ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. (ESS) closed fiscal year 2025 with 64.4 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 10.28 USD per share.
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. (ESS) closed fiscal year 2025 with 64.4 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 10.28 USD per share. Over the year the share count rose by 0.16 M shares on a net basis, typically through stock-based compensation and options. Since 2009 the share count has grown by 123.4 %. The dividend per share was 10.28 USD, up 4.9 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 654 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 18 fiscal years, from 2008 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 28.8M | 31.3M | 33.9M | 36.4M | 36.4M | 63.7M | 65.4M | 65.5M | 66.1M | 65.9M | 66.1M | 65.0M | 65.2M | 64.6M | 64.2M | 64.3M | 64.4M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 3.50M | 2.48M | 2.56M | 2.55M | 0.00M | 27.2M | 1.70M | 0.15M | 0.53M | 0.00M | 0.20M | 0.00M | 0.25M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.08M | 0.16M |
| Shares issued (%) | 12.14 % | 7.90 % | 7.56 % | 7.01 % | 0.00 % | 42.77 % | 2.60 % | 0.23 % | 0.80 % | 0.00 % | 0.31 % | 0.00 % | 0.38 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.12 % | 0.25 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | -164k | 0.00k | -1,093k | 0.00k | -644k | -401k | 0.00k | 0.00k |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.25 % | 0.00 % | -1.68 % | 0.00 % | -1.00 % | -0.62 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 3,503k | 2,475k | 2,563k | 2,555k | 0.00k | 27,240k | 1,697k | 149k | 526k | -164k | 202k | -1,093k | 249k | -644k | -401k | 77.0k | 162k |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 12.14 % | 7.90 % | 7.56 % | 7.01 % | 0.00 % | 42.77 % | 2.60 % | 0.23 % | 0.80 % | -0.25 % | 0.31 % | -1.68 % | 0.38 % | -1.00 % | -0.62 % | 0.12 % | 0.25 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 4.11 | 4.13 | 4.15 | 5.44 | 3.63 | 5.02 | 5.62 | 6.40 | 7.00 | 7.44 | 7.80 | 8.31 | 8.36 | 8.80 | 9.24 | 9.80 | 10.28 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 315.57 % | 344.04 % | 294.50 % | 124.72 % | 115.60 % | 213.32 % | 158.22 % | 99.07 % | 104.06 % | 124.10 % | 115.59 % | 94.24 % | 111.12 % | 138.60 % | 144.64 % | 83.67 % | 97.67 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 117M | 124M | 139M | 156M | 181M | 261M | 367M | 411M | 451M | 484M | 508M | 536M | 543M | 566M | 587M | 620M | 654M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 4.72 % | 3.58 % | 2.94 % | 3.72 % | 2.50 % | 2.37 % | 2.33 % | 2.81 % | 2.91 % | 3.02 % | 2.60 % | 3.49 % | 2.39 % | 4.21 % | 3.66 % | 3.45 % | 3.92 % |
Figures in USD
