Essex Property Trust, Inc.
ESS Real Estate Reit Residential
Essex Property Trust, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.9 billion, up 6.36% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +4.10%
- EPS
- −37.0%
- Free cash flow
- −5.14%
- Total debt
- −0.84%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) Operating margin
Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 29.5%, down 18.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (47.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 27.7% (fiscal 2015) to 47.7% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Reit Residential industry median of 20.6% and above the Real Estate sector median of 17.8%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 47.7% | 8.03 |
| FY2024 | 39.6% | 4.62 |
| FY2023 | 35.0% | (2.04) |
| FY2022 | 37.0% | 0.25 |
| FY2021 | 36.8% | 3.93 |
| FY2020 | 32.9% | (0.09) |
| FY2019 | 33.0% | (3.62) |
| FY2018 | 36.6% | 3.83 |
| FY2017 | 32.7% | 0.22 |
| FY2016 | 32.5% | 4.79 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 31.8% | 9.46 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.4% | (9.65) |
| Mar 2026 | 32.0% | 0.29 |
| Dec 2025 | 31.7% | (12.73) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| UDR United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. compare | 52.2% |
| ELS Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. compare | 34.6% |
| ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 29.5% |
| MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. compare | 26.3% |
| INVH Invitation Home compare | 24.3% |
| SUI Sun Communities, Inc. compare | 21.7% |
| CPT Camden Property Trust compare | 17.9% |
| AMH American Homes 4 Rent compare | 0.00% |
| JAN Janus Living, Inc. compare | −3.47% |
| Reit Residential industry median | 20.6% |
| Real Estate sector median | 17.8% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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