Equity Residential (EQR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)

Equity Residential (EQR) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$192.6 million in Q4 2025, down 142.39% quarter-over-quarter from $454.4 million in Q3 2025, and down 161.12% on a YoY basis from $315.1 million in Q4 2024.

Equity Residential (EQR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Equity Residential's Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$192.6 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow fell 161.12% year-over-year to -$192.6 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $987.2 million (down 31.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $987.2 million, down 31.63% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$192.6 million for Q4 2025 at Equity Residential, down from $454.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $569.0 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$192.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $301.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $334.5 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Free Cash Flow surged 294.12% in 2024, then tumbled 161.12% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $248.4 million in 2021, then jumped by 36.16% to $338.2 million in 2022, then plunged by 76.36% to $80.0 million in 2023, then soared by 294.12% to $315.1 million in 2024, then sank by 161.12% to -$192.6 million in 2025.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$192.6 million (Q4 2025), $454.4 million (Q3 2025), and $330.8 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Avalonbay Communities 24.79 Bn 25.01 Bn - 359.48 Mn
2 Equity Residential 24.35 Bn 24.48 Bn - -192.61 Mn
3 Invitation Homes 17.23 Bn 17.27 Bn 694.98 Mn 236.00 Mn
4 Mid America Apartment Communities 15.51 Bn 15.59 Bn 537.05 Mn 158.60 Mn
5 Sun Communities 14.54 Bn 14.65 Bn 491.20 Mn 162.30 Mn
6 American Homes 4 Rent 13.37 Bn 13.94 Bn - 112.16 Mn
7 Udr 12.30 Bn 12.30 Bn 416.43 Mn 85.28 Mn
8 Equity Lifestyle Properties 12.06 Bn 12.12 Bn 393.79 Mn 148.95 Mn
9 Camden Property Trust 11.45 Bn 11.53 Bn - 54.08 Mn
10 Millrose Properties 4.75 Bn 4.75 Bn - 797.30 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -192.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -192.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 454.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 454.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 330.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 330.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 394.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 394.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 315.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 315.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 374.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 374.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 358.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 358.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 395.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 395.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 79.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 79.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 569.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 569.04 Mn