Essex Property Trust, Inc. ESS SPX

Q: What is the current share price of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS)?

As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) trades at $298.13 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $234.98 to $298.33.

Q: What is the market capitalisation of ESS?

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) has a market capitalisation of $19.16B on NYSE.

Q: What is the P/E ratio of ESS?

ESS trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.57. The industry average P/E is 27.36. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.36.

Q: Does ESS pay a dividend?

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) currently offers a dividend yield of 3.65%.

Q: What is the return on equity (ROE) of ESS?

ESS has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.56%.

Q: Is ESS a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS), 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.

Real Estate · REIT - Residential · United States

https://www.essexapartmenthomes.com

Company Profile ↓

$298.13

+8.95% 1Y

Mkt Cap$19.16B

P/E33.57

P/B3.36

Div. Yield3.65%

52W High$298.33

52W Low$234.98

Book Value$84.52

EPS (TTM)$8.88

Company Overview

Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust. The firm acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 259 apartment communities comprising over 63,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development. Essex Property Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 in Maryland and is based in San Mateo, United States.

Why Investors Should Care

Consistent Profit Growth

Net profit has compounded at 15.0% per year over the last five years.

Healthy Margins

Maintains a net profit margin of 29.1%.

Dividend Income

Offers a dividend yield of 3.65%.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

Dec 2025 Revenue of $9.38M (-8.6% YoY); net profit $669.67M.
Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +6.4%, earnings -47.8%.
5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -19.9%, profit CAGR 15.0%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:	-19.91%
1 Year:	6.40%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:	15.01%
1 Year:	-47.80%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:	+8.95%
6 Months:	+21.11%
3 Months:	+20.81%
1 Month:	+7.19%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish

52-Week Range 100% of range

$234.98 $298.33

Trend Signals

Price vs 50-DMAAbove
Price vs 200-DMAAbove
RSI (14)66.86 · Neutral

Price Performance

1M+7.19%

3M+20.81%

6M+21.11%

1Y+8.95%

Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 33.57 is above the sector median of 27.36 — pricier than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

Price Chart

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Fundamental Growth Charts

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Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

Excellent profit margin of 29.1%.
Profit CAGR of 15.0% over 5 years.
Attractive dividend yield of 3.65%.
Generates positive free cash flow.
In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

Revenue declined at -19.9% CAGR over 5 years.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

Valuation

Stock P/E

33.57

Industry PE

27.36

Forward P/E

49.49

PEG Ratio

7.02

Book Value

$84.52

Price to Book

3.36

P/S

9.95

EV/EBITDA

19.74

Dividend Yield

3.65%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y

-19.91%

Profit 5Y

15.01%

Revenue (YoY)

6.40%

Earnings (YoY)

-47.80%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE

ROE

10.56%

ROA

3.17%

Profit Margin

29.13%

Op Margin

35.17%

Gross Margin

68.88%

EPS (Latest Qtr)

$1.65

EPS (TTM)

$8.88

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity

1.22

Quick Ratio

0.06

Current Ratio

0.30

Debt

$6.86B

Total Assets

$13.10B

Current Assets

Working Capital

Ownership

Promoter Holding

0.73%

Chg in Prom Hold

FII / Inst Holding

101.29%

Chg in FII Hold

-0.05%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value

$19.16B

Total Revenue (TTM)

$1.97B

EBITDA

$1.28B

Free Cash Flow

$983.00M

Operating Cash Flow

$1.08B

Shares Outstanding

64.26M

Gross Margin

68.88%

Payout Ratio

115.86%

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	ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc. SPX	298.13	33.57	$19.16B	3.65%	-	10.56%	-19.91%	15.01%
2	WELL Welltower Inc. SPX	236.00	113.46	$166.60B	1.25%	0.26%	3.67%	22.69%	87.90%
3	PLD Prologis, Inc. SPX	142.49	35.71	$132.85B	2.88%	-	6.84%	14.83%	36.55%
4	EQIX Equinix, Inc. SPX	1,023.54	70.74	$100.95B	1.87%	5.10%	10.06%	16.33%	16.02%
5	AMT American Tower Corporation SPX	168.83	27.23	$78.66B	3.73%	7.82%	29.95%	3.34%	12.73%
6	SPG Simon Property Group, Inc. SPX	221.28	15.38	$71.76B	4.02%	-	113.59%	3.14%	14.02%
7	DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. SPX	173.11	45.80	$60.83B	2.65%	-	5.69%	15.18%	18.41%
8	O Realty Income Corporation SPX	63.77	52.27	$59.47B	5.18%	-	2.83%	24.73%	13.04%
9	PSA Public Storage SPX	318.93	32.95	$55.99B	3.68%	-	20.18%	5.67%	7.85%

Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2014	Mar 2015	Jun 2015	Sep 2015	Dec 2015	Mar 2016	Jun 2016	Sep 2016	Dec 2016	Mar 2017	Jun 2017	Sep 2017	Dec 2017	Mar 2018	Jun 2018	Sep 2018	Dec 2018	Mar 2019	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	Dec 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
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.33M	2.26M	2.43M	-	2.62M	2.35M	2.35M	2.25M	2.22M	2.24M	2.69M	2.74M	2.89M	2.77M	2.78M	2.79M	2.71M	2.57M	2.56M	2.49M	2.22M	2.36M	2.31M
Gross Profit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	297.72M	313.25M	313.34M	323.47M	332.18M	327.51M	341.19M
Operating Income	-	75.31M	80.97M	82.69M	-	100.00M	105.87M	109.41M	-	109.23M	112.25M	112.67M	-	110.55M	138.52M	113.90M	-	115.69M	124.56M	124.04M	-	130.84M	119.74M	128.94M	197.38M	93.38M	137.97M	109.85M	128.63M	128.61M	187.38M	134.83M	131.78M	132.36M	137.45M	128.79M	257.08M	279.70M	210.40M	155.19M
Net Income	-	60.68M	46.87M	43.64M	-	81.84M	72.01M	65.56M	-	178.96M	70.76M	79.72M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Diluted EPS	0.63	0.92	0.70	0.65	1.22	1.19	1.10	1.00	2.98	2.72	1.08	1.21	1.57	1.38	1.52	1.22	1.78	1.81	1.40	1.51	1.95	4.76	1.29	1.13	2.59	1.00	1.82	1.12	0.87	1.43	2.38	1.55	1.36	4.25	1.45	1.84	3.16	3.44	2.56	1.65

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	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	408.43M	408.88M	410.28M	467.44M	535.15M	610.59M	970.94M	1.19B	1.29B	1.36B	9.18M	9.53M	9.60M	9.14M	11.14M	11.13M	10.27M	9.38M
Gross Profit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.13B	1.17B	1.24B	1.32B
Operating Income	137.98M	111.73M	110.63M	134.62M	167.03M	188.71M	201.51M	331.17M	420.80M	472.94M	511.99M	481.11M	491.44M	530.00M	595.23M	584.34M	703.10M	899.32M
Net Income	62.14M	37.11M	35.93M	47.07M	125.28M	156.28M	122.15M	232.12M	414.98M	433.06M	390.15M	439.29M	568.87M	488.55M	408.31M	405.82M	741.52M	669.67M
Diluted EPS	2.09	2.91	1.14	1.24	3.41	4.04	2.06	3.49	6.27	6.57	5.90	6.66	8.69	7.51	6.27	6.32	11.54	10.40

Balance Sheet (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
Total Assets	-	-	3.25B	3.73B	4.04B	4.85B	5.19B	11.53B	12.01B	12.22B	12.50B	12.38B	12.71B	12.94B	13.00B	12.37B	12.36B	12.93B	13.16B
Total Equity	1.08B	1.09B	1.05B	1.15B	1.44B	1.76B	1.88B	6.02B	6.24B	6.19B	6.28B	6.27B	6.22B	6.00B	5.99B	5.72B	5.42B	5.54B	5.54B
Cash & Equivalents	9.96M	41.91M	20.66M	13.75M	12.89M	18.61M	18.49M	25.61M	29.68M	64.92M	44.62M	134.47M	70.09M	73.63M	48.42M	33.30M	391.75M	66.80M	76.24M
Long Term Debt	-	-	-	1.83B	1.75B	1.57B	1.40B	2.23B	2.22B	2.19B	2.01B	1.81B	990.67M	643.55M	638.96M	-	-	-	-
Total Liabilities	-	-	1.98B	2.37B	2.48B	2.96B	3.18B	5.37B	5.63B	5.88B	6.06B	5.95B	6.26B	6.72B	6.79B	6.45B	6.74B	7.18B	7.42B

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	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	181.24M	173.59M	175.53M	216.57M	267.50M	304.98M	493.31M	618.17M	716.79M	769.61M	826.55M	919.08M	803.11M	905.26M	975.65M	980.06M	1.07B	1.07B
Investing Cash Flow	-285.02M	-218.96M	-510.87M	-425.78M	-812.14M	-453.70M	-1.15B	-725.56M	-413.07M	-567.94M	-59.89M	-527.69M	-416.90M	-397.40M	145.96M	-145.14M	-973.05M	-552.48M
Financing Cash Flow	135.74M	24.12M	328.43M	208.35M	550.36M	148.60M	520.61M	107.46M	-256.47M	-310.84M	-676.39M	-461.69M	-383.26M	-533.26M	-1.14B	-477.27M	-419.74M	-512.20M
Share Buybacks	13.72M	20.27M	0	0	-	-	0	0	1.04M	0	51.23M	56.99M	269.31M	9.17M	189.73M	95.66M	0	0

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric	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 %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10,130.2%	10,515.7%	12,105.7%	14,060.1%
Operating Margin %	33.8%	27.3%	27.0%	28.8%	31.2%	30.9%	20.8%	27.7%	32.5%	34.7%	5,575.4%	5,050.0%	5,120.2%	5,799.9%	5,343.6%	5,249.7%	6,849.4%	9,586.6%
Net Margin %	15.2%	9.1%	8.8%	10.1%	23.4%	25.6%	12.6%	19.4%	32.1%	31.8%	4,248.6%	4,611.0%	5,927.0%	5,346.4%	3,665.6%	3,645.9%	7,223.8%	7,138.5%
ROE %	5.7%	3.5%	3.1%	3.3%	7.1%	8.3%	2.0%	3.7%	6.7%	6.9%	6.2%	7.1%	9.5%	8.2%	7.1%	7.5%	13.4%	12.1%
ROCE %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders

0.73%

Institutions

101.29%

Public Float

102.04%

Top Institutional Holders

#	Holder	% Held	Shares	Value
1	Blackrock Inc.	11.29%	7.26M	$2.16B
2	Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC	8.54%	5.49M	$1.63B
3	State Street Corporation	8.13%	5.23M	$1.56B
4	Cohen & Steers Inc.	7.54%	4.84M	$1.44B
5	Vanguard Capital Management LLC	6.53%	4.20M	$1.25B
6	Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc	5.21%	3.35M	$996.54M
7	Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.99%	1.92M	$572.70M
8	Principal Financial Group, Inc.	2.60%	1.67M	$496.39M
9	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	1.55%	995.81K	$296.34M
10	Invesco Ltd.	1.46%	939.24K	$279.51M

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Latest News

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ESS — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS)?

As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) trades at $298.13 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $234.98 to $298.33.

What is the market capitalisation of ESS?

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) has a market capitalisation of $19.16B on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of ESS?

ESS trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.57. The industry average P/E is 27.36. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.36.

Does ESS pay a dividend?

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) currently offers a dividend yield of 3.65%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of ESS?

ESS has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.56%.

Is ESS a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS), 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.

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Essex Property Trust, Inc. ESS SPX

Company Overview

Why Investors Should Care

Recent Developments

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

Compounded Profit Growth

Stock Price Performance

Price Chart

Technical Trend

Fundamental Growth Charts

PROS

CONS

Valuation

Growth (CAGR)

Profitability & Returns

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Ownership

Financial Snapshot

Peer comparison

Quarterly Results

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Cash Flows (Annual)

Ratios (Annual)

Shareholding Pattern

Top Institutional Holders

Analyst View

Latest News

Essex Property Trust, Inc. $ESS Shares Acquired by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS - MarketBeat

Essex Property Trust (ESS) Draws Fresh Valuation Focus, Is The Stock Already Fully Valued? - simplywall.st

Essex schedules July 30 earnings call after Q2 results - Stock Titan

A Look At Essex Property Trust (ESS) Valuation After Recent Share Price Pullback - Yahoo Finance

Principal Financial Group Inc. Lowers Holdings in Essex Property Trust, Inc. $ESS - MarketBeat

ESS Maintained by Scotiabank -- Price Target Raised to $307 - GuruFocus

ESS — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS)?

What is the market capitalisation of ESS?

What is the P/E ratio of ESS?

Does ESS pay a dividend?

What is the return on equity (ROE) of ESS?

Is ESS a good stock to buy?

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