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South African (JSE) Real Estate Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M-5.7%
  • 1Y25.1%
  • YTD-4.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Real Estate industry has dropped 1.0%, driven by Fairvest declining 16%. In the past year, the industry has gained 25%. 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
Wed, 08 Apr 2026R447.2bR104.1bR51.9b7.6x8.6x4.3x
Fri, 06 Mar 2026R476.2bR102.5bR49.3b8.3x9.7x4.6x
Sun, 01 Feb 2026R470.8bR101.3bR49.7b7.9x9.5x4.6x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025R464.6bR101.8bR50.1b7.9x9.3x4.6x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025R467.6bR102.0bR49.6b8x9.4x4.6x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025R429.2bR101.9bR49.2b8.3x8.7x4.2x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025R417.5bR102.2bR48.1b6.8x8.7x4.1x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025R419.3bR102.6bR48.1b7.3x8.7x4.1x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025R400.2bR101.9bR49.4b6.2x8.1x3.9x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025R387.2bR101.2bR46.8b6.4x8.3x3.8x
Tue, 13 May 2025R387.4bR99.6bR46.4b6.4x8.4x3.9x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025R348.4bR100.6bR47.3b6x7.4x3.5x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025R367.8bR100.1bR50.2b6x7.3x3.7x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025R369.6bR99.1bR49.8b6.2x7.4x3.7x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025R376.7bR99.4bR50.2b6.2x7.5x3.8x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024R374.7bR98.6bR48.5b6.2x7.7x3.8x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024R375.9bR98.0bR45.5b6.9x8.3x3.8x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024R378.7bR97.3bR46.3b6.8x8.2x3.9x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024R367.6bR95.7bR44.9b7.7x8.2x3.8x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024R349.0bR95.8bR44.2b6.7x7.9x3.6x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024R340.7bR94.5bR45.7b6.1x7.5x3.6x
Wed, 15 May 2024R329.1bR94.9bR43.9b6x7.5x3.5x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024R330.5bR95.0bR43.7b6.8x7.6x3.5x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024R341.9bR92.0bR37.3b7.8x9.2x3.7x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024R323.5bR90.1bR37.9b7.5x8.5x3.6x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024R348.7bR97.7bR39.6b8.7x8.8x3.6x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023R325.7bR97.6bR39.7b8.1x8.2x3.3x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023R298.1bR95.9bR46.5b7.4x6.4x3.1x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023R316.0bR95.9bR48.0b7.8x6.6x3.3x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023R335.9bR94.2bR48.9b8.2x6.9x3.6x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023R326.1bR92.2bR46.6b7.8x7x3.5x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023R331.7bR91.9bR47.9b7.6x6.9x3.6x
Thu, 18 May 2023R326.1bR90.4bR51.8b5.8x6.3x3.6x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023R340.8bR87.8bR52.0b7.2x6.6x3.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.6x


Total Market Cap: R340.8bTotal Earnings: R52.0bTotal Revenue: R87.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Real Estate Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South African Real Estate industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.3x.
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 5.9% 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-1.37%
Real Estate-1.04%
REITS0.18%
Industrial REITs0.06%
Residential REITs0%0
Hotel and Resort REITs0%0
Office REITs0%0
Specialized REITs-0.059%
Real Estate-1.24%
Retail REITs-2.51%
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
EMI Emira Property FundR13.903.0%
+R186.8m
44.0%PB0.7x
SEA Spear ReitR12.693.2%
+R154.3m
39.1%PB1x
OAS Oasis Crescent Property FundR27.988.7%
+R144.5m
36.5%PB1x
SAC SA Real EstateR3.361.5%
+R136.8m
27.8%PB0.8x
CPP Collins Property GroupR10.502.3%
+R79.3m
2.4%PE6.1x

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