AMH Stock — American Homes 4 Rent

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AMH is a Stock. its distribution rate is 4.22%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.12%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 150.8% over the past 13.2 years, 308.3 points behind SPY at 459.1%.

American Homes 4 Rent is a Maryland-based real estate investment trust that owns, operates, and develops single-family rental properties across the Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and Mountain West regions of the United States, with a portfolio of over 61,000 homes. The REIT distributes dividends quarterly at a moderate current distribution rate. This security appeals to income investors seeking exposure to residential real estate and regular dividend payments.

AMH performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 150.8% over the past 13.2 years, 308.3 points behind SPY at 459.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -0.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.3%.

AMH key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.14%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/01/2013

Distribution rate

4.22%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.12%

5-year average yield

2.19

Last close

$31.28 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$11,235,148,648

Average volume

3129770.0

Dividend

$0.33

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.79

Payout ratio

87.6%

P/E ratio

24.83

Forward P/E

200.0

EPS

$1.26

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.22%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.12%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AMH risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.3%.

Who may consider AMH — and who may not

AMH may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AMH pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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