EQR (Equity Residential) Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based): N/A (As of Aug. 11, 2026)

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EQR Equity Residential EQR
84 GF Score
Price $65.83
GF Value $72.29
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Equity Residential Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based)?

Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) = (Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) - Current Price) / Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based).

Note: Discounted Dividend model is only suitable for companies who have a consistant distribution history with more than 5 years. If the company's dividends does not remain steady over a long period, results may not be accurate due to the low consistency. The model is also only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's Predictability Rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, the data will not be stored into our database.

Equity Residential's Predictability Rank is 1-Star. Thus, the DCF related results in the screener and portfolio will appear as zero and Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) is not calculated.

EQR vs AVB, ESS, INVH: Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) Comparison

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Equity Residential's Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Equity Residential Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Equity Residential's Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Equity Residential's Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) falls into.


EQR
84GF Score
Equity Residential EQR
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Is Equity Residential (EQR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Equity Residential stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $65.83 is trading 8.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $72.29. GuruFocus considers Equity Residential to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for EQR:

  • Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based): N/A
  • GF Value™: $72.29 vs. price of $65.83 (8.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 with 5 warning signs

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Equity Residential Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Address Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Equity Residential owns a portfolio of 312 apartment communities with over 85,000 units and is developing two additional properties with 665 units. The company focuses on owning large, high-quality properties in the urban and suburban submarkets of Southern California, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., New York, Seattle, and Boston.
84GF Score

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$65.83
Price
$72.29
GF Value