VMRK · NYSE
Real Estate · REIT - Residential
$61.75
+1.40%
Close on Oct 29, 2026
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Stored Capital Returns research reads 51 of 100, recorded as moderate. Stored records show 13 consecutive years of dividend payments. Share count has been reduced at about 0.2% a year in the stored window.
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In the company’s own words
Equity Residential ("EQR") is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, owns and manages rental properties in dynamic metro areas across the U.S. ERP Operating Limited Partnership ("ERPOP") is focused on conducting the multifamily property business of EQR. EQR is a Maryland real estate investment trust ("REIT") formed in March 1993 and ERPOP is an Illinois limited partnership formed in May 1993. References to the "Company," "we," "us" or "our" mean collectively EQR, ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by EQR and/or ERPOP. References to the "Operating Partnership" mean collectively ERPOP and those entities/subsidiaries owned or controlled by ERPOP.
EQR is the general partner of, and as of December 31, 2025 owned an approximate 97.6% ownership interest in, ERPOP. All of the Company’s property ownership, development and related business operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership and EQR has no material assets or liabilities other than its investment in ERPOP. EQR issues equity from time to time, the net proceeds of which it is obligated to contribute to ERPOP, but does not have any indebtedness as all debt is incurred by the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets of the Company, including the Company’s ownership interests in its joint ventures. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity.
The Company’s corporate headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois and the Company also operates regional property management offices in most of its markets.
Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements or the Definitions section of Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations . See also Note 16 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion regarding the Company’s segment disclosures.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 13, 2026. Read the filing
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