Equity Residential Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Equity Residential is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.78% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 17th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2nd January, 2025.
Key information
3.8%
Dividend yield
0.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 4.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.0% |
| Dividend Growth | 3.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | 17 Jan 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 02 Jan 25 |
| Dividend per share | US$2.700 |
| Payout ratio | 69% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Equity Residential: Price To AFFO And Dividend Yield Make Them A Hold
Sep 25Equity Residential: Good Quality But Pricey
Aug 24Equity Residential: It's Time To Be A 'Grave Dancer'
Jun 10Equity Residential: Management Hints At Attractive Entry Price For The Stock
May 02Equity Residential: Buy Into Fed's Rate Cuts
Mar 10Equity Residential: Further Improvement Necessary In West Coast Markets
Feb 06Equity Residential: Discounted Price Spells Opportunity
Jan 18Equity Residential: Lack Of Supply In Legacy Markets Should Buoy Rents
Dec 15Equity Residential: Low Yield, But Large Discount To NAV
Nov 13Equity Residential: Unlock Value In This Dividend Bargain
Sep 25Equity Residential: Positioned For A Double Total Return
Aug 02No Matter The Scenario, Equity Residential Is Strictly Better Than Treasuries
Jun 01Equity Residential Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Feb 08Equity Residential Has Entered 'Buy' Territory
Jan 29Equity Residential declares $0.625 dividend
Dec 16Equity Residential: Declining Home Prices Will Create A Headwind To Rate Growth
Oct 28Equity Residential's Discounted Valuation Makes It An Attractive Buy
Oct 08Equity Residential declares $0.625 dividend
Sep 15Equity Residential sees 2022 revenue growth meeting, beating guidance midpoint
Aug 31Equity Residential: Inflation Protection And Shares Reasonably Valued
Aug 23Equity Residential FFO of $0.89 beats by $0.03, revenue of $687.03M beats by $14.05M
Jul 26Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: EQR's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: EQR's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Equity Residential Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (EQR) | 3.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Residential REITs) | 3.4% |
| Analyst forecast (EQR) (up to 3 years) | 4.0% |
Notable Dividend: EQR's dividend (3.78%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: EQR's dividend (3.78%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (68.7%), EQR's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (65.8%), EQR's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 02:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Equity Residential is covered by 54 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jacob Kilstein | Argus Research Company |
| Amanda Sweitzer | Baird |
| Richard Hightower | Barclays |