Equity Residential EQR Operating margin
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Equity Residential’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Equity Residential’s 10-K, filed February 13, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Equity Residential's operating margin?
- Equity Residential (EQR) reported operating margin of 40.4% in Q4 2023.
- How has Equity Residential's operating margin changed year-over-year?
- Equity Residential's operating margin increased by 12.0% year-over-year, from 36.1% to 40.4%.
- What does operating margin mean?
- The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
- How do you interpret operating margin?
- Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
- How does operating margin compare across companies?
- Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.