Essex Property Trust ESS
Essex Property Trust is the 420th largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $17.9 billion. 8 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts). 5 officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 16.2% of the company.
- CEO
- Angela L. Kleiman
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Sub-industry
- Multi-Family Residential REITs
- Headquarters
- San Mateo, California
- Founded
- 1971
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $17.9B
- 420th largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 9.5
- Less useful for REITs
- Employees
- 1,689
- REIT: property staff may not be counted
- Market cap per employee
- $11M
- Not comparable for REITs
- Connections
- 3
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Essex Property Trust. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
3 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (8) | |
| John V. ArabiaDirector | |
| Keith R. GuerickeDirector | |
| Anne B. GustDirector | |
| Maria R. HawthorneDirectorAlso at Public Storage | |
| Amal M. JohnsonDirectorAlso at Intuitive Surgical | |
| Mary KasarisDirector | |
| Irving F. Lyons IIIDirectorAlso at Prologis | |
| George M. MarcusDirector | |
| Officers (5) | |
| Angela L. KleimanPresident and CEOLast filed 20 Feb 2026 | |
| Barbara PakExecutive Vice President & CFOLast filed 20 Feb 2026 | |
| Rylan BurnsEVP & Chief Investment OfficerLast filed 20 Feb 2026 | |
| Brennan McGreevyGVP and CAOLast filed 20 Feb 2026 | |
| Anne MorrisonEVP, CAO & General CounselLast filed 20 Feb 2026 | |
Companies that share people with Essex Property Trust
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- Intuitive Surgical ISRG
- Amal M. Johnson: Director here, Director there
- Prologis PLD
- Irving F. Lyons III: Director here, Director there
- Public Storage PSA
- Maria R. Hawthorne: Director here, Director there
Essex Property Trust's market cap since December 2008
Marked weeks are changes in the share count, such as a merger, not market moves.
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $17.9B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $16.9B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $18.3B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $15.9B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $13.7B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $22.9B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $15.3B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $19.8B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $16.3B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $15.9B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $15.2B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $15.7B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $13.5B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $5.5B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $5.3B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $4.8B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $3.6B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $2.3B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $1.9B |
Download Essex Property Trust's data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 1,689
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had 1,689 employees, 99.8% of whom were full-time.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $167,670 of stock in 1 sale and made no open-market purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026Sale | Mary KasarisDirector | $168K |
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
4 people disclosed 5 purchases and 3 sales of Essex Property Trust stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Alan ArmstrongSenate, R-OK 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Rick LarsenHouse, D-WA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 4 Aug 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 19 May 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.