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The price of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) on October 9, 2026 is 271.57 USD, +1.11% on the day. Over 52 weeks the stock traded between 238.46 USD and 303.35 USD; the price now sits 51% of the way up that range. Over the past year the price changed by +3.61%. The P/E ratio is 30.5, which is above the sector median (23.3). Market capitalization is 17.46 billion USD, rank 16 among 194 stocks of the same industry with a known capitalization.
Closing prices for 09 October 2026
Next earnings report: 04 November 2026 · Earnings calendar
Essex Property Trust, Inc. trades on NYSE under the ticker ESS. The company belongs to the Real estate sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks ESS has traded between 238.46 $ and 303.35 $. As of 09 October 2026 the price stood 51.02 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year ESS shares rose 3.61 %; over six months they rose 8.60 %. Volatility over 90 days is 19.44 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 09 October 2026.
ESS trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.5, above the sector median of 23.3. Price to sales is 9.2, above the sector median of 3.9. Price to book is 3.2, above the sector median of 1.3. Calculated from reports for the period ending 31 March 2026.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume, shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 October 2026 | 270.65 | 273.86 | 269.79 | 271.57 | 408,500 |
| 08 October 2026 | 268.18 | 270.26 | 267.06 | 268.58 | 454,500 |
| 07 October 2026 | 270.56 | 272.39 | 267.95 | 268.05 | 388,700 |
| 06 October 2026 | 272.37 | 276.85 |
The series is stated in the current share scale after splits; dividends are not included in the price
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 31 March 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
Essex Property Trust owns apartment buildings on the West Coast — in California and Seattle.
The bet on one geography is deliberate: building new housing on the coast is hard because of zoning limits and land costs, so supply barely grows while demand is underpinned by technology industry salaries. That shortage of supply is the source of rent growth.
The flip side of the same concentration is dependence on one sector of the economy and on local politics: layoffs at technology companies and remote work weaken demand, while rent control initiatives affect income directly. The trust form obliges distributing profit. Occupancy stays high through the cycle; what moves the result is the rent achieved on a new lease. The dividend has been raised for decades in a row.
Address:1100 PARK PLACE SUITE 200, SAN MATEO, CA, 94403, US
Essex Property Trust, Inc. reported revenue of 1.9B $ and net income of 573M $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 30.03 %. Revenue changed by +5.27 % year over year. Earnings per share are 8.89 $. Market capitalisation is 17.5B $.
ESS has a return on equity of 10.54 %, above the sector median of 3.95 %. Return on assets is 4.37 %, above the sector median of 0.99 %. Operating margin is 41.80 %, above the sector median of 17.93 %.
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| 271.57 |
| 272.49 |
| 633,400 |
| 05 October 2026 | 267.77 | 272.42 | 265.92 | 271.93 | 437,500 |
| 02 October 2026 | 272.48 | 272.48 | 267.92 | 268.65 | 466,800 |
| 01 October 2026 | 268.89 | 270.41 | 266.36 | 269.51 | 586,500 |
| 30 September 2026 | 272.51 | 272.51 | 268.76 | 269.39 | 710,900 |
| 29 September 2026 | 271.92 | 274.93 | 270.49 | 273.93 | 453,200 |
| 28 September 2026 | 272.42 | 273.45 | 269.57 | 273.01 | 462,900 |
| 25 September 2026 | 272.03 | 272.21 | 269.59 | 271.61 | 563,700 |
| 24 September 2026 | 274.02 | 275.14 | 271.05 | 271.65 | 842,300 |
| 23 September 2026 | 274.44 | 276.75 | 273.14 | 273.47 | 988,900 |
| 22 September 2026 | 271.34 | 275.92 | 270.84 | 274.76 | 567,000 |
| 21 September 2026 | 270.86 | 271.67 | 268.17 | 271.39 | 464,500 |
| 18 September 2026 | 269.84 | 272.11 | 268.03 | 270.05 | 790,000 |
| 17 September 2026 | 272.72 | 273.98 | 270.49 | 270.80 | 605,500 |
| 16 September 2026 | 275.83 | 277.49 | 269.86 | 271.34 | 553,700 |
| 15 September 2026 | 274.96 | 276.47 | 272.78 | 276.05 | 531,100 |
| 14 September 2026 | 274.72 | 276.02 | 271.78 | 275.73 | 250,000 |