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Ticker
ESS

Price
252.95
Stock movement down
-4.29 (-1.67%)
Company name
Essex Property Trust Inc
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Real Estate >
REIT - Residential
Market cap
16.29B
Ent value
23.54B
Price/Sales
8.75
Price/Book
2.79
Div yield
4.06%
Div growth
-1.49%
Growth years
26
FCF payout
60.51%
Trailing P/E
19.24
Forward P/E
41.93
PEG
2.44
EPS growth
11.62%
1 year return (CAGR)
-11.32%
3 year return (CAGR)
4.75%
5 year return (CAGR)
1.30%
10 year return (CAGR)
0.79%
Last updated: 2026-02-12

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share10.28
Dividend yield4.06%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield4.71%
Average yield3.50%
Minimum yield2.34%
Discount to avg yield13.97%
Upside potential16.24%
Yield as % of max yield86.28%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield4.06%
Current yield distribution16.75%
Yield at 100% (Min)2.34%
Yield at 90%2.57%
Yield at 80%2.88%
Yield at 50% (Median)3.58%
Yield at 20%4.02%
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 date2 Jan 2026
EPS (TTM)10.43
EPS (1y forward)6.36
EPS growth (5y)11.62%
EPS growth (5y forward)7.90%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
ESSS&P500
DGR MR4.90%-13.74%
DGR TTM6.42%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 announced358 days
EPS growth (5y)11.62%
EPS growth (5y forward)7.90%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM72.64%60.51%
Average119.00%164.26%
Forward170.39%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E19.24
Price to OCF14.11
Price to FCF16.51
Price to EBITDA10.63
EV to EBITDA15.36

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales8.75
Price to Book2.79
EV to Sales12.64

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count64.40M
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)6.36

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 assets183.66M
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets13.16B
Accounts payable0.00
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
Open257.03
Daily high259.48
Daily low252.78
Daily Volume324K
All-time high359.31
1y analyst estimate281.63
Beta0.74
EPS (TTM)10.43
Dividend per share10.28
Ex-div date2 Jan 2026
Next earnings date27 Apr 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
ESSS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-29.60%-0.89%
Highest price drop-65.33%-56.47%
Date of highest drop2 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-13.53%-10.86%
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
16.29B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 257 apartment communities comprising over 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development.
Employees
1712
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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