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Ticker
ESS

Price
253.35
Stock movement up
+2.19 (0.87%)
Company name
Essex Property Trust Inc
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Real Estate >
REIT - Residential
Market cap
16.33B
Ent value
23.67B
Price/Sales
8.59
Price/Book
2.85
Div yield
4.06%
Div growth
-1.49%
Growth years
26
FCF payout
60.51%
Trailing P/E
24.29
Forward P/E
40.35
PEG
3.07
EPS growth
3.76%
1 year return (CAGR)
-13.12%
3 year return (CAGR)
2.33%
5 year return (CAGR)
-0.47%
10 year return (CAGR)
2.49%
Last updated: 2026-03-11

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share10.28
Dividend yield4.06%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield4.71%
Average yield3.51%
Minimum yield2.34%
Discount to avg yield13.62%
Upside potential15.76%
Yield as % of max yield86.14%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield4.06%
Current yield distribution18.17%
Yield at 100% (Min)2.34%
Yield at 90%2.57%
Yield at 80%2.88%
Yield at 50% (Median)3.59%
Yield at 20%4.04%
Yield at 10%4.19%
Yield at 0% (Max)4.71%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth26 years
CCC statusDividend Champion
Dividend per share10.28
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date31 Mar 2026
EPS (TTM)10.43
EPS (1y forward)6.28
EPS growth (5y)3.76%
EPS growth (5y forward)7.90%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
ESSS&P500
DGR MR0.78%-13.74%
DGR TTM3.83%6.60%
DGR 3 years-4.31%7.31%
DGR 5 years-1.49%4.69%
DGR 10 years2.96%6.30%
DGR 15 years4.25%8.16%
Time since last change announced21 days
EPS growth (5y)3.76%
EPS growth (5y forward)7.90%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM72.64%60.51%
Average58.81%-
Forward163.71%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E24.29
Price to OCF19.44
Price to FCF20.23
Price to EBITDA10.45
EV to EBITDA15.14

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales8.59
Price to Book2.85
EV to Sales12.46

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count64.48M
EPS (TTM)10.43
FCF per share (TTM)12.52

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)1.90B
Gross profit (TTM)1.31B
Operating income (TTM)834.03M
Net income (TTM)672.49M
EPS (TTM)10.43
EPS (1y forward)6.28

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)68.82%
Operating margin (TTM)43.88%
Profit margin (TTM)35.38%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash85.59M
Net receivables141.59M
Total current assets227.18M
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets7.50M
Property, plant and equipment50.83M
Total assets13.16B
Accounts payable221.15M
Short/Current long term debt6.90B
Total current liabilities98.84M
Total liabilities7.42B
Shareholder's equity5.74B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)840.22M
Capital expenditures (TTM)100.81M
Free cash flow (TTM)807.34M
Dividends paid (TTM)488.51M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity11.72%
Return on Assets5.11%
Return on Invested Capital5.14%
Cash Return on Invested Capital6.17%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open252.70
Daily high254.17
Daily low249.99
Daily Volume361K
All-time high359.31
1y analyst estimate280.65
Beta0.72
EPS (TTM)10.43
Dividend per share10.28
Ex-div date31 Mar 2026
Next earnings date27 Apr 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
ESSS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-29.49%-1.82%
Highest price drop-65.33%-56.47%
Date of highest drop2 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-13.57%-10.84%
Avg time to new high19 days12 days
Max time to new high1190 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
ESS (Essex Property Trust Inc) company logo
Marketcap
16.33B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
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.
Employees
1686
SEC filings
CEO
Michael Schall
Country
USA
City
San Mateo
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Champion
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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