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U.S. Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies292
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M-3.8%
  • 1Y2.9%
  • YTD-5.6%

Last week, the Real Estate industry hasn't moved much but Digital Realty Trust is up 5.5% in that time. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Real Estate Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025US$1.4tUS$321.4bUS$28.7b28.9x48.9x4.4x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025US$1.6tUS$326.5bUS$30.0b31.8x52.7x4.8x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$1.6tUS$320.5bUS$28.3b31.9x55.4x4.9x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$1.5tUS$320.0bUS$27.4b31.8x55.9x4.8x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$1.7tUS$320.0bUS$27.4b34.9x61x5.2x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$1.6tUS$316.3bUS$26.6b34.3x60.9x5.1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$1.6tUS$315.7bUS$27.2b34x60.5x5.2x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$1.6tUS$314.6bUS$27.1b33.9x58x5x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$1.5tUS$305.2bUS$26.9b33.2x55.4x4.9x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$1.4tUS$306.5bUS$27.7b30.3x50.2x4.5x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$1.4tUS$306.9bUS$27.9b30.9x50.8x4.6x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$1.4tUS$306.7bUS$27.8b28.6x48.9x4.4x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$1.4tUS$305.7bUS$28.1b29.4x50.8x4.7x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$1.4tUS$306.0bUS$26.3b30x52.5x4.5x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$1.5tUS$323.0bUS$26.6b30.9x55.8x4.6x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$1.4tUS$323.0bUS$26.5b29.3x54.4x4.5x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$1.3tUS$325.9bUS$26.6b27.8x47.5x3.9x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$1.3tUS$325.2bUS$31.5b26.8x41.4x4x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$1.4tUS$323.2bUS$31.2b28.5x44.2x4.3x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$1.5tUS$326.3bUS$34.5b26.4x42.3x4.5x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$1.4tUS$322.9bUS$34.0b23x40.3x4.2x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$1.3tUS$314.9bUS$35.5b23.4x36.9x4.2x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$1.4tUS$316.3bUS$37.7b24.6x35.9x4.3x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$1.3tUS$315.4bUS$38.1b23.6x35.2x4.3x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$1.5tUS$307.0bUS$43.1b24.7x33.8x4.7x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$1.4tUS$311.4bUS$45.1b23.3x30.1x4.4x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$1.4tUS$311.1bUS$45.1b24.7x30.3x4.4x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$1.3tUS$304.9bUS$44.7b24.6x29.2x4.3x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$1.3tUS$307.4bUS$41.4b23.8x30.8x4.1x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$1.5tUS$307.5bUS$41.4b27.4x35.4x4.8x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$1.5tUS$295.5bUS$40.9b29.4x36.3x5x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$1.5tUS$294.6bUS$41.1b27.5x35.6x5x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$1.5tUS$295.4bUS$41.6b28.4x36.2x5.1x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022US$1.8tUS$276.2bUS$38.9b37.2x45.9x6.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

45.9x


Total Market Cap: US$1.8tTotal Earnings: US$38.9bTotal Revenue: US$276.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Real Estate Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 45.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Real Estate industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 48.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 45.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Real Estate industry have declined 9.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Real Estate sector?

US Market5.42%
Real Estate-0.85%
Hotel and Resort REITs1.97%
Retail REITs0.46%
Specialized REITs-0.35%
Health Care REITs-0.66%
Residential REITs-1.17%
Office REITs-1.81%
Real Estate-1.85%
Industrial REITs-2.54%
REITS-2.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Real Estate industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 969x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the REITS industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
DLR Digital Realty TrustUS$145.095.5%
+US$2.6b
1.8%PB2.4x
CSGP CoStar GroupUS$77.396.6%
+US$2.0b
-14.3%PE228.8x
IRM Iron MountainUS$83.448.1%
+US$1.8b
9.8%PE136x
EQIX EquinixUS$776.831.4%
+US$1.4b
1.7%PB5.6x
LAMR Lamar AdvertisingUS$113.017.6%
+US$817.1m
1.2%PB11.1x
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