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South African (JSE) Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 18, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M-1.4%
  • 1Y19.3%
  • YTD-2.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Real Estate industry has dropped 2.7%, driven by Growthpoint Properties declining 3.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 16%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.7% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Real Estate Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Mar 2026R452.6bR103.7bR53.1b6.8x8.5x4.4x
Fri, 13 Feb 2026R488.9bR101.0bR49.5b8x9.9x4.8x
Sun, 11 Jan 2026R473.3bR101.3bR49.7b7.9x9.5x4.7x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025R455.0bR103.2bR51.7b7.6x8.8x4.4x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025R439.4bR102.1bR48.9b7.1x9x4.3x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025R418.5bR102.2bR48.7b7.8x8.6x4.1x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025R418.3bR103.4bR47.6b7.2x8.8x4x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025R402.6bR101.9bR49.4b6.8x8.2x4x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025R388.6bR102.1bR48.7b6.2x8x3.8x
Sun, 25 May 2025R380.6bR100.7bR46.6b6.1x8.2x3.8x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025R374.3bR101.0bR47.5b6.1x7.9x3.7x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025R371.7bR98.6bR45.8b6.2x8.1x3.8x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025R371.9bR99.0bR49.7b6x7.5x3.8x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025R373.8bR99.3bR50.0b6.1x7.5x3.8x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024R384.8bR98.5bR49.3b6.2x7.8x3.9x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024R368.4bR98.0bR47.4b7.4x7.8x3.8x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024R376.4bR97.5bR45.7b7.3x8.2x3.9x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024R365.1bR96.8bR43.7b7x8.4x3.8x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024R360.4bR95.6bR44.3b7.2x8.1x3.8x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024R346.9bR94.4bR45.7b6.2x7.6x3.7x
Mon, 27 May 2024R324.8bR92.7bR44.3b5.9x7.3x3.5x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024R317.2bR95.4bR44.0b6.7x7.2x3.3x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024R332.6bR95.1bR43.5b7x7.7x3.5x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024R316.8bR90.0bR37.8b7.4x8.4x3.5x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024R344.5bR97.7bR39.6b8.8x8.7x3.5x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023R332.5bR97.8bR39.9b8.3x8.3x3.4x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023R312.7bR96.5bR40.6b8.3x7.7x3.2x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023R312.5bR95.7bR47.3b8x6.6x3.3x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023R328.2bR95.6bR52.0b7.1x6.3x3.4x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023R331.4bR92.7bR47.0b7.9x7.1x3.6x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023R322.4bR92.2bR47.7b7.8x6.8x3.5x
Tue, 30 May 2023R320.8bR91.3bR47.7b7x6.7x3.5x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023R338.1bR88.4bR52.7b6.3x6.4x3.8x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023R259.1bR68.3bR41.4b7.2x6.3x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.3x


Total Market Cap: R259.1bTotal Earnings: R41.4bTotal Revenue: R68.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Real Estate Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South African Real Estate industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 8.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Real Estate industry have grown 5.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South African Real Estate sector?

ZA Market-1.68%
Real Estate-1.53%
Residential REITs0%0
Hotel and Resort REITs0%0
Real Estate-0.71%
Retail REITs-1.22%
Industrial REITs-1.50%
Office REITs-1.83%
REITS-2.55%
Specialized REITs-2.97%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Office REITs industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Specialized REITs industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 8.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 4.7% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 3.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Real Estate industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.7% 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
NRP NEPI RockcastleR138.030.5%
+R497.5m
5.4%PE10.2x
EXP Exemplar REITailR15.508.8%
+R419.3m
18.3%PB0.9x
ATT AttacqR17.463.1%
+R370.9m
33.5%PB0.8x
FTA FairvestR18.100.6%
+R197.1m
1.1%PB3.2x
ACS AcsionR12.203.0%
+R134.6m
79.4%PE3.1x

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