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REIT Board

24 US REITs on one set of formulas: what the market pays for funds from operations against how fast they grow, the dividend against the bond it competes with, and three lights — payout, leverage, interest coverage. Ranges and signals, no calls. New to REIT numbers? Start with how to value a REIT; the formulas are printed below.

How to read this board
10-year Treasury · Oct 16, 20265.09%2-year 4.74%
Board median yield4.4%trailing dividends ÷ last close
Yield spread to the 10-year−0.71 ptREITs yield less than the bond: paying for growth
Board median P/Cash FFO15.6×five-year median 16.7× · −7%
Lights on7 of 24prices Oct 16, 2026 · TTM through Jun 30, 2026

Multiple against growth

P/Cash FFO on Cash FFO-per-share growth, three-year CAGR
−15%−10%−5%0%5%10%15%20%25%0×10×20×30×40×board median 15.6×paying more ↑paying less ↓Public Storage (PSA) · P/Cash FFO 16.4× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR −0.1% · yield 4.0% · Self storagePSAExtra Space Storage (EXR) · P/Cash FFO 16.4× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +0.5% · yield 4.6% · Self storageEquinix (EQIX) · P/Cash FFO 22.3× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +10.2% · yield 2.0% · Data centersEQIXDigital Realty (DLR) · P/Cash FFO 23.3× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +6.8% · yield 2.8% · Data centersIron Mountain (IRM) · P/Cash FFO 21.1× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +10.0% · yield 3.1% · Data centersAmerican Tower (AMT) · P/Cash FFO 14.5× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +3.4% · yield 3.8% · TowersAMTCrown Castle (CCI) · P/Cash FFO 13.9× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR −11.2% · yield 5.2% · TowersCCISBA Communications (SBAC) · P/Cash FFO 13.8× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +0.9% · yield 2.6% · TowersSBACWelltower (WELL) · P/Cash FFO 44.8× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +20.3% · yield 1.3% · HealthcareWELLVentas (VTR) · P/Cash FFO 23.7× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +7.7% · yield 2.4% · HealthcareHealthpeak (DOC) · P/Cash FFO 11.8× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +3.0% · yield 6.4% · HealthcareOmega Healthcare (OHI) · P/Cash FFO 16.1× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +3.6% · yield 5.9% · HealthcareSimon Property (SPG) · P/Cash FFO 14.8× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +8.3% · yield 4.3% · RetailSPGKimco Realty (KIM) · P/Cash FFO 12.9× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +4.9% · yield 4.6% · RetailRealty Income (O) · P/Cash FFO 12.7× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +2.4% · yield 5.8% · Net leaseOVICI Properties (VICI) · P/Cash FFO 10.0× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +5.3% · yield 7.7% · Net leaseVICIW. P. Carey (WPC) · P/Cash FFO 12.3× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +1.8% · yield 5.7% · Net leaseVivmark Residential (VMRK) · P/Cash FFO 15.1× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +0.6% · yield 4.6% · ResidentialEssex Property (ESS) · P/Cash FFO 17.3× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +1.5% · yield 3.8% · ResidentialInvitation Homes (INVH) · P/Cash FFO 13.2× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +5.6% · yield 4.4% · ResidentialSun Communities (SUI) · P/Cash FFO 16.8× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +6.9% · yield 3.7% · ResidentialMid-America Apartment (MAA) · P/Cash FFO 14.1× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR −4.6% · yield 5.2% · ResidentialLamar Advertising (LAMR) · P/Cash FFO 16.1× · Cash FFO/sh 3y CAGR +5.9% · yield 4.4% · SpecialtyCash FFO per share, three-year CAGR
Industrial · storageData centers · towersHealthcareRetail · net leaseResidentialOffice · specialtya light is onsize = market capUp-left pays for growth not yet shown; down-right is growth the market is not paying for

Yield against leverage

dividend yield on net debt / EBITDA · the line is the 10-year at 5.09%
high yield, high leverage0×2×4×6×8×10×0%3%6%9%10-year Treasury 5.09%Prologis (PLD) · yield 3.4% · net debt / EBITDA 5.5× · interest cover 6.0× · IndustrialPLDPublic Storage (PSA) · yield 4.0% · net debt / EBITDA 2.8× · interest cover 10.8× · Self storagePSAExtra Space Storage (EXR) · yield 4.6% · net debt / EBITDA 6.2× · interest cover 1.5× · Self storageEquinix (EQIX) · yield 2.0% · net debt / EBITDA 5.2× · interest cover 7.5× · Data centersEQIXDigital Realty (DLR) · yield 2.8% · net debt / EBITDA 5.1× · interest cover 7.0× · Data centersIron Mountain (IRM) · yield 3.1% · net debt / EBITDA 7.9× · interest cover 2.7× · Data centersAmerican Tower (AMT) · yield 3.8% · net debt / EBITDA 6.2× · interest cover 6.6× · TowersAMTCrown Castle (CCI) · yield 5.2% · net debt / EBITDA 8.4× · interest cover 2.8× · TowersCCISBA Communications (SBAC) · yield 2.6% · net debt / EBITDA 8.0× · interest cover 3.7× · TowersSBACWelltower (WELL) · yield 1.3% · net debt / EBITDA 5.6× · interest cover 4.3× · HealthcareWELLVentas (VTR) · yield 2.4% · net debt / EBITDA 5.8× · interest cover 3.0× · HealthcareHealthpeak (DOC) · yield 6.4% · net debt / EBITDA 5.4× · interest cover 4.8× · HealthcareOmega Healthcare (OHI) · yield 5.9% · net debt / EBITDA 3.5× · interest cover 5.5× · HealthcareSimon Property (SPG) · yield 4.3% · net debt / EBITDA 5.7× · interest cover 4.7× · RetailSPGKimco Realty (KIM) · yield 4.6% · net debt / EBITDA 5.7× · interest cover 3.4× · RetailRealty Income (O) · yield 5.8% · net debt / EBITDA 7.1× · interest cover 3.6× · Net leaseOVICI Properties (VICI) · yield 7.7% · net debt / EBITDA 4.8× · interest cover 4.3× · Net leaseVICIW. P. Carey (WPC) · yield 5.7% · net debt / EBITDA 7.4× · interest cover 3.8× · Net leaseVivmark Residential (VMRK) · yield 4.6% · net debt / EBITDA 4.5× · interest cover 5.8× · ResidentialEssex Property (ESS) · yield 3.8% · net debt / EBITDA 5.7× · interest cover 4.5× · ResidentialInvitation Homes (INVH) · yield 4.4% · net debt / EBITDA 5.2× · interest cover 4.4× · ResidentialSun Communities (SUI) · yield 3.7% · net debt / EBITDA 3.7× · interest cover 6.9× · ResidentialMid-America Apartment (MAA) · yield 5.2% · net debt / EBITDA 4.6× · interest cover 6.2× · ResidentialLamar Advertising (LAMR) · yield 4.4% · net debt / EBITDA 5.0× · interest cover 6.1× · SpecialtyNet debt ÷ EBITDA (TTM) · y: dividend yield
Industrial · storageData centers · towersHealthcareRetail · net leaseResidentialOffice · specialtya light is onsize = market capAbove the line yields more than the bond; the shaded corner buys the extra yield with balance-sheet risk

All 24 REITs

grouped by property type · colours are thresholds, not a ranking · a row opens the REIT's card
REITPriceYieldSpreadP/Cash FFOvs. 5y medianCash FFO / shCash FFO growth3y CAGRCash FFO payoutNet debt / EBITDAInt. coverNet debt / assetsMkt cap $BLights
Industrial
Self storage
Data centers
Towers
Healthcare
Retail
Net lease
Residential
Specialty
24 of 24 shown · Cash FFO = operating cash flow − working-capital change · spread = yield − 10-year, in points · prices Oct 16, 2026 · financials TTM through Jun 30, 2026

Method and sources

the formulas the numbers use, verbatim

Cash FFO = operating cash flow − the change in working capital, from the cash flow statement, trailing four filed quarters. It stands in for funds from operations: Nareit FFO is net income + real-estate depreciation − gains on property sales + impairments, and FMP's statements carry neither of the last two as a line, while the cash flow statement has already taken the gain out and put the write-down back. It is not the FFO a REIT reports — stock pay, straight-line rent and minority interests are in it — but a gap that stays the same each quarter cancels against the REIT's own five-year multiple. A negative Cash FFO leaves the multiple blank and the page says so. Cash FFO per share = Cash FFO ÷ the newest quarter's diluted shares; P/Cash FFO = last close ÷ Cash FFO per share.

EBITDA = operating income + D&A (before gains and JV income). Net debt = total debt − cash; when TTM interest ÷ total debt exceeds 12% the debt line is a filing error and the newest balance sheet that passes is used instead, with a note. Net debt / EBITDA, interest cover = EBITDA ÷ interest expense, net debt / assets and EV yield = EBITDA ÷ (market cap + net debt) follow.

Yield = dividends with an ex-date in the trailing twelve months ÷ last close; spread = yield − the 10-year Treasury. Cash FFO payout = trailing DPS ÷ Cash FFO per share. Cash FFO growth = trailing-four Cash FFO per share ÷ the four before − 1; the 3-year CAGR uses the four quarters twelve back. Five-year history: each of the last twenty quarters' own trailing Cash FFO per share against its quarter-end close; the 25th / 50th / 75th percentiles, and "vs. 5y median" = current ÷ median − 1.

Colours (never a sort key): payout ≤70% / 70%–85% / >85% · Cash FFO growth ≥5% / 0%–5% / <0% · net debt/EBITDA ≤5× / 5–7× / >7× · interest cover ≥4× / 2.5–4× / <2.5× · net debt/assets ≤35% / 35%–50% / >50%. Lights are on or off, no score: payout above 85% of Cash FFO; leverage above 7× EBITDA; coverage below 2.5×.

TTM = the four newest filed quarters. A quarter missing a required line (its cash flow statement included), or with negative depreciation or interest, or interest or depreciation above revenue, is dropped and the rest annualized (× 4/n); two failures and the REIT shows "data unavailable". Universe: US-listed equity REITs, the 24 largest by market cap; mortgage, lodging and timber REITs excluded. Excluded by rule: WY (timber REIT: no depreciable property base, FFO is not the measure); RYN (timber REIT: no depreciable property base, FFO is not the measure); PCH (timber REIT: no depreciable property base, FFO is not the measure).

This run: PLD — Quarter ending 2026-09-30 excluded: operatingCashFlow missing; changeInWorkingCapital missing. Sources: FMP quarterly statements and EOD prices, the US Treasury's daily par yield curve. Quantitative summary of public data, not investment advice; metrics are approximations, company-reported FFO and AFFO prevail.

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Questions

Why P/FFO rather than P/E for a REIT?

Depreciation on buildings is a large non-cash charge that GAAP requires and property values rarely follow, so a REIT's earnings understate the cash it generates. Funds from operations adds the depreciation back; price to FFO is the multiple REITs are priced on. Here it is Cash FFO — operating cash flow less the change in working capital — because the statements on file do not separate gains on property sales and impairments, and the cash flow statement has already taken the gain out and put the write-down back. It differs from the FFO a REIT reports, so each REIT is compared with its own history on the same measure.

Why compare the dividend yield with the 10-year Treasury?

A REIT dividend and a government bond are income streams priced by the same buyers. The spread between the board's median yield and the 10-year is the price the market puts on taking property risk over government risk; when it turns negative, REITs are being bought for growth, not income.

What are the three lights?

Payout: the dividend exceeds 85% of Cash FFO, leaving little cushion. Leverage: net debt exceeds seven times EBITDA. Coverage: EBITDA covers interest less than 2.5 times. Each is on or off; there is no combined score.

Which REITs are on the board, and how often does it update?

US-listed equity REITs, the twenty-four largest by market cap, grouped by property type; mortgage, lodging and timber REITs are left out because FFO is not how they are priced. Prices refresh every night, financials when a new quarter is filed; a quarter that fails the row checks is dropped and the rest annualized, and the page says so.

A multiple above or below a REIT's own five-year median describes two numbers on a day and is not investment advice. The longer version, with a worked example: How to value a REIT: FFO, P/FFO and the yield spread.