Essex Property Trust Inc.

02/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/04/2026 15:44

Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Supplemental Data (Form 8-K)

Fourth Quarter 2025
Earnings Release and Supplemental Data

Table of Contents
Pages 1 - 9
S-1 & S-2
S-3
S-4
S-5
S-6
S-7
S-8
S-9
S-9.1
S-10
S-11
S-12
S-13
S-14
S-15
S-15.1
S-16
S-16.1
S-16.2
S-17.1 - S-17.4

1100 Park Place Suite 200 San Mateo California 94403 telephone 650 655 7800 facsimile 650 655 7810
www.essex.com


Essex Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025
Results and Provides 2026 Guidance
San Mateo, California-February 4, 2026-Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) (the "Company") announced today its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings results and related business activities.

Net Income, Funds from Operations ("FFO"), and Core FFO per diluted share for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 are detailed below.

Three Months Ended
December 31,
%
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
%
2025
2024
Change
2025
2024
Change
Per Diluted Share
Net Income
$1.25
$4.00
-68.8%

$10.40
$11.54
-9.9%

Total FFO
$3.94
$3.69
6.8%

$15.98
$15.99
-0.1%

Core FFO
$3.98
$3.92
1.5%

$15.94
$15.60
2.2%


Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Highlights:
Reported Net Income per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2025 of $1.25, compared to $4.00 in the fourth quarter of 2024. For the full-year 2025, the Company reported Net Income per diluted share of $10.40 compared to $11.54 in 2024. The year-over-year decline in fourth quarter and full-year 2025 Net Income per diluted share is largely attributable to gains on sale of real estate and land and gains on remeasurement of co-investments in the prior year period.

Grew Core FFO per diluted share by 1.5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2.2% compared to the full-year 2024, exceeding the midpoint of the Company's original full year guidance range. The outperformance was primarily driven by favorable same-property revenue growth.

Achieved both same-property revenue and net operating income ("NOI") growth of 3.8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. For the full-year 2025, same-property revenue and NOI grew 3.3% and 3.2%, respectively, both exceeding the midpoint of the Company's original guidance range.

For the full-year 2025, the Company acquired seven apartment communities for a total contract price of $829.4 million and disposed of five apartment communities for a total pro rata contract price of $563.8 million.

For the full-year 2025, the Company received cash proceeds of $189.8 million from nine structured finance redemptions yielding a weighted average return rate of 9.8% and committed $21.3 million at pro rata share in an investment yielding a 13.5% return rate.

Issued $350.0 million of 10-year senior unsecured notes in the fourth quarter bearing an interest rate of 4.875% per annum and a yield to maturity of 4.988%.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company's immediately available liquidity was over $1.7 billion.

1100 Park Place Suite 200 San Mateo California 94403 telephone 650 655 7800 facsimile 650 655 7810
www.essex.com

Same-Property Operations

Same-property operating results exclude any properties that are not comparable for the periods presented. The table below illustrates the percentage change in same-property revenue on a year-over-year basis for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and on a sequential basis for the three months ended December 31, 2025, by submarket for the Company:

Revenue Change
Q4 2025
vs. Q4 2024
YTD 2025
vs. YTD 2024
Q4 2025
vs. Q3 2025
% of Total Q4
2025 Revenue
Southern California


Los Angeles County
4.5%

3.4%

1.2%

18.7%

Orange County
4.3%

3.6%

1.1%

9.2%

San Diego County
2.1%

2.4%

0.8%

9.3%

Ventura County
3.5%

3.8%

0.7%

4.3%

Total Southern California
3.8%

3.3%

1.1%

41.5%

Northern California




Santa Clara County
5.2%

3.8%

0.8%

20.3%

Alameda County
3.0%

2.7%

1.1%

7.0%

San Mateo County
6.2%

5.0%

0.3%

4.7%

Contra Costa County
2.0%

2.0%

0.3%

5.4%

San Francisco
2.0%

5.0%

-1.2%

3.0%

Total Northern California
4.2%

3.6%

0.6%

40.4%

Seattle Metro
3.1%

2.8%

-0.8%

18.1%

Same-Property Portfolio
3.8%

3.3%

0.5%

100.0%

The table below illustrates the components that drove the change in same-property revenue on a year-over-year basis for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and on a sequential basis for the three months ended December 31, 2025.
Same-Property Revenue Components
Q4 2025
vs. Q4 2024
YTD 2025
vs. YTD 2024
Q4 2025
vs. Q3 2025
Scheduled Rents
2.2%

2.3%


0.1%

Reported Delinquency (1)
0.7%

0.5%


0.0%

Cash Concessions
0.0%

0.0%


-0.2%

Vacancy
0.3%

0.0%


0.2%

Other Income
0.6%

0.5%


0.4%

2025 Same-Property Revenue Growth
3.8%

3.3%


0.5%


(1)
The fourth quarter 2025 year-over-year increase to revenue related to delinquency is largely attributable to the Company recording a non-cash charge in the fourth quarter of 2024 and fully eliminating its remaining $2.7 million residential accounts receivable balance.

Year-Over-Year Change
Year-Over-Year Change
Q4 2025 compared to Q4 2024
YTD 2025 compared to YTD 2024
Revenue
Operating
Expenses
NOI
Revenue
Operating
Expenses
NOI
Southern California
3.8%

5.9%

2.9%

3.3%

5.4%

2.4%

Northern California
4.2%

1.9%

5.3%

3.6%

3.0%

3.8%

Seattle Metro
3.1%

3.8%

2.7%

2.8%

0.5%

3.7%

Same-Property Portfolio
3.8%

3.8%

3.8%

3.3%

3.5%

3.2%


Sequential Change
Q4 2025 compared to Q3 2025
Revenue
Operating
Expenses
NOI
Southern California
1.1%

-2.0%

2.4%

Northern California
0.6%

-3.9%

2.6%

Seattle Metro
-0.8%

-0.5%

-0.9%

Same-Property Portfolio
0.5%

-2.5%

1.9%


Financial Occupancies
Quarter Ended
12/31/2025
9/30/2025
12/31/2024
Southern California
96.3%

95.8%

95.6%

Northern California
96.4%

96.3%

96.2%

Seattle Metro
96.1%

96.2%

96.2%

Same-Property Portfolio
96.3%

96.1%

95.9%


Investment Activity

Acquisitions

In November, the Company acquired 1250 Lakeside, a 250-unit apartment community built in 2021 and located in Sunnyvale, CA for a contract price of $143.5 million.

Other Investments

In the fourth quarter, the Company received cash proceeds of $91.1 million from full redemptions of three structured finance investments yielding a 9.6% weighted average rate of return. For the full-year, the Company received cash proceeds of $189.8 million from nine structured finance redemptions yielding a 9.8% weighted average rate of return.

In the fourth quarter, the Company repaid an $88.2 million senior mortgage associated with a preferred equity investment in an apartment community consisting of 376 units and approximately 9,000 sq. ft. of commercial space. The community was built in 2021 and is located in Los Angeles, CA. Concurrent with the repayment, the Company assumed full managerial control and consolidated the community on its financial statements based on a valuation of $167.7 million.

Balance sheet and Liquidity

Balance Sheet

In October, the Company executed an amendment of its existing $300.0 million unsecured term loan to extend the maturity date from October 2027 to January 2031, inclusive of extension options exercisable at the Company's option. The interest rate was reduced by 0.10% to SOFR plus 0.85% and is swapped to an all-in fixed rate of 4.07% through October 2026.

In December, the Company issued $350.0 million of 10-year senior unsecured notes due in February 2036 bearing an interest rate of 4.875% per annum and a yield to maturity of 4.988%. The proceeds are intended to repay a portion of the Company's $450.0 million senior notes due April 2026.

Common Stock and Liquidity

In the fourth quarter, the Company did not issue any shares of common stock through its equity distribution program, exercise any of its previously disclosed forward sale agreements, or repurchase any shares through its stock repurchase plan.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had over $1.7 billion in liquidity via undrawn capacity on its unsecured credit facilities, cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities.

2026 Full-Year Guidance and Key Assumptions

Per Diluted Share
Range
Midpoint
Net Income
$5.55 - $6.05
$5.80
Total FFO
$15.54 - $16.04
$15.79
Core FFO
$15.69 - $16.19
$15.94
Q1 2026 Core FFO
$3.89 - $4.01
$3.95

Estimated Same-Property Portfolio Growth
Based on 52,209 Apartment Homes
Range
Midpoint
Cash-Basis (1)
Revenue
1.70% to 3.10%
2.40%

Operating Expenses
2.50% to 3.50%
3.00%

Net Operating Income
0.80% to 3.40%
2.10%


(1)
The midpoint of the Company's same-property revenue and NOI on a GAAP basis are 2.50% and 2.20%, respectively.

Key 2026 Assumptions

Investment activities will be influenced by market conditions and cost of capital, consistent with the Company's historical practice of creating NAV and FFO per share.
Guidance assumes $175 million in structured finance maturities.
The Company expects development funding of approximately $80 million and does not currently plan to start any new developments.
Revenue generating capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $100 million at the Company's pro rata share.
2026 Core FFO Per Diluted Share Guidance Midpoint versus Full-Year 2025

The table below provides a summary of changes between the Company's 2025 Core FFO per diluted share and its 2026 Core FFO per diluted share guidance midpoint.

2026 Core FFO Per Diluted Share Guidance Midpoint versus 2025
Midpoint
2025 Core FFO Per Diluted Share
$
15.94
NOI from Consolidated Communities
0.60
Structured Finance (Preferred Equity & Mezz) (1)
(0.38)

G&A and Interest and Other Income (2)
(0.09)

FFO from Co-Investments, excluding Preferred Equity
(0.07)

Consolidated Net Interest Expense
(0.06)

2026 Core FFO Per Diluted Share Guidance Midpoint
$
15.94
2026 Core FFO Per Diluted Share, Excluding Structured Finance Impact (3)
$
16.23


(1)
Reflects the gross impact of structured finance investment activities in 2025 and 2026E. The impact, net of reinvestment, is approximately $0.29, with the reinvestment offset accounted for in "NOI from consolidated communities."

(2)
Excludes interest income related to the Company's structured finance subordinated loans, which is reflected in the structured finance line.

(3)
Excluding the impact from structured finance-related headwinds, net of reinvestment, the Core FFO per diluted share midpoint would be $16.23, equating to 1.8% year-over-year growth.

For additional details regarding the Company's 2026 FFO guidance range, please see page S-15 and S-16.2 of the supplemental financial information.

Conference Call with Management

The Company will host an earnings conference call with management to discuss its quarterly results on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PT (12:00 p.m. ET), which will be broadcast live via the Internet at www.essex.com, and accessible via phone by dialing toll-free, (877) 407-0784, or toll/international, (201) 689-8560. No passcode is necessary.

A rebroadcast of the live call will be available online for 30 days and digitally for 7 days. To access the replay online, go to www.essex.com and select the fourth quarter 2025 earnings link. To access the replay, dial (844) 512-2921 using the replay pin number 13757926. If you are unable to access the information via the Company's website, please contact the Investor Relations Department at [email protected] or call (650) 655-7800.

Corporate Profile

Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust ("REIT") that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 259 apartment communities comprising over 63,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development. Additional information about the Company can be found on the Company's website at www.essex.com.

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