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South African (JSE) Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies35
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M9.1%
  • 1Y15.7%
  • YTD15.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Real Estate industry has remained flat, although notably Fairvest declined by 6.8%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 16% in that time. In the next few years earnings are forecast to be pretty stable.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 25 Dec 2025R461.7bR102.5bR50.6b7.7x9.1x4.5x
Sat, 22 Nov 2025R458.6bR102.2bR49.7b8.5x9.2x4.5x
Mon, 20 Oct 2025R422.0bR102.1bR49.2b8.2x8.6x4.1x
Wed, 17 Sep 2025R413.5bR102.4bR48.3b7.7x8.6x4x
Fri, 15 Aug 2025R414.9bR102.2bR49.1b6.8x8.5x4.1x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025R396.5bR102.3bR49.6b6.4x8x3.9x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025R393.3bR100.7bR46.4b6.4x8.5x3.9x
Thu, 08 May 2025R388.2bR100.0bR46.7b6.3x8.3x3.9x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025R349.4bR100.3bR47.1b6x7.4x3.5x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025R374.9bR99.6bR49.6b6.2x7.6x3.8x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025R365.2bR99.2bR49.9b6.2x7.3x3.7x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024R378.6bR99.4bR50.3b6.2x7.5x3.8x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024R372.3bR98.2bR49.7b6.2x7.5x3.8x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024R372.9bR97.9bR45.4b6.8x8.2x3.8x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024R379.0bR96.0bR45.3b6.9x8.4x3.9x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024R373.6bR95.7bR44.1b7.3x8.5x3.9x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024R353.5bR95.6bR43.9b7.1x8x3.7x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024R337.7bR94.7bR46.0b6.2x7.3x3.6x
Fri, 10 May 2024R327.2bR95.2bR43.9b6x7.5x3.4x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024R330.1bR95.2bR43.8b6.8x7.5x3.5x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024R337.6bR91.9bR37.2b7.6x9.1x3.7x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024R358.7bR97.5bR39.4b8.7x9.1x3.7x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023R348.0bR97.7bR39.6b8.7x8.8x3.6x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023R321.5bR97.2bR40.1b8.3x8x3.3x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023R301.9bR96.2bR46.6b7.4x6.5x3.1x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023R322.7bR96.1bR48.2b8.1x6.7x3.4x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023R331.4bR92.9bR47.3b8.1x7x3.6x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023R324.6bR92.4bR47.6b7.8x6.8x3.5x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023R326.5bR91.4bR48.1b7.5x6.8x3.6x
Sat, 13 May 2023R330.8bR89.1bR53.2b5.8x6.2x3.7x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023R328.8bR87.7bR42.7b6.1x7.7x3.7x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023R325.2bR83.0bR41.9b5.4x7.8x3.9x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023R337.0bR82.6bR39.5b6.1x8.5x4.1x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023R335.1bR82.3bR39.3b5.9x8.5x4.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.5x


Total Market Cap: R335.1bTotal Earnings: R39.3bTotal Revenue: R82.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Real Estate Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.8x202320242025
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 9.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.8x.
  • 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 8.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% 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 Market3.47%
Real Estate0.91%
Industrial REITs3.29%
Specialized REITs2.25%
REITS1.57%
Real Estate0.46%
Retail REITs0.34%
Office REITs0.25%
Residential REITs0%0
Hotel and Resort REITs0%0
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
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Real Estate industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 0.9% per year over the next 5 years, which isn't as bad as the other industries.
  • In contrast, the Real Estate industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
VKE Vukile Property FundR24.611.9%
+R572.5m
37.5%PB1x
LTE Lighthouse PropertiesR8.523.0%
+R504.2m
2.7%PE11.3x
SAC SA Real EstateR3.634.3%
+R388.6m
25.6%PB0.8x
DIB Dipula PropertiesR6.625.2%
+R300.4m
23.7%PB0.9x
RDF Redefine PropertiesR5.870.7%
+R277.9m
28.4%PB0.7x

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