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U.S. Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies283
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M0.8%
  • 1Y-1.4%
  • YTD1.2%

Last week, the Real Estate industry hasn't moved much but Simon Property Group is up 3.0% in that time. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. 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
Thu, 14 Aug 2025US$1.5tUS$331.4bUS$30.8b28.5x48.4x4.5x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025US$1.5tUS$325.8bUS$29.9b30.1x49.7x4.6x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025US$1.5tUS$326.3bUS$29.9b29.8x50.3x4.6x
Wed, 07 May 2025US$1.5tUS$324.2bUS$29.7b29x50.5x4.6x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025US$1.5tUS$321.4bUS$28.7b30x53.4x4.8x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025US$1.6tUS$325.4bUS$30.1b32.5x53.9x5x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025US$1.6tUS$320.4bUS$28.2b32.5x55.1x4.8x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024US$1.5tUS$320.0bUS$27.4b32.1x56x4.8x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024US$1.6tUS$320.0bUS$27.4b34.8x59.4x5.1x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024US$1.7tUS$314.8bUS$27.0b34.3x61.2x5.2x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024US$1.7tUS$315.4bUS$27.2b33.3x60.8x5.2x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024US$1.5tUS$314.6bUS$27.6b32.2x55.8x4.9x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024US$1.5tUS$305.7bUS$27.1b32x53.6x4.8x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024US$1.4tUS$306.4bUS$27.7b30.3x49.8x4.5x
Thu, 09 May 2024US$1.4tUS$308.0bUS$28.6b29.3x47.9x4.4x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$1.4tUS$306.7bUS$27.8b30x49.8x4.5x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$1.4tUS$305.5bUS$28.3b29.2x50.2x4.6x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$1.5tUS$323.4bUS$26.6b30.9x55.2x4.6x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$1.5tUS$323.1bUS$26.5b30.9x57.5x4.7x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$1.4tUS$323.0bUS$26.5b28.5x51.8x4.2x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$1.2tUS$325.3bUS$31.0b25.4x39.9x3.8x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$1.4tUS$325.3bUS$31.5b28x43.8x4.2x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$1.4tUS$323.2bUS$31.2b28.7x43.9x4.2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$1.4tUS$325.2bUS$34.4b25.6x42x4.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$1.4tUS$313.9bUS$35.6b24.2x38.2x4.3x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$1.3tUS$314.4bUS$34.9b23.3x38.4x4.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$1.3tUS$315.9bUS$38.1b24.7x35.4x4.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$1.4tUS$315.4bUS$38.1b25x37x4.5x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$1.5tUS$311.2bUS$43.9b26.3x33.7x4.8x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$1.3tUS$311.1bUS$45.2b23.3x29.6x4.3x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$1.4tUS$310.9bUS$44.7b24.7x31x4.5x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$1.3tUS$308.1bUS$41.9b24.6x30.6x4.2x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$1.3tUS$307.5bUS$41.4b25.4x32.5x4.4x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$1.6tUS$309.2bUS$41.8b29.5x37.2x5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

37.2x


Total Market Cap: US$1.6tTotal Earnings: US$41.8bTotal Revenue: US$309.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Real Estate Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 46.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Real Estate industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 46.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Real Estate industry have declined 9.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.3% 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 Market1.92%
Real Estate0.33%
Hotel and Resort REITs5.21%
REITS2.04%
Retail REITs1.57%
Residential REITs0.96%
Office REITs0.66%
Real Estate0.18%
Specialized REITs0.062%
Industrial REITs0.057%
Health Care REITs-1.56%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Health Care REITs industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 280x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 39.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 22% per year.
  • In contrast, the Office REITs industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 14% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SPG Simon Property GroupUS$172.593.0%
+US$1.7b		10.1%PB23.4x
IRM Iron MountainUS$93.974.4%
+US$1.2b		-13.5%PE671.3x
CBRE CBRE GroupUS$159.662.4%
+US$1.1b		44.5%PE42.9x
EQIX EquinixUS$784.001.4%
+US$1.1b		-6.8%PB5.4x
JLL Jones Lang LaSalleUS$296.927.9%
+US$1.0b		23.2%PE24.9x

Latest News

JLL
US$296.92
Jones Lang LaSalle
7D
7.9%
1Y
23.2%
CTRE
US$33.08
CareTrust REIT
7D
1.3%
1Y
18.2%
LINE
US$41.30
Lineage
7D
-7.6%
1Y
-50.9%
CCI
US$101.82
Crown Castle
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-7.6%
DLR
US$168.58
Digital Realty Trust
7D
-0.5%
1Y
11.5%
LAMR
US$121.50
Lamar Advertising
7D
-2.5%
1Y
2.9%
IRM
US$93.97
Iron Mountain
7D
4.4%
1Y
-13.5%
COLD
US$14.98
Americold Realty Trust
7D
-7.5%
1Y
-47.2%
O
US$57.89
Realty Income
7D
1.7%
1Y
-3.8%
SPG
US$172.59
Simon Property Group
7D
3.0%
1Y
10.1%
AMT
US$204.15
American Tower
7D
-2.3%
1Y
-8.5%
BEKE
US$18.38
KE Holdings
7D
4.9%
1Y
22.9%

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EQIX
US$784.00
Equinix
7D
1.4%
1Y
-6.8%
CBRE
US$159.66
CBRE Group
7D
2.4%
1Y
44.5%
CSGP
US$87.56
CoStar Group
7D
-9.1%
1Y
19.1%
WELL
US$163.04
Welltower
7D
-3.5%
1Y
38.7%