Essex Property Trust (ESS) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Essex Property Trust's Dividends Paid - Common was $166.6 million in Q2 2026, up 0.7% from $165.44 million a year earlier and up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Essex Property Trust (ESS) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Essex Property Trust's Dividends Paid - Common was $663.36 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 4.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $654.07 million, up 5.4% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common has now increased for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common was $620.47 million in FY2024 (+5.7%), $586.98 million in FY2023 (+3.7%), $565.92 million in FY2022 (+4.2%) and $542.86 million in FY2021 (+1.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common in data going back to Q3 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 20 straight quarters, with growth averaging 5.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common has ranged between 0.1% (Q3 2021) and 6.2% (Q4 2024) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, ESS's Dividends Paid - Common in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $165.62 million (Q1 2026), $165.55 million (Q4 2025) and $165.59 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 171.10 Bn | 153.62 Bn | 1.39 Bn | - |
| 2 | Prologis | 117.94 Bn | 117.38 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Simon Property | 72.61 Bn | 69.67 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Public Storage | 54.41 Bn | 53.50 Bn | - | 576.18 Mn |
| 5 | Realty Income | 53.83 Bn | 54.44 Bn | - | 756.78 Mn |
| 6 | Ventas | 44.52 Bn | 43.72 Bn | - | 253.35 Mn |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 30.30 Bn | 30.09 Bn | 642.43 Mn | 341.95 Mn |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 26.15 Bn | 24.27 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 486.32 Mn |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 23.62 Bn | 23.59 Bn | - | 263.20 Mn |
| 10 | Essex Property Trust | 17.89 Bn | 17.82 Bn | - | 166.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 166.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 165.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 165.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 165.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 165.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 157.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 157.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 157.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 157.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 148.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 148.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 148.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 148.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 142.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 142.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 143.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 143.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 136.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 136.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 135.88 Mn |
API Access
Essex Property Trust Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=ESS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=ESS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();