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South African (JSE) Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M0.1%
  • 1Y23.6%
  • YTD0.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Real Estate industry has risen 3.5%, driven by gains from Growthpoint Properties of 6.8%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 23%. 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
Wed, 15 Apr 2026R469.8bR103.9bR51.8b7.8x9.1x4.5x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026R436.8bR100.7bR49.2b7.7x8.9x4.3x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026R483.8bR101.0bR49.5b8.4x9.8x4.8x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026R465.6bR101.3bR49.7b7.9x9.4x4.6x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025R462.6bR102.8bR51.8b7.9x8.9x4.5x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025R435.3bR101.9bR49.1b8.3x8.9x4.3x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025R409.1bR102.3bR48.7b7.7x8.4x4x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025R419.2bR103.3bR47.6b7.3x8.8x4.1x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025R402.3bR102.0bR49.4b6.8x8.1x3.9x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025R389.6bR101.7bR48.6b6.3x8x3.8x
Tue, 20 May 2025R387.5bR100.7bR46.5b6.6x8.3x3.8x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025R370.0bR100.9bR47.4b6.1x7.8x3.7x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025R368.8bR100.8bR46.6b6.2x7.9x3.7x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025R366.6bR98.7bR49.4b6x7.4x3.7x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025R380.6bR99.1bR49.8b6.1x7.6x3.8x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024R378.7bR98.8bR49.7b6.1x7.6x3.8x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024R369.5bR98.0bR45.5b7.2x8.1x3.8x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024R381.0bR97.1bR46.1b7x8.3x3.9x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024R382.9bR95.6bR44.8b7.7x8.5x4x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024R353.9bR95.7bR44.4b7.1x8x3.7x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024R348.1bR94.1bR45.4b6.2x7.7x3.7x
Wed, 22 May 2024R330.5bR93.9bR45.5b6.3x7.3x3.5x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024R320.5bR95.3bR43.9b6.5x7.3x3.4x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024R334.5bR92.8bR43.4b7.1x7.7x3.6x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024R321.5bR90.1bR37.9b7.6x8.5x3.6x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024R342.4bR97.7bR39.6b8.7x8.6x3.5x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023R333.3bR97.6bR39.8b8.3x8.4x3.4x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023R311.9bR95.6bR46.2b7.7x6.7x3.3x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023R313.7bR95.4bR46.9b7.8x6.7x3.3x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023R332.6bR94.4bR49.0b8.2x6.8x3.5x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023R330.0bR91.8bR46.2b7.9x7.1x3.6x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023R317.9bR92.5bR47.7b7.8x6.7x3.4x
Thu, 25 May 2023R323.3bR90.4bR50.2b6.5x6.4x3.6x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023R334.2bR88.1bR52.4b6.2x6.4x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.4x


Total Market Cap: R334.2bTotal Earnings: R52.4bTotal 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 5.7% 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 Market-0.22%
Real Estate0.65%
Office REITs3.19%
Specialized REITs1.48%
Real Estate1.27%
Industrial REITs0.97%
Retail REITs0.29%
REITS0.19%
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 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
NRP NEPI RockcastleR141.000.8%
+R781.8m
3.3%PE10.4x
SAC SA Real EstateR3.805.6%
+R547.2m
36.2%PB0.9x
VKE Vukile Property FundR23.901.8%
+R522.7m
27.5%PB1x
MSP MASR19.973.7%
+R475.0m
13.2%PE11.2x
FFB Fortress Real Estate InvestmentsR24.001.6%
+R462.9m
25.9%PE8.5x

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