
ESS Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESS Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results.
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WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESS Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results.

Essex Property Trust remains a "Buy," with regional supply/demand dynamics in California supporting resilience despite national rental headwinds and recent share underperformance. ESS benefits from limited new supply, extreme home unaffordability, and positive migration trends in its core West Coast markets, driving higher occupancy and pricing power. 2026 guidance targets $15.69–$16.19 core FFO with ~2.4% same-property revenue growth, but higher interest expense and reduced structured finance income will constrain FFO growth.

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) Presents at Citi's Miami Global Property CEO Conference 2026 Transcript

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) announced today that Angela L. Kleiman, President and CEO, will be participating in a roundtable presentation at the 2026 Citigroup Global Property CEO Conference on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 2:55 p.m. Eastern Time. To listen to the panel, please visit the webcast link under the latest events section of the Company's Investors website at www.essex.com. An archive of the webcast will be available for thirty days following t.

Centersquare Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS) by 473.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 516,756 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 426,650 shares during the

Citigroup Inc. boosted its stake in Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS) by 98.8% during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 175,688 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 87,306 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc.

U.S. equity markets advanced this week as investors parsed a deluge of headlines, including a major Supreme Court tariff ruling, escalating Middle East tensions, soft economic data, and hawkish Fed-speak. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to restrict the President's authority to impose broader tariffs under the IEEPA framework, a widely expected move that was quickly countered by the White House. Investors also shrugged off renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran, which sent oil prices to seven-month highs. The S&P 500 advanced 1.1% - its best weekly gains since early January.

ESS lifts its annual dividend for the 32nd straight year, raising the payout to $10.36 per share as solid FFO growth and liquidity back returns.

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 0.8% increase to its annual cash dividend. This represents the Company's 32nd consecutive annual dividend increase. The Board of Directors has declared a first quarter dividend of $2.59 per share, payable April 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2026. On an annualized basis, the dividend represents a distribution of $10.36 per common share. The Ann.

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESS Appoints Randall Selesky as Chief Commercial Officer to Accelerate Global Growth.

Aberdeen Group plc trimmed its stake in Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS) by 9.1% in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 184,420 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 18,378 shares during the

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Thirty-six publicly traded US real estate investment trusts are projected to increase dividend payouts in the first quarter, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence forecasts. The remaining 100 public REITs included in the analysis are predicted to maintain their dividend payout over the quarter. Two manufactured home REITs and two communication REITs are expected to raise their dividends within the first quarter, accounting for roughly 66.7% of both sectors.

ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS) by 2.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 601,341 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an

Same Property Revenue Growth: Achieved 3.3% for 2025, at the high end of guidance.Blended Lease Rate Growth: 1.9% in Q4 2025.Occupancy Rate: Increased by 20 ba

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

ESS misses Q4 core FFO estimates despite higher same-property NOI and occupancy, with rising interest expenses partly weighing on results.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Essex Property Trust (ESS) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Essex Property Trust (ESS) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $3.98 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4 per share. This compares to FFO of $3.92 per share a year ago.