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Is Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. a quality business?

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 84 Real Estate companies.

5.8/ 10
Solid quality
as of October 19, 2026
Profitability
5.7 Average
Solvency
—
Growth
3.5 Weak
Efficiency
7.3 Strong
Predictability
7.2 Strong
Strongest pillar: Efficiency · Weakest: Growth

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA) scores 5.8 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and growth is what holds it back.

One pillar, solvency, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.

Data provided by Twelve Data. Scores are computed by Lemma Analysis from reported financials.

Does Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. have an economic moat?

Not enough data

We cannot judge Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. yet, because fewer than five years had both a return on capital and a cost of capital we could measure. This is not a “no”.

Quantitative signs of a moat, read from the filed statements. This is not a judgement of where it comes from (brand, network effects, switching costs). How Lemma measures a moat →

How Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. scores

The Quality Score for MAA stands at 5.8 out of 10 as of October 19, 2026, which puts Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. in the solid quality band. This band covers companies that do several things well but not everything, so the pillar detail below matters more than the headline. It rolls Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.

Among the 84 Real Estate companies with a published score, that ranks at the 72nd percentile, in the upper half of the group, short of the top quarter. For reference, the middle of the group scores 5.2 and a company needs 5.9 to reach its top quarter, which leaves Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. above the median.

Pillar by pillar

Profitability

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.’s profitability score is 5.7 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.8 among 80 Real Estate companies, that is above the group and the 63rd percentile. An average profitability reading usually means the company earns a fair return without obvious pricing power, so the other pillars decide more of the story.

Solvency

Solvency has no score for Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Fewer than half of the pillar’s metric weight could be computed from the reported statements, so it is drawn as a dash and left out of the overall rather than counted as a zero. For context, the median solvency score across 34 Real Estate companies is 3.7. Without it the overall says nothing about how comfortably the company carries its debt.

Growth

On growth, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. scores 3.5, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 5.2 across 74 Real Estate companies, which places it well below them, at the 23rd percentile. Weak growth means revenue and earnings have been flat or shrinking against peers, which can be cyclical or a sign of a market that is maturing.

Efficiency

On efficiency, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. scores 7.3, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 6.4 across 80 Real Estate companies, which places it above them, at the 73rd percentile. High efficiency means assets and earnings are being turned into cash and output better than at most peers, a sign of a well run operation.

Predictability

On predictability, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. scores 7.2, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 4.9 across 83 Real Estate companies, which places it well above them, at the 95th percentile. Steady results like these are what make a long term view of the business easier to hold.

Strongest and weakest pillar

The gap between Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.’s best and worst pillar is wide: efficiency at 7.3 against growth at 3.5, 3.8 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with efficiency points to disciplined use of capital, a strength that compounds quietly. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.

What would move the score

The pillar with the most room to move the score is growth. If it rose to the median of Real Estate companies, 5.2, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.’s overall score would go from 5.8 to about 6.2. With one pillar unscored, the overall rests on 80 of the 100 weight points, spread across the four pillars that could be measured (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20).

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and similar companies

For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Real Estate companies below are nearest to Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.

What each pillar measures

Profitability

5.7 / 10

How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.

Solvency

—

The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.

Growth

3.5 / 10

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.

Efficiency

7.3 / 10

How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.

Predictability

7.2 / 10

How stable and consistent results have been over time.

How this score is calculated

Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.

Limitations

This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.

Educational only. Not investment advice.

FAQ

Is Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. a quality business?

On this reading Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. scores 5.8 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.

How does Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. compare with other Real Estate companies?

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. ranks at the 72nd percentile of the 84 Real Estate companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.2 and the top quarter starts at 5.9, against Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.’s 5.8.

What does the MAA quality score measure?

Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.

How current is this score?

This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for MAA are in the app.

Does a high score mean the stock is cheap?

No. Quality and valuation are separate questions, and a good business at the wrong price is still a bad purchase. Score the business here, then price it with a DCF you control.

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