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South African (JSE) Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 09, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D-6.4%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y22.5%
  • YTD-0.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Real Estate industry has dropped 6.4%, driven by declines in NEPI Rockcastle and Growthpoint Properties of 5.8% and 8.8%, respectively. Meanwhile, Acsion actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 6.5% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 23%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 4.7% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 09 Mar 2026R464.8bR102.6bR49.7b8.1x9.3x4.5x
Wed, 04 Feb 2026R477.6bR100.9bR49.4b8.1x9.7x4.7x
Fri, 02 Jan 2026R467.5bR101.5bR49.9b8.1x9.4x4.6x
Sun, 30 Nov 2025R467.2bR103.1bR50.8b8x9.2x4.5x
Tue, 28 Oct 2025R430.1bR101.9bR49.2b8.3x8.7x4.2x
Thu, 25 Sep 2025R417.0bR102.2bR48.1b6.8x8.7x4.1x
Sat, 23 Aug 2025R424.9bR103.1bR47.5b7.5x8.9x4.1x
Mon, 21 Jul 2025R399.8bR101.8bR49.3b6.2x8.1x3.9x
Wed, 18 Jun 2025R386.8bR101.7bR48.5b6.1x8x3.8x
Fri, 16 May 2025R384.1bR100.5bR46.8b6.2x8.2x3.8x
Sun, 13 Apr 2025R354.4bR101.1bR47.6b6x7.4x3.5x
Tue, 11 Mar 2025R365.7bR100.1bR50.3b6x7.3x3.7x
Thu, 06 Feb 2025R369.1bR99.0bR49.7b6.1x7.4x3.7x
Sat, 04 Jan 2025R379.7bR99.0bR49.8b6.2x7.6x3.8x
Mon, 02 Dec 2024R375.0bR98.7bR48.7b6.1x7.7x3.8x
Wed, 30 Oct 2024R375.1bR98.0bR45.5b7x8.2x3.8x
Fri, 27 Sep 2024R381.4bR97.0bR46.1b7x8.3x3.9x
Sun, 25 Aug 2024R374.4bR95.6bR44.8b7.7x8.3x3.9x
Tue, 23 Jul 2024R351.1bR95.7bR44.4b6.9x7.9x3.7x
Thu, 20 Jun 2024R363.1bR94.2bR45.5b6.4x8x3.9x
Sat, 18 May 2024R328.2bR94.0bR45.9b6.7x7.2x3.5x
Mon, 15 Apr 2024R325.1bR95.1bR43.7b6.7x7.4x3.4x
Wed, 13 Mar 2024R339.8bR91.8bR37.2b7.5x9.1x3.7x
Fri, 09 Feb 2024R323.5bR90.1bR37.9b7.6x8.5x3.6x
Sun, 07 Jan 2024R343.5bR97.7bR39.6b8.6x8.7x3.5x
Tue, 05 Dec 2023R329.2bR97.6bR39.8b8.2x8.3x3.4x
Thu, 02 Nov 2023R306.3bR95.7bR46.3b7.7x6.6x3.2x
Sat, 30 Sep 2023R315.2bR95.4bR46.8b7.8x6.7x3.3x
Mon, 28 Aug 2023R336.2bR94.1bR48.7b8.2x6.9x3.6x
Wed, 26 Jul 2023R325.7bR91.8bR46.2b7.8x7x3.5x
Fri, 23 Jun 2023R325.2bR92.3bR47.7b8x6.8x3.5x
Sun, 21 May 2023R329.1bR91.0bR51.0b6x6.5x3.6x
Tue, 18 Apr 2023R340.1bR88.2bR52.5b6.3x6.5x3.9x
Thu, 16 Mar 2023R315.6bR84.2bR43.0b5.6x7.3x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.3x


Total Market Cap: R315.6bTotal Earnings: R43.0bTotal Revenue: R84.2bTotal 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 9.3x 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 4.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Real Estate industry have grown 4.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.7% 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-8.99%
Real Estate-6.44%
Residential REITs0%0
Hotel and Resort REITs0%0
Office REITs-2.30%
Real Estate-5.95%
Retail REITs-6.22%
Industrial REITs-6.62%
REITS-7.09%
Specialized REITs-7.22%
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
CPP Collins Property GroupR10.994.6%
+R158.5m
4.7%PE6.4x
ACS AcsionR11.731.1%
+R50.0m
67.6%PE3x
EMI Emira Property FundR13.580.2%
+R14.0m
24.2%PB0.6x
VIS Visual International HoldingsR0.02100.0%
+R11.9m
-33.3%PE5x
TMT Trematon Capital InvestmentsR1.041.0%
+R2.2m
-43.8%PS0.8x

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