Is AVB a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

AVB 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.

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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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AVB Income Quality Score

Name: AVB Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
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AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) has an Income Quality Score of 70/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AVB) 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

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

70/100

FriendHigh confidence

Asset Type

REIT

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

4.7%

Rank in REIT Universe

55 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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AVBAvalonBay Communities, Inc.

70FriendHigh 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

62/100

Distribution Cut Score

100/100

Distribution Trend

100/100

Total Return

46/100

Max Drawdown

64/100

Volatility

69/100

Yield Consistency

100/100

What is working

No material annual distribution decline across 10 full years of data

Distribution Safety

24Years raised

0Years cut

33Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

19941.2Held
19951.55Raised
19961.61Raised
19971.66Raised
19981.95Raised
19992.06Raised
20002.24Raised
20012.56Raised
20022.8Raised
20032.8Held
20042.8Held
20052.84Raised
20063.12Raised
20073.4Raised
20085.3775Raised
20093.57Lower total
20103.57Held
20113.57Held
20123.88Raised
20134.28Raised
20144.64Raised
20155.0Raised
20165.4Raised
20175.68Raised
20185.88Raised
20196.08Raised
20206.36Raised
20216.36Held
20226.36Held
20236.6Raised
20246.8Raised
20257.0Raised
20263.56Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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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.