ESS Essex Property Trust (ESS) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Real Estate · Real estate investment trusts · CIK 0000920522
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about ESS
Insiders, 180 days
-$167.7K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
0 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-01-07
Essex Property Trust insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. insiders sold a net $167.7K of stock across 61 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Mar 11, 2025.
- The trade is 25.1% of the 2,394 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Kasaris Mary sold about $167.7K of ESS on May 27, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 159.5% of the 1,755 shares held after it.
- 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Kasaris Mary sold about $842.2K of ESS on Mar 11, 2025; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.Context
- 16 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (16 sales), the last on Mar 3, 2025.
- The trade is 2.9% of the 13,662 shares held after it.
- 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: President and CEO Kleiman Angela L. sold about $126.0K of ESS on Mar 4, 2025; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.Context
- 15 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (15 sales), the last on Sep 16, 2024.
- The trade is 36.1% of the 13,662 shares held after it.
- 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: President and CEO Kleiman Angela L. sold about $1.6M of ESS on Mar 3, 2025; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jun 14, 2024.
- The trade is 45.3% of the 16,118 shares held after it.
- 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director GUERICKE KEITH R sold about $2.3M of ESS on Mar 3, 2025; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.61 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$167.7K over 180 days
below 58% of Real Estate
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
-8.6% year over year
below 83% of Real Estate
Margin
7491.5% net margin
more than 99% of Real Estate
Buybacks
$61.9M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 76% of Real Estate
Short interest
4.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 5.7 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
below 51% of Real Estate
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+7.5%12M
Insider sell
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Who owns ESS: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders
No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.
Congress trades in ESS
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2026-01-07 · disclosed 7 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
ESS planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Kleiman
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$10.1M
$10.3M
$3.6M
+30%
+30%
2024
$8.2M
$11.0M
$2.9M
+37%
+42%
2022
$4.1M
-$4.4M
$3.3M
-5%
+11%
2021
$7.2M
$8.9M
$3.2M
+52%
+64%
2020
$6.6M
$3.8M
$2.5M
-18%
-15%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $167.7K sold by insiders over 180 days. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
ESS financials
Revenue growth
-8.6%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
7491.5%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.9B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | $1.9B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $1.8B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $1.7B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $1.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $1.4B |
| Jun 2026 | $489.0M |
| Mar 2026 | $484.8M |
| Dec 2025 | $479.6M |
| Sep 2025 | $473.3M |
| Jun 2025 | $469.8M |
| Mar 2025 | $464.6M |
| Dec 2024 | $454.5M |
| Sep 2024 | $450.7M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+22.7%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | +37.2% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +45.7% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +25.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +26.9% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +35.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +13.7% |
| Mar 2026 | +23.1% |
| Dec 2025 | +17.9% |
| Sep 2025 | +36.5% |
| Jun 2025 | +49.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +45.8% |
| Dec 2024 | +66.4% |
| Sep 2024 | +27.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Free cash flow, TTM ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
1.20x
long-term debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | 1.16x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 1.15x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 1.15x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 1.05x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.11x |
| Jun 2026 | 1.20x |
| Mar 2026 | 1.26x |
| Dec 2025 | 1.16x |
| Sep 2025 | 1.15x |
| Jun 2025 | 1.14x |
| Mar 2025 | 1.22x |
| Dec 2024 | 1.15x |
| Sep 2024 | 1.18x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.18x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.17x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.17x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.16x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.16x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 1.42x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.18x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.16x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.17x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.16x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.16x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.15x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.17x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.16x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+8.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | +12.7% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +14.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +7.7% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +7.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +8.6% |
| Jun 2026 | +8.0% |
| Mar 2026 | +10.9% |
| Dec 2025 | +12.7% |
| Sep 2025 | +16.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +15.7% |
| Mar 2025 | +13.3% |
| Dec 2024 | +14.8% |
| Sep 2024 | +10.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+3.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | +5.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +6.4% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +3.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +3.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +4.0% |
| Jun 2026 | +3.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +4.6% |
| Dec 2025 | +5.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +7.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +6.8% |
| Mar 2025 | +5.7% |
| Dec 2024 | +6.4% |
| Sep 2024 | +4.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
tax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
Return on invested capital ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
n/a
assets or current liabilities not filed
Return on capital employed ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
42.81x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
P/E, trailing ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | 25.14x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 24.73x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 39.29x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 33.80x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 46.84x |
| Jun 2026 | 45.35x |
| Mar 2026 | 27.19x |
| Dec 2025 | 25.14x |
| Sep 2025 | 20.34x |
| Jun 2025 | 22.78x |
| Mar 2025 | 29.34x |
| Dec 2024 | 24.73x |
| Sep 2024 | 34.51x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$24.0B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-23 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | $23.2B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $24.7B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $21.8B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $19.7B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $23.5B |
| Jun 2026 | $25.1B |
| Mar 2026 | $22.4B |
| Dec 2025 | $23.2B |
| Sep 2025 | $23.6B |
| Jun 2025 | $24.6B |
| Mar 2025 | $26.4B |
| Dec 2024 | $24.7B |
| Sep 2024 | $25.3B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
FCF yield ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -48%, PEG needs growth
PEG, trailing ESS
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.30x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 61.59x |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | 0.38x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.42x |
| Mar 2025 | 1.06x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.30x |
| Sep 2024 | 6.69x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.6B |
| Gross profit | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Operating income | $899.3M | $703.1M | $584.3M | $595.2M |
| Net income | $702.8M | $811.3M | $430.7M | $433.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | 10.40 | 11.54 | 6.32 | 6.27 |
| Operating cash flow | $1.1B | $1.1B | $980.1M | $975.6M |
| Cash | $76.2M | $66.8M | $391.7M | $33.3M |
| Buybacks | $0 | $0 | $95.7M | $189.7M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
ESS Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
Find similar shapesCompareESS ranks highest on profitability (71st percentile) and financial health (59th), and lowest on institutional and government (11th), among Real Estate peers.
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ESS filings, in plain words
Are Essex Property Trust insiders buying or selling ESS?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Essex Property Trust insiders were net sellers, a net $167.7K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.
Have members of Congress traded ESS?
Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 0 House members disclosed buying ESS and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Rick Larsen dated 2026-01-07.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Essex Property Trust insiders were net sellers of ESS, a net $167.7K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. In the year to 2026-10-28, 0 members of Congress disclosed buying ESS and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Rick Larsen dated 2026-01-07. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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