ESS vs JBGS vs VMRK Stock Comparison

Essex Property Trust, JBG SMITH Properties and Vivmark Residential Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$12.31 +13.7% 1M -34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$730.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win
VMRK Vivmark Residential
$63.71 +6.0% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$24.39B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Vivmark Residential leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vivmark Residential 6, Essex Property Trust 5, JBG SMITH Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESSJBGSVMRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.41B $730.59M $24.39B VMRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.1x -4.7x 27.9x VMRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 52.1x — 54.0x ESS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% -1.1% — ESS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.8% -30.3% — ESS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.3% 6.2% VMRK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 16.9x 4.0x VMRK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.06% 0.04% JBGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.9% -34.6% +7.3% VMRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -16.5%/yr -5.5%/yr ESS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.4% 34.8% 20.9% ESS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 24/100 55/100 VMRK

Percentile Scorecard

ESSJBGSVMRK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisESSJBGSVMRK
Valuation 18 #120 of 146 31 #101 of 146 45 #81 of 146
Growth 31 #100 of 145 10 #131 of 145 36 #93 of 145
Profitability 87 #19 of 141 6 #133 of 141 84 #24 of 141
Financial Health 51 #72 of 146 10 #131 of 146 75 #38 of 146
Shareholder Returns 43 #78 of 136 62 #52 of 136 35 #89 of 136
Overall 46 24 55
  • ESS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • JBGS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VMRK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodESSJBGSVMRKSPY
1 month -0.2%+13.7%+6.0% -1.0%
3 months -5.7%+0.9%-5.9% -0.4%
6 months +1.6%-22.1%-3.7% +4.5%
Year to date +3.8%-27.6%+1.1% +12.4%
1 year +5.9%-34.6%+7.3% +13.6%
3 years +25.0%-12.9%+14.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +7.7%-4.5%+4.6% +20.8%
5 years -19.4%-59.3%-24.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year -4.2%-16.5%-5.5% +10.4%
10 years +23.4%—+3.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year +2.1%—+0.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureESSJBGSVMRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.4%34.8%20.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%39.5%21.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.180.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.29-0.990.35 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.4%-67.3%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-34.6%-9.2% -1.6%
52-week high $298.33$18.82$70.15 $779.14
52-week low $239.61$10.05$57.98 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleESSJBGSVMRK
P/E now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 26.6x -4.7xmedian 26.6x 27.3xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 4.3x 1.8xmedian 4.3x —median 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 14.7x 23.2xmedian 14.7x 14.7xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 22.1x -13.9xmedian 22.1x 24.3xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -3.88median 2.01 0.04median 2.01 11.52median 2.01

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsESSJBGSVMRK
Revenue $1.95B $508.41M –
Operating income $573.46M – –
Net income $368.62M -$186.68M $899.21M
Free cash flow $673.94M -$66.16M $982.31M
EPS (diluted) $5.40 $-2.64 $2.28
Cash & equivalents $72.06M $74.80M $36.41M
Total debt $6.61B $2.53B $9.09B
Shares (diluted) 64.31M 58.28M 383.88M
Enterprise value $17.17B $436.30M $24.17B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricESSJBGSVMRK
P/E 50.3x -4.7x 27.3x
P/FCF 25.9x -13.9x 24.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 15.1x 15.3x
P/S 9.0x 1.8x –
P/B 3.2x 0.9x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 0.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 20.0x 23.2x 14.7x
EV/EBIT 41.9x -71.2x 26.7x
EV/Revenue 12.3x 6.6x –
EV/FCF 35.6x -51.0x 33.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x 55.5x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.88 0.04 11.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESSJBGSVMRK
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% -1.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -59.9% -4.3% -14.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -83.2% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -58.9% -17.4% -11.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -113.4% 2.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% -39.5% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -27.6% 1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 568.8% 42.6% 202.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 40.8% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESSJBGSVMRK
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 61.6% 28.6% –
Operating margin 29.5% – –
Pretax margin 16.0% -37.4% –
Net margin 17.8% -30.3% –
FCF margin 34.6% -13.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 57.0% 11.9% –
Return on equity 6.7% -16.8% 8.3%
Return on assets 2.9% -4.3% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – -1.3% 6.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x -0.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 5.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESSJBGSVMRK
Debt / assets 51.5% 59.4% 44.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 2.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 16.9x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 9.8x -38.2x 9.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.4% 74.7% 47.2%
Equity / assets 42.6% 25.3% 52.8%
Interest coverage 2.2x -0.3x 3.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESSJBGSVMRK
Dividend yield 3.8% 5.6% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 10.7% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 16.3% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 180.2% -22.4% 117.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 98.6% -63.3% 107.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% -26.6% 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -25.4% 3.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusESSJBGSVMRK
Forward P/E 52.1xFY2026 – 54.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.21FY2026 $-2.03FY2026 $1.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -49.9%FY2026 – -59.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.6% – +45.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.05BFY2026 $453.74MFY2026 $3.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.5% +11.5% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESSJBGSVMRK
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.6% 97.6%
Institutions holding 632 206 717
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.7% +2.8% +12.7%
Institutions buying 348 86 340
Institutions selling 185 72 247
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.19 1.38

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ESSJBGSVMRK
ESS 1.00 0.36 0.82
JBGS 0.36 1.00 0.35
VMRK 0.82 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESS, JBGS and VMRK?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Essex Property Trust (ESS) $17.41B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $730.59M, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) $24.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESS, JBGS and VMRK?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 50.1x, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -4.7x, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Essex Property Trust (ESS) is cheapest (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 52.1x, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 54.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.5%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) has the highest net margin (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 17.8%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%). On return on invested capital, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) leads (JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.3%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vivmark Residential (VMRK) returned the most: Essex Property Trust (ESS) +5.9%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -34.6%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) +7.3%. Over five years, Essex Property Trust (ESS) compounded fastest (Essex Property Trust (ESS) -4.2%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.5%/yr, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) has the highest dividend yield: Essex Property Trust (ESS) 0.04%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 0.06%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Essex Property Trust (ESS) has been the steadiest (Essex Property Trust (ESS) 20.4%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.8%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESS, JBGS and VMRK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.