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ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Real Estate / REIT - Residential

$272.91 ▲ $1.54(0.57%) as of Sep 14, 2026 03:06 UTC
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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. Currently, Essex maintains ownership interests in 246 apartment communities, offering a total of roughly 60,000 homes, with an additional six properties actively advancing through various stages of development.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$2.5900Paid Jul 15, 2026
Forward Annual$10.36
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateJun 30, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateSep 30, 2026$2.5900, declared Sep 03, 2026The ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.
Next Pay DateOct 15, 2026
1-Yr Growth38.2%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth5.8%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Key Metrics

Current Yield

3.80%

At the Sep 14, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$10.3600

The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

Rank Score

51.8

As of Sep 14, 2026

Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.

RSI (14)

36

As of Sep 14, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$239.61 – $298.33

Closes through Sep 11, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

159.21% (EPS-based)

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

32

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

3.30

Price as of Sep 14, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on a dividend — the same four-check test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a model rank of 70+ and a yield of 2%+; the rank weighs the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio, return on equity and price-to-book. Accelerating: the dividend has grown over time, not stalled. Flawless: an unbroken record with no cuts or suspensions. Enduring: a long enough paying history to weather a cycle. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 52/100, yield 3.80%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 2 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
A dividend cut or reduction appears in the record.
E Enduring
32 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume270,100Sep 11, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$272.84Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$271.32 – $274.31Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$271.37Close of Sep 10, 2026The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$17.54BAs of Sep 14, 2026The company's total market value — share price times shares outstanding — on the date shown.
Shares Out64.26MImplied by market cap, Sep 14, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$6.4612 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)42.4Price as of Sep 14, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateJun 30, 2026Paid Jul 15, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateSep 30, 2026Pays Oct 15, 2026; declaredThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)4.9%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)4.1%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases1 yrAnnual totals through 2025The number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current3.80%
1-Yr Average3.87%
Low / High3.47% – 4.29%
Percentile29%

Across 241 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), ESS's current yield is higher than approximately 29% of them. Our stored price history for ESS covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$2.5900 Q Regular upcoming, declared Sep 03, 2026 Sep 30, 2026 Sep 30, 2026 Oct 15, 2026
$2.5900 Q Regular May 14, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 Jul 15, 2026
$2.5900 I Regular Feb 19, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Apr 15, 2026
$2.5700 Q Regular Dec 05, 2025 Jan 02, 2026 Jan 02, 2026 Jan 15, 2026
$2.5700 Q Regular Sep 04, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Oct 15, 2025
$2.5700 Q Regular May 15, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Jul 15, 2025
$2.5700 I Regular Feb 20, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Apr 15, 2025
$2.4500 Q Regular Dec 06, 2024 Jan 02, 2025 Jan 02, 2025 Jan 15, 2025
$2.4500 Q Regular Sep 05, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Oct 11, 2024
$2.4500 Q Regular May 15, 2024 Jun 28, 2024 Jun 28, 2024 Jul 12, 2024
$2.4500 Q Regular Feb 22, 2024 Mar 27, 2024 Mar 29, 2024 Apr 12, 2024
$2.3100 Q Regular Dec 08, 2023 Dec 29, 2023 Jan 02, 2024 Jan 12, 2024
$2.3100 Q Regular Sep 07, 2023 Sep 28, 2023 Sep 29, 2023 Oct 13, 2023
$2.3100 Q Regular May 12, 2023 Jun 29, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Jul 14, 2023
$2.3100 Q Regular Feb 23, 2023 Mar 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Apr 14, 2023
$2.2000 Q Regular Dec 09, 2022 Dec 30, 2022 Jan 03, 2023 Jan 13, 2023
$2.2000 Q Regular Sep 15, 2022 Sep 29, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Oct 14, 2022
$2.2000 Q Regular May 11, 2022 Jun 29, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Jul 15, 2022
$2.2000 Q Regular Feb 24, 2022 Mar 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Apr 14, 2022
$2.0900 Q Regular Dec 10, 2021 Dec 31, 2021 Jan 03, 2022 Jan 14, 2022
$2.0900 Q Regular Sep 10, 2021 Sep 29, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Oct 15, 2021
$2.0900 Q Regular May 12, 2021 Jun 29, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Jul 15, 2021
$2.0900 Q Regular Feb 18, 2021 Mar 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Apr 15, 2021
$2.0775 Q Regular Dec 08, 2020 Dec 31, 2020 Jan 04, 2021 Jan 15, 2021
$2.0780 Q Regular Sep 02, 2020 Sep 29, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Oct 15, 2020
$2.0775 Q Regular May 14, 2020 Jun 29, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Jul 15, 2020
$2.0775 Q Regular Feb 21, 2020 Mar 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Apr 15, 2020
$1.9500 Q Regular Dec 16, 2019 Dec 31, 2019 Jan 02, 2020 Jan 15, 2020
$1.9500 Q Regular Sep 06, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Oct 15, 2019
$1.9500 Q Regular May 15, 2019 Jun 27, 2019 Jun 28, 2019 Jul 12, 2019
$1.9500 Q Regular Feb 21, 2019 Mar 28, 2019 Mar 29, 2019 Apr 12, 2019
$1.8600 Q Regular Dec 14, 2018 Dec 31, 2018 Jan 02, 2019 Jan 15, 2019
$1.8600 Q Regular Sep 18, 2018 Sep 27, 2018 Sep 28, 2018 Oct 12, 2018
$1.8600 Q Regular May 21, 2018 Jun 28, 2018 Jun 29, 2018 Jul 13, 2018
$1.8600 Q Regular Feb 21, 2018 Mar 28, 2018 Mar 29, 2018 Apr 16, 2018
$1.7500 Q Regular Dec 13, 2017 Dec 28, 2017 Dec 29, 2017 Jan 16, 2018
$1.7500 Q Regular Sep 19, 2017 Sep 28, 2017 Sep 29, 2017 Oct 16, 2017
$1.7500 Q Regular May 18, 2017 Jun 28, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Jul 14, 2017
$1.7500 Q Regular Feb 22, 2017 Mar 29, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Apr 17, 2017
$1.6000 Q Regular Dec 15, 2016 Dec 28, 2016 Dec 30, 2016 Jan 17, 2017
$1.6000 Q Regular Sep 21, 2016 Sep 28, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Oct 14, 2016
$1.6000 Q Regular May 23, 2016 Jun 28, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Jul 15, 2016
$1.6000 Q Regular Feb 19, 2016 Mar 29, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Apr 15, 2016
$1.4400 Q Regular Dec 17, 2015 Dec 30, 2015 Jan 04, 2016 Jan 15, 2016
$1.4400 Q Regular Sep 17, 2015 Sep 28, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Oct 15, 2015
$1.4400 Q Regular May 26, 2015 Jun 26, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Jul 15, 2015
$1.4400 Q Regular Feb 26, 2015 Mar 27, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Apr 15, 2015
$1.3000 Q Regular Dec 19, 2014 Dec 30, 2014 Jan 02, 2015 Jan 15, 2015
$1.3000 Q Regular Sep 11, 2014 Sep 26, 2014 Sep 30, 2014 Oct 15, 2014
$1.3000 Q Regular Jun 12, 2014 Jun 26, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Jul 15, 2014
$1.2100 Q Regular Jan 31, 2014 Mar 12, 2014 Mar 14, 2014 Mar 31, 2014
$1.2100 Q Regular Dec 06, 2013 Dec 30, 2013 Jan 02, 2014 Jan 15, 2014
$1.2100 Q Regular Sep 12, 2013 Sep 26, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 Oct 15, 2013
$1.2100 Q Regular May 16, 2013 Jun 26, 2013 Jun 28, 2013 Jul 15, 2013
$1.2100 Q Regular Feb 21, 2013 Mar 26, 2013 Mar 28, 2013 Apr 15, 2013
$1.1000 Q Regular Dec 06, 2012 Dec 28, 2012 Jan 02, 2013 Jan 15, 2013
$1.1000 Q Regular Sep 13, 2012 Sep 26, 2012 Sep 28, 2012 Oct 15, 2012
$1.1000 Q Regular Jun 04, 2012 Jun 27, 2012 Jun 29, 2012 Jul 13, 2012
$1.1000 Q Regular Feb 24, 2012 Mar 28, 2012 Mar 30, 2012 Apr 13, 2012
$1.0400 Q Regular Dec 15, 2011 Dec 29, 2011 Jan 03, 2012 Jan 13, 2012
$1.0400 Q Regular Sep 15, 2011 Sep 28, 2011 Sep 30, 2011 Oct 14, 2011
$1.0400 Q Regular Jun 02, 2011 Jun 28, 2011 Jun 30, 2011 Jul 15, 2011
$1.0400 Q Regular Feb 25, 2011 Mar 29, 2011 Mar 31, 2011 Apr 15, 2011
$1.0325 Q Regular Dec 17, 2010 Dec 30, 2010 Jan 03, 2011 Jan 14, 2011
$1.0325 Q Regular Sep 16, 2010 Sep 28, 2010 Sep 30, 2010 Oct 15, 2010
$1.0325 Q Regular Jun 17, 2010 Jun 28, 2010 Jun 30, 2010 Jul 15, 2010
$1.0325 Q Regular Feb 26, 2010 Mar 29, 2010 Mar 31, 2010 Apr 15, 2010
$1.0300 Q Regular Dec 15, 2009 Dec 30, 2009 Jan 04, 2010 Jan 15, 2010
$1.0300 Q Regular Sep 18, 2009 Sep 28, 2009 Sep 30, 2009 Oct 15, 2009
$1.0300 Q Regular Jun 04, 2009 Jun 26, 2009 Jun 30, 2009 Jul 15, 2009
$1.0300 Q Regular Feb 25, 2009 Mar 27, 2009 Mar 31, 2009 Apr 15, 2009
$1.0200 Q Regular Dec 05, 2008 Dec 30, 2008 Jan 02, 2009 Jan 15, 2009
$1.0200 Q Regular Sep 18, 2008 Sep 26, 2008 Sep 30, 2008 Oct 15, 2008
$1.0200 Q Regular Jun 18, 2008 Jun 26, 2008 Jun 30, 2008 Jul 15, 2008
$1.0200 Q Regular Feb 27, 2008 Mar 27, 2008 Mar 31, 2008 Apr 15, 2008
$0.9300 Q Regular Dec 07, 2007 Dec 26, 2007 Dec 28, 2007 Jan 15, 2008
$0.9300 Q Regular Sep 18, 2007 Sep 26, 2007 Sep 28, 2007 Oct 15, 2007
$0.9300 Q Regular Jun 07, 2007 Jun 27, 2007 Jun 29, 2007 Jul 16, 2007
$0.9300 Q Regular Feb 23, 2007 Mar 28, 2007 Mar 31, 2007 Apr 16, 2007
$0.8400 Q Regular Dec 11, 2006 Dec 27, 2006 Dec 29, 2006 Jan 15, 2007
$0.8400 Q Regular Sep 22, 2006 Sep 27, 2006 Sep 30, 2006 Oct 16, 2006
$0.8400 Q Regular May 15, 2006 Jun 28, 2006 Jun 30, 2006 Jul 14, 2006
$0.8400 Q Regular Feb 24, 2006 Mar 29, 2006 Mar 31, 2006 Apr 17, 2006
$0.8100 Q Regular Dec 08, 2005 Dec 28, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 Jan 13, 2006
$0.8100 Q Regular Sep 21, 2005 Sep 28, 2005 Sep 30, 2005 Oct 15, 2005
$0.8100 Q Regular May 17, 2005 Jun 28, 2005 Jun 30, 2005 Jul 15, 2005
$0.8100 Q Regular Feb 24, 2005 Mar 29, 2005 Mar 31, 2005 Apr 15, 2005
$0.7900 Q Regular Dec 15, 2004 Dec 29, 2004 Dec 31, 2004 Jan 15, 2005
$0.7900 Q Regular Sep 17, 2004 Sep 28, 2004 Sep 30, 2004 Oct 15, 2004
$0.7900 Q Regular May 14, 2004 Jun 28, 2004 Jun 30, 2004 Jul 15, 2004
$0.7900 Q Regular Feb 20, 2004 Mar 29, 2004 Mar 31, 2004 Apr 15, 2004
$0.7800 Q Regular Dec 11, 2003 Dec 29, 2003 Dec 31, 2003 Jan 15, 2004
$0.7800 Q Regular Sep 10, 2003 Sep 26, 2003 Sep 30, 2003 Oct 15, 2003
$0.7800 Q Regular May 19, 2003 Jun 26, 2003 Jun 30, 2003 Jul 15, 2003
$0.7800 Q Regular Jan 09, 2003 Mar 27, 2003 Mar 31, 2003 Apr 15, 2003
$0.7700 Q Regular Nov 20, 2002 Dec 04, 2002 Dec 06, 2002 Jan 15, 2003
$0.7700 Q Regular Sep 11, 2002 Sep 26, 2002 Sep 30, 2002 Oct 15, 2002
$0.7700 Q Regular May 22, 2002 Jun 26, 2002 Jun 28, 2002 Jul 15, 2002
$0.7700 Q Regular Feb 13, 2002 Mar 26, 2002 Mar 29, 2002 Apr 15, 2002
$0.7000 Q Regular Dec 13, 2001 Dec 27, 2001 Dec 31, 2001 Jan 15, 2002
$0.7000 Q Regular Sep 20, 2001 Sep 26, 2001 Sep 28, 2001 Oct 15, 2001
$0.7000 Q Regular May 17, 2001 Jun 27, 2001 Jun 29, 2001 Jul 16, 2001
$0.7000 Q Regular Feb 16, 2001 Mar 28, 2001 Mar 30, 2001 Apr 16, 2001
$0.6100 Q Regular Dec 19, 2000 Dec 27, 2000 Dec 29, 2000 Jan 15, 2001
$0.6100 Q Regular Sep 22, 2000 Sep 27, 2000 Sep 30, 2000 Oct 16, 2000
$0.6100 Q Regular Apr 27, 2000 Jun 28, 2000 Jun 30, 2000 Jul 17, 2000
$0.5500 Q Regular Mar 06, 2000 Mar 29, 2000 Mar 31, 2000 Apr 17, 2000
$0.5500 Q Regular Dec 20, 1999 Dec 29, 1999 Dec 31, 1999 Jan 17, 2000
$0.5500 Q Regular Sep 14, 1999 Sep 28, 1999 Sep 30, 1999 Oct 15, 1999
$0.5500 Q Regular Apr 28, 1999 Jun 28, 1999 Jun 30, 1999 Jul 15, 1999
$0.5000 Q Regular Mar 02, 1999 Mar 29, 1999 Mar 31, 1999 Apr 15, 1999
$0.5000 Q Regular Dec 17, 1998 Dec 29, 1998 Dec 31, 1998 Jan 15, 1999
$0.5000 Q Regular Sep 10, 1998 Sep 28, 1998 Sep 30, 1998 Oct 15, 1998
$0.5000 Q Regular May 01, 1998 Jun 26, 1998 Jun 30, 1998 Jul 15, 1998
$0.4500 Q Regular Feb 20, 1998 Mar 27, 1998 Mar 31, 1998 Apr 15, 1998
$0.4500 Q Regular Dec 18, 1997 Dec 29, 1997 Dec 31, 1997 Jan 15, 1998
$0.4500 Q Regular Sep 17, 1997 Sep 26, 1997 Sep 30, 1997 Oct 15, 1997
$0.4350 Q Regular Jun 03, 1997 Jun 26, 1997 Jun 30, 1997 Jul 15, 1997
$0.4350 Q Regular Mar 19, 1997 Mar 26, 1997 Mar 31, 1997 Apr 15, 1997
$0.4350 Q Regular Dec 10, 1996 Dec 27, 1996 Dec 31, 1996 Jan 15, 1997

Peer Comparison

Selected REIT - Residential dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

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MRTI Maxus Realty Trust, Inc. 4.68% -32.6% 0 yrs 85
IRT Independence Realty Trust, Inc. 4.74% 4.4% 4 yrs 64
UDR UDR, Inc. 1.65% 3.8% 16 yrs 64
ELS Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. 3.61% 8.5% 20 yrs 59

ESS dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Essex Property Trust, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $10.36 per share, a yield of approximately 3.80%.

What is Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s dividend yield?

Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 3.80%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Essex Property Trust, Inc. pay dividends?

Essex Property Trust, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

When is Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s next ex-dividend date?

The next declared ex-dividend date for Essex Property Trust, Inc. is September 30, 2026. The associated payment is $2.5900 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.

How long has Essex Property Trust, Inc. paid dividends?

Essex Property Trust, Inc. has 32 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Sep 14, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.

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