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South African (JSE) Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 06, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M7.7%
  • 1Y24.4%
  • YTD3.2%

The Real Estate industry is up 1.3% in the last week, with Growthpoint Properties up 3.3%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 24%. Looking forward, earnings are expected to remain mostly flat in the next few years.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 06 Feb 2026R479.3bR101.2bR49.6b8.3x9.7x4.7x
Sun, 04 Jan 2026R465.5bR101.5bR49.8b8.1x9.3x4.6x
Tue, 02 Dec 2025R462.6bR103.1bR50.8b8x9.1x4.5x
Thu, 30 Oct 2025R436.1bR101.8bR49.1b8.4x8.9x4.3x
Sat, 27 Sep 2025R409.1bR102.2bR48.4b7.7x8.5x4x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025R424.9bR103.1bR47.5b7.5x8.9x4.1x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025R401.7bR101.9bR49.4b6.8x8.1x3.9x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025R390.8bR101.7bR48.6b6.2x8x3.8x
Sun, 18 May 2025R389.1bR100.5bR46.3b6.6x8.4x3.9x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025R365.5bR100.8bR47.4b6x7.7x3.6x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025R367.2bR100.7bR53.2b6x6.9x3.6x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025R366.6bR98.7bR49.4b6x7.4x3.7x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025R379.7bR99.0bR49.8b6.2x7.6x3.8x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024R376.7bR98.7bR49.8b6.1x7.6x3.8x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024R371.9bR98.1bR45.6b7x8.2x3.8x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024R383.0bR96.9bR46.0b6.9x8.3x4x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024R378.7bR95.6bR44.8b7.7x8.5x4x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024R352.0bR95.7bR44.4b6.9x7.9x3.7x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024R348.1bR94.1bR45.4b6.2x7.7x3.7x
Mon, 20 May 2024R328.2bR94.0bR45.6b6.3x7.2x3.5x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024R325.4bR95.2bR43.8b6.6x7.4x3.4x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024R337.5bR92.5bR43.9b7x7.7x3.7x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024R321.9bR90.2bR37.9b7.6x8.5x3.6x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024R342.7bR97.6bR39.5b8.6x8.7x3.5x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023R335.4bR97.6bR39.8b8.4x8.4x3.4x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023R311.9bR95.6bR46.2b7.7x6.7x3.3x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023R315.2bR95.3bR46.8b7.8x6.7x3.3x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023R335.4bR94.0bR48.7b8.2x6.9x3.6x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023R325.6bR91.8bR46.3b7.9x7x3.5x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023R319.6bR92.5bR47.7b7.8x6.7x3.5x
Tue, 23 May 2023R328.9bR90.5bR50.3b6.5x6.5x3.6x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023R335.8bR88.1bR52.5b6.3x6.4x3.8x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023R318.1bR84.8bR41.4b5.9x7.7x3.8x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023R333.4bR83.0bR39.9b6x8.4x4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.4x


Total Market Cap: R333.4bTotal Earnings: R39.9bTotal Revenue: R83.0bTotal 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 9.7x 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 4.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Real Estate industry have grown 7.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.8% 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-5.08%
Real Estate1.26%
Office REITs5.74%
Specialized REITs4.29%
REITS3.07%
Retail REITs1.07%
Industrial REITs0.39%
Residential REITs0%0
Hotel and Resort REITs0%0
Real Estate-0.35%
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
GRT Growthpoint PropertiesR18.313.3%
+R2.0b
51.2%PB0.9x
RDF Redefine PropertiesR6.483.2%
+R1.4b
47.3%PB0.8x
HYP Hyprop InvestmentsR59.384.0%
+R905.4m
40.4%PB1x
FFB Fortress Real Estate InvestmentsR24.492.3%
+R674.4m
29.6%PE11x
SAC SA Real EstateR3.927.1%
+R673.6m
38.0%PB0.9x

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