Essex Property Trust (ESS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Essex Property Trust (ESS) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 22.36% for Q2 2026, down 37.17 percentage points from 59.53% a year earlier and down 9.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Essex Property Trust (ESS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Essex Property Trust's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 32.55%, down 20.19 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 47.65%, up 8.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +14.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 39.62% in FY2024 (+4.62 pp), 35.00% in FY2023 (-2.04 pp), 37.04% in FY2022 (+0.25 pp) and 36.79% in FY2021 (+3.94 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2014.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.77 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 36.10 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 37.17 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 32.01% (Q1 2026), 31.72% (Q4 2025) and 44.45% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 164.16 Bn | 146.67 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -51.62% |
| 2 | Prologis | 120.28 Bn | 124.68 Bn | - | 51.59% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 68.97 Bn | 70.18 Bn | - | 43.38% |
| 4 | Realty Income | 51.22 Bn | 53.60 Bn | - | 45.77% |
| 5 | Public Storage | 49.85 Bn | 48.94 Bn | - | 37.85% |
| 6 | Ventas | 43.09 Bn | 42.28 Bn | - | 12.39% |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 28.15 Bn | 28.15 Bn | 642.43 Mn | 44.86% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 24.95 Bn | 23.07 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.48% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 22.41 Bn | 22.60 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Essex Property Trust | 17.26 Bn | 17.42 Bn | - | 22.36% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 44.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 59.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 55.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 67.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 32.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 54.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.16% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.25% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 38.02% |
API Access
Essex Property Trust Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ESS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ESS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();