Essex Property (ESS)

Apartments | Coastal Luxury

Essex Property (ESS) is tracked in the Hoya Capital REIT and real estate database, classified under Apartments, Apartment with a Coastal Luxury focus. The company came public in 1994. It is categorized as a Large-Cap name in the database. The company has an equity market capitalization of approximately $18.5 billion. Shares recently traded near $283.01 with a dividend yield of about 3.66 percent. The company pays dividends on a quarterly schedule with a forward annual dividend rate of $10.36 per share. Its FFO payout ratio is roughly 60 percent. The dividend was raised by about 2.8 percent over the past year. The stock is priced at roughly 17.0 times estimated 2026 funds from operations. Balance sheet leverage stands near 5.0 times debt to EBITDA. S&P rates the company's credit at BBB+. Within Hoya Capital's index sector framework the company is grouped under Residential. The next scheduled ex-dividend date on file is 2026-09-30. It operates with an internal management structure. This profile includes fundamentals, dividend history, valuation metrics, and sector rankings from Hoya Capital's research database, refreshed on a regular schedule.

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