Equity Residential (EQR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)

Equity Residential (EQR) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of -$1.7 billion in Q4 2025, down 399.23% quarter-over-quarter from $555.9 million in Q3 2025, and down 7.16% on a YoY basis from -$1.8 billion in Q4 2024.

Equity Residential (EQR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Equity Residential's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.7 billion for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Operating Expenses fell 7.16% year-over-year to -$1.7 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $1.9 million (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.9 million, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$1.7 billion for Q4 2025 at Equity Residential, down from $555.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $566.5 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$1.7 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $288.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $494.6 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses grew 9.0% in 2022, then plunged 416.46% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $471.0 million in 2021, then decreased by 2.91% to $457.3 million in 2022, then increased by 7.26% to $490.5 million in 2023, then slumped by 416.46% to -$1.6 billion in 2024, then retreated by 7.16% to -$1.7 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$1.7 billion (Q4 2025), $555.9 million (Q3 2025), and $542.8 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Avalonbay Communities 24.79 Bn 25.01 Bn - 623.23 Mn
2 Equity Residential 24.35 Bn 24.48 Bn - -1.66 Bn
3 Invitation Homes 17.23 Bn 17.27 Bn 694.98 Mn 654.71 Mn
4 Mid America Apartment Communities 15.51 Bn 15.59 Bn 537.05 Mn 205.74 Mn
5 Sun Communities 14.54 Bn 14.65 Bn 491.20 Mn 484.40 Mn
6 American Homes 4 Rent 13.37 Bn 13.94 Bn - 384.36 Mn
7 Udr 12.30 Bn 12.30 Bn 416.43 Mn 353.46 Mn
8 Equity Lifestyle Properties 12.06 Bn 12.12 Bn 393.79 Mn 285.25 Mn
9 Camden Property Trust 11.45 Bn 11.53 Bn - 140.07 Mn
10 Millrose Properties 4.75 Bn 4.75 Bn - 28.85 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -1.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 555.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 542.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 566.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 525.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 508.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 520.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 490.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 498.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 498.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 507.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 457.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 477.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 484.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 503.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 471.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 465.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 444.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 462.00 Mn