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South African (JSE) Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 12, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M-2.0%
  • 1Y27.8%
  • YTD-0.2%

Growthpoint Properties is up 6.6%, leading the way for the Real Estate industry, which has gained 3.6%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 28%. 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
Sun, 12 Apr 2026R465.5bR103.9bR51.8b7.9x9x4.5x
Tue, 10 Mar 2026R455.9bR102.4bR49.6b8x9.2x4.5x
Thu, 05 Feb 2026R475.7bR101.0bR49.5b8.1x9.6x4.7x
Sat, 03 Jan 2026R465.5bR101.5bR49.8b8.1x9.3x4.6x
Mon, 01 Dec 2025R467.2bR103.1bR50.8b8x9.2x4.5x
Wed, 29 Oct 2025R437.4bR101.9bR49.1b8.4x8.9x4.3x
Fri, 26 Sep 2025R412.0bR102.2bR48.1b7.7x8.6x4x
Sun, 24 Aug 2025R424.9bR103.1bR47.5b7.5x8.9x4.1x
Tue, 22 Jul 2025R399.8bR101.9bR49.3b6.5x8.1x3.9x
Thu, 19 Jun 2025R387.9bR101.6bR48.5b6.2x8x3.8x
Sat, 17 May 2025R388.2bR100.4bR46.8b6.3x8.3x3.9x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025R354.4bR101.1bR47.6b6x7.4x3.5x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025R365.6bR100.3bR50.8b6x7.2x3.6x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025R366.6bR98.9bR49.6b6.2x7.4x3.7x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025R379.7bR99.0bR49.8b6.2x7.6x3.8x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024R376.6bR98.7bR48.7b6.1x7.7x3.8x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024R371.9bR98.1bR45.6b7x8.2x3.8x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024R383.0bR96.9bR46.0b6.9x8.3x4x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024R374.4bR95.6bR44.8b7.7x8.3x3.9x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024R353.6bR95.8bR44.5b7.1x7.9x3.7x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024R353.7bR94.2bR45.5b6.1x7.8x3.8x
Sun, 19 May 2024R328.2bR94.0bR45.9b6.7x7.1x3.5x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024R325.4bR95.1bR43.7b6.8x7.4x3.4x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024R337.4bR92.4bR43.1b7x7.8x3.7x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024R321.9bR90.2bR37.9b7.6x8.5x3.6x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024R343.5bR97.7bR39.6b8.6x8.7x3.5x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023R332.5bR97.7bR39.9b8.4x8.3x3.4x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023R310.7bR95.6bR46.2b7.7x6.7x3.2x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023R315.2bR95.3bR46.8b7.8x6.7x3.3x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023R337.6bR94.0bR48.7b8.2x6.9x3.6x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023R325.6bR91.9bR46.3b7.8x7x3.5x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023R319.6bR92.1bR47.7b7.8x6.7x3.5x
Mon, 22 May 2023R329.1bR91.0bR51.0b6x6.5x3.6x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023R339.2bR88.1bR52.5b6.4x6.5x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.5x


Total Market Cap: R339.2bTotal Earnings: R52.5bTotal Revenue: R88.1bTotal 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 9.0x 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 4.5x.
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 5.6% 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 Market2.44%
Real Estate3.56%
REITS6.51%
Specialized REITs4.00%
Industrial REITs3.22%
Real Estate2.36%
Retail REITs1.47%
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 PropertiesR17.316.6%
+R3.6b
44.5%PB0.9x
RDF Redefine PropertiesR6.467.7%
+R3.2b
61.9%PB0.8x
NRP NEPI RockcastleR140.002.3%
+R2.2b
6.9%PE10.3x
FFB Fortress Real Estate InvestmentsR23.484.7%
+R1.3b
31.4%PE8.3x
SAC SA Real EstateR3.659.6%
+R875.6m
34.2%PB0.9x

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