ESSEssex Property REIT
+1.2% today · +10.0% over a year
7/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 67% of the instruments we score
Dividend safety: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 42.8). Dividend yield 3.75%.
Essex Property REIT (ESS) valuation against sector peers: P/E 42.8 (sector median 29.0), P/B 3.3, EV/EBIT 38.6, P/S 9.2.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Real estate companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | ESS | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 42.8 | 29.0 · n=93 | 48% above |
| P/B | 3.3 | 1.7 · n=111 | 92% above |
| P/S | 9.2 | 5.8 · n=105 | 58% above |
| EV/EBIT | 38.6 | 24.8 · n=54 | 56% above |
| Free-cash-flow yield | — | 4.5% · n=64 | — |
| Dividend yield | 3.75% | 3.97% · n=116 | 6% below |
| Return on equity | 7.6% | 6.3% · n=111 | 21% above |
| Return on invested capital | 5.3% | 6.3% · n=61 | 15% below |
| Gross margin | 70.1% | 51.6% · n=33 | 36% above |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.10 | 4.40 · n=56 | 16% above |
Value factor: 29 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| WELLWelltower REIT | 108.9 | 3.7 | — | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLDPrologis REIT | 32.8 | 2.3 | 34.1 | — | 3.2% | 2/10 |
| EQIXEquinix REIT | 63.3 | 7.2 | 54.6 | −1.6% | 1.9% | 9/10 |
| AMTAmerican Tower REIT | 26.5 | 24.9 | 26.2 | 4.5% | 3.7% | 9/10 |
| SPGSimon Property Group REIT | 16.7 | 18.6 | 31.8 | 4.5% | 3.8% | 8/10 |
| DLRDigital Realty REIT | 47.3 | 2.8 | 107.8 | — | 2.7% | 1/10 |
| PSAPublic Storage REIT | 37.2 | 6.5 | — | — | 3.5% | 6/10 |
| ORealty Income REIT | 41.7 | 1.4 | — | 7.0% | 5.5% | 5/10 |
| VTRVentas REIT | 180.6 | 3.0 | — | — | 2.3% | 1/10 |
| CBRECBRE Group | 28.8 | 4.6 | 22.6 | 2.4% | 0.0% | 3/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Jun 2026 · filed 30 Jul 2026
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