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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) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) trades at a price to free cash flow of 24.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (September 2015) to 213× (June 2020); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Reit Residential industry median of 18.0× and above the Real Estate sector median of 12.1×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2025 35.9× (67.60%)
FY2024 111× 475.79%
FY2023 19.3× 15.43%
FY2022 16.7× (40.53%)
FY2021 28.1× (21.64%)
FY2020 35.8× (13.55%)
FY2019 41.4× 110.08%
FY2018 19.7× (48.23%)
FY2017 38.1× 5.65%
FY2016 36.0× (75.18%)

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 25.7× 14.90%
Mar 2026 22.4× (37.69%)
Dec 2025 35.9× 27.87%
Sep 2025 28.1× (42.39%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 213×
Ten-year median 31.6×
Current reading's percentile 27

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
AMH American Homes 4 Rent compare 7.4×
INVH Invitation Home compare 9.8×
VMRK Vivmark Residential compare 12.1×
ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc. 24.0×
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. compare 24.8×
SUI Sun Communities, Inc. compare 27.9×
UDR United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. compare 31.5×
ELS Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. compare 33.0×
CPT Camden Property Trust compare 57.7×
Reit Residential industry median 18.0×
Real Estate sector median 12.1×
Market median 14.0×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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