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U.S. Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies292
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M-2.5%
  • 1Y9.1%
  • YTD4.0%

Last week, the Real Estate industry hasn't moved much but Welltower is up 4.8% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 9.1% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Feb 2025US$1.6tUS$323.1bUS$28.0b32.4x56.4x4.9x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025US$1.5tUS$320.0bUS$27.4b30.9x54.6x4.7x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024US$1.6tUS$320.0bUS$27.4b33.8x58.5x5x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024US$1.6tUS$319.6bUS$27.3b34.9x59.9x5.1x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024US$1.6tUS$314.7bUS$26.7b33x60.1x5.1x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024US$1.6tUS$314.8bUS$27.1b34.4x59.1x5.1x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024US$1.5tUS$312.9bUS$27.0b33x56.9x4.9x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024US$1.4tUS$305.7bUS$27.1b30.8x51.5x4.6x
Thu, 30 May 2024US$1.4tUS$306.4bUS$27.6b29.5x49.2x4.4x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024US$1.3tUS$307.1bUS$28.0b29.1x47.6x4.3x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024US$1.4tUS$306.1bUS$28.0b30.6x49.9x4.6x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024US$1.4tUS$306.0bUS$27.8b29.8x50.1x4.5x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024US$1.4tUS$323.1bUS$26.7b30.4x54.4x4.5x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023US$1.5tUS$323.1bUS$26.5b30.9x56.7x4.7x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023US$1.3tUS$323.0bUS$26.5b26.9x48.8x4x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023US$1.3tUS$325.2bUS$31.5b26.9x42x4.1x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023US$1.4tUS$323.9bUS$31.7b28.5x44.1x4.3x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023US$1.4tUS$323.7bUS$32.4b29.4x43.5x4.4x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023US$1.5tUS$325.1bUS$34.4b24.8x43.1x4.6x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023US$1.3tUS$314.7bUS$35.5b23.3x36.9x4.2x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023US$1.4tUS$316.5bUS$35.9b23.9x37.8x4.3x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023US$1.3tUS$315.6bUS$38.2b23x33.8x4.1x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023US$1.4tUS$307.2bUS$41.8b24.2x33.7x4.6x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023US$1.4tUS$311.3bUS$44.4b25x31.9x4.5x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022US$1.3tUS$311.1bUS$45.2b23.8x29.6x4.3x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022US$1.4tUS$311.0bUS$44.5b24.2x30.8x4.4x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022US$1.2tUS$307.4bUS$41.3b23.8x29.9x4x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022US$1.5tUS$307.5bUS$41.4b27.6x36.3x4.9x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022US$1.5tUS$308.8bUS$41.8b29.3x36.7x5x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022US$1.4tUS$294.5bUS$41.1b27.1x35.2x4.9x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022US$1.5tUS$294.4bUS$41.1b29.9x37.4x5.2x
Mon, 02 May 2022US$1.6tUS$279.0bUS$38.9b32.5x41.9x5.8x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022US$1.7tUS$282.1bUS$38.6b36.9x44.7x6.1x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022US$1.6tUS$276.2bUS$35.1b35.7x46.6x5.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

46.6x


Total Market Cap: US$1.6tTotal Earnings: US$35.1bTotal Revenue: US$276.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Real Estate Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 45.1x202320242025
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 56.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 45.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Real Estate industry have declined 7.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.4% 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 Market1.50%
Real Estate0.35%
Health Care REITs3.41%
Industrial REITs1.94%
REITS0.83%
Real Estate0.75%
Retail REITs0.52%
Residential REITs-0.39%
Specialized REITs-0.77%
Hotel and Resort REITs-2.39%
Office REITs-3.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Real Estate industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 865x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 8.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Residential 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
WELL WelltowerUS$149.974.8%
+US$7.1b
61.0%PB3x
VTR VentasUS$66.5311.3%
+US$4.0b
52.0%PB2.7x
BEKE KE HoldingsUS$20.507.8%
+US$1.8b
45.3%PE42.8x
SPG Simon Property GroupUS$185.052.5%
+US$1.5b
23.4%PB20.8x
PLD PrologisUS$120.851.2%
+US$1.4b
-9.4%PB2.1x
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WY

US$29.61

Weyerhaeuser

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-10.2%

IRM

US$95.41

Iron Mountain

7D

-10.2%

1Y

40.4%

VTR

US$66.53

Ventas

7D

11.3%

1Y

52.0%

WELL

US$149.97

Welltower

7D

4.8%

1Y

61.0%

CBRE

US$143.73

CBRE Group

7D

-0.09%

1Y

54.3%

BRX

US$27.67

Brixmor Property Group

7D

5.7%

1Y

19.6%

CSGP

US$74.06

CoStar Group

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-9.0%

ZG

US$76.89

Zillow Group

7D

-9.8%

1Y

45.8%

WPC

US$58.69

W. P. Carey

7D

5.3%

1Y

2.2%

BEKE

US$20.50

KE Holdings

7D

7.8%

1Y

45.3%

SPG

US$185.05

Simon Property Group

7D

2.5%

1Y

23.4%

PLD

US$120.85

Prologis

7D

1.2%

1Y

-9.4%

PSA

US$297.40

Public Storage

7D

-2.0%

1Y

5.6%

EXR

US$154.92

Extra Space Storage

7D

-1.0%

1Y

9.4%