Essex Property Trust (ESS) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Essex Property Trust's Payout Ratio was 1.91 in Q3 2026, up 150.6% from 0.76 a year earlier and up 19.3% from the prior quarter.
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Essex Property Trust (ESS) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at Essex Property Trust came in at 0.98, up 16.7% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Payout Ratio was 0.84 in FY2024 (-42.1%), 1.45 in FY2023 (+4.4%), 1.39 in FY2022 (+24.7%) and 1.11 in FY2021 (+17.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q4 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payout Ratio has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 21.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio over five years was Q3 2026 (growth of 150.6%); the worst was Q4 2024 (a decline of 42.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, ESS's Payout Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 1.60 (Q2 2026), 1.16 (Q1 2026) and 0.98 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (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 | - |
| 5 | Realty Income | 55.78 Bn | 54.05 Bn | - |
| 6 | Ventas | 45.39 Bn | 44.06 Bn | - |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 33.09 Bn | 32.00 Bn | 650.96 Mn |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 27.35 Bn | 25.70 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 24.46 Bn | 24.24 Bn | - |
| 10 | Essex Property Trust | 17.61 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.91 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.60 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.16 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.98 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.76 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.80 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.94 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.84 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.11 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.16 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.13 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.45 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.11 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.08 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.17 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.39 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.55 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.43 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.38 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.11 |
API Access
Essex Property Trust Payout 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=payout-ratio&ticker=ESS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-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=payout-ratio&ticker=ESS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();