ESS — Essex Property Trust Inc. price, chart and key statistics

Price data

Price

$271.52

YTD price return

+3.76%

YTD total return

+7.88%

Market cap

18.1B2016-12 15.2B2026-11 17.5B+14.7% over the window

Enterprise value

25.2B

Shares outstanding

64.3M2016-09 65.5M2026-09 64.3M-1.8% over the window

52W low

$238.46

52W high

$303.35

From 52W high

-10.49%

From 52W low

+13.86%

52W range

51%$238–$303

Beta

0.69

Volume

Rel volume

1.53×

30D volume

575.3K

30D $ vol

155.3M

Insider trading

Insider net 1WNo open-market insider purchase or sale with a transaction date in the last 7 days, as filed on Form 4.

none

Insider net 1MNo open-market insider purchase or sale with a transaction date in the last 30 days, as filed on Form 4.

none

Insider net 3MNo open-market insider purchase or sale with a transaction date in the last 91 days, as filed on Form 4.

none

Insider net 1Y0 insider-days of buying (no priced lot) and 1 of selling ($168K) in the last 365 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.

−$168K

Form 4 transactions by trade date, as filed; latest on file 2026-05-27.

Fundamentals

Sales (ttm)

2B2016-09 1.3B2026-09 1.9B+52.6% over the window

Sales/share

$31.312016-09 $19.472026-09 $30.25+55.3% over the window

EPS (ttm)

$5.402016-09 $4.512026-09 $5.40+19.6% over the window

FCF (ttm)

825.1M2016-09 402.3M2026-09 825.1M+105.1% over the window

FCF/share

$12.822016-09 $6.142026-09 $12.82+108.8% over the window

Book value/share

$82.362016-09 $92.932026-09 $82.36-11.4% over the window

Net margin

17.85%2016-09 23.5%2026-09 17.8%-24.2% over the window

ROE

6.55%2016-09 4.9%2026-09 6.6%+32.9% over the window

ROA

2.71%2016-09 2.5%2026-09 2.7%+9.9% over the window

Debt / equity

1.25×2016-09 0.922026-09 1.25+35.9% over the window

Growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

Sales

+4.51%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-301.9B → 1.9B (+4.5% total)+5.38%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-301.7B → 1.9B (+17.0% total)+6.34%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-301.4B → 1.9B (+36.0% total)+4.31%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-301.3B → 1.9B (+52.6% total)

Net income

-59.00%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30846.5M → 347.3M (-59.0% total)-12.90%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30525.6M → 347.3M (-33.9% total)-4.94%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30447.4M → 347.3M (-22.4% total)+1.46%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30300.3M → 347.3M (+15.6% total)

FCF

+4.71%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30787.9M → 825.1M (+4.7% total)+5.80%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30696.7M → 825.1M (+18.4% total)+5.47%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30632.3M → 825.1M (+30.5% total)+7.45%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30402.3M → 825.1M (+105.1% total)

Shares

-0.10%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-3064.4M → 64.3M (-0.1% total)+0.08%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-3064.2M → 64.3M (+0.2% total)-0.23%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-3065.1M → 64.3M (-1.2% total)-0.18%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-3065.5M → 64.3M (-1.8% total)

Per-share growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

EPS

-59.00%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30$13.15 → $5.40 (-59.0% total)-12.89%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30$8.16 → $5.40 (-33.9% total)-4.71%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30$6.87 → $5.40 (-21.4% total)+1.81%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30$4.51 → $5.40 (+19.6% total)

Sales/share

+4.62%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30$28.91 → $30.25 (+4.6% total)+5.30%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30$25.91 → $30.25 (+16.8% total)+6.59%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30$21.99 → $30.25 (+37.6% total)+4.50%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30$19.47 → $30.25 (+55.3% total)

FCF/share

+4.82%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30$12.23 → $12.82 (+4.8% total)+5.71%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30$10.86 → $12.82 (+18.1% total)+5.71%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30$9.71 → $12.82 (+32.0% total)+7.64%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30$6.14 → $12.82 (+108.8% total)

Book value/share

-5.82%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30$87.44 → $82.36 (-5.8% total)-1.50%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30$86.18 → $82.36 (-4.4% total)-2.06%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30$91.40 → $82.36 (-9.9% total)-1.20%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30$92.93 → $82.36 (-11.4% total)

Dividend/share

+1.77%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30$10.16 → $10.34 (+1.8% total)+4.23%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30$9.13 → $10.34 (+13.3% total)+4.37%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30$8.35 → $10.34 (+23.9% total)+5.18%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30$6.24 → $10.34 (+65.7% total)

Price

+5.84%2025-11-04 → 2026-11-04$256.56 → $271.52 (+5.8% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+7.71%2023-11-03 → 2026-11-04$217.26 → $271.52 (+25.0% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.-3.94%2021-11-04 → 2026-11-04$331.98 → $271.52 (-18.2% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+2.20%2016-11-03 → 2026-11-04$218.35 → $271.52 (+24.4% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.

Total return

+10.04%2025-11-04 → 2026-11-04$246.77 → $271.52 (+10.0% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+11.78%2023-11-03 → 2026-11-04$194.32 → $271.52 (+39.7% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.-0.34%2021-11-04 → 2026-11-04$276.21 → $271.52 (-1.7% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+5.68%2016-11-03 → 2026-11-04$156.20 → $271.52 (+73.8% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.

Fundamentals end at the last reported quarter; price and total return end at the latest close.

Valuation

P/E (ttm)Price ÷ TTM diluted EPS. Net income carries everything below the operating line, including one-off gains. Negative when the trailing year lost money.

50.3×2016-12 50.722026-11 50.31-0.8% over the window

P/OI (ttm)Price ÷ TTM operating income. Excludes the below-the-line items that make P/E jump — mark-to-market gains, settlements, tax true-ups.

30.5×2016-12 37.382026-11 30.47-18.5% over the window

Fwd P/E

43.3×

P/S (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM revenue.

9.0×2016-12 11.942026-11 8.98-24.8% over the window

P/B (mrq)Market cap ÷ stockholders' equity at the most recent quarter end.

3.3×2016-12 2.502026-11 3.30+31.8% over the window

P/FCF (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow (operating cash flow − capex).

21.2×2016-12 37.862026-11 21.18-44.1% over the window

EV/EBITDA (fy)

21.2×

EV/Sales (ttm)

12.9×

FCF yield (ttm)TTM free cash flow ÷ market cap — the inverse of P/FCF.

4.72%2016-09 2.6%2026-09 4.8%+80.2% over the window

Dividend yield (fwd)Indicated annual dividend ÷ last close: the last regular payment × payments a year, from our own dividend record. Shown only for a company that pays the same amount each time (raises and cuts allowed), whose payments are on schedule and agree with the dividends it reports paying; a company whose payments vary in size, such as an unequal interim and final, has no forward figure — see the ttm yield.Div yieldIndicated annual dividend ÷ last close: the last regular payment × payments a year, from our own dividend record. Shown only for a company that pays the same amount each time (raises and cuts allowed), whose payments are on schedule and agree with the dividends it reports paying; a company whose payments vary in size, such as an unequal interim and final, has no forward figure — see the ttm yield.

3.82%

Dividend yield (ttm)Dividends paid over the last year ÷ last close: the last full cycle of regular payments in our own dividend record. Below the forward yield after a raise, above it after a cut. Shown only when the record holds that full cycle and it agrees with the dividends the company reports paying; otherwise —.

3.81%

Dividend/share (fwd)The indicated annual dividend: the last regular payment × payments a year, for a company that pays the same amount each time.

$10.36

Buyback yield (realized, 1y)1 − shares_at(2026-09-30) ÷ shares_at(2025-09-30) = 1 − 64.3M ÷ 64.4M. Point-in-time share counts from the company's own SEC filings (the same count at both ends), published only when the cash flow statement shows repurchases inside that window. A falling price can't inflate it; negative means net dilution.

0.10%

Shareholder yield (realized, 1y)Buyback leg + dividend leg: shares retired over the year (0.10%) + dividends paid over that year ($664.2M) ÷ market_cap_at(2025-09-30) ($17.2B). Both legs are measured against the start of the window, so a payout can't shrink its own denominator.

3.96%

Buyback yield (cash, ttm)Buybacks net of issuance over the trailing twelve months ($45.8M) ÷ today's market cap ($18.1B). Dollars SPENT over what the company is worth NOW — a stock that fell after buying reads high.

0.25%2016-09 -0.2%2026-09 0.3%-268.3% over the window

Shareholder yield (cash, ttm)(TTM buybacks net of issuance $45.8M + TTM dividends $664.2M) ÷ today's market cap ($18.1B). Same caveat as the cash buyback yield.

3.93%2016-09 2.5%2026-09 4.1%+65.3% over the window

Vs own 10Y history

P/E

94th

P/OI

39th

P/S

15th

P/B

77th

P/FCF

22nd