Equity Commonwealth (Equity Commonwealth) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 7.25 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)

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What is Equity Commonwealth 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Equity Commonwealth's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.25.

The historical rank and industry rank for Equity Commonwealth's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

EQCPRECL.PFD' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.93 Med: 3.79 Max: 7.47
Current: 7.25

During the past 13 years, Equity Commonwealth's highest Yield on Cost was 7.47. The lowest was 0.93. And the median was 3.79.

EQCPRECL.PFD's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 7.08 vs EQCPRECL.PFD: 7.25

Competitive Comparison of Equity Commonwealth's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Equity Commonwealth's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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 Commonwealth's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Equity Commonwealth's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Equity Commonwealth's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

Equity Commonwealth 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Equity Commonwealth is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQCPRECL.PFD) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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Equity Commonwealth (Equity Commonwealth) Business Description

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Address

Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606

Website

https://www.eqcre.com

Equity Commonwealth is a real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition, ownership, and operation of primarily office buildings located throughout the United States. The vast majority of the company's real estate portfolio comprises office assets. These properties are fairly evenly dispersed between many of America's major urban markets, notably Washington, Austin, and Denver. Equity Commonwealth derives the vast majority of its income in the form of rental revenue from tenants occupying its offices. The company's largest tenants in terms of revenue generation include a variety of hiking, household goods, publishing, and financial firms.