Equity Residential (EQR Quick QuoteEQR - Free Report) reported $768.83 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.7%. EPS of $0.99 for the same period compares to $0.47 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.06% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $769.26 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.99, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.

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: 96.6% versus 96.4% estimated by four analysts on average.
• Apartment Units - Total: 75,950 compared to the 85,027 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Change in Same Store Revenue Growth: 2.7% versus 2.7% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenues- Rental income- Same store: $727.04 million compared to the $726.27 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.2% year over year.
• Net Earnings Per Share (Diluted): $0.50 versus $0.34 estimated by eight analysts on average.

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Shares of Equity Residential have returned -6.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.