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Essex Property — REIT card

ESS
ResidentialMarket cap $17.4B4-quarter TTM
Close · Oct 16, 2026269.43P/E 41.9 · EV yield 4.9%
P/Cash FFO17.3×Cash FFO/sh 15.60
Yield · spread to 10y3.8%−1.25 pt vs. the bond
+3% above 5y medianP/Cash FFO vs. its own five years
10-year Treasury · Oct 16, 20265.09%2-year 4.74%
Board median yield4.4%trailing dividends ÷ last close
Yield spread to the 10-year−0.71 ptREITs yield less than the bond: paying for growth
Board median P/Cash FFO15.6×five-year median 16.7× · −7%
Lights on0 of 3prices Oct 16, 2026 · TTM through Jun 30, 2026

Where it has traded

quarter-end P/Cash FFO · 20 quarters · Sep 30, 2021 → Jun 30, 2026
12×16×20×24×28×2021202220232024202520262021-09-30 · 25.1× (close 319.74 · Cash FFO/sh 12.76)2021-12-31 · 26.4× (close 352.23 · Cash FFO/sh 13.35)2022-03-31 · 25.1× (close 345.48 · Cash FFO/sh 13.76)2022-06-30 · 18.0× (close 261.51 · Cash FFO/sh 14.53)2022-09-30 · 16.0× (close 242.23 · Cash FFO/sh 15.18)2022-12-31 · 14.0× (close 211.92 · Cash FFO/sh 15.11)2023-03-31 · 14.1× (close 209.14 · Cash FFO/sh 14.81)2023-06-30 · 15.7× (close 234.30 · Cash FFO/sh 14.93)2023-09-30 · 14.2× (close 212.09 · Cash FFO/sh 14.93)2023-12-31 · 16.2× (close 247.94 · Cash FFO/sh 15.29)2024-03-31 · 15.3× (close 244.81 · Cash FFO/sh 16.00)2024-06-30 · 17.1× (close 272.20 · Cash FFO/sh 15.95)2024-09-30 · 18.6× (close 295.42 · Cash FFO/sh 15.86)2024-12-31 · 18.1× (close 285.44 · Cash FFO/sh 15.77)2025-03-31 · 20.0× (close 306.57 · Cash FFO/sh 15.35)2025-06-30 · 18.2× (close 283.40 · Cash FFO/sh 15.59)2025-09-30 · 16.4× (close 267.66 · Cash FFO/sh 16.28)2025-12-31 · 16.2× (close 261.68 · Cash FFO/sh 16.10)2026-03-31 · 15.0× (close 242.00 · Cash FFO/sh 16.11)2026-06-30 · 18.7× (close 291.59 · Cash FFO/sh 15.60)p75 19×med 17×p25 16×now 17.3×
Five-year median 16.8×, middle half 15.6–18.6×, range 14.0–26.4×. Now 17.3×: +3% above its own median, higher than 55% of those quarters.Each quarter priced at its own trailing Cash FFO per share · the band is the 25th–75th percentile

Where the cash goes

TTM through Jun 30, 2026 · $B
00.511.52Revenue: 1.9 $B1.9RevenueProperty & operating: −0.8 $B−0.8Property &operatingEBITDA: 1.2 $B1.2EBITDAInterest: −0.3 $B−0.3InterestD&A: −0.6 $B−0.6D&AOther items: 0.1 $B0.1OtheritemsNet income: 0.4 $B0.4NetincomeAdd back D&A: 0.6 $B0.6Add backD&ACash FFO: 1.0 $B1.0CashFFODividends: −0.7 $B−0.7DividendsRetained: 0.3 $B0.3Retained
Cash FFO 1.01B = net income 0.42B + depreciation 0.61B − 0.02B other non-cash items · dividends 0.67B · retained 0.34B

Against its type

ESS (blue) vs. the other Residential REITs on the board (4), grey
P/Cash FFO17.3× vs. 14.8×
Dividend yield3.8% vs. 4.5%
Cash FFO payout66% vs. 66%
Net debt / EBITDA5.7× vs. 4.5×
Interest cover4.5× vs. 5.8×
EBITDA margin61% vs. 55%

Type averages are the plain mean of the other REITs of the same property type with a usable window.

Quarter by quarter

8 quarters · Sep 30, 2024 → Jun 30, 2026 · a gap is a dropped quarter
Revenue, $B0.49
Cash FFO / share, quarter3.57
EBITDA margin54%
Interest cover3.9×