Essex Property Trust (ESS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Essex Property Trust's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 7.89% for Q2 2026, down 7.19 percentage points from 15.09% a year earlier and down 2.75 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Essex Property Trust (ESS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Essex Property Trust's Return on Equity [ROE] was 12.30%, down 2.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +2.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 14.34% in FY2024 (+6.84 pp), 7.50% in FY2023 (+0.32 pp), 7.17% in FY2022 (-1.17 pp) and 8.34% in FY2021 (-1.18 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2024 (a gain of 6.67 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 7.19 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ESS's Return on Equity [ROE] at 10.65% (Q1 2026), 12.21% (Q4 2025) and 15.83% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 164.16 Bn | 146.67 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 3.50% |
| 2 | Prologis | 120.28 Bn | 124.68 Bn | - | 7.71% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 68.97 Bn | 70.18 Bn | - | 86.97% |
| 4 | Realty Income | 51.22 Bn | 53.60 Bn | - | 3.15% |
| 5 | Public Storage | 49.85 Bn | 48.94 Bn | - | 22.11% |
| 6 | Ventas | 43.09 Bn | 42.28 Bn | - | 1.96% |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 28.15 Bn | 28.15 Bn | 642.43 Mn | - |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 24.95 Bn | 23.07 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 9.65% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 22.41 Bn | 22.60 Bn | - | 8.34% |
| 10 | Essex Property Trust | 17.26 Bn | 17.42 Bn | - | 7.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.62% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.71% |
API Access
Essex Property Trust Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ESS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ESS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();