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Essex Property Trust owns apartment buildings on the West Coast — in California and Seattle.
The bet on one geography is deliberate: building new housing on the coast is hard because of zoning limits and land costs, so supply barely grows while demand is underpinned by technology industry salaries. That shortage of supply is the source of rent growth.
The flip side of the same concentration is dependence on one sector of the economy and on local politics: layoffs at technology companies and remote work weaken demand, while rent control initiatives affect income directly. The trust form obliges distributing profit. Occupancy stays high through the cycle; what moves the result is the rent achieved on a new lease. The dividend has been raised for decades in a row.
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 30 June 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) is a company in the Real estate sector; its shares trade on NYSE.
The price of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) on October 30, 2026 is 266.03 $, +0.31 % on the day. Over 52 weeks the stock traded between 238.46 $ and 303.35 $; the price now sits 42 % of the way up that range. Over the past year the price changed by +4.86 %. The P/E ratio is 41.31, which is above the sector median (24.37). Market capitalization is 17.10 billion $, rank 17 among 194 stocks of the same industry with a known capitalization.
Essex Property Trust, Inc. trades on NYSE under the ticker ESS. The company belongs to the Real estate sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks ESS has traded between 238.46 $ and 303.35 $. As of 30 October 2026 the price stood 48.08 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year ESS shares rose 4.86 %; over six months they rose 8.73 %. Volatility over 90 days is 18.98 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 30 October 2026.
ESS trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.3, above the sector median of 24.4. Price to sales is 8.9, above the sector median of 3.7. Price to book is 3.2, above the sector median of 1.4. Calculated from reports for the period ending 30 June 2026.
Essex Property Trust, Inc. reported revenue of 1.9B $ and net income of 414M $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 21.48 %. Revenue changed by +4.74 % year over year. Earnings per share are 6.43 $. Market capitalisation is 17.1B $.
ESS has a return on equity of 7.77 %, above the sector median of 3.51 %. Return on assets is 3.21 %, above the sector median of 1.09 %. Operating margin is 32.55 %, above the sector median of 16.05 %.