Equity Residential (EQR) Return on Invested Capital (2019 - 2025)

Equity Residential's (EQR) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.24% in Q4 2025, up 6.0% year-on-year from 0.23% in Q4 2024, and up 20.74% quarter-over-quarter from 0.2% in Q3 2025.

Equity Residential (EQR) Return on Invested Capital (2019 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Equity Residential's Return on Invested Capital history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.24% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 6.0% year-over-year to 0.24% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.24%, a 6.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.3%, up 10.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital climbed to 0.24% in Q4 2025 per EQR's latest filing, from 0.2% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.59% in Q3 2021 and bottomed at 0.15% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.19% (2024), against an average of 0.25%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital increased 20 bps in 2021 and plunged 38 bps in 2022, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.36% in 2021, then tumbled by 55 bps to 0.16% in 2022, then climbed by 5 bps to 0.17% in 2023, then advanced by 10 bps to 0.19% in 2024, then jumped by 31 bps to 0.24% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EQR Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.24% (Q4 2025), 0.2% (Q3 2025), and 0.18% (Q2 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Avalonbay Communities 26.63 Bn 26.85 Bn - -
2 Equity Residential 25.81 Bn 26.00 Bn - 0.24%
3 Invitation Homes 17.83 Bn 17.87 Bn 694.98 Mn -
4 Mid America Apartment Communities 15.53 Bn 15.53 Bn 537.05 Mn -
5 Sun Communities 14.72 Bn 14.83 Bn 491.20 Mn -
6 Udr 12.95 Bn 12.92 Bn 416.43 Mn -
7 Equity Lifestyle Properties 12.81 Bn 12.87 Bn 378.95 Mn -
8 American Homes 4 Rent 12.07 Bn 12.74 Bn - -
9 Camden Property Trust 11.83 Bn 11.90 Bn - -
10 Millrose Properties 4.70 Bn 4.70 Bn - 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 0.24%
Sep 30, 2025 0.20%
Jun 30, 2025 0.18%
Mar 31, 2025 0.18%
Dec 31, 2024 0.19%
Sep 30, 2024 0.18%
Jun 30, 2024 0.19%
Mar 31, 2024 0.18%
Dec 31, 2023 0.17%
Sep 30, 2023 0.15%
Jun 30, 2023 0.17%
Mar 31, 2023 0.18%
Dec 31, 2022 0.16%
Sep 30, 2022 0.22%
Jun 30, 2022 0.23%
Mar 31, 2022 0.24%
Dec 31, 2021 0.36%
Sep 30, 2021 0.59%
Jun 30, 2021 0.45%
Mar 31, 2021 0.44%