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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 4.09%, EPS fell 71.8%, free cash flow grew 21.0% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for three, operating cash flow growth for five.
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Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) Return on invested capital
Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 3.23%, down 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.52%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.79% (fiscal 2015) to 4.52% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Reit Residential industry median of 2.03% and above the Real Estate sector median of 2.03%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.52% | 0.93 |
| FY2024 | 3.59% | 0.39 |
| FY2023 | 3.20% | 0.05 |
| FY2022 | 3.15% | 0.48 |
| FY2021 | 2.67% | 0.18 |
| FY2020 | 2.49% | 0.01 |
| FY2019 | 2.48% | (0.22) |
| FY2018 | 2.70% | 0.38 |
| FY2017 | 2.32% | 0.07 |
| FY2016 | 2.25% | 0.46 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| ELS Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. compare | 14.4% |
| UDR United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. compare | 5.47% |
| VMRK Vivmark Residential compare | 4.23% |
| INVH Invitation Home compare | 3.41% |
| MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. compare | 3.33% |
| ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 3.23% |
| AMH American Homes 4 Rent compare | 2.37% |
| CPT Camden Property Trust compare | 2.03% |
| SUI Sun Communities, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| Reit Residential industry median | 2.03% |
| Real Estate sector median | 2.03% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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