How many employees does Equity Residential have?

Equity Residential reported 2,400 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 13, 2026. That is down 4.0% from a year earlier.

What is Equity Residential's revenue per employee?

Equity Residential brought in $3.10B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.29M per employee. That ranks 2 of 10 companies we track in REIT - Residential, where the median is $1.06M.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Equity Residential employees and revenue per employee

EQR · REIT - Residential · $23.9B market cap

Equity Residential had 2,400 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 4.0% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $3.10B, up 4.1% from a year earlier, or $1.29M per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

2,400

-4.0% YoY

Revenue

$3.10B

+4.1% YoY

Revenue / employee

$1.29M

Peer median $1.06M

Rank in industry

2 of 10

REIT - Residential

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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EQR employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	2,400	$3.10B	$1.29M	-4.0%	+4.1%
Dec 2024	2,500	$2.98B	$1.19M	+4.2%	+3.7%
Dec 2023	2,400	$2.87B	$1.20M	+0.0%	+5.1%
Dec 2022	2,400	$2.74B	$1.14M	+0.0%	+11.0%
Dec 2021	2,400	$2.46B	$1.03M	-7.7%	-4.2%
Dec 2020	2,600	$2.57B	$989K	-3.7%	-4.8%
Dec 2019	2,700	$2.70B	$1.00M	+0.0%	+4.8%
Dec 2018	2,700	$2.58B	$955K	+0.0%	+4.3%
Dec 2017	2,700	$2.47B	$915K	+0.0%	+1.9%
Dec 2016	2,700	$2.43B	$898K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Equity Residential against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from REIT - Residential.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
INVH Invitation Homes Inc.	1,725	$2.73B	$1.58M	Leaner
EQR Equity Residential	2,400	$3.10B	$1.29M	Leaner
UDR UDR, Inc.	1,420	$1.71B	$1.21M	Efficient growth
AMH American Homes 4 Rent	1,598	$1.87B	$1.17M	Leaner
ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc.	1,689	$1.90B	$1.13M	Leaner
AVB AvalonBay Communities, Inc.	3,041	$3.04B	$999K	Efficient growth
CPT Camden Property Trust	1,640	$1.57B	$959K	Leaner
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.	2,507	$2.21B	$881K	Leaner
SUI Sun Communities, Inc.	3,614	$2.31B	$638K	Contracting

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Questions about Equity Residential

How many employees does Equity Residential have?: Equity Residential reported 2,400 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 13, 2026. That is down 4.0% from a year earlier.
What is Equity Residential's revenue per employee?: Equity Residential brought in $3.10B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.29M per employee. That ranks 2 of 10 companies we track in REIT - Residential, where the median is $1.06M.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Equity Residential's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 13, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell EQR.