Essex Property Trust Inc.

ESS | NYSE

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$271.39

+$1.34 (+0.50%)

At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

$271.39

$0 (0.00%)

After-hours: Sep 21, 2026, 5:55 PM ET

Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Dividends Profile

Market Data

Market Cap $17.35B

Enterprise Value $24.03B

Beta 0.71

Average Volume 484.25K

Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 64.46M

Shares Change YoY 0.12%

Institutional Ownership 96.62%

Exchange NYSE

ISIN US2971781057

Price Performance

Price Change 1M -6.7%

Price Change 3M -2.8%

Price Change 6M 12.1%

Price Change YTD 5.6%

Price Change 1Y 1.9%

Price Change 3Y 25.9%

Price Change 5Y -17.1%

1M CAGR (ann.) -5.3%

1Y CAGR (ann.) 5.5%

5Y CAGR (ann.) 0.1%

All-Time CAGR 7.2%

Valuation

PE Ratio 42.21

Forward PE 42.79

PEG Ratio -0.87

Forward PEG 3.46

PS Ratio 9.05

Forward PS 8.60

PB Ratio 3.28

P/FCF Ratio 16.74

P/Adj. FCF Ratio 16.83

P/OCF Ratio 15.64

EV/Sales 12.47

EV/EBIT 34.75

EV/EBITDA 18.41

EV/FCF 23.06

Earnings Yield 2.4%

FCF Yield 6.0%

Adj. FCF Yield 5.9%

Financial Health

Net Debt $6.54B

Total Debt $6.75B

Cash & Short-Term Investments $158.51M

Total Assets $12.9B

Current Ratio 0.36

Quick Ratio 0.36

Debt / Equity Ratio 1.27

Debt / EBITDA 5.17

Debt / FCF 6.48

OCF / Debt 0.17

Interest Coverage 2.15

Altman Z-Score 1.57

Piotroski F-Score 6

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin 69.4%

Operating Profit Margin 29.1%

EBITDA Margin 67.8%

Net Profit Margin 21.6%

FCF Margin 54.1%

Adj. FCF Margin 53.8%

SBC / Revenue 0.3%

SBC Impact (per share) -0.6%

Returns

Return on Assets 3.2%

Return on Equity 7.6%

Return on Invested Capital 269.7%

Return on Capital Employed 4.5%

Return on Tangible Assets 3.2%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y 5.2%

Revenue CAGR 5Y 6.0%

Revenue CAGR 10Y 4.4%

EPS CAGR 3Y -7.9%

EPS CAGR 5Y 0.8%

EPS CAGR 10Y 4.5%

FCF CAGR 3Y 9.3%

FCF CAGR 5Y 8.1%

FCF CAGR 10Y 5.2%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating Hold

Analyst Count 47

EPS Growth Next 3Y 8.8%

Revenue Growth Next 3Y 4.1%

Earnings Date Oct 26, 2026

EPS Estimate (next Q) $1.47

EPS Growth Est (next Q) -42.6%

Revenue Est (next Q) $490.79M

Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 4.2%

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number $111.24

Graham Upside -59.0%

Lynch Fair Value $32.15

Lynch Upside -88.2%

Price Target $303.70

Price Target Upside 11.9%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow $1.12B

Free Cash Flow $1.04B

Adj. Free Cash Flow $1.04B

FCF Per Share $16.17

OCF Per Share $17.35

OCF/S Ratio 58.0%

Income Statement

Revenue $1.93B

Gross Profit $1.34B

Operating Income $560.18M

EBITDA $1.31B

Net Income $416.66M

EPS (Diluted) $6.43

Revenue / Employee $1.14M

Profit / Employee $246.84K

Employees 1,688

Dividends

Annual Dividend $10.32

Dividend Yield 3.80%

Payout Ratio 160.5%

FCF Payout Ratio 63.6%

Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 64.0%

Dividend Growth (YoY) 2.8%

Pay Frequency Quarterly

Ex-Dividend Date Sep 29, 2026