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Equity Residential (EQR)

Real Estate | REIT - Residential | Chicago, United States | NYSE
62.68 USD +2.19 (3.620%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 62.73 +0.05 (0.077%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:22 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:28 p.m. EDT

Equity Residential (EQR) appears to be a stock with a solid dividend yield and a history of consistent payouts, making it a good option for income-focused investors. However, the recent price history shows a lack of clear momentum, with the stock hovering near its 52-week low. The options activity suggests a cautious market sentiment, with both call and put options showing interest. While the fundamentals are somewhat stable, the overall risk is relatively high, and the stock is not showing strong signs of a short-term rally. Long-term investors might consider buying and holding, but short-term traders should be cautious and look for clearer signals before entering.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.023659
MSTL0.023779
AutoARIMA0.023905
AutoTheta0.031546

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 66%
H-stat 1.52
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.674
Excess Kurtosis -0.64
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 74.323
Revenue per Share 8.15
Market Cap 24,395,741,184
Trailing P/E 21.39
Forward P/E 42.01
Beta 0.74
Profit Margins 36.20%
Website https://www.equityapartments.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:28 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a mixed sentiment. Call options are showing some interest in strikes above the current price, suggesting potential for upward movement, while put options are also active, indicating some bearish sentiment. The ATM IV is relatively high, which may indicate increased volatility expectations. The overall options activity suggests a cautious outlook with some speculation on both sides of the market.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.20% 4.50% 4.45% 4.28%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-30 0.7030 1.200068
2026-01-02 0.6930 1.130732
2025-09-25 0.6930 1.112628
2025-06-24 0.6930 1.061316
2025-03-31 0.6930 1.011565
2025-01-02 0.6750 1.016392
2024-09-24 0.6750 0.955032
2024-07-01 0.6750 1.064382
2024-03-22 0.6750 1.178060
2023-12-29 0.6630 1.188872
2023-09-25 0.6630 1.239309
2023-06-23 0.6630 1.191635
2023-03-24 0.6630 1.341062
2022-12-30 0.6250 1.214218
2022-09-23 0.6250 1.058562
2022-06-24 0.6250 1.017242
2022-03-25 0.6250 0.827816
2021-12-31 0.6030 0.791229
2021-09-24 0.6030 0.884061
2021-06-25 0.6030 0.924240
2021-03-26 0.6030 1.006875
2020-12-31 0.6030 1.244885
2020-09-24 0.6030 1.476130
2020-06-19 0.6030 1.266314
2020-03-20 0.6030 1.377984
2019-12-31 0.5680 0.895794
2019-09-27 0.5680 0.846392
2019-06-27 0.5680 0.971861
2019-03-22 0.5680 0.995139
2018-12-31 0.5400 1.074492
2018-09-21 0.5400 1.056436
2018-06-22 0.5400 1.142004
2018-03-23 0.5400 1.245851
2017-12-29 0.5040 1.073853
2017-09-22 0.5040 1.047678
2017-06-22 0.5040 1.037416
2017-03-23 0.5040 1.109542
2016-12-22 0.5040 1.121634
2016-09-22 3.5040 7.690695
2016-06-23 0.5040 1.137628
2016-03-22 0.5040 1.041534
2016-03-01 8.0000 17.646690
2015-12-23 0.5530 1.161167
2015-09-17 0.5530 1.300486
2015-06-24 0.5530 1.333644
2015-03-19 0.5520 1.200559
2014-12-23 0.5000 1.184247
2014-09-18 0.5000 1.431469
2014-06-19 0.5000 1.430472
2014-03-20 0.5000 1.561097
2013-12-24 0.6500 2.274246
2013-09-19 0.4000 1.296489
2013-06-20 0.4000 1.389641
2013-03-20 0.4000 1.348836
2012-12-19 0.7670 2.582746
2012-09-19 0.3380 1.081280
2012-06-20 0.3380 1.055814
2012-03-21 0.3380 1.070764
2011-12-15 0.5680 1.972877
2011-09-16 0.3380 1.136235
2011-06-16 0.3380 1.121669
2011-03-17 0.3380 1.223483
2010-12-16 0.4580 1.830079
2010-09-16 0.3380 1.384048
2010-06-16 0.3380 1.481820
2010-03-11 0.3380 1.794432
2009-12-17 0.3380 2.167888
2009-09-17 0.3380 2.207354
2009-06-11 0.4830 4.369993
2009-03-12 0.4830 4.871209
2008-12-18 0.4830 3.652754
2008-09-11 0.4830 2.524675
2008-06-12 0.4830 2.597871
2008-03-13 0.4830 2.833354
2007-12-20 0.4830 3.078324
2007-09-13 0.4630 2.671161
2007-06-14 0.4630 2.319662
2007-03-15 0.4630 2.291058
2006-12-20 0.4630 2.182863
2006-09-14 0.4430 2.124010
2006-06-15 0.4430 2.414183
2006-03-16 0.4430 2.378480
2005-12-15 0.4430 2.787491
2005-09-15 0.4330 2.825952
2005-06-15 0.4330 3.017440
2005-03-16 0.4330 3.462519
2004-12-15 0.4330 3.162718
2004-09-15 0.4330 3.670395
2004-06-16 0.4330 3.983844
2004-03-17 0.4330 3.884680
2003-12-17 0.4330 4.051151
2003-09-17 0.4330 4.185782
2003-06-18 0.4330 4.715052
2003-03-18 0.4330 5.115127
2002-12-18 0.4330 5.270730
2002-09-18 0.4330 5.122765
2002-06-18 0.4330 4.674120
2002-03-18 0.4330 4.660209
2001-12-18 0.4330 4.765357
2001-09-18 0.4325 4.707029
2001-06-18 0.4075 4.604002
2001-03-16 0.4075 5.064991
2000-12-15 0.4075 5.094708
2000-09-18 0.4075 5.790724
2000-06-16 0.3800 5.571096
2000-03-16 0.3800 6.761854
1999-12-16 0.3800 7.040907
1999-09-16 0.3800 6.344537
1999-06-16 0.3550 5.657968
1999-03-17 0.3550 6.537473
1998-12-16 0.3550 6.552892
1998-09-14 0.3350 7.449036
1998-06-24 0.3350 5.868573
1998-03-25 0.3350 5.335646
1997-12-11 0.2190 3.492298
1997-09-24 0.3125 5.050463
1997-06-25 0.3125 5.632240
1997-03-25 0.3125 5.739771
1996-12-24 0.3125 6.316456
1996-09-25 0.2950 7.227547
1996-06-26 0.2950 7.878184
1996-03-27 0.2950 8.303015
1995-12-27 0.2950 8.801075
1995-09-27 0.2575 7.895185
1995-06-28 0.2575 8.907198
1995-03-27 0.2575 9.462991
1994-12-23 0.2600 8.561081
1994-09-26 0.2450 7.725230
1994-06-20 0.2475 7.831951
1994-05-18 0.2475 7.401763
1994-03-21 0.2400 7.670656
1993-12-02 0.2350 7.988452
1993-09-20 0.1050 3.838088
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.81
dividendYield 4.48
exDividendDate 2026-03-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.77
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04579269
lastDividendValue 0.703
lastDividendDate 2026-03-30
dividendDate 2026-04-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.07140738
Address1 Two North Riverside Plaza
Address2 Suite 400
All Time High 94.32
All Time Low 12.4375
Ask 63.25
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,371,370
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,650,037
Average Volume 2,650,037
Average Volume10Days 2,371,370
Beta 0.744
Bid 62.82
Bid Size 700
Board Risk 8
Book Value 29.18
City Chicago
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 62.68
Current Ratio 0.107
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 62.99
Day Low 60.78
Debt To Equity 74.323
Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Dividend Rate 2.81
Dividend Yield 4.48
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,474,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,474,800
Earnings Growth -0.088
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.088
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,406,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,406,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,406,400
Ebitda 1,882,163,968
Ebitda Margins 0.60834
Enterprise To Ebitda 17.253
Enterprise To Revenue 10.496
Enterprise Value 32,473,122,816
Eps Current Year 1.36272
Eps Forward 1.49188
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.93
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,774,828,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 312 454 8703
Fifty Day Average 61.5036
Fifty Day Average Change 1.1763992
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.019127322
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -7.1407375
Fifty Two Week High 72.4
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.720001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13425416
Fifty Two Week Low 57.57
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.1100006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.088761516
Fifty Two Week Range 57.57 - 72.4
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 745,162,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.78
Float Shares 339,618,726
Forward Eps 1.49188
Forward P E 42.014103
Free Cashflow 1,416,431,232
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.62878
Gross Profits 1,945,432,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00588
Held Percent Institutions 0.97196
Implied Shares Outstanding 389,210,950
Industry REIT - Residential
Industry Disp REIT - Residential
Industry Key reit-residential
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,828,800
Last Dividend Value 0.703
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,002,844,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, owns and manages 312 rental properties consisting of 85,190 apartment units in dynamic metro areas across the U.S. with a primary concentration in major coastal markets, diversified by a targeted presence in the high-growth metro areas of Atlanta, Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Denver. Equity Residential was incorporated in 1993 in Maryland, USA.
Long Name Equity Residential
Market us_market
Market Cap 24,395,741,184
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_28209
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 1,118,667,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 23,484,611,386
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 61.015
Operating Cashflow 1,648,763,008
Operating Margins 0.2851
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.9435
Peg Ratio 16.1
Phone 312 474 1300
Post Market Change 0.048171997
Post Market Change Percent 0.07685386
Post Market Price 62.728172
Post Market Time 1,776,464,521
Previous Close 60.49
Price Eps Current Year 45.996243
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.1480465
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.8849597
Profit Margins 0.36202
Quick Ratio 0.045
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.4
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.19
Regular Market Change Percent 3.62043
Regular Market Day High 62.99
Regular Market Day Low 60.78
Regular Market Day Range 60.78 - 62.99
Regular Market Open 61.015
Regular Market Previous Close 60.49
Regular Market Price 62.68
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 2,478,858
Return On Assets 0.02615
Return On Equity 0.100200005
Revenue Growth 0.02
Revenue Per Share 8.15
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 374,674,719
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.025899999
Shares Short 9,772,119
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 10,107,052
Short Name Equity Residential
Short Percent Of Float 0.0353
Short Ratio 4.18
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol EQR
Target High Price 80.0
Target Low Price 62.0
Target Mean Price 69.78571
Target Median Price 69.0
Total Cash 55,904,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.148
Total Debt 8,479,584,768
Total Revenue 3,093,958,912
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.77
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04579269
Trailing Eps 2.93
Trailing P E 21.39249
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 62.67715
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.0028495789
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.000045464396
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,478,858
Website https://www.equityapartments.com
Zip 60,606-2609