Seasonality
ESS seasonality — Essex Property Trust
Over the last 11 years, ESS's strongest month on average has been November (+3.0%) and its weakest September (-4.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.14% | -1.89% | 40% | +10.6% | -5.9% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.80% | +1.08% | 60% | +9.5% | -8.5% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.64% | +1.00% | 50% | +8.9% | -22.3% | 10 |
| Apr | +2.13% | +2.83% | 60% | +10.8% | -8.9% | 10 |
| May | +0.45% | +1.67% | 60% | +5.5% | -13.8% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.83% | +0.10% | 70% | +8.4% | -7.9% | 10 |
| Jul | +1.65% | +1.99% | 70% | +9.6% | -8.2% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.15% | +1.22% | 60% | +8.4% | -7.5% | 10 |
| Sep | -4.07% | -3.91% | 20% | +1.7% | -11.0% | 10 |
| Oct | -0.59% | +0.50% | 60% | +6.3% | -8.2% | 10 |
| Nov | +3.03% | -0.14% | 44% | +20.2% | -5.9% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.10% | -2.86% | 30% | +16.1% | -8.1% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — ESS
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -3.8 | 1.3 | -5.1 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 7.0 | -2.5 | -0.4 | -4.8 | -1.9 | 3.0 | +4.0% | |
| 2025 | -0.3 | 9.5 | -1.6 | -8.9 | 1.7 | -0.2 | -8.2 | 3.9 | -0.9 | -5.9 | 4.7 | -0.7 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | -5.9 | -0.8 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 8.4 | -2.1 | -3.9 | 9.4 | -8.1 | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 0.9 | -8.3 | 5.1 | -1.7 | 8.4 | 4.0 | -2.1 | -11.0 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 16.1 | +17.0% |
| 2022 | -5.6 | -4.6 | 8.9 | -4.7 | -13.8 | -7.9 | 9.6 | -7.5 | -8.6 | -8.2 | -0.8 | -3.8 | -39.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 0.8 | -3.3 | 6.3 | -0.1 | 3.8 | +48.4% |
| 2020 | 3.0 | -8.5 | -22.3 | 10.8 | -0.5 | -5.6 | -3.7 | -1.9 | -7.3 | 1.9 | 20.2 | -3.4 | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | -2.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | -4.6 | -3.6 | +22.7% |
| 2018 | -3.5 | -3.9 | 7.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -6.6 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | -3.5 | 4.6 | -1.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | -4.5 | 3.3 | -5.9 | -2.3 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.7 |