Mid-America Apartment Communities

MAA

Market cap $15.6B

GERMANTOWN, Tenn., Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., or MAA (NYSE: MAA), today announced that the Company plans to participate in the 2026 Citi Global Property CEO Conference.

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GERMANTOWN, Tenn., Feb. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., ("MAA") (NYSE: MAA) today announced that its operating partnership, Mid-America Apartments, L.P.

Mid-America Apartment Communities is a Sunbelt-focused multifamily REIT trading at a 15.6x forward P/FFO and a 4.6% dividend yield. MAA's fundamentals are stabilizing, with improving occupancy, strong rent collections, and lease-over-lease growth above 5% in early 2026. Supply headwinds are easing, as new deliveries are set to decline by 60%, and job growth in core markets remains robust.

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Mid-America Apartment Communities operates primarily in the South of the United States. The South is America's fastest-growing region, which should contribute to Mid-America's growth potential moving forward.

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

MAA tops Q4 2025 core FFO estimates as occupancy improves, but weaker same-store NOI and declining rents weigh on overall performance.

Mid-America Apartment Communities trades at a low valuation despite a strong balance sheet and improving medium-term fundamentals. Sunbelt apartment oversupply pressured MAA's 2024–2025 results, but new supply is set to decline sharply from 2026, supporting rent and occupancy recovery. MAA maintains high occupancy above 95% and resident turnover near decade lows, mitigating NOI impact from new supply and incentives.

Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $2.23 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.22 per share. This compares to FFO of $2.23 per share a year ago.