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VMRK · CIK 906107 · LATEST FILING: 10-Q JUN '26 · FILED JUL 30, 2026
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EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

$61.26 +0.08 (+0.13%)
Close, Oct 16, 2026 · 52-week $58–72
Market cap
$23.1B
P/E
26.4
P/B
2.2
Div yield
4.57%
EPS 1Y
8.1%/yr
Shares 1Y
−0.4%
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Daily closes, split-adjusted · ratios at each fiscal year end
Company
CEOBenjamin Schall
HQChicago, IL
AuditorErnst and Young LLP
Year endsDecember
Compounded growth & averages
10Y
5Y
3Y
TTM
Share price
−0.0%
−6.2%
0.6%
−0.4%
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Share price: yearly compound rate of the traded close; the last column is the past year.
Where the cash went · FY24–FY25
$2.4B deployed
Dividends $2.1B 86.6%
Buybacks $319M 13.4%
Operating cash flow over the period: $3.2B. Total debt changed by +$91M.

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How much of the profit growth came from new investment, and how much from running the business better.
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Financials

Last 2 years · Upgrade to see 10 years · USD millions · each year opens its 10-K · change vs previous year
Last 4 quarters · USD millions · quarter-end month shown · change vs same quarter a year earlier
TTM = the last four quarters, to Jun '26. Balance-sheet rows show that latest quarter. “—” where the quarters do not add up to the annual figures. No TTM for cash: our quarterly rows do not hold short-term investments yet, and annual cash includes them.
Income
Interest expense
286
307+7.4%
—
Net income
1,036
1,120+8.1%
875
YoY
+8.1%
EPS (diluted, $)
2.72
2.94+8.1%
2.31
YoY
+8.1%
Balance sheet
Total assets
20,834
20,746−0.4%
20,276
Cash & short-term investments
62
56−10.3%
—
Other assets
20,772
20,690−0.4%
—
Total liabilities
9,790
9,705−0.9%
9,761
Total debt
8,738
8,829+1.0%
1,500
Other liabilities
1,052
876−16.7%
—
Shareholders’ equity
11,045
11,041−0.0%
10,515
Total liabilities = total assets − shareholders’ equity, so it includes minority interest where a company has one.
Cash flow statement · as filed
Cash from operations
1,574
1,649+4.8%
1,566
Net income
1,071
1,152+7.6%
—
Depreciation & amortization
952
1,010+6.1%
—
Stock-based compensation
31
32+3.0%
—
Working capital & other
(481)
(546)n/m
—
Cash from investing
(1,176)
(321)n/m
—
Investments sold / matured
15
1−93.1%
—
Other investing
(1,192)
(322)n/m
—
Cash from financing
(377)
(1,329)n/m
—
Debt repaid
(6)
(7)n/m
—
Dividends
(1,019)
(1,046)n/m
—
Buybacks
(38)
(281)n/m
—
Shares issued
23
5−76.2%
—
Other financing
664
(0.4)−100.1%
—
Net change in cash
20
(1)−106.5%
—
Where the cash went
Operating cash flow
1,574
1,649+4.8%
1,566
Returned to shareholders
1,058
1,327+25.5%
—
% of free cash flow
—
—
Dividends
1,019
1,046+2.7%
—
Buybacks
38
281+629.6%
—
Change in total debt
—
91
—
Buyback yield
0.1%
1.2%+1.0 pp
—
Returns & ratios
Debt / equity
0.79x
0.80x+0.01x
—
ROE
9.4%
10.1%+0.8 pp
—
ROA
5.0%
5.4%+0.4 pp
—
Invested capital (all)
19,720
19,814+0.5%
—
Income
Sep '25
Dec '25
Mar '26
Jun '26
Net income
289
382
90
114
vs year-ago quarter
EPS (diluted, $)
0.76
1.01
0.24
0.30
vs year-ago quarter
Balance sheet
Sep '25
Dec '25
Mar '26
Jun '26
Total assets
21,065
20,746
20,517
20,276
Cash & equivalents
93
56
35
36
Total debt
1,500
8,829
1,500
1,500
Shareholders’ equity
11,085
11,041
10,671
10,515
Cash flow
Sep '25
Dec '25
Mar '26
Jun '26
Operating cash flow
477
387
401
302
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