Every Major REIT, Graded on the Numbers
164 REITs scored across 15 sectors on one transparent framework: dividend safety, balance sheet strength, portfolio quality, growth, and valuation. Live market data, honest grades, no pay-for-placement.
An Honest Grade Curve
Most ranking sites grade everything a buy. Our curve speaks for itself: only five REITs earn an A, and thirty-six carry the D grades their balance sheets earned. When everything is excellent, nothing is.
A 5 REITs (85+) B 55 REITs (70-84) C 68 REITs (55-69) D 36 REITs (below 55)
The Top-Rated REITs, All Sectors
The highest composite scores across the entire graded universe. Click any name for the full profile, or the sector for its complete ranking.
| # | REIT | Grade | Sector | Yield | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower (WELL) | A 88 | Healthcare | 1.26% | $165.6B |
| 2 | Realty Income (O) | A 87 | Net Lease | 5.05% | $59.8B |
| 3 | Prologis (PLD) | A 86 | Industrial | 2.93% | $132.5B |
| 4 | Agree Realty (ADC) | A 86 | Net Lease | 4.00% | $9.4B |
| 5 | Public Storage (PSA) | A 85 | Self-Storage | 3.73% | $56.5B |
| 6 | AvalonBay Communities (AVB) | B 84 | Residential | 3.63% | $27.1B |
| 7 | Equinix (EQIX) | B 84 | Data Centers | 1.90% | $102.5B |
| 8 | Simon Property Group (SPG) | B 83 | Retail | 4.01% | $62.2B |
| 9 | Essex Property Trust (ESS) | B 82 | Residential | 3.47% | $19.1B |
| 10 | VICI Properties (VICI) | B 82 | Gaming | 6.82% | $28.2B |
| 11 | American Healthcare REIT (AHR) | B 82 | Healthcare | 1.84% | $10.5B |
| 12 | Regency Centers (REG) | B 81 | Retail | 3.72% | $14.6B |
| 13 | American Tower (AMT) | B 81 | Towers | 4.12% | $79.0B |
| 14 | EastGroup Properties (EGP) | B 80 | Industrial | 2.94% | $11.3B |
| 15 | Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) | B 80 | Net Lease | 3.95% | $6.8B |
Top-rated REITs across all sectors, ranked by composite score under the published methodology. Live market data.
Every Sector, Ranked
Healthcare16 graded · Top pick: Welltower (88, A)
Industrial11 graded · Top pick: Prologis (86, A)
Self-Storage6 graded · Top pick: Public Storage (85, A)
Residential16 graded · Top pick: AvalonBay (84)
Data Centers2 graded · Top pick: Equinix (84)
Retail20 graded · Top pick: Simon Property (83)
Gaming2 graded · Top pick: VICI (82)
Cell Towers3 graded · Top pick: American Tower (81)
Hospitality14 graded · Top pick: Host Hotels (78)
Specialty4 graded · Top pick: Iron Mountain (75)
Office18 graded · Top pick: Cousins (74)
Timber2 graded · Top pick: Weyerhaeuser (72)
Mortgage32 graded · Top pick: Rithm (68)
Farmland2 graded · Top pick: Farmland Partners (62)
Why the Grades Skew Conservative
Our framework weights dividend safety (30%) and balance sheet strength (25%) above growth and story. That is deliberate: the same investment-grade credit line (BBB-) that separates bonds from junk decides which REITs survive tight credit cycles, and it anchors more than half of every grade. Sector context matters too: no hotel REIT earns an A because nightly repricing cannot support one; mortgage REIT grades run low because leverage on spread income is structurally fragile. The grade tells you what the structure can promise, not what the last quarter delivered.