Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) Stock Overview
NYSE · Real Estate · REIT - Residential
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Essex Property Trust, Inc.
Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust. The firm acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 258 apartment communities…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Essex Property Trust, Inc. operates in the Real Estate sector, within the REIT - Residential industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Essex Property Trust, Inc. at a Glance
| Company | Essex Property Trust, Inc. |
| Ticker | ESS |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $278.61 |
| Market cap | $19.21B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 43.46 |
| EPS (trailing) | $6.41 |
| 52-week high | $303.35 |
| 52-week low | $238.46 |
| Dividend yield | 3.72% |
| Ex-dividend date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Beta | 0.71 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 7.71% |
| Debt-to-equity | 122.41% |
| Average volume | 477,857 |
| Shares outstanding | 64.27M |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Industry | REIT - Residential |
| Employees | 1,686 |
| Country | United States |
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- What is Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s current P/E ratio?
- Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) has a trailing P/E ratio of 43.46 as of our 6 September 2026 data snapshot. Learn what the P/E ratio means →
- What is Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s market capitalisation?
- Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s market cap is $19.21B based on our latest snapshot. See how it ranks by market cap →
- What is ESS's 52-week range?
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- Does Essex Property Trust, Inc. pay a dividend?
- Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s trailing annual dividend yield is 3.72%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
- What exchange is ESS listed on?
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