Essex Property Trust (ESS) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Essex Property Trust's Dividend Coverage Ratio was 0.59 in Q3 2026, down 40.7% from 0.99 a year earlier but up 57.1% from the prior quarter.
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Essex Property Trust (ESS) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Essex Property Trust's Dividend Coverage Ratio was 0.52 through Sep 30, 2026, down 60.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 1.02, down 14.3% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Dividend Coverage Ratio was 1.20 in FY2024 (+72.9%), 0.69 in FY2023 (-4.2%), 0.72 in FY2022 (-19.8%) and 0.90 in FY2021 (-15.2%).
- Quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio has moved between 0.37 (Q2 2026) and 1.84 (Q1 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividend Coverage Ratio has declined for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 20.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividend Coverage Ratio over five years was Q4 2024 (growth of 270.7%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 72.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, ESS's Dividend Coverage Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.37 (Q2 2026), 0.64 (Q1 2026) and 0.49 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 176.94 Bn | 162.96 Bn | 1.47 Bn | - |
| 2 | Prologis | 122.03 Bn | 115.99 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Simon Property | 74.72 Bn | 70.78 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Public Storage | 61.00 Bn | 59.72 Bn | - | 9.20 |
| 5 | Realty Income | 55.78 Bn | 54.05 Bn | - | 0.53 |
| 6 | Ventas | 45.39 Bn | 44.06 Bn | - | 0.24 |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 33.09 Bn | 32.00 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 0.73 |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 27.35 Bn | 25.70 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.68 |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 24.46 Bn | 24.24 Bn | - | 0.43 |
| 10 | Essex Property Trust | 17.61 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 0.59 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.59 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.64 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.99 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.34 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.29 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.63 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.75 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.84 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.59 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.67 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.08 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.30 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.65 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.01 |
API Access
Essex Property Trust Dividend Coverage Ratio 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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=ESS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "ESS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=ESS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();