For the quarter ended December 2025, Equity Residential (EQR Quick QuoteEQR - Free Report) reported revenue of $781.91 million, up 2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.03, compared to $1.10 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.94% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $789.34 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.04, the EPS surprise was -0.74%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Equity Residential performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Physical Occupancy Rate: 96.2% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 96.3%.
• Apartment Units - Total: 78,921 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 85,764.
• Change in Same Store Revenue Growth: 2.5% compared to the 3.2% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenues- Rental income- Same store: $743.54 million versus $734.51 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.2% change.
• Net Earnings Per Share (Diluted): $1.00 compared to the $0.41 average estimate based on six analysts.

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Shares of Equity Residential have returned +1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.