Essex Property Trust (ESS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Essex Property Trust (ESS) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 3.37% for Q2 2026, down 3.24 percentage points from 6.61% a year earlier and down 1.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Essex Property Trust (ESS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Essex Property Trust posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.39%, down 1.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +0.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.42% in FY2024 (+2.93 pp), 3.48% in FY2023 (+0.07 pp), 3.41% in FY2022 (-0.56 pp) and 3.98% in FY2021 (-0.70 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.45 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 2.88 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 3.24 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 4.59% (Q1 2026), 5.34% (Q4 2025) and 6.98% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 164.16 Bn | 146.67 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 2.36% |
| 2 | Prologis | 120.28 Bn | 124.68 Bn | - | 4.49% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 68.97 Bn | 70.18 Bn | - | 13.60% |
| 4 | Realty Income | 51.22 Bn | 53.60 Bn | - | 1.74% |
| 5 | Public Storage | 49.85 Bn | 48.94 Bn | - | 10.29% |
| 6 | Ventas | 43.09 Bn | 42.28 Bn | - | 0.95% |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 28.15 Bn | 28.15 Bn | 642.43 Mn | 3.41% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 24.95 Bn | 23.07 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 5.89% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 22.41 Bn | 22.60 Bn | - | 4.41% |
| 10 | Essex Property Trust | 17.26 Bn | 17.42 Bn | - | 3.37% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.37% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.98% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.71% |
API Access
Essex Property 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=ESS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ESS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();