Essex Property Trust, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

ESS · REIT - Residential · $17.3B market cap

Essex Property Trust, Inc. had 1,689 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 1.5% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $1.90B, up 7.1% from a year earlier, or $1.13M per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

1,689

-1.5% YoY

Revenue

$1.90B

+7.1% YoY

Revenue / employee

$1.13M

Peer median $1.06M

Rank in industry

5 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
90120151'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 147Staff 94

Hover a year for the numbers.

ESS employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20251,689$1.90B$1.13M-1.5%+7.1%
Dec 20241,715$1.77B$1.03M-2.0%+6.3%
Dec 20231,750$1.67B$954K-1.2%+3.9%
Dec 20221,772$1.61B$907K+0.9%+11.5%
Dec 20211,757$1.44B$820K-2.3%-3.7%
Dec 20201,799$1.50B$831K-1.3%+2.4%
Dec 20191,822$1.46B$801K-0.2%+4.3%
Dec 20181,826$1.40B$767K-0.5%+2.7%
Dec 20171,835$1.36B$743K+2.0%+5.4%
Dec 20161,799$1.29B$719K——

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

Employees, last six fiscal years
1,799'201,757'211,772'221,750'231,715'241,689'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$831K'20$820K'21$907K'22$954K'23$1.03M'24$1.13M'25

Essex Property Trust, Inc. against similar companies

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

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
INVH
Invitation Homes Inc.
1,725$2.73B$1.58MLeaner
UDR
UDR, Inc.
1,420$1.71B$1.21MEfficient growth
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
1,598$1.87B$1.17MLeaner
ESS
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
1,689$1.90B$1.13MLeaner
AVB
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
3,041$3.04B$999KEfficient growth
CPT
Camden Property Trust
1,640$1.57B$959KLeaner
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
2,507$2.21B$881KLeaner
SUI
Sun Communities, Inc.
3,614$2.31B$638KContracting
ELS
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
3,700$1.53B$414KLeaner
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Questions about Essex Property Trust, Inc.

How many employees does Essex Property Trust, Inc. have?
Essex Property Trust, Inc. reported 1,689 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 20, 2026. That is down 1.5% from a year earlier.
What is Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Essex Property Trust, Inc. brought in $1.90B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.13M per employee. That ranks 5 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 Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 20, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell ESS.