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Essex Property Trust
Essex Property Trust's revenue rose 6.4% in FY2025, to $1.9B, and net income fell 13.4% to $703M
Revenue rose 6.4% to $1.9B in FY2025, from $1.8B in FY2024. Net income fell 13.4% to $703M.
Key facts
In fiscal 2025, which ended Dec 31, 2025, Essex Property Trust (NYSE: ESS) took in $1.9B of revenue (up 6.4% on fiscal 2024); net income was $703M (down 13.4%). The most recent quarter, ended Sep 30, 2026, brought revenue of $493M, up 4.1% year over year, with net income of $104M. Sources: 10-K for fiscal 2025 (filed Feb 20, 2026) and 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 (filed Oct 28, 2026).
Source: 10-K FY2025, filed Feb 20, 2026
Source: 10-Q filed Apr 29, 2026 · 10-Q filed Jul 30, 2026 · 10-Q filed Oct 28, 2026
How it makes money
Essex Property Trust reported revenue of $1.9B for FY2025, and net income of $703M.
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What changed last quarter
Comparing Q3 2026 (Jul to Sep 2026) compared with Q3 2025 (Jul to Sep 2025)
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Company
Source: Essex Property Trust 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 28, 2026
The bull case and the bear case
The bull case
- Revenue rose 6.4% in FY2025 to $1.9B, from $1.8B a year earlier. 10-K, FY2025
- Operating cash flow rose 0.6% in FY2025 to $1.1B. 10-K, FY2025
- Revenue in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 was $493M, up 4.1% on a year earlier. 10-Q, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
The bear case
- Net income fell 13.4% in FY2025 to $703M, from $811M. 10-K, FY2025
- Net income in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 was $104M, down 39.9% on a year earlier. 10-Q, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
- The company's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K. Risks common in this industry include interest rates; occupancy and rents; property markets. 10-K, Item 1A
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What the company does
Essex Property Trust is in the Multi-Family residential REITs industry, part of the real estate sector. The SEC files it under Real Estate Investment Trusts.
The full description of Essex Property Trust's business is in Item 1 of its 10-K, linked below. This page shows its revenue in total only, because its tagged data has no breakdown that adds up to total revenue.
Its fiscal year ends in December; the latest, FY2025, ended Dec 31, 2025.
Source: 10-K, Item 1 Business
Risks common in this industry
These are general risks for companies in the Multi-Family residential REITs industry. They are not a summary of Essex Property Trust’s own risk factors; for those, read Item 1A of its latest 10-K, linked below.
- Interest ratesHigher rates raise borrowing costs and can lower property values.
- Occupancy and rentsVacancies, tenant defaults and weaker rents reduce income.
- Property marketsLocal supply, demand and values vary by market and property type.
- Capital and developmentAcquisitions and developments need financing and may not earn what was planned.
- Regulation and taxesProperty, zoning and tax rules, including the rules for REIT status, affect results.
Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors (the company's own list, in the company's words)
Three years of key numbers
Every number links to its filing; hover for the XBRL tag. A dash means the number isn't cleanly available, and we don't estimate it.
| US$ | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.9B |
| Net income | $431M | $811M | $703M |
| Operating cash flow | $980M | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Cash & equivalents (year end) | $392M | $67M | $76M |
| Diluted shares | 64M | 64M | 64M |
- Revenue: Total revenue for the fiscal year, as the company reports it on its income statement.
- Net income: Net income including the share that belongs to minority owners of subsidiaries.
- Operating cash flow: Cash the business brought in from its day-to-day operations during the year (cash flow statement).
- Cash & equivalents: Cash and short-term investments that count as cash equivalents on the balance sheet. Excludes longer-dated marketable securities.
- Diluted shares: Weighted average shares outstanding for the year, including the effect of options and stock awards.
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- Segment reporting
- Debt-to-equity ratio
- Merger and acquisition filings
- Capital expenditures (capex)
- Quick ratio (acid-test ratio)
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About these numbers
- Net income here includes the share that belongs to minority owners of subsidiaries, the figure the company's tagged data carries for the whole business.
What we left out
- Total debt: the company's filing data doesn't carry a consistent debt total for the years shown, so it isn't shown.
- Revenue by segment, product or region: the company's XBRL data has no breakdown that adds up to total revenue, so none is shown. The 10-K has its own segment note.
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Oct 28, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Jul 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Apr 29, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| DEF 14A | Mar 27, 2026 | May 12, 2026 |
| 10-K | Feb 20, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 |
Learn more: 10-K vs. 10-Q vs. 8-K · Form 4 insider filings · Fiscal years and quarters
Common questions about Essex Property Trust
How does Essex Property Trust make money?
In fiscal 2025, revenue totaled $1.9B. Essex Property Trust reported revenue of $1.9B for FY2025, and net income of $703M. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 20, 2026.
What was Essex Property Trust's revenue in fiscal 2025?
Revenue came to $1.9B in the year ended Dec 31, 2025. Going back two years, it was $1.7B in fiscal 2023 and $1.8B in fiscal 2024, so the latest year was up 6.4%. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 20, 2026.
Is Essex Property Trust profitable?
Yes, by US accounting rules (GAAP): net income was $703M in fiscal 2025, down 13.4% from $811M a year earlier. For the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, net income was $104M. The page's About these numbers section explains what is included. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 20, 2026.
What did Essex Property Trust report in its latest quarterly filing?
The 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 shows revenue of $493M, against $473M in the same quarter a year before (up 4.1%), and net income of $104M, against $173M (down 39.9%). Source: 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 28, 2026.
What are the main risks Essex Property Trust faces?
Essex Property Trust's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 20, 2026. Risks that are common among companies in the Multi-Family residential REITs industry include Interest rates; occupancy and rents; property markets; capital and development; regulation and taxes. The first: Higher rates raise borrowing costs and can lower property values. Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors.
Where do these Essex Property Trust numbers come from?
Two filings Essex Property Trust made with the SEC: its fiscal 2025 10-K, filed Feb 20, 2026, and its 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 28, 2026. The figures are taken from the XBRL data the SEC publishes, and every one links back to its source. Methodology explains how fiscal years and missing numbers are handled.
Tracked funds that report owning Essex Property Trust
- Citadel Advisors: 82,041 shares, reported value $23.9M at Jun 30, 2026 (−74.1% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Sep 2, 2026.
- Renaissance Technologies: 30,006 shares, reported value $8.7M at Jun 30, 2026 (−77.3% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 13, 2026.
- Millennium Management: 2,771 shares, reported value $0.8M at Jun 30, 2026 (−95.9% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
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Disclosures
- Editor holdings in ESS
- The editor holds no position in Essex Property Trust (ESS). As of Nov 11, 2026.
- Trading rule
- The editor does not buy or sell ESS from 3 days before to 3 days after this page is published or substantively updated.
- Compensation
- Nobody paid for this page. No affiliate links on this page.
- Sources
- The company's SEC filings, linked next to each number or, for charts, in the source line under them.
- Last updated
- Nov 10, 2026
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Compare with peers
| Company | Fiscal year | Revenue | Revenue growth | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Property TrustESS | FY2025 | $1.9B | +6.4% | $703M |
| Mid-America Apartment CommunitiesMAA | FY2025 | $2.2B | +0.8% | $447M |
| UDR | FY2025 | $1.7B | +2.4% | $378M |
| Camden Property TrustCPT | FY2025 | $1.6B | +1.9% | $384M |
Each row is that company’s latest fiscal year from its own 10-K, using its own revenue and net income lines. Fiscal years end in different months, and line definitions differ (banks, insurers and oil companies count revenue differently), so this is a rough side-by-side, not a like-for-like comparison.
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