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South African (JSE) Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 08, 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 pullbacks 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. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 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
Sun, 08 Mar 2026R464.8bR102.6bR49.7b8.1x9.3x4.5x
Tue, 03 Feb 2026R472.8bR101.0bR49.5b7.9x9.5x4.7x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026R467.5bR101.6bR49.9b8.1x9.4x4.6x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025R467.2bR102.9bR50.9b8x9.2x4.5x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025R429.2bR101.9bR49.2b8.3x8.7x4.2x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025R417.1bR102.2bR48.1b6.8x8.7x4.1x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025R423.4bR103.3bR47.6b7.4x8.9x4.1x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025R399.8bR101.8bR49.3b6.2x8.1x3.9x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025R387.2bR101.2bR46.8b6.4x8.3x3.8x
Thu, 15 May 2025R384.0bR99.7bR46.9b6.3x8.2x3.9x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025R354.4bR101.1bR47.6b6x7.4x3.5x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025R367.8bR100.1bR50.2b6x7.3x3.7x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025R366.0bR99.1bR49.8b6.1x7.3x3.7x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025R378.4bR98.9bR49.6b6.2x7.6x3.8x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024R375.0bR98.7bR48.7b6.1x7.7x3.8x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024R377.8bR98.0bR45.6b6.9x8.3x3.9x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024R383.0bR97.1bR46.1b6.9x8.3x3.9x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024R374.4bR95.6bR44.8b7.7x8.3x3.9x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024R349.0bR95.7bR44.4b6.7x7.9x3.6x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024R353.7bR94.2bR45.4b6.1x7.8x3.8x
Fri, 17 May 2024R327.9bR94.1bR45.9b6.5x7.1x3.5x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024R325.1bR95.1bR43.7b6.7x7.4x3.4x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024R341.4bR91.8bR37.2b7.7x9.2x3.7x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024R324.0bR90.0bR37.8b7.6x8.6x3.6x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024R343.5bR97.7bR39.6b8.6x8.7x3.5x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023R325.7bR97.5bR39.7b8.1x8.2x3.3x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023R303.9bR95.8bR46.3b7.6x6.6x3.2x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023R314.7bR95.9bR48.0b7.7x6.6x3.3x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023R336.2bR94.1bR48.7b8.2x6.9x3.6x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023R327.1bR92.0bR46.4b7.8x7.1x3.6x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023R328.8bR92.1bR47.6b8.1x6.9x3.6x
Sat, 20 May 2023R329.1bR90.5bR51.9b6x6.3x3.6x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023R340.8bR87.8bR52.0b7.2x6.6x3.9x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023R322.3bR84.4bR43.5b5.4x7.4x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.4x


Total Market Cap: R322.3bTotal Earnings: R43.5bTotal Revenue: R84.4bTotal 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
ACS AcsionR11.736.5%
+R276.8m
67.6%PE3x
CPP Collins Property GroupR10.994.7%
+R161.8m
4.7%PE6.4x
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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