# Essex Property Trust (ESS) — Overview

ESS · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ess

## Price

Last close $269.66 on Oct 15, 2026. 52-week range $239.61 – $298.33.

## Company profile

Essex Property Trust owns a portfolio of 258 apartment communities with over 62,000 units. The company focuses on owning large, high-quality properties on the West Coast in the urban and suburban submarkets of Southern California, Northern California, and Seattle.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $1.9B |
| Revenue (quarter) | $489.0M |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 4.09% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $0.00 |
| Gross margin | 0.00% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $437.6M |
| Net income (quarter) | $66.9M |
| Net income growth (year over year) | -71.09% |
| Net margin | 22.71% |
| Return on equity | 7.53% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $6.42 |
| Book value per share | $83.25 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 41.9 |
| Price to book | 3.1 |
| Debt to assets | 57.26% |
| Payout ratio | 97.63% |
| Dividend yield | 3.84% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is Essex Property Trust (ESS) profitable?

Yes. Essex Property Trust earned $437.6M in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 22.71%.

### How much revenue does Essex Property Trust (ESS) make?

Essex Property Trust generated $1.9B in revenue over the trailing twelve months, up 4.09% year over year.

### What is ESS's P/E ratio?

Essex Property Trust trades at 41.9 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $6.42.

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