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Delisted / no longer publicly traded (per market data provider) Everything below is based on the last available data — treat it as historical, not a live read.

Stock

AvalonBay Communities

AVB
47
REIT - Residential · Real Estate
Also trades as: 0HJO.L GBP 1.84 (+0.02%)
Price
$184.06
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$26.28B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
47
Historical score — this stock no longer trades, so the score is frozen at the last available data.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
10/30
Growth
Mixed
9/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
10/10
Stability
Good
5/10
Valuation
Mixed
3/10
Ownership
Good
8/15
Dividends
Mixed
2/5

47 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 47.

Share count rising — dilution

+1.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 139.7M (2021) → 142.0M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

AvalonBay Communities owns and operates apartment buildings across the United States. It builds, buys, and manages large residential communities, renting units to individuals and families who want to live in them. The company focuses on high-cost coastal markets like New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Seattle, and California, where demand for rental housing tends to stay strong.

AvalonBay makes money by collecting monthly rent from its tenants. It operates as a Real Estate Investment Trust, meaning it must pay out most of its profits as dividends to shareholders. With roughly 90,000 apartment homes across about 300 communities, it is one of the largest apartment landlords in the country, giving it scale advantages in construction and property management. The main risk the company faces is that rising interest rates increase its borrowing costs, which can squeeze profits and make it harder to fund new development projects.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-41.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

6.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$315M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

AvalonBay Communities is growing revenue at 2% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
3.3%
Thin — 3.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
27.2%
Excellent — 27.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
4.2%
Weak — 4.2% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+3.4%
Slow sales growth (+3.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-10.6%
Earnings shrinking (-10.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
163%
Turns 163% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
41.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (41.6%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.81
Moderate — manageable debt (0.81)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.17x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
25.2x
Growth-priced — P/E 25.2

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-6.8
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.87%
Moderate income — 3.87% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+2.3%
Dividend flat
Payout Ratio
97%
no trend
Most of the profit goes out as dividends. Little left to reinvest, and less cushion if earnings dip.

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