Essex Property Trust (ESS) Stock Overview
An S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 0/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
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Risk Analysis
ESS Community Fair Values
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Essex Property Trust, Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$243.08 |
| 52 Week High | US$308.52 |
| 52 Week Low | US$238.46 |
| Beta | 0.72 |
| 1 Month Change | -5.06% |
| 3 Month Change | -7.11% |
| 1 Year Change | -20.87% |
| 3 Year Change | 16.06% |
| 5 Year Change | -14.05% |
| Change since IPO | 1,154.61% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| ESS | US Residential REITs | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.4% | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 1Y | -20.9% | -20.8% | 16.1% |
Return vs Industry: ESS matched the US Residential REITs industry which returned -21% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ESS underperformed the US Market which returned 16% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| ESS volatility | |
|---|---|
| ESS Average Weekly Movement | 3.0% |
| Residential REITs Industry Average Movement | 3.1% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.1% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.4% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.3% |
Stable Share Price: ESS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: ESS's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,688 | Angela Kleiman | www.essexapartmenthomes.com |
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. Fundamentals Summary
| ESS fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$16.15b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$669.67m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$1.94b |
Is ESS overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| ESS income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$1.94b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$608.06m |
| Gross Profit | US$1.33b |
| Other Expenses | US$657.71m |
| Earnings | US$669.67m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 10.39 |
| Gross Margin | 68.58% |
| Net Profit Margin | 34.60% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 118.5% |
How did ESS perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does ESS pay a reliable dividends?
See ESS dividend history and benchmarks| Essex Property Trust dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Mar 31 2026 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Apr 15 2026 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 2 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 13 days |
Does ESS pay a reliable dividends?
See ESS dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/04/01 05:43 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/01 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Essex Property Trust, Inc. is covered by 41 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Wesley Golladay | Baird |
| Ross Smotrich | Barclays |
| Richard Hightower | Barclays |