Essex Property Trust, Inc.

NYSE:ESS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$18.9b

Essex Property Trust Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Essex Property Trust's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -1.2%, while the Residential REITs industry saw earnings growing at 9.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.2% per year. Essex Property Trust's return on equity is 10.2%, and it has net margins of 31.4%.

Key information

-1.2%

Earnings growth rate

-0.6%

EPS growth rate

Residential REITs Industry Growth11.1%
Revenue growth rate2.2%
Return on equity10.2%
Net Margin31.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Essex Property Trust: Limited Supply Enables Further Growth

Dec 06

Essex Property Trust: Tailwinds From Both Supply And Demand

Oct 03

Essex Property Trust: High-Quality REIT With A Growing Dividend

Aug 13

Essex Property Trust: The Buying Window Has Now Closed

Jun 12

Essex Property Trust: 3 Reasons Why The Stock May Be Overvalued

May 16

Essex Property Trust: A Dividend Aristocrat Worth Buying Now

Apr 05

Essex Property Trust: Build And Buy Apartments Like A Pro

Feb 15

Essex Property Trust: A Growth REIT With An Attractive Yield

Jan 15

Essex Property Trust: I Expect The West Coast To Outperform Next

Dec 11

Essex Property Trust: Still Has Potential

Dec 05

Essex Property Trust: Low Yield, Small Discount To NAV

Nov 06

Essex Property Trust: California Exposure Isn't That Problematic

Oct 12

Essex Property Trust: Dividend Yield At A High

Oct 01

Essex Property Trust: Don't Mind The California Exposure

Jul 29

Essex Property: A Smart Value For A Frothy Market

Jun 14

Essex Property Trust: Great Long-Term REIT, Still Some Near-Term Questions

Jan 23

Essex Property Trust Is Clearly The Best Bargain When It Comes To Residential REITs

Jan 12

Why Buy Rentals When You Can Buy Essex Property

Dec 16

Essex Property Trust declares $2.20 dividend

Dec 09

Apartments In Free Fall, So I Bought Essex

Nov 09

Essex Property Trust: Long-Term Compounder In The Bargain Bin

Oct 20

Essex Property Trust declares $2.20 dividend

Sep 15

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Essex Property Trust makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:ESS Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,752549870
30 Jun 241,720518730
31 Mar 241,696525650
31 Dec 231,680406630
30 Sep 231,698526600
30 Jun 231,690531600
31 Mar 231,653489600
31 Dec 221,633408570
30 Sep 221,638360580
30 Jun 221,606386550
31 Mar 221,583393540
31 Dec 211,552489520
30 Sep 211,505447580
30 Jun 211,502403580
31 Mar 211,521422610
31 Dec 201,562569650
30 Sep 201,631602580
30 Jun 201,634628560
31 Mar 201,625635550
31 Dec 191,584439540
30 Sep 191,514428560
30 Jun 191,493410550
31 Mar 191,478418520
31 Dec 181,486390530
30 Sep 181,467376470
30 Jun 181,454375460
31 Mar 181,439345460
31 Dec 171,450433410
30 Sep 171,388525430
30 Jun 171,373511430
31 Mar 171,354512420
31 Dec 161,330411410
30 Sep 161,307295370
30 Jun 161,279272390
31 Mar 161,249245390
31 Dec 151,216227400
30 Sep 151,187187430
30 Jun 151,153199440
31 Mar 151,118154440
31 Dec 14999117410
30 Sep 1490792350
30 Jun 1479094300
31 Mar 14681117280
31 Dec 13666120270

Quality Earnings: ESS has a large one-off gain of $222.5M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: ESS's current net profit margins (31.4%) are higher than last year (30.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ESS's earnings have declined by 1.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ESS's earnings growth over the past year (4.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (-1.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: ESS earnings growth over the past year (4.5%) did not outperform the Residential REITs industry 8.4%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: ESS's Return on Equity (10.2%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:17
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Essex Property Trust, Inc. is covered by 49 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.

AnalystInstitution
Wesley GolladayBaird
Ross SmotrichBarclays
Richard HightowerBarclays