ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
Business
Essex Property Trust, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed REIT that owns and operates apartment communities along the West Coast of the United States. The company owns or has ownership interests in 259 operating apartment communities aggregating 63,077 apartment homes, along with a development pipeline and preferred equity co-investments. Essex generates revenue primarily through rental income from residential tenants, supplemented by property management fees, development and redevelopment services, and management fees from co-investments. The company operates across California and Washington markets, with a strategic focus on supply-constrained coastal regions in Southern California, Northern California, and the Seattle metropolitan area.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-20
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rental and other property | 1,878 | 1,764 | 1,658 | 1,596 | 1,431 | |
| Management and other fees from affiliates | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
| Total revenues | 1,887 | 1,774 | 1,669 | 1,607 | 1,441 | |
| Property operating, excluding real estate taxes | 353 | 328 | 302 | 283 | 265 | |
| Real estate taxes | 206 | 193 | 186 | 184 | 180 | |
| Corporate-level property management expenses | 49 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 36 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 608 | 580 | 548 | 539 | 520 | |
| General and administrative | 72 | 99 | 63 | 57 | 52 | |
| Expensed acquisition and investment related costs | 25,000 | 72,000 | 595,000 | 2 | 203,000 | |
| Casualty loss | 0 | 0 | 433,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total expenses | 1,288 | 1,247 | 1,144 | 1,106 | 1,054 | |
| Gain on sale of real estate and land | 300 | 176 | 59 | 94 | 143 | |
| Earnings from operations | 899 | 703 | 584 | 595 | 530 | |
| Interest expense | −258 | −236 | −213 | −205 | — | |
| Total return swap income | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Interest and other income | 20 | 81 | 46 | −19 | 99 | |
| Equity income from co-investments | 35 | 48 | 11 | 26 | 112 | |
| Tax benefit (expense) on unconsolidated co-investments | 2 | 929,000 | −697,000 | 10 | −16 | |
| Loss on early retirement of debt | −762,000 | 0 | 0 | −2,000 | −19 | |
| Gain on remeasurement of co-investment | 330,000 | 211 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Net income | 703 | 811 | 431 | 433 | 516 | |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | −33 | −70 | −25 | −25 | −27 | |
| Net income available to common stockholders | 670 | 742 | 406 | 408 | 489 | |
| Net income available to common stockholders (in dollars per share) | 10.4 | 11.55 | 6.32 | 6.27 | 7.51 | |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year (in shares) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | |
| Net income available to common stockholders (in dollars per share) | 10.4 | 11.54 | 6.32 | 6.27 | 7.51 | |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year (in shares) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land and land improvements | 3,363 | 3,247 | 3,037 | 3,043 | 3,033 | |
| Buildings and improvements | 15,073 | 14,343 | 13,098 | 12,923 | 12,597 | |
| Total rental properties | 18,437 | 17,590 | 16,135 | 15,966 | 15,630 | |
| Less: accumulated depreciation | −6,532 | −6,151 | −5,665 | −5,152 | −4,647 | |
| Net real estate | 11,905 | 11,439 | 10,470 | 10,814 | 10,983 | |
| Real estate under development | 157 | 53 | 24 | — | 112 | |
| Co-investments | 631 | 935 | 1,062 | 1,127 | 1,178 | |
| Total real estate | 12,692 | 12,427 | 11,556 | 11,966 | 12,272 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents-unrestricted | 76 | 67 | 392 | 33 | 48 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents-restricted | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| Marketable securities | 98 | 70 | 88 | 113 | — | |
| Notes and other receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $0.6 million and $0.5 million as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 142 | 207 | 175 | 103 | 341 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 51 | 52 | 64 | 67 | 69 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 91 | 97 | 79 | 81 | 65 | |
| Total assets | 13,159 | 12,927 | 12,361 | 12,373 | 12,998 | |
| Unsecured debt, net | 6,016 | 5,474 | 5,319 | 5,312 | 5,307 | |
| Mortgage notes payable, net | 784 | 990 | 887 | 594 | 639 | |
| Lines of credit and commercial paper | 0 | 138 | — | — | — | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 221 | 213 | 176 | 165 | 181 | |
| Construction payable | 25 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 29 | |
| Dividends payable | 174 | 165 | 156 | 149 | 143 | |
| Distributions in excess of investments in co-investments | 99 | 79 | 65 | 43 | 36 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 51 | 52 | 65 | 69 | 71 | |
| Other liabilities | 52 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 40 | |
| Total liabilities | 7,422 | 7,176 | 6,735 | 6,451 | 6,787 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 17) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest | 28 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 35 | |
| Common stock; $0.0001 par value, 670,000,000 shares authorized; 64,442,290 and 64,280,466 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 6,684 | 6,668 | 6,657 | 6,750 | 6,916 | |
| Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings | −1,148 | −1,156 | −1,268 | — | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income, net | 6 | 25 | 34 | 46 | −6 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 5,541 | 5,537 | 5,423 | 5,716 | 5,994 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 167 | 183 | 171 | 179 | 183 | |
| Total equity | 5,709 | 5,720 | 5,594 | 5,895 | 6,177 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 13,159 | 12,927 | 12,361 | 12,373 | 12,998 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight-lined rents | −1 | 34,000 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 608 | 580 | 548 | 539 | 520 | |
| Amortization of discount and debt financing costs, net | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
| Realized and unrealized gains on marketable securities, net | −4 | −8 | −10 | — | — | |
| Provision for credit losses | 26,000 | −179,000 | 70,000 | 381,000 | 141,000 | |
| Companys share of gain on the sales of co-investment | −5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equity income from co-investments | −30 | −48 | −11 | −26 | −112 | |
| Operating distributions from co-investments | 93 | 63 | 77 | 95 | 105 | |
| Accrued interest from notes and other receivables | −9 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −16 | |
| Gain on the sale of real estate and land | −300 | −176 | −59 | −94 | −143 | |
| Equity-based compensation | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
| Prepaid expenses, receivables, operating lease right-of-use assets, and other assets | −2 | 32 | −10 | 5 | 5 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and operating lease liabilities | 7 | 25 | 5 | −17 | 22 | |
| Other liabilities | −2 | −2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,074 | 1,068 | 980 | 976 | 905 | |
| Acquisitions of real estate and acquisition related capital expenditures, net of cash acquired | −832 | −940 | −25 | −22 | −153 | |
| Redevelopment | −82 | −71 | −73 | −97 | −62 | |
| Development acquisitions of and additions to real estate under development | −62 | −3 | −8 | −28 | −50 | |
| Capital expenditures on rental properties | −140 | −136 | −140 | −163 | −121 | |
| Investments in notes receivable | −170 | −131 | −58 | −168 | −245 | |
| Collections of notes and other receivables | 85 | 34 | 0 | 412 | 104 | |
| Proceeds from insurance for property losses | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 879,000 | |
| Proceeds from dispositions of real estate | 510 | 247 | 99 | 158 | 297 | |
| Contributions to co-investments | −34 | −34 | −37 | −163 | −306 | |
| Changes in refundable deposits | 8 | −8 | 10 | −16 | −9 | |
| Purchases of marketable securities | −26 | −1 | −21 | −18 | −24 | |
| Sales and maturities of marketable securities | 1 | 27 | 64 | 71 | 17 | |
| Non-operating distributions from co-investments | 184 | 41 | 40 | 176 | 154 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −552 | −973 | −145 | 146 | −397 | |
| Proceeds from unsecured debt and mortgage notes | 1,148 | 555 | 598 | 0 | 746 | |
| Payments on unsecured debt and mortgage notes | −809 | −403 | −302 | −65 | −1,054 | |
| Proceeds from lines of credit and commercial paper | 7,936 | 1,667 | 844 | — | — | |
| Repayments of lines of credit and commercial paper | −8,073 | −1,530 | −896 | — | — | |
| Retirement of common stock | 0 | 0 | −96 | −190 | −9 | |
| Additions to deferred charges | −13 | −10 | −2 | −3 | −8 | |
| Payments related to debt prepayment penalties | −697,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | |
| Net costs from issuance of common stock | −391,000 | −296,000 | −347,000 | −314,000 | −455,000 | |
| Net proceeds from stock options exercised | 9 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 58 | |
| Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation | −8 | −3 | −4 | −2 | −5 | |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interest | −33 | −81 | −32 | −31 | −29 | |
| Redemptions of noncontrolling interest | −13 | −6 | −609,000 | −11 | −8 | |
| Redemptions of redeemable noncontrolling interest | 0 | −521,000 | 0 | −478,000 | −4 | |
| Common stock dividends paid | −654 | −620 | −587 | −566 | −543 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −512 | −420 | −477 | −1,138 | −533 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in unrestricted and restricted cash and cash equivalents | 10 | −324 | 358 | −16 | −25 | |
| Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest | 253 | 223 | 207 | 198 | 194 | |
| Interest capitalized | 4 | 251,000 | 823,000 | 2 | 6 | |
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Issuance of Operating Partnership units for contributed properties | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Redemption of preferred equity investments upon acquisition or consolidation of co-investments | 262 | 45 | 0 | — | — | |
| Reclassifications (from) to redeemable noncontrolling interest (to) from additional paid in capital and noncontrolling interest | −2 | −835,000 | 5 | −7 | 7 | |
| Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Debt assumed in connection with acquisition | 0 | 95 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Debt financed by seller in connection with acquisition | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What is ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.'s CIK number?
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.'s SEC CIK number is 0000920522 (920522). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
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When did ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. last report earnings?
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. (ESS) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on Apr 28, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001140361-26-017477). This is ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.'s most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
What is ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.'s most recent earnings 8-K?
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.'s latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed Apr 28, 2026 under accession 0001140361-26-017477. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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