Company Overview
Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, owns and manages 312 rental properties consisting of 85,520 apartment units in dynamic metro areas across the U.S. with a primary concentration in major coastal markets, diversified by a targeted presence in the high-growth metro areas of Atlanta, Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Denver. Equity Residential was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Chicago, United States.
Why Investors Should Care
Maintains a net profit margin of 28.0%.
Offers a dividend yield of 4.21%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +2.1%, earnings -39.9%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 3.3%, profit CAGR 0.7%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 3.33% |
| 1 Year: | 2.10% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 0.74% |
| 1 Year: | -39.90% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +3.97% |
| 6 Months: | +3.99% |
| 3 Months: | -2.19% |
| 1 Month: | -6.77% |
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- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMAAbove
- RSI (14)35.69 · Neutral
P/E of 27.68 is above the sector median of 24.38 — pricier than peers.
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Technical Trend
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PROS
- Excellent profit margin of 28.0%.
- Attractive dividend yield of 4.21%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Real Estate).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EQR Equity Residential SPXR3K | 63.66 | 27.68 | $23.87B | 4.21% | 5.94% | 8.02% | 3.33% | 0.74% |
| 2 | WELL Welltower Inc. SPXR3K | 236.17 | 106.38 | $170.18B | 1.44% | 0.54% | 3.84% | 22.26% | 11.10% |
| 3 | PLD Prologis, Inc. SPXR3K | 137.34 | 30.59 | $130.52B | 3.08% | - | 7.75% | 16.83% | 39.42% |
| 4 | EQIX Equinix, Inc. SPXR3K | 1,035.98 | 66.49 | $102.22B | 1.96% | 5.42% | 10.73% | 17.43% | 17.11% |
| 5 | AMT American Tower Corporation SPXR3K | 175.85 | 28.36 | $81.94B | 4.08% | 8.76% | 33.91% | 12.41% | 25.08% |
| 6 | DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. SPXR3K | 188.39 | 241.53 | $69.71B | 2.44% | - | 2.91% | 15.18% | 18.41% |
| 7 | SPG Simon Property Group, Inc. SPXR3K | 209.44 | 14.57 | $67.92B | 3.97% | - | 113.59% | 3.14% | 14.02% |
| 8 | O Realty Income Corporation SPXR3K | 61.25 | 44.71 | $57.95B | 5.21% | - | 3.23% | 24.73% | 13.04% |
| 9 | PSA Public Storage SPXR3K | 302.01 | 28.74 | $56.40B | 3.67% | - | 21.93% | 5.67% | 7.85% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2013 | Dec 2013 | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Sep 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 626.63M | - | 633.44M | 652.57M | 664.08M | 666.37M | 679.11M | 696.29M | 619.08M | 595.15M | 606.07M | 604.10M | 612.48M | 624.12M | 633.02M | 639.81M | 652.87M | 662.49M | 669.52M | 685.14M | 682.33M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | 120.40M | - | 199.26M | 228.31M | 243.27M | 218.33M | 246.25M | 257.59M | 216.62M | 206.02M | 209.37M | 204.37M | 210.55M | 217.79M | 339.08M | 217.60M | 339.40M | 209.97M | 369.12M | 368.34M | 422.08M | 356.89M | 182.41M | 135.56M | 376.84M | 521.55M | 149.74M | 309.93M | 414.01M | 297.59M | 218.46M | 252.03M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Income | 377.19M | - | 79.14M | 112.69M | 221.74M | 182.52M | 286.42M | 196.69M | 3.59B | 218.84M | 208.32M | 143.74M | 196.04M | 138.23M | 211.81M | 113.60M | 214.94M | 104.54M | 308.97M | 267.11M | 308.61M | 260.89M | 91.29M | 57.54M | 316.39M | 431.95M | 70.77M | 224.10M | 323.02M | 212.03M | 139.20M | 172.51M | 295.79M | 177.48M | 143.45M | 256.59M | 192.36M | 289.05M | 90.08M | 114.14M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.04 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.78 | 0.53 | 9.76 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.39 | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.57 | 0.31 | 0.58 | 0.28 | 0.83 | 0.71 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.84 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.59 | 0.86 | 0.56 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.77 | 0.47 | 0.38 | 0.67 | 0.50 | 0.76 | 0.24 | 0.30 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.82B | 1.98B | 1.64B | 1.67B | 1.53B | 1.75B | 2.39B | 2.61B | 2.74B | 2.43B | 2.47B | 2.58B | 2.70B | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | - | 1.12B | 1.10B | 1.18B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | 495.43M | 423.87M | 432.64M | 348.21M | 406.51M | 514.09M | 512.32M | 921.64M | 1.01B | 856.09M | 1.00B | 1.11B | 1.36B | 1.32B | 1.68B | 1.12B | 1.16B | - | - |
| Net Income | 980.19M | 407.62M | 362.27M | 283.61M | 893.59M | 841.72M | 1.83B | 631.31M | 870.12M | 4.29B | 603.45M | 657.53M | 970.38M | 913.64M | 1.33B | 776.91M | 835.44M | 1.04B | 1.12B |
| Diluted EPS | 3.40 | 1.46 | 1.27 | 0.95 | 2.98 | 2.71 | 5.16 | 1.73 | 2.36 | 11.68 | 1.63 | 1.77 | 2.60 | 2.45 | 3.54 | 2.05 | 2.20 | 2.72 | 2.94 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 16.54B | 15.42B | 16.18B | 16.66B | 17.20B | 22.83B | 22.95B | 23.11B | 20.70B | 20.57B | 20.39B | 21.17B | 20.29B | 21.17B | 20.22B | 20.03B | 20.83B | 20.75B |
| Total Equity | - | - | 4.91B | 5.05B | 5.09B | 5.67B | 7.29B | 10.51B | 10.37B | 10.47B | 10.23B | 10.24B | 10.17B | 10.32B | 10.53B | 10.95B | 11.17B | 11.09B | 11.04B | 11.04B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 260.28M | 50.83M | 890.79M | 193.29M | 431.41M | 383.92M | 612.59M | 53.53M | 40.08M | 42.28M | 77.21M | 50.65M | 47.44M | 45.75M | 42.59M | 123.83M | 53.87M | 50.74M | 62.30M | 55.90M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.07B | 8.91B | 9.13B | 8.13B | 8.42B | 7.49B | 7.46B | 8.19B | 8.24B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 11.20B | 9.98B | 10.59B | 10.38B | 9.28B | 11.63B | 11.74B | 11.85B | 9.80B | 9.73B | 9.62B | 10.16B | 9.18B | 9.48B | 8.52B | 8.46B | 9.25B | 9.34B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 793.23M | 755.25M | 670.81M | 726.04M | 800.47M | 1.05B | 868.92M | 1.32B | 1.36B | 1.21B | 1.27B | 1.36B | 1.46B | 1.27B | - | 1.45B | 1.53B | 1.57B | 1.65B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -200.75M | -344.03M | 105.23M | -639.46M | -197.21M | -261.15M | -6.98M | -644.67M | -695.81M | 5.90B | -594.30M | -376.83M | -771.82M | 663.59M | - | 107.79M | -409.50M | -1.18B | -321.36M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -801.93M | 428.74M | -1.47B | 151.54M | -650.75M | -556.33M | -1.42B | -692.86M | -666.17M | -7.05B | -789.82M | -963.91M | -684.47M | -1.95B | - | -1.79B | -1.12B | -376.95M | -1.33B |
| Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -232.24M | -333.54M | -318.69M | -359.06M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.22B | 1.20B | 1.25B | 1.29B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -223.06M | 2.82M | 20.17M | -1.31M |
| Share Buybacks | 1.22B | 12.55M | 1.12M | 1.89M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.78M | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49.10M | 38.47M | 280.72M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | 56.6% | 67.3% | 70.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 27.2% | 21.5% | 26.4% | 20.8% | 26.7% | 29.4% | 21.5% | 35.2% | 36.8% | 35.3% | 40.6% | 43.2% | 50.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Margin % | 53.7% | 20.6% | 22.1% | 16.9% | 58.6% | 48.2% | 76.7% | 24.1% | 31.7% | 176.9% | 24.4% | 25.5% | 35.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ROE % | - | 8.3% | 7.2% | 5.6% | 15.8% | 11.5% | 17.4% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 42.0% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 9.4% | 8.7% | 12.2% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 10.1% |
| ROCE % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 12.19% | 45.71M | $2.91B |
| 2 | NORGES BANK | 9.29% | 34.84M | $2.22B |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 8.29% | 31.09M | $1.98B |
| 4 | State Street Corporation | 6.34% | 23.77M | $1.51B |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.24% | 23.41M | $1.49B |
| 6 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 4.74% | 17.76M | $1.13B |
| 7 | Apg Asset Management US Inc. | 2.90% | 10.86M | $691.13M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.83% | 10.61M | $675.27M |
| 9 | First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 2.54% | 9.53M | $606.62M |
| 10 | FMR, LLC | 1.86% | 6.96M | $442.80M |
Analyst View
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EQR — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Equity Residential (EQR)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Equity Residential (EQR) trades at $63.66 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $56.70 to $70.15.
What is the market capitalisation of EQR?
Equity Residential (EQR) has a market capitalisation of $23.87B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of EQR?
EQR trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.68. The industry average P/E is 24.38. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.40.
Does EQR pay a dividend?
Equity Residential (EQR) currently offers a dividend yield of 4.21%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of EQR?
EQR has a return on equity (ROE) of 8.02%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 5.94%.
Is EQR a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Equity Residential (EQR), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.