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South African (JSE) Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 10, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M-3.3%
  • 1Y26.2%
  • YTD-1.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Real Estate industry has risen 3.8%, driven by gains from Growthpoint Properties of 6.2%. This means that the industry has gained 26% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 10 Apr 2026R459.1bR103.7bR51.7b7.8x8.9x4.4x
Sun, 08 Mar 2026R464.8bR102.6bR49.7b8.1x9.3x4.5x
Tue, 03 Feb 2026R472.8bR101.0bR49.5b7.9x9.5x4.7x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026R467.5bR101.6bR49.9b8.1x9.4x4.6x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025R467.2bR102.9bR50.9b8x9.2x4.5x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025R429.2bR101.9bR49.2b8.3x8.7x4.2x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025R417.1bR102.2bR48.1b6.8x8.7x4.1x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025R423.4bR103.3bR47.6b7.4x8.9x4.1x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025R399.8bR101.8bR49.3b6.2x8.1x3.9x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025R387.2bR101.2bR46.8b6.4x8.3x3.8x
Thu, 15 May 2025R384.0bR99.7bR46.9b6.3x8.2x3.9x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025R354.4bR101.1bR47.6b6x7.4x3.5x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025R367.8bR100.1bR50.2b6x7.3x3.7x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025R366.0bR99.1bR49.8b6.1x7.3x3.7x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025R378.4bR98.9bR49.6b6.2x7.6x3.8x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024R375.0bR98.7bR48.7b6.1x7.7x3.8x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024R377.8bR98.0bR45.6b6.9x8.3x3.9x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024R383.0bR97.1bR46.1b6.9x8.3x3.9x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024R374.4bR95.6bR44.8b7.7x8.3x3.9x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024R349.0bR95.7bR44.4b6.7x7.9x3.6x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024R353.7bR94.2bR45.4b6.1x7.8x3.8x
Fri, 17 May 2024R327.9bR94.1bR45.9b6.5x7.1x3.5x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024R325.1bR95.1bR43.7b6.7x7.4x3.4x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024R341.4bR91.8bR37.2b7.7x9.2x3.7x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024R324.0bR90.0bR37.8b7.6x8.6x3.6x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024R343.5bR97.7bR39.6b8.6x8.7x3.5x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023R325.7bR97.5bR39.7b8.1x8.2x3.3x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023R303.9bR95.8bR46.3b7.6x6.6x3.2x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023R314.7bR95.9bR48.0b7.7x6.6x3.3x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023R336.2bR94.1bR48.7b8.2x6.9x3.6x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023R327.1bR92.0bR46.4b7.8x7.1x3.6x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023R328.8bR92.1bR47.6b8.1x6.9x3.6x
Sat, 20 May 2023R329.1bR90.5bR51.9b6x6.3x3.6x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023R340.8bR87.8bR52.0b7.2x6.6x3.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.6x


Total Market Cap: R340.8bTotal Earnings: R52.0bTotal Revenue: R87.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Real Estate Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8x202420252026
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 8.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Real Estate industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.7% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

ZA Market1.94%
Real Estate2.20%
REITS4.94%
Industrial REITs2.08%
Specialized REITs1.61%
Real Estate0.92%
Retail REITs0.52%
Residential REITs0%0
Hotel and Resort REITs0%0
Office REITs-1.26%
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 Retail REITs industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 7.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Real Estate industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
GRT Growthpoint PropertiesR17.256.2%
+R3.4b
44.0%PB0.9x
RDF Redefine PropertiesR6.274.5%
+R1.9b
57.1%PB0.8x
FFB Fortress Real Estate InvestmentsR23.153.3%
+R889.3m
29.5%PE8.2x
NRP NEPI RockcastleR137.940.8%
+R760.5m
5.3%PE10.3x
SAC SA Real EstateR3.577.2%
+R656.7m
31.3%PB0.8x

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