Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. · MAA · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

MAA Keeps FFO Guidance as Demand Holds, Revenue Outlook Eases

MAA's Q2 evidence supports a resilient-demand thesis: absorption, turnover, expense control, renovations, and Wi-Fi initiatives were constructive. The case is tempered by lower revenue assumptions, slower new-lease pricing, market-specific supply pressure, and financing needs.

Reported After market closeNYSEReal Estate $13.87B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.07 Consensus $0.76
EPS surprise +41.0% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $555.1M Consensus $556.2M
Revenue surprise -0.2% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -3.0% Event window
SPY move +1.7% Same window
Abnormal move -4.6% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.0× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -3.4% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior quarter, management highlighted stronger demand indicators and expanded the development pipeline, while moving to an increasing capex outlook. Revenue assumptions were trimmed even as core FFO guidance stayed intact; planned starts and renovation and Wi-Fi initiatives were advanced.

Guidance delta

Full-year core FFO guidance was maintained, while revenue assumptions were lowered.

Key takeaways

  • Management described resilient demand, strong absorption, and record-low turnover.
  • Expense discipline, renovations, and community Wi-Fi supported operating performance.
  • The development pipeline expanded, but supply and slower new-lease pricing remain constraints.

Management priorities

  • Advance planned development starts and expand the development pipeline.
  • Accelerate interior unit upgrades and community Wi-Fi rollout.
  • Continue redevelopment while balancing development, repurchases, and acquisitions.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
MAA EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $2.23 Q1 '24 actual $2.22, match Q2 '24 estimate $2.20 Q2 '24 actual $2.22, beat Q3 '24 estimate $2.18 Q3 '24 actual $2.21, beat Q2 '25 estimate $2.14 Q2 '25 actual $2.15, match Q3 '25 estimate $2.17 Q3 '25 actual $2.16, match Q4 '25 estimate $2.22 Q4 '25 actual $2.23, match Q1 '26 estimate $0.83 Q1 '26 actual $1.09, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.76 Q2 '26 actual $1.07, beat Q3 '26 estimate $0.77 Q4 '26 estimate $0.85 Q1 '27 estimate $0.77
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold35 ratings
Bullish1748.6%
Neutral1645.7%
Bearish25.7%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$119.1Current
$123Low
$150.33Average
$225High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Evercore ISI Group In Line In LineMaintainSep 21, 2026
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainSep 17, 2026
Scotiabank Sector Underperform Sector UnderperformMaintainSep 17, 2026
Mizuho Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 8, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 1, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $119.1. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Evercore ISISteve Sakwa$123$118.36 +3.3%Sep 21, 2026
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$125$121.76 +5.0%Sep 17, 2026
Truist FinancialMichael Lewis$132$121.9 +10.8%Sep 17, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$129$125.6 +8.3%Sep 15, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$129$124.79 +8.3%Sep 14, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Mid-America Apartment Communities, known as MAA, is a prominent S&P 500 entity operating as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). Its core objective is to generate outstanding, comprehensive investment returns for its shareholders. MAA achieves this by strategically acquiring, developing, redeveloping, owning, and managing high-quality apartment complexes. These properties are primarily located across the Southeast, Southwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. As of December 31, 2020, the company held an interest in 102,772 apartment units, a figure that includes communities currently under development, spread throughout 16 states and the District of Columbia.

Historical context

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Methodology

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