Real Estate
Equity Residential(EQR)
Live Price
Offline$64.09
-0.84% today
1Y Change
+1.16%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
- Market Cap
- $24.82B
- Revenue Growth
- +4.1%
- EPS Growth
- +8.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.2%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Equity Residential (EQR) is a Real Estate stock with a market cap of $24.82B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $64.09 and up 1.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +4.1%, EPS growth of +8.8%, a dividend yield of 4.2%. What stands out right now is revenue +4.1%, EPS +8.8%, free cash flow +2.8% with operating margin 28.5% and ROIC 4.3%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 4.2%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 26.1 and price/sales 8.0. Stock Foundry combines EQR price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Real Estate peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+4.1% vs +11.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+28.5% vs +59.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
26.1 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 5, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +4.1% and EPS at +8.8%, with operating margin around 28.5%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 4.2%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.6% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 5, 2026 | โ | -0.1% | -0.5% | -0.2% |
2026 Feb 5, 2026 | -1.0% | +3.4% | +2.1% | +1.5% |
2025 Oct 28, 2025 | +0.0% | -4.1% | -3.4% | -0.6% |
Benchmark Edge
EQR vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
EQR
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
EQR Max Drawdown
-15.16%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for EQR and SPY.
Company Overview
Equity Residential
New York Stock Exchange
Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract high quality long-term renters. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 305 properties consisting of 78,568 apartment units, located in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco, Southern California and Denver.
- Leadership
- Mark J. Parrell
- IPO Date
- Aug 12, 1993
- Employees
- 2.5k
- Street Address
- Two North Riverside Plaza
- Mailing
- Chicago, IL, 60606
- Region
- Chicago, IL, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 312-474-1300
- Last Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 26.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 14.2
- Price/Sales
- 8.0
- Price/Book
- 2.3
Growth
- Revenue
- +4.1%
- EPS
- +8.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +2.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 46.3%
- Operating Margin
- 28.5%
- Net Margin
- 30.6%
- ROE
- 8.7%
- ROIC
- 4.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.81
- Current Ratio
- 0.03
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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