The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

ESS

Concerning the House

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 comprising over 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development. Essex Property Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 in Maryland and is based in San Mateo, United States.

United States · www.essexapartmenthomes.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$11.13M-22.7%
Gross profit$1.32B+6.0%
Operating income$899.32M+14.9%
Net income$414.98M+26.8%
Cash from ops$1.07B+12.9%
Quotation

$287.39

+6.12 (+2.2%)

52w hi$298.33
52w lo$234.98
Vol288.20K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.02

Short+0.41
Medium-0.02
Long-0.66

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

Real Estate · REIT - Residential

Market cap$19.81B
Enterprise value$24.95B
Trailing P/E44.83x
Forward P/E46.50x
EV / EBITDA20.27x
P / S (ttm)10.00x
Profit margin20.9%
Return on equity7.7%
Revenue growth+3.1%
Earnings growth-71.8%
Debt / equity122.41
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.54
Corr SPX0.39
Annual vol22.7%
Annual ret+4.0%
Sharpe0.18
Max DD-24.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental-0.10
Sector+0.04
Technical+0.25
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$282.40$288.93$284.69$287.39288.20K
Aug 12$281.42$282.98$279.91$281.27252.50K
Aug 11$282.04$283.86$281.49$282.46318.50K
Aug 10$286.21$286.21$281.53$283.21290.30K
Aug 7$284.74$288.74$281.81$288.10241.00K