Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2013 - 2026)
Empire State Realty Trust's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 0.21% for Q2 2026, down 1.46 percentage points from 1.68% a year earlier and down 1.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Empire State Realty Trust's Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.63%, down 0.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +2.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.84% in FY2024 (-0.17 pp), 2.01% in FY2023 (+0.52 pp), 1.50% in FY2022 (+1.81 pp) and -0.31% in FY2021 (+0.26 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.39 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q1 2023 (a gain of 2.85 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 1.46 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ESRT's Return on Assets [ROA] at 1.36% (Q1 2026), 1.70% (Q4 2025) and 1.46% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 181.70 Bn | 168.77 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 2.43% |
| 2 | Prologis | 123.65 Bn | 122.03 Bn | - | 4.42% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 80.48 Bn | 78.58 Bn | - | 13.32% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.76 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 112.08 Mn | 7.82% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 56.61 Bn | 57.99 Bn | - | 1.85% |
| 6 | Ryman Hospitality Properties | 47.80 Bn | 46.64 Bn | 266.41 Mn | 4.08% |
| 7 | Ventas | 47.78 Bn | 46.95 Bn | -3.39 Bn | 0.90% |
| 8 | Vivmark Residential | 38.23 Bn | 37.98 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 9 | Extra Space Storage | 33.20 Bn | 32.98 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 3.71% |
| 10 | Empire State Realty Trust | 871.86 Mn | 1.22 Bn | 110.85 Mn | 0.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.31% |
API Access
Empire State Realty Trust Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ESRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "ESRT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ESRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();