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In short: Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS), a Real Estate company, scores 16/100 on ShareSift's value score and 2/9 on the Piotroski F-Score as of 7 October 2026.
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268.79 USD -1.36%
Open full interactive analysis →| Price | 268.79 USD |
| Day change | -1.36% |
| Market cap | 18.53B |
| 52-week range | 238.46 – 303.35 |
| P/E (trailing) | 41.8 |
| Dividend yield | 3.80% |
| Payout ratio | 160.50% |
| Return on equity | 7.71% |
| Debt / equity | 122% |
| Beta | 0.71 |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Value score | 16 / 100 |
How the value score is calculated: 13 published tests, weighted to 100.
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) scores 16/100 on this site's value model, in the lower band: most of the valuation measures it checks sit on the richer side. It trades at 41.8 times trailing earnings and is classified in Real Estate. The dividend yield is 3.80%, paid from 161% of earnings. Return on equity is 8%, with debt at 122% of equity. On its filings it passes 2 of the nine Piotroski checks, which points to deteriorating fundamentals. These are automated readings of reported figures, not a recommendation.
Piotroski F-Score 2 / 9 — nine pass/fail checks on profitability, leverage and efficiency, comparing the latest financial year with the one before.
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) scores 16/100 on ShareSift's value score as of 7 October 2026. The score is thirteen published pass/fail tests on reported figures: sixty points for valuation measures such as P/E and price-to-book, and forty for profitability, financial health, growth and dividends. A missing figure counts as a fail.
Essex Property Trust, Inc. trades at 41.8 times its trailing twelve-month earnings as of 7 October 2026. The price-to-earnings ratio is the share price divided by earnings per share; a lower figure means paying less for each dollar of profit, though growth companies usually carry higher ratios.
Yes. Essex Property Trust, Inc. has a dividend yield of 3.80% at the current share price as of 7 October 2026, paying out 161% of its earnings. The yield is the annual dividend divided by the price, so it rises when the price falls. Past dividends do not guarantee future ones.
Essex Property Trust, Inc. passes 2 of the nine Piotroski checks, which ShareSift reads as weak, pointing to deteriorating fundamentals. The F-Score compares the latest financial year with the one before on profitability, debt and liquidity, and operating efficiency. It shows the direction of the business, not whether the shares are cheap.
Prices and fundamentals: Yahoo Finance (unofficial), as of 7 October 2026; prices are delayed about 15 minutes. Piotroski F-Score and Altman Z-Score: SEC EDGAR company filings, comparing the latest two annual reports. How each score is calculated: value score, F-Score, Z-Score. Every source ShareSift uses: data sources.
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