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Equity Residential EQR Return on invested capital

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5.6%+0.6pp
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41.1%+1.0pp
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23%-1.2pp
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10.2%+9.0pp
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26.8%-0.7pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$779.8M+2.5%
Net income$90.1M-64.9%
EPS (diluted)$0.24-64.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$34.7M-13.0%
Total equity$10.7B-3.4%
Total assets$20.5B-0.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$400.5M-5.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$24.02B-17.8%
P/E25.2×-4.1×
P/S7.7×-2.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin40.4%+4.3pp
Net margin30.6%-2.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.8%-0.2pp
Debt / equity0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Equity Residential’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Equity Residential’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Equity Residential's return on invested capital?
Equity Residential (EQR) reported return on invested capital of 13.1% in Q4 2025.
How has Equity Residential's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Equity Residential's return on invested capital increased by 8.5% year-over-year, from 12.1% to 13.1%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.