Is AMH a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

AMH is classified a Friend under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the AMH distribution?

A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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AMH Income Quality Score

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American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) has an Income Quality Score of 78/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 7 quality, distribution and risk signals

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IQ Score

78/100

FriendHigh confidence

Asset Type

REIT

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

3.8%

Rank in REIT Universe

26 of 162

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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AMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent

78FriendHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: REIT

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

100/100

Distribution Cut Score

100/100

Distribution Trend

62/100

Total Return

68/100

Max Drawdown

79/100

Volatility

72/100

Yield Consistency

2/100

What is working

Strong long-term total return
Economic return covers long-term payout
drawdown contained
No material annual distribution decline across 10 full years of data

Distribution Safety

6Years raised

0Years cut

14Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20130.05Held
20140.2Raised
20150.2Held
20160.2Held
20170.2Held
20180.2Held
20190.2Held
20200.2Held
20210.4Raised
20220.72Raised
20230.88Raised
20241.04Raised
20251.2Raised
20260.66Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.