Essex Property Trust (ESS) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Essex Property Trust (ESS) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $17,249 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 5.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $51,578 reinvested (9.1% a year), or $40,323 taking the dividends as cash, $13,225 of it paid out along the way.
ESS became
$51,578
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
9.1%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$19,582
bought more shares
Worst drop
-54.1%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | ESS total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +5.0% | $1,956 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −5.0% | $1,885 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +18.4% | $1,336 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +22.0% | $1,620 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −37.8% | $1,444 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +52.4% | $1,345 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −18.1% | $1,290 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +25.9% | $1,185 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +4.8% | $1,124 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +6.8% | $1,001 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −0.1% | $907 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +18.9% | $779 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +48.0% | $675 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +1.1% | $622 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +7.5% | $551 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +27.0% | $502 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +42.1% | $474 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +15.6% | $449 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −17.9% | $438 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: ESS total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Essex Property Trust (ESS) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $51,578 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ESS turned $10,000 into $17,249 with dividends reinvested, 5.6% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ESS returned -1.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking ESS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $40,323, including $13,225 of cash received; reinvesting added $11,254.
- ESS's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (52.4%) and its worst 2022 (-37.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Essex Property Trust (ESS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ESS/total-return
ESS total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in ESS 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $17,249 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 5.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $12,340 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is ESS's total return since Dec 2007?
416% in total, or 9.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 171%.
How much of ESS's return came from dividends?
About 40% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $11,254 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was ESS's worst year?
2022, at -37.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -54.1%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.