profit from every $100 of sales.
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Equity Residential
We have no price for Equity Residential since 21 August 2026. It may have been taken over, merged or renamed, so the figures below are from then.
$63.66+0.00% today
+2.1% since Oct 8, 25
1-year low $57.981-year high $70.15
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $21.97 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Equity Residential sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.74 billion in 2022 to $3.09 billion in 2025, with $1.12 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Equity Residential handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
$1.0B
Free cash flow 2025$1.3B
Bought back its own shares$281M
Paid as dividends$1.0B
Cash vs. debt$56M vs. $8.5B
Equity Residential vs. similar companies
Equity Residential grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential | 22.0× · Fair price | ||
 AvalonBay Communities | 25.0× · Fair price | ||
 Essex Property | 28.2× · Fair price | ||
 Invitation Homes | 26.4× · Fair price | ||
 Sun Communities | 10.8× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Equity Residential's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,735 | 2,874 | 2,980 | 3,094 | |
| 1,753 | 1,827 | 1,886 | 1,945 | |
| 812 | 878 | 872 | 870 | |
| 1,990 | 2,046 | 2,334 | 2,503 | |
| 777 | 835 | 1,036 | 1,120 | |
| 2.05 | 2.20 | 2.72 | 2.94 | |
| 64.1% | 63.6% | 63.3% | 62.9% | |
| 29.7% | 30.6% | 29.3% | 28.1% | |
| 28.4% | 29.1% | 34.8% | 36.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20,218 | 20,035 | 20,834 | 20,746 |
| Cash | 54 | 51 | 62 | 56 |
| Total debt | 7,734 | 7,702 | 8,427 | 8,480 |
| Total liabilities | 8,517 | 8,456 | 9,250 | 9,337 |
| 11,173 | 11,086 | 11,045 | 11,041 | |
| 389 | 391 | 391 | 390 | |
| 4.6% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 6.0% | |
| 7.0% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 10.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,455 | 1,533 | 1,574 | 1,649 | |
| 232 | 334 | 319 | 359 | |
| 1,223 | 1,199 | 1,255 | 1,290 | |
| Dividends paid | 934 | 993 | 1,021 | 1,048 |
| 0 | 49 | 60 | 281 | |
| 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Valuation
- 22.0×
- 48.9×
- 1.72
- 2.2×
- 8.0×
- 19.1×
- 13.2×
- 5.2%
- 4.6%
- 4.4%
Profitability
- 62.9%
- 28.1%
- 36.2%
- 75.3%
- 4.3%
- 5.3%
- 8.7%
- 4.6%
- 4.6%
- –
Growth
- +4.2%
- +12.8%
- +2.8%
- +2.7%
- +0.4%
Financial health
- 3.7×
- 0.81
- 42.1%
- 2.8×
- 0.03
- 0.03
- 0.15
How it ranks in Real Estate
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 47%of 746
Bottom 39%of 752
Bottom 35%of 666
Bottom 36%of 762
Bottom 46%of 763
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $70.61
- Range
- $63.00 – $78.50
- 5 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | 0.99 | 0.95 | +4.2% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 1.03 | 1.04 | −1.0% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 1.02 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 0.99 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | 0.95 | 0.93 | +2.2% |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 1.00 | 1.00 | +0.0% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 0.98 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| Jul 29, 2024 | 0.97 | 0.96 | +1.0% |
4.4%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$44a year at today's yield, before tax
+2.7%2020 to 2025
Raised1 yearin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$2.21 in 2015 → $2.75 in 2025
How safe it looks
93.5% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 81.2%
News
Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Wednesday as Nvidia Stock RecoversYahoo Finance · Nov 11, 2026Update: US Equity Indexes Drop as Inflation Data Strengthens Case for Fed Rate IncreaseYahoo Finance · Nov 10, 2026Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell Tuesday Amid October Consumer Inflation ReportYahoo Finance · Nov 10, 2026Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Rise Pre-Bell Wednesday as Investors React to US Midterm Election ResultsYahoo Finance · Nov 4, 2026Update: US Equity Indexes Mixed as Apple's Results Underwhelm on Election DayYahoo Finance · Nov 3, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
49No pass
Benjamin Graham
52No pass
Philip Fisher
41No pass
Peter Lynch
25No pass
Joel Greenblatt
44No pass
Charlie Munger
48No pass
Terry Smith
45No pass
Questions about Equity Residential
Is Equity Residential a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Equity Residential AI analysis
What does Equity Residential do?
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. It is in REIT - Residential, based in Chicago, IL, United States, with 2,400 employees.
Does Equity Residential pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 4.4% a year, about 94% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $1.05 billion in dividends.
Is Equity Residential stock halal?
No. Equity Residential does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 35% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
Who are Equity Residential's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are AvalonBay Communities, Essex Property, Invitation Homes and Sun Communities. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Equity Residential's.
Prices: daily closes to Aug 21, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.