632 real estate companies (bottom 29%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 131% of reported profit.
AvalonBay Communities's free cash flow is 131% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

StockQuotient Score

41/ 100▼ 1

Oct 5 41 → Nov 4 41

Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings

Valuation

Is the price right?

38/100

Weak▼ 2

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why it changed since the last update: Score 40 → 38

Peer companies moved-2

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Close to the peer norm on every measure.

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Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield4.0%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.29Sector median: 0.0535 · MAD: 0.0484

EBITDA yield5.2%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.06Sector median: 0.0536 · MAD: 0.0204

Free cash flow yield5.2%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.29Sector median: 0.0650 · MAD: 0.0444

Other data (not scored)

Book yield46.1%

Yahoo FinanceReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 1.1277 · MAD: 0.5490

Growth

Is it growing?

47/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why

Held back by:

▼ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-2.6%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.44Sector median: 0.1117 · MAD: 0.3101

3-year revenue growth5.4%

Yahoo Finance · 3 fiscal years to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.22Sector median: 0.0378 · MAD: 0.0744

Revenue growth4.4%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.15Sector median: 0.0297 · MAD: 0.0927

Profitability

Does it earn well?

45/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why

Helped by:

▲ ROA

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Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin30.2%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.15Sector median: 0.2683 · MAD: 0.2257

Return on assets2.6%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.38Sector median: 0.0211 · MAD: 0.0134

Return on invested capital3.5%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.06Sector median: 0.0341 · MAD: 0.0197

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin62.7%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5380 · MAD: 0.2259

Return on equity8.5%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0521 · MAD: 0.0465

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Moderate

Moderate relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why

Held back by:

▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.77

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.07Sector median: 0.7490 · MAD: 0.3270

Current ratio0.34×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.19Sector median: 1.1950 · MAD: 0.7210

Debt / equity0.75×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.14Sector median: 0.8040 · MAD: 0.3893

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about AvalonBay Communities

Is AvalonBay Communities getting weaker?: Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is 41/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is AvalonBay Communities valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 38/100 against 762 real estate peers.
Is AvalonBay Communities growing?: At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 47/100 against 762 real estate peers. Earnings per share growth -2.6% vs a peer median of 11.2% (weaker than 65% of peers).Earnings per share growth -2.6% vs peers 11.2% (weaker than 65% of peers).
How profitable is AvalonBay Communities?: About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 45/100 against 762 real estate peers. Return on assets 2.6% vs a peer median of 2.1% (stronger than 61% of peers).Return on assets 2.6% vs peers 2.1% (stronger than 61% of peers).
How risky is AvalonBay Communities?: Moderate risk relative to 762 real estate peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.34× vs a peer median of 1.20× (weaker than 85% of peers).Current ratio 0.34× vs peers 1.20× (weaker than 85% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Real Estate · 124 companies

Valuations in Real Estate are within their usual range since 2016.

30% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
15% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +4% and earnings +25% (medians): earnings grew faster than prices.
Median price-to-sales is +112% vs the whole market, against a usual +154%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Real Estate: too few REIT - Residential companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Detailed annual statements come from structured SEC filing data, which most US companies and some foreign filers provide. They aren’t available for this company yet.

AVB price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.34 vs a peer median of 1.20)less liquidity (current ratio 0.34 vs peers 1.20)

About average: profitability, growth and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)profitability, growth and risk

Ranks #452 of 632 real estate companies (bottom 29%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Questions investors ask about AvalonBay Communities

Is AvalonBay Communities getting weaker?

Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is 41/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is AvalonBay Communities valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 38/100 against 762 real estate peers.

Is AvalonBay Communities growing?

At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 47/100 against 762 real estate peers. Earnings per share growth -2.6% vs a peer median of 11.2% (weaker than 65% of peers).Earnings per share growth -2.6% vs peers 11.2% (weaker than 65% of peers).

How profitable is AvalonBay Communities?

About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 45/100 against 762 real estate peers. Return on assets 2.6% vs a peer median of 2.1% (stronger than 61% of peers).Return on assets 2.6% vs peers 2.1% (stronger than 61% of peers).

How risky is AvalonBay Communities?

Moderate risk relative to 762 real estate peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.34× vs a peer median of 1.20× (weaker than 85% of peers).Current ratio 0.34× vs peers 1.20× (weaker than 85% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.