With a market capitalization (market cap) of $17.49B — a measure of how much the company is worth — Essex Property Trust, Inc. ranks #628 among the 2,447 companies tracked, and 18th in Real Estate as of November 8, 2026. Shares trade at $272.18, up 0.31% on the day.
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Market-cap change uses historical capitalization records. Share-price returns are a different series — they can diverge when the share count changes. Those returns are not a CAGR until you pick a start value, an ending value, and years. CAGR calculator. Market cap vs. stock price.
Year-end values and the chart both come from historical market-cap records, not from applying today's share count to past prices. Latest historical observation November 6, 2026. Ranking headline cap is the snapshot figure as of November 8, 2026.
| Year | As of | Market cap | Annual change | Year-end close |
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| 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 | $17.5B | +3.75% | $272.18 |
| 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $16.87B | -8.12% | $261.68 |
| 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $18.36B | +15.35% | $285.44 |
| 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $15.91B | +16.02% | $247.94 |
Ranking figure $17.49B as of November 8, 2026.
Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s ranking market cap is the provider-reported capitalization on the same snapshot as the rest of this site, with a share price of $272.18 as of November 6, 2026. Charts and the year-end table use a separate historical market-cap series, last observed at $17.5B on November 6, 2026. See how the ranking works.
Live shares outstanding are not on the quote used for price, so this page does not invent a current share count. Shares outstanding vs. float.
The latest annual report (FY 2025) used a weighted-average 64,458,400 shares. That figure is an average for the year, not the live count in the market-cap formula.
Book equity: assets minus liabilities on the latest annual report.
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Largest U.S.-listed names in the same FMP sector — not a hand-picked competitor set.
| Rank | Company | Market cap | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|
| #83 | Welltower Inc. WELL | $179.74B | -0.17% |
| #130 | Prologis, Inc. PLD | $120.68B | -1.24% |
| #157 | Equinix, Inc. |
Essex Property Trust, Inc., a prominent S&P 500 constituent, operates as a vertically integrated real estate investment trust (REIT). The company focuses on the purchase, construction, renovation, and ongoing management of residential apartment complexes across select West Coast regions.
Summary from the company profile (Financial Modeling Prep). Principal financial figures above are for FY 2025.
Visit websiteAs of November 8, 2026, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) is worth $17.49B — that is its market capitalization, the total value of its outstanding shares on MarketCapLens.
A company’s net worth is its shareholders’ equity: assets minus liabilities on the balance sheet. That is book equity, not market cap. For FY 2025, Essex Property Trust, Inc.’s book equity is about $5.74B. Market cap is the market value of the outstanding shares. As of November 8, 2026, its market cap is $17.49B. Book equity is an accounting remainder; market cap is a trading value. Neither is a person’s net worth.
Essex Property Trust, Inc. ranks #628 among the 2,447 companies tracked on MarketCapLens. In Real Estate it ranks #18 of 130.
Fundamentals are annual. Figures labeled with their fiscal year. Live ratios use the current price against those annual earnings.
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| Dec 30, 2022 |
| $13.72B |
| -40.34% |
| $211.92 |
| 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $22.99B | — | $352.23 |
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Last observation of each calendar year from historical market-cap records. The current year is through the latest date, not a completed year-end. Share-price close is the matching session for context — we do not rebuild cap from today's share count.
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| +1.54% |
| #189 | American Tower Corporation AMT | $87.55B | -2.68% |
| #230 | Simon Property Group, Inc. SPG | $73.91B | +0.83% |
| #253 | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR | $65.9B | -0.27% |
Companies immediately above and below in the overall ranking. They may be in a different sector.
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| #625 | F5, Inc. FFIV | $17.66B | -0.29% |
| #626 | East West Bancorp, Inc. EWBC | $17.65B | -0.15% |
| #627 | APi Group Corporation APG | $17.54B | +1.34% |
| #629 | Exelixis, Inc. EXEL | $17.49B | +1.25% |
| #630 | TD Synnex Corp SNX | $17.45B | +1.56% |
| #631 | Ball Corporation BALL | $17.45B | -1.48% |
Essex Property Trust, Inc.’s ranking market cap of $17.49B comes from the same snapshot as the rest of this site, as of November 8, 2026. It is not share price multiplied by the FY 2025 weighted-average share count of 64,458,400. The historical market-cap series last observed $17.5B on November 6, 2026.
Over the past year, Essex Property Trust, Inc.’s market cap is up 5.94%, using historical market-cap records rather than today’s share count applied to past prices.
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) shares trade at $272.18, up 0.31% on the day, as of November 8, 2026.
Essex Property Trust, Inc. trades at a live price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.1, using the latest share price divided by the latest annual earnings per share. That is not the same as a fiscal-year reported P/E.