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Essex Property Trust, Inc. ESS

Real Estate  —  Reit Residential
271.61 (0.04) (0.01%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$18.1B
P/E
42.2×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Aristocrat Cash Flow Champion (5y) Revenue Champion (3y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) P/E ratio

As of 25 September 2026, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) trades at a P/E ratio of 42.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 18.8× (October 2025) to 112× (March 2015); the current reading is higher than 53% of that period. That is above the Reit Residential industry median of 28.5× and above the Real Estate sector median of 21.6×.

P/E ratio, daily

Annual

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2025 25.1× 1.72%
FY2024 24.7× (37.59%)
FY2023 39.6× 17.69%
FY2022 33.6× (28.26%)
FY2021 46.9× 71.08%
FY2020 27.4× (39.22%)
FY2019 45.1× 8.71%
FY2018 41.5× 13.89%
FY2017 36.4× (0.36%)
FY2016 36.6× (46.70%)

Quarterly

Period P/E ratio Change
Jun 2026 45.3× 66.78%
Mar 2026 27.2× 8.17%
Dec 2025 25.1× 23.69%
Sep 2025 20.3× (10.72%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 18.8× High 112×
Ten-year median 39.2×
Current reading's percentile 53

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
SUI Sun Communities, Inc. compare n/m
UDR United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. compare 21.4×
AMH American Homes 4 Rent compare 24.3×
INVH Invitation Home compare 24.4×
VMRK Vivmark Residential compare 26.6×
ELS Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. compare 28.5×
CPT Camden Property Trust compare 32.6×
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. compare 34.6×
ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc. 42.2×
Reit Residential industry median 28.5×
Real Estate sector median 21.6×
Market median 17.9×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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