Invitation Homes Inc. · INVH · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

INVH Q1 2026: Earnings Beat, Occupancy Hits 97.1%, New $500M Buyback

Invitation Homes delivered a Q1 2026 earnings beat with EPS of $0.26 versus $0.18 consensus and revenue of $734 million versus $690 million estimated. Occupancy climbed to 97.1% in April as new-lease rent growth turned positive, reinforcing demand for single-family rentals amid high mortgage rates and home prices. The company completed its entire $500 million buyback authorization and launched a fresh $500 million program, retiring over 19 million shares at an average price of $25.86. The ResiBuilt integration is gaining traction, delivering more than 300 homes to third-party buyers in its first three months, while construction lending commitments reached $279 million. Management maintained full-year 2026 guidance and expressed confidence in the peak leasing season. Key risks include expense growth of 5.7% outpacing guidance, Sunbelt supply pressure, and regulatory uncertainty around…

Reported After market closeNYSEReal Estate $17.63B market cap
100quality score

Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Invitation Homes stands as the nation's foremost provider of single-family rental properties, catering to evolving lifestyle needs by delivering contemporary, well-maintained residences. These homes boast desirable attributes such as convenient proximity to employment centers and reputable educational institutions. The company's central tenet, "Together with you, we make a house a home," underscores its dedication to fostering environments where individuals and families can genuinely prosper, supported by a personalized service model that continually elevates the tenant experience.

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.26 Consensus $0
EPS surprise +46.3% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $734.1M Consensus $689.9M
Revenue surprise +6.4% Reported versus consensus

Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
INVH EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $0.46 Q1 '24 actual $0.23, miss Q2 '24 estimate $0.47 Q2 '24 actual $0.12, miss Q3 '24 estimate $0.17 Q3 '24 actual $0.15, miss Q2 '25 estimate $0.48 Q2 '25 actual $0.23, miss Q3 '25 estimate $0.47 Q3 '25 actual $0.22, miss Q4 '25 estimate $0.18 Q4 '25 actual $0.27, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.18 Q1 '26 actual $0.26, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.17 Q2 '26 actual $0.37, beat Q3 '26 estimate $0.17 Q4 '26 estimate $0.18 Q1 '27 estimate $0.18
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold34 ratings
Bullish1853.0%
Neutral1544.1%
Bearish12.9%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$29.67Previous close
$27Low
$36.44Average
$50High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 14, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainJul 8, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight Equal WeightUpgradeJun 24, 2026
Scotiabank Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainJun 18, 2026
Mizuho Neutral NeutralMaintainJun 17, 2026
BMO Capital Market Perform Market PerformMaintainJun 15, 2026
CFRA Sell HoldDowngradeMay 28, 2026
Raymond James Outperform Market PerformUpgradeMay 18, 2026
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Market Perform Market PerformMaintainMay 4, 2026
RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainMay 1, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform OutperformMaintainMay 1, 2026
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainMar 9, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainFeb 25, 2026
Oppenheimer Outperform OutperformMaintainFeb 24, 2026
Keybanc Overweight OverweightMaintainFeb 20, 2026
Citizens Market Outperform Market OutperformMaintainFeb 20, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainNov 18, 2025
B of A Securities Neutral NeutralMaintainNov 12, 2025
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainMay 6, 2025
Keefe, Bruyette& Woods Market Perform Market PerformMaintainMay 5, 2025
Deutsche Bank Hold BuyDowngradeJan 21, 2025
JMP Securities Market Outperform Market OutperformMaintainDec 12, 2024
Jefferies Buy HoldUpgradeJan 2, 2024
BTIG Neutral BuyDowngradeAug 17, 2023
Credit Suisse Neutral OutperformDowngradeJan 9, 2023
Wolfe Research Peer Perform OutperformDowngradeNov 30, 2022
Berenberg Hold BuyDowngradeAug 16, 2021
Zelman Hold BuyDowngradeJun 24, 2021
Janney Capital Buy BuyMaintainJun 18, 2020
B. Riley Securities Buy BuyMaintainJun 16, 2020
B. Riley FBR Buy BuyMaintainJun 16, 2020
Keefe Bruyette & Woods Market Perform OutperformDowngradeJul 19, 2019
Baird Outperform OutperformMaintainMar 29, 2018
BTIG Research Buy BuyMaintainOct 9, 2017
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $29.67. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$33$29.05 +11.2%Jun 24, 2026
ScotiabankNicholas Yulico$30$28.64 +1.1%Jun 18, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$31$29 +4.5%Jun 17, 2026
BMO CapitalJuan Sanabria$35$29.68 +18.0%Jun 15, 2026
CFRAAnalyst unavailable$27$29.41 -9.0%May 27, 2026
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$29$29.05 -2.3%May 21, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$32$28.62 +7.9%May 19, 2026
Raymond JamesBuck Horne$32$27.93 +7.9%May 18, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$32$28.76 +7.9%May 1, 2026
Compass PointAnalyst unavailable$30$27.23 +1.1%Apr 28, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$32$27.13 +7.9%Apr 27, 2026
Morgan StanleyAdam Kramer$33$25.97 +11.2%Mar 9, 2026
OppenheimerTyler Batory$31$25.38 +4.5%Feb 24, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$31$26 +4.5%Feb 20, 2026
KeyBancAnalyst unavailable$34$25.68 +14.6%Feb 20, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$40$27.29 +34.8%Jan 21, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$28$26.52 -5.6%Jan 14, 2026
BarclaysRichard Hightower$33$26.14 +11.2%Jan 13, 2026
UBSMichael Goldsmith$35$26.41 +18.0%Jan 8, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$27$26.41 -9.0%Jan 8, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$34$28.14 +14.6%Nov 25, 2025
ScotiabankNicholas Yulico$31$27.89 +4.5%Nov 10, 2025
OppenheimerTyler Batory$38$28.36 +28.1%Nov 4, 2025
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$33$28.14 +11.2%Oct 31, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$30$28.6 +1.1%Oct 21, 2025
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$31$27.9 +4.5%Oct 13, 2025
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$35$30.21 +18.0%Sep 15, 2025
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$35$34.01 +18.0%Feb 28, 2025
BarclaysRichard Hightower$36$30.52 +21.3%Jan 24, 2025
CFRAKenneth Leon$38$35.66 +28.1%Sep 25, 2024
Bank of America SecuritiesJeffrey Spector$37$36.5 +24.7%Sep 24, 2024
Goldman SachsJulien Blouin$46$37.27 +55.0%Sep 4, 2024
Wells FargoJames Feldman$38$36.15 +28.1%Aug 26, 2024
RBC CapitalBrad Heffern$37$34.12 +24.7%Jul 26, 2024
Evercore ISISteve Sakwa$37$34.12 +24.7%Jul 26, 2024
Deutsche BankDerek Johnston$41$33.21 +38.2%Jul 24, 2024
Evercore ISISteve Sakwa$36$34.62 +21.3%Mar 18, 2024
OppenheimerTyler Batory$35$29.32 +18.0%Oct 30, 2023
JefferiesLinda Tsai$31$29.64 +4.5%Jan 2, 2023
BarclaysAnthony Powell$39$31.15 +31.4%Dec 13, 2022
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$35$32.18 +18.0%Dec 8, 2022
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$45$39.72 +51.7%Aug 16, 2022
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$44$36.09 +48.3%Jul 6, 2022
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$41$35.58 +38.2%Jun 30, 2022
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$44$34.05 +48.3%Jun 23, 2022
Credit SuisseAnalyst unavailable$47$43.08 +58.4%Apr 25, 2022
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$48$43.83 +61.8%Apr 20, 2022
BTIGJames Sullivan$50$40.68 +68.5%Nov 15, 2021
Raymond JamesBuck Horne$48$41.11 +61.8%Nov 3, 2021
Goldman SachsChandni Luthra$47$40.08 +58.4%Sep 23, 2021
BarclaysAnthony Powell$46$41.54 +55.0%Sep 1, 2021
B.Riley FinancialCraig Kucera$46$39.25 +55.0%Aug 17, 2021
Credit SuisseSam Choe$41$37.44 +38.2%Jun 10, 2021
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Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +2.5% Event window
SPY move +1.0% Same window
Abnormal move +1.5% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +1.7% Up to 20 sessions
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Transcript intelligence

What changed

EPS of $0.26 beat the $0.18 consensus by 46.3%, and revenue of $734 million exceeded the $690 million estimate by 6.4%. Occupancy improved from 96.3% to 97.1% in April with new-lease rent growth turning positive. The company completed its full $500 million share repurchase and authorized a new $500 million program, retiring over 19 million shares at an average of $25.86. ResiBuilt delivered over 300 homes in its first three months. Construction lending commitments grew to $279 million. Liquidity decreased from $1.7 billion to $1.3 billion and net debt/EBITDA rose from 5.3x to 5.6x. The forward third-party development pipeline was reduced to just over $200 million.

Guidance delta

Management maintained full-year 2026 guidance, consistent with the prior quarter. Occupancy target remains 96.3% and AFFO range holds at $1.60 to $1.68 per share. No upward or downward revision was announced.

Key takeaways

  • Occupancy improved to the mid-96% range and rose to 97.1% in April, indicating strong leasing momentum
  • Renewal rent growth remained robust at approximately 3.7% while new-lease rent growth returned to positive territory
  • Aggressive capital return via share repurchases, with over 19 million shares retired at an average price of $25.86
  • Forward pipeline of third-party development reduced to just over $200 million, reflecting a disciplined build strategy
  • Balance sheet remains strong with $1.3 billion liquidity and net debt/EBITDA at 5.6x

Management priorities

  • Continue aggressive share repurchases under the new $500 million authorization
  • Scale the ResiBuilt fee-build business and pursue additional joint-venture projects
  • Grow construction lending commitments as development pipelines progress
  • Maintain disciplined capital allocation between buybacks, development, and selective acquisitions
  • Advocate for housing-affordability legislation and monitor regulatory developments

Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-07-31T06:52:16.818803+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-07-31T06:52:16.816019+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

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