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 | 1.46% | $164.5B |
| 2 | Realty Income (O) | A 87 | Net Lease | 5.88% | $52.4B |
| 3 | Prologis (PLD) | A 86 | Industrial | 3.23% | $123.5B |
| 4 | Agree Realty (ADC) | A 86 | Net Lease | 4.76% | $8.4B |
| 5 | Public Storage (PSA) | A 85 | Self-Storage | 4.21% | $50.0B |
| 6 | Equinix (EQIX) | B 84 | Data Centers | 2.04% | $99.8B |
| 7 | Simon Property Group (SPG) | B 83 | Retail | 4.40% | $57.9B |
| 8 | Essex Property Trust (ESS) | B 82 | Residential | 3.79% | $17.5B |
| 9 | VICI Properties (VICI) | B 82 | Gaming | 7.93% | $25.5B |
| 10 | American Healthcare REIT (AHR) | B 82 | Healthcare | 1.93% | $11.3B |
| 11 | Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) | B 81 | Net Lease | 4.85% | $5.7B |
| 12 | Regency Centers (REG) | B 81 | Retail | 4.12% | $13.4B |
| 13 | American Tower (AMT) | B 81 | Towers | 4.26% | $78.3B |
| 14 | EastGroup Properties (EGP) | B 80 | Industrial | 3.06% | $10.9B |
| 15 | Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) | B 80 | Retail | 4.12% | $9.5B |
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)
Looking for income? Our REIT dividend safety page grades every dividend, lists every 2026 cut and ranks the 18 monthly payers.
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.