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South African (JSE) Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 05, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M-3.7%
  • 1Y25.3%
  • YTD-3.6%

In the last week, the Real Estate industry is flat overall, with Acsion standing out by going down 14%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 25% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 05 Apr 2026R448.6bR104.2bR52.0b7.7x8.6x4.3x
Tue, 03 Mar 2026R497.8bR102.0bR48.9b8.4x10.2x4.9x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026R468.1bR101.1bR49.6b7.7x9.4x4.6x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025R460.8bR101.8bR50.0b7.8x9.2x4.5x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025R458.6bR102.2bR49.7b8.5x9.2x4.5x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025R425.3bR102.1bR49.3b8.3x8.6x4.2x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025R415.7bR102.3bR48.2b7.8x8.6x4.1x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025R416.4bR102.4bR48.1b7.3x8.7x4.1x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025R399.0bR102.2bR49.6b6.4x8.1x3.9x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025R394.2bR100.9bR46.5b6.5x8.5x3.9x
Sat, 10 May 2025R385.3bR99.9bR46.5b6.3x8.3x3.9x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025R349.4bR100.3bR47.1b6x7.4x3.5x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025R366.9bR99.8bR49.9b6x7.3x3.7x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025R369.5bR99.0bR49.7b6.2x7.4x3.7x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024R377.2bR99.2bR50.1b6.2x7.5x3.8x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024R371.0bR98.3bR48.5b6x7.7x3.8x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024R374.8bR98.1bR45.6b6.9x8.2x3.8x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024R378.7bR97.3bR46.3b6.8x8.2x3.9x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024R373.6bR95.7bR44.1b7.3x8.5x3.9x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024R355.1bR95.6bR44.0b6.9x8.1x3.7x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024R339.7bR94.6bR45.8b6.1x7.4x3.6x
Sun, 12 May 2024R329.9bR95.2bR43.8b5.9x7.5x3.5x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024R330.7bR95.2bR43.8b6.8x7.6x3.5x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024R342.0bR91.7bR37.1b7.8x9.2x3.7x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024R358.8bR97.6bR39.6b8.7x9.1x3.7x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024R348.0bR97.4bR39.4b8.7x8.8x3.6x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023R319.8bR97.1bR40.0b8.3x8x3.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023R298.1bR96.0bR46.5b7.3x6.4x3.1x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023R319.2bR95.7bR48.0b8.1x6.6x3.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023R331.4bR93.0bR47.3b8.2x7x3.6x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023R325.4bR92.3bR47.4b7.8x6.9x3.5x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023R329.9bR91.8bR48.1b7.6x6.9x3.6x
Mon, 15 May 2023R330.8bR89.1bR53.2b5.8x6.2x3.7x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023R331.8bR87.9bR52.1b6.3x6.4x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.4x


Total Market Cap: R331.8bTotal Earnings: R52.1bTotal Revenue: R87.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Real Estate Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South African 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 8.0x.
  • 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 remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.8% 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 Market2.87%
Real Estate0.37%
Retail REITs1.54%
REITS0.52%
Residential REITs0%0
Hotel and Resort REITs0%0
Office REITs-0.37%
Real Estate-0.38%
Industrial REITs-0.89%
Specialized REITs-1.12%
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
RES Resilient REITR81.192.2%
+R580.5m
50.5%PB1x
DIB Dipula PropertiesR6.999.9%
+R573.5m
52.0%PB0.9x
RDF Redefine PropertiesR6.001.4%
+R555.8m
55.0%PB0.7x
VKE Vukile Property FundR22.651.5%
+R410.7m
33.7%PB1x
SEA Spear ReitR12.688.0%
+R372.0m
34.2%PB1x

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