Equity Residential Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

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Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) reported strong first quarter 2024 results with earnings per share (EPS) up by 37.5% to $0.77, Funds from Operations (FFO) per share up by 2.4% to $0.87, and Normalized FFO per share up by 6.9% to $0.93. Same store revenue increased by 4.1%, expenses by 1.3%, and Net Operating Income (NOI) by 5.5%. The company focused on expense efficiency, leading to a historical low same store turnover rate of 8.6%. Equity Residential also sold three properties and repurchased $38.5 million worth of common shares during the quarter.

Positive

• Earnings per share (EPS) increased by 37.5% to $0.77
• Funds from Operations (FFO) per share increased by 2.4% to $0.87
• Normalized FFO per share increased by 6.9% to $0.93
• Same store revenue grew by 4.1%
• Same store expenses increased by 1.3%
• Same store Net Operating Income (NOI) increased by 5.5%
• Historical low same store turnover rate of 8.6%
• Sold three properties for $248.5 million
• Repurchased $38.5 million worth of common shares

Negative

• None.

Insights

Financial Analyst

The performance of Equity Residential (EQR) for the first quarter of 2024 has demonstrated a considerable uptick, particularly noting a 37.5% increase in EPS year-over-year. This is a substantial growth metric that reflects not just the health of the company but the robustness of the underlying real estate market, specifically in the urban and coastal areas where EQR operates. The modest 2.4% increase in FFO per share and a 6.9% increase in Normalized FFO suggest disciplined operational management, especially in corporate overhead which saw a contraction. For the retail investor, these figures may signal strong underlying fundamentals in EQR's operations and asset management abilities.

The company's focus on expense management is evident with a five-year compounded annual growth rate of same store expenses at 3.1%. This is indicative of EQR's ability to manage operational costs effectively despite broader economic pressures that typically drive up expenses in real estate operations such as maintenance and property management. It is also worth noting that EQR has shown strategic acumen in its capital allocation, as the repurchase of shares suggests confidence in intrinsic value and a shareholder-friendly capital return policy.

Real Estate Market Analyst

Equity Residential's same store NOI increase of 5.5% underscores the company's strong position in its markets, characterized by high demand and controlled supply. With physical occupancy rates of 96.3%, which is indicative of a tight market, EQR is able to exercise pricing power, resulting in higher lease rates and reduced concessions. For investors, these metrics serve as an important barometer for the company's ability to grow revenue organically through its existing property portfolio.

Furthermore, the record-low same store turnover of 8.6% reflects a high tenant retention rate, which can reduce costs associated with tenant turnover such as refurbishment and marketing. This is particularly relevant as the company enters its primary leasing season, which, if these trends continue, could lead to further revenue growth and margins expansion. The company's divestiture of older properties and investment in new developments, like 'The Basin,' is also a positive sign of portfolio optimization and renewal, positioning EQR for future growth in high-demand suburban areas.

Same Store Results Ahead of Expectations

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

First Quarter 2024 Results

All per share results are reported as available to common shares/units on a diluted basis.

			Quarter Ended March 31,
			2024				2023				$ Change				% Change
	Earnings Per Share (EPS)		$	0.77			$	0.56			$	0.21				37.5	%
	Funds from Operations (FFO) per share		$	0.87			$	0.85			$	0.02				2.4	%
	Normalized FFO (NFFO) per share		$	0.93			$	0.87			$	0.06				6.9	%

Recent Highlights

• Same store revenue increased 4.1% for the first quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023, driven by healthy demand and modest supply across most of our markets. Same store expense increased 1.3% with low or negative growth in our primary expense categories. The Company's continued focus on expense efficiency has delivered a five-year compounded annual growth rate of same store expenses of 3.1%. Same store Net Operating Income (NOI) increased 5.5%.
• Our focus on same store revenue growth, same store expense and corporate overhead efficiency and limited exposure to higher interest rates led to strong growth.
• Our high quality customer experience along with the overall desirability of our locations has led to the lowest quarterly same store Turnover in our history of 8.6%.
• During the first quarter of 2024, the Company sold three properties - one in Boston, one in Orange County and one in San Francisco - consisting of 504 apartment units, for an aggregate sale price of approximately $248.5 million.
• During the first quarter of 2024, the Company repurchased and retired 652,452 of its common shares, at a weighted average purchase price of $58.95 per share, for an aggregate purchased amount of approximately $38.5 million.

“Our operating business performed very well this quarter positioning us favorably as we enter our primary leasing season,” said Mark J. Parrell, Equity Residential’s President and CEO. “The positive demand dynamics in our affluent renter demographic, limited new apartment supply in our existing predominantly coastal markets and our laser focus on expense management continue to produce good results.”

Results Per Share

The change in EPS for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to the same period of 2023 is due primarily to higher property sale gains, the various adjustment items listed on page 25 of this release and the items described below.

The per share change in FFO for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to the same period of 2023 is due primarily to the various adjustment items listed on page 25 of this release and the items described below.

The per share change in Normalized FFO is due primarily to:

		Positive/(Negative) Impact
		First Quarter 2024 vs. First Quarter 2023
Same store NOI		$	0.07
2024 and 2023 transaction activity impact on NOI, net			(0.01	)
Corporate overhead (1)			(0.01	)
Other items			0.01
Net		$	0.06

(1)	Corporate overhead includes property management and general and administrative expenses.

The Company has a glossary of defined terms and related reconciliations of Non-GAAP financial measures on pages 27 through 33 of this release. Reconciliations and definitions of FFO and Normalized FFO are provided on pages 6, 29 and 30 of this release.

Same Store Results

The following table shows the total same store results for the periods presented (includes Residential and Non-Residential).

		First Quarter 2024 vs. First Quarter 2023		First Quarter 2024 vs. Fourth Quarter 2023
Apartment Units		77,373		77,950
Physical Occupancy		96.3% vs. 95.9%		96.3% vs. 95.8%
Revenues (1)		4.1%		1.1%
Expenses		1.3%		6.5%
NOI		5.5%		(1.3%)

(1)	See page 10 for further discussion.

The following table reflects the detail of the change in Same Store Residential Revenues, which is presented on a GAAP basis showing Leasing Concessions on a straight-line basis.

		First Quarter 2024 vs. First Quarter 2023				First Quarter 2024 vs. Fourth Quarter 2023
		% Change				% Change
Same Store Residential Revenues-
comparable period
Lease rates			2.9	%			0.1	%
Leasing Concessions			(0.3	%)			0.0	%
Vacancy gain (loss)			0.4	%			0.6	%
Bad Debt, Net (1)			0.3	%			0.0	%
Other (2)			0.6	%			(0.1	%)
Same Store Residential Revenues-
current period			3.9	%			0.6	%

(1)	Change in rental income due to bad debt write-offs and reserves, net of amounts (including governmental rental assistance payments) collected on previously written-off or reserved accounts. See page 12 for more detail.
(2)	Includes ancillary income, utility recoveries, early lease termination income, miscellaneous income and other items.

See page 11 for detail and reconciliations of Same Store Residential Revenues on a GAAP basis to Same Store Residential Revenues with Leasing Concessions on a cash basis.

Residential Same Store Operating Statistics

The following table includes select operating metrics for Residential Same Store Properties (for 77,373 same store apartment units):

		April 2024 (1)		Q1 2024		Q4 2023
Physical Occupancy		96.4%		96.3%		95.8%
Percentage of Residents Renewing by quarter/month		61.0%		61.1%		59.1%
New Lease Change		0.1%		(2.2%)		(4.6%)
Renewal Rate Achieved		5.1%		4.7%		5.1%
Blended Rate		3.1%		1.6%		0.7%

(1)	April 2024 results are preliminary as of April 18th.

Investment Activity

The Company did not acquire any operating properties during the first quarter of 2024. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company sold three properties - one in Boston, one in Orange County and one in suburban San Francisco - consisting of 504 apartment units, for an aggregate sale price of approximately $248.5 million at a weighted average Disposition Yield of 5.5%, generating an Unlevered IRR of 13.1%. The average age of the properties sold in the first quarter of 2024 was approximately 40 years.

During the first quarter of 2024, the Company began construction on The Basin, a 440 apartment unit property located in suburban Boston with a Total Budgeted Capital Cost of $232.2 million.

Capital Markets Activity

During the first quarter of 2024, the Company repurchased and retired 652,452 of its common shares, at a weighted average purchase price of $58.95 per share, for an aggregate purchased amount of approximately $38.5 million. Combined with the Company’s fourth quarter 2023 repurchase activity, the Company has repurchased approximately $87.5 million of its common shares at a weighted average purchase price of $57.72 per share.

Second Quarter 2024 Guidance

At this time the Company is not revising its annual operating, EPS, FFO per share or Normalized FFO per share guidance provided as part of its fourth quarter 2023 earnings release. See page 26.

The Company has established guidance ranges for the second quarter of 2024 EPS, FFO per share and Normalized FFO per share as listed below:

		Q2 2024 Guidance
EPS		$0.45 to $0.49
FFO per share		$0.91 to $0.95
Normalized FFO per share		$0.92 to $0.96

The difference between the first quarter of 2024 actual EPS of $0.77 and the second quarter of 2024 EPS guidance midpoint of $0.47 is due primarily to higher expected same store NOI, lower expected property sale gains and lower expected other expenses.

The difference between the first quarter of 2024 actual FFO of $0.87 per share and the second quarter of 2024 FFO guidance midpoint of $0.93 per share is due primarily to higher expected same store NOI and lower expected other expenses.

The difference between the first quarter of 2024 actual Normalized FFO of $0.93 per share and the second quarter of 2024 Normalized FFO guidance midpoint of $0.94 per share is due primarily to higher expected same store NOI.

About Equity Residential

Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract affluent long-term renters. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 299 properties consisting of 79,688 apartment units, with an established presence in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityapartments.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this press release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions made by management. While Equity Residential’s management believes the assumptions underlying its forward-looking statements are reasonable, such information is inherently subject to uncertainties and may involve certain risks, including, without limitation, changes in general market conditions, including the rate of job growth and cost of labor and construction material, the level of new multifamily construction and development, government regulations and competition. These and other risks and uncertainties are described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and available on our website, www.equityapartments.com. Many of these uncertainties and risks are difficult to predict and beyond management’s control. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, results or events. Equity Residential assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

A live web cast of the Company’s conference call discussing these results will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. CT. Please visit the Investor section of the Company’s website at www.equityapartments.com for the webcast link.

Equity Residential Consolidated Statements of Operations (Amounts in thousands except per share data) (Unaudited)
		Quarter Ended March 31,
		2024				2023
REVENUES
Rental income		$	730,818			$	705,088
EXPENSES
Property and maintenance			134,630				137,579
Real estate taxes and insurance			108,927				106,669
Property management			35,458				31,466
General and administrative			15,720				16,165
Depreciation			225,695				215,830
Total expenses			520,430				507,709
Net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties			188,185				100,209
Interest and other income			9,329				1,538
Other expenses			(31,738	)			(8,995	)
Interest:
Expense incurred, net			(67,212	)			(66,401	)
Amortization of deferred financing costs			(1,918	)			(1,979	)
Income before income and other taxes, income (loss) from
investments in unconsolidated entities and net gain (loss)
on sales of land parcels			307,034				221,751
Income and other tax (expense) benefit			(304	)			(298	)
Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated entities			(1,698	)			(1,382	)
Net income			305,032				220,071
Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests:
Operating Partnership			(8,275	)			(7,059	)
Partially Owned Properties			(970	)			(977	)
Net income attributable to controlling interests			295,787				212,035
Preferred distributions			(547	)			(772	)
Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares			(1,444	)			—
Net income available to Common Shares		$	293,796			$	211,263
Earnings per share – basic:
Net income available to Common Shares		$	0.78			$	0.56
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding			378,812				378,341
Earnings per share – diluted:
Net income available to Common Shares		$	0.77			$	0.56
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding			390,561				390,664
Distributions declared per Common Share outstanding		$	0.675			$	0.6625

Equity Residential Consolidated Statements of Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations (Amounts in thousands except per share and Unit data) (Unaudited)
		Quarter Ended March 31,
		2024				2023
Net income		$	305,032			$	220,071
Net (income) loss attributable to Noncontrolling Interests – Partially
Owned Properties			(970	)			(977	)
Preferred distributions			(547	)			(772	)
Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares			(1,444	)			—
Net income available to Common Shares and Units			302,071				218,322
Adjustments:
Depreciation			225,695				215,830
Depreciation – Non-real estate additions			(955	)			(1,156	)
Depreciation – Partially Owned Properties			(542	)			(545	)
Depreciation – Unconsolidated Properties			335				632
Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties			(188,185	)			(100,209	)
FFO available to Common Shares and Units			338,419				332,874
Adjustments (see note for additional detail):
Write-off of pursuit costs			548				1,332
Debt extinguishment and preferred share redemption (gains)
losses			1,444				—
Non-operating asset (gains) losses			(6,106	)			714
Other miscellaneous items			30,591				6,292
Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units		$	364,896			$	341,212
FFO		$	340,410			$	333,646
Preferred distributions			(547	)			(772	)
Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares			(1,444	)			—
FFO available to Common Shares and Units		$	338,419			$	332,874
FFO per share and Unit – basic		$	0.87			$	0.85
FFO per share and Unit – diluted		$	0.87			$	0.85
Normalized FFO		$	365,443			$	341,984
Preferred distributions			(547	)			(772	)
Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units		$	364,896			$	341,212
Normalized FFO per share and Unit – basic		$	0.94			$	0.88
Normalized FFO per share and Unit – diluted		$	0.93			$	0.87
Weighted average Common Shares and Units outstanding – basic			389,481				389,851
Weighted average Common Shares and Units outstanding – diluted			390,561				390,664

Note: See Adjustments from FFO to Normalized FFO for additional detail regarding the adjustments from FFO to Normalized FFO. See Additional Reconciliations and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms for the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and other terms as well as the reconciliations of EPS to FFO per share and Normalized FFO per share.

Equity Residential Consolidated Balance Sheets (Amounts in thousands except for share amounts) (Unaudited)
		March 31,				December 31,
		2024				2023
ASSETS
Land		$	5,550,882			$	5,581,876
Depreciable property			22,930,036				22,938,426
Projects under development			155,729				78,036
Land held for development			64,466				114,300
Investment in real estate			28,701,113				28,712,638
Accumulated depreciation			(9,978,012	)			(9,810,337	)
Investment in real estate, net			18,723,101				18,902,301
Investments in unconsolidated entities1			289,272				282,049
Cash and cash equivalents			44,535				50,743
Restricted deposits			152,025				89,252
Right-of-use assets			454,035				457,266
Other assets			231,829				252,953
Total assets		$	19,894,797			$	20,034,564
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Mortgage notes payable, net		$	1,633,870			$	1,632,902
Notes, net			5,349,938				5,348,417
Line of credit and commercial paper			225,921				409,131
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			146,072				87,377
Accrued interest payable			49,190				65,716
Lease liabilities			310,422				311,640
Other liabilities			274,919				272,596
Security deposits			68,818				69,178
Distributions payable			263,615				259,231
Total liabilities			8,322,765				8,456,188
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership			298,219				289,248
Equity:
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value;
100,000,000 shares authorized; 343,100 shares issued and
outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and 745,600 shares issued
and outstanding as of December 31, 2023			17,155				37,280
Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value;
1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 378,939,751 shares issued
and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and 379,291,417
shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023			3,789				3,793
Paid in capital			9,603,743				9,601,866
Retained earnings			1,436,671				1,437,185
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			6,314				5,704
Total shareholders’ equity			11,067,672				11,085,828
Noncontrolling Interests:
Operating Partnership			207,272				202,306
Partially Owned Properties			(1,131	)			994
Total Noncontrolling Interests			206,141				203,300
Total equity			11,273,813				11,289,128
Total liabilities and equity		$	19,894,797			$	20,034,564

¹ Includes $227.3 million and $220.2 million in unconsolidated development projects as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. See Development and Lease-Up Projects for additional detail on unconsolidated projects.

Equity Residential Portfolio Summary As of March 31, 2024

										% of Stabilized				Average
						Apartment				Budgeted				Rental
Markets/Metro Areas		Properties				Units				NOI				Rate
Established Markets:
Los Angeles			58				14,732				17.3	%		$	2,925
Orange County			12				3,718				5.0	%			2,900
San Diego			12				2,878				4.1	%			3,103
Subtotal – Southern California			82				21,328				26.4	%			2,945
Washington, D.C.			48				15,028				16.4	%			2,666
San Francisco			42				11,567				15.3	%			3,282
New York			34				8,536				14.2	%			4,592
Boston			26				7,077				11.7	%			3,557
Seattle			44				9,267				10.5	%			2,569
Subtotal – Established Markets			276				72,803				94.5	%			3,146
Expansion Markets:
Denver			9				2,792				2.8	%			2,409
Atlanta			7				2,111				1.6	%			2,049
Dallas/Ft. Worth			4				1,241				0.7	%			1,905
Austin			3				741				0.4	%			1,842
Subtotal – Expansion Markets			23				6,885				5.5	%			2,148
Total			299				79,688				100.0	%		$	3,061

		Properties		Apartment Units
Wholly Owned Properties		285		76,628
Partially Owned Properties – Consolidated		14		3,060
		299		79,688

Note: Projects under development are not included in the Portfolio Summary until construction has been completed.

Equity Residential

Portfolio Rollforward Q1 2024 ($ in thousands)
		Properties				Apartment Units				Sales Price				Disposition Yield
12/31/2023			302				80,191
Dispositions:
Consolidated Rental Properties			(3	)			(504	)		$	(248,500	)			(5.5	%)
Configuration Changes			—				1
3/31/2024			299				79,688

Equity Residential

First Quarter 2024 vs. First Quarter 2023 Same Store Results/Statistics Including 77,373 Same Store Apartment Units (includes Residential and Non-Residential) ($ in thousands except for Average Rental Rate)
		Results												Statistics
Description		Revenues				Expenses				NOI				Average Rental Rate				Physical Occupancy				Turnover
Q1 2024		$	716,665			$	231,905			$	484,760			$	3,077				96.3	%			8.6	%
Q1 2023		$	688,303			$	228,961			$	459,342			$	2,975				95.9	%			9.1	%
Change		$	28,362			$	2,944			$	25,418			$	102				0.4	%			(0.5	%)
Change			4.1	%	(1)		1.3	%			5.5	%			3.4	%

First Quarter 2024 vs. Fourth Quarter 2023 Same Store Results/Statistics Including 77,950 Same Store Apartment Units (includes Residential and Non-Residential) ($ in thousands except for Average Rental Rate)
		Results												Statistics
Description		Revenues				Expenses				NOI				Average Rental Rate				Physical Occupancy				Turnover
Q1 2024		$	720,261			$	233,087			$	487,174			$	3,070				96.3	%			8.6	%
Q4 2023		$	712,383			$	218,881			$	493,502			$	3,067				95.8	%			9.5	%
Change		$	7,878			$	14,206			$	(6,328	)		$	3				0.5	%			(0.9	%)
Change			1.1	%	(1)		6.5	%			(1.3	%)			0.1	%

(1)

Non-Residential contributed 0.20% and 0.50% to quarterly and sequential same store revenue growth, respectively, primarily due to improved collectibility expectations for certain Non-Residential tenants, resulting in the reinstatement of their respective straight-line receivable balances in the first quarter of 2024. The Company contemplated these contributions in its previous 2024 annual guidance.

Equity Residential

Same Store Residential Revenues – GAAP to Cash Basis (1) ($ in thousands)
	First Quarter 2024 vs. First Quarter 2023								First Quarter 2024 vs. Fourth Quarter 2023
	77,373 Same Store Apartment Units								77,950 Same Store Apartment Units
	Q1 2024				Q1 2023				Q1 2024				Q4 2023
Same Store Residential Revenues (GAAP Basis)	$	687,139			$	661,626			$	690,735			$	686,778
Leasing Concessions amortized		5,076				2,801				5,093				4,810
Leasing Concessions granted (2)		(4,951	)			(4,167	)			(4,955	)			(5,392	)
Same Store Residential Revenues with Leasing
Concessions on a cash basis	$	687,264			$	660,260			$	690,873			$	686,196
% change - GAAP revenue		3.9	%							0.6	%
% change - cash revenue		4.1	%							0.7	%

(1)	See Additional Reconciliations and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms for additional detail.
(2)	Concession usage is primarily concentrated in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.

Same Store Net Operating Income By Quarter Including 77,373 Same Store Apartment Units (includes Residential and Non-Residential) ($ in thousands)
		Q1 2024				Q4 2023				Q3 2023				Q2 2023				Q1 2023
Same store revenues		$	716,665			$	708,665			$	704,606			$	700,114			$	688,303
Same store expenses			231,905				217,880				223,739				219,571				228,961
Same store NOI		$	484,760			$	490,785			$	480,867			$	480,543			$	459,342

Equity Residential

Same Store Residential Accounts Receivable Balances Including 77,373 Same Store Apartment Units ($ in thousands)
Balance Sheet (Other assets):		March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023				March 31, 2023
Residential accounts receivable balances		$	18,290			$	21,021			$	32,210
Allowance for doubtful accounts			(13,204	)			(15,485	)			(28,237	)
Net receivable balances		$	5,086			$	5,536			$	3,973
Straight-line receivable balances		$	8,337		(1)	$	8,461			$	5,702

(1)

Total same store Residential Leasing Concessions granted in the first quarter of 2024 were approximately $5.0 million. The straight-line receivable balance of $8.3 million reflects Residential Leasing Concessions that the Company expects will be primarily recognized as a reduction of rental revenues in the remainder of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025.

Same Store Residential Bad Debt Including 77,373 Same Store Apartment Units ($ in thousands)
Income Statement (Rental income):		Q1 2024				Q4 2023				Q1 2023
Bad debts before governmental rental assistance		$	9,187			$	9,325			$	11,896
Governmental rental assistance received			(379	)			(379	)			(1,161	)
Bad Debt, Net		$	8,808			$	8,946			$	10,735
Bad Debt, Net as a % of Same Store Residential Revenues			1.3	%			1.3	%			1.6	%

Equity Residential First Quarter 2024 vs. First Quarter 2023 Same Store Residential Results/Statistics by Market

																						Increase (Decrease) from Prior Year's Quarter
Markets/Metro Areas		Apartment Units				Q1 2024 % of Actual NOI				Q1 2024 Average Rental Rate				Q1 2024 Weighted Average Physical Occupancy %				Q1 2024 Turnover				Revenues				Expenses				NOI				Average Rental Rate				Physical Occupancy				Turnover
Los Angeles			14,135				17.5	%		$	2,922				95.5	%			9.6	%			5.2	%			1.5	%			7.0	%			5.2	%			0.0	%			(0.4	%)
Orange County			3,718				5.2	%			2,900				96.1	%			7.4	%			5.9	%			3.5	%			6.6	%			5.9	%			(0.1	%)			(0.1	%)
San Diego			2,878				4.3	%			3,103				96.1	%			8.0	%			6.5	%			1.1	%			8.2	%			5.7	%			0.7	%			(1.7	%)
Subtotal – Southern California			20,731				27.0	%			2,943				95.7	%			9.0	%			5.5	%			1.7	%			7.1	%			5.4	%			0.1	%			(0.5	%)
Washington, D.C.			14,716				16.9	%			2,665				97.1	%			7.0	%			5.5	%			(1.9	%)			9.4	%			5.0	%			0.5	%			(0.4	%)
San Francisco			11,345				15.8	%			3,281				96.4	%			9.5	%			2.0	%			2.3	%			1.9	%			1.2	%			0.7	%			0.1	%
New York			8,536				14.1	%			4,592				97.0	%			6.5	%			3.9	%			3.2	%			4.5	%			3.7	%			0.2	%			(1.0	%)
Boston			7,077				11.0	%			3,557				95.7	%			7.4	%			4.8	%			(2.2	%)			8.0	%			4.6	%			0.2	%			(0.6	%)
Seattle			9,266				10.4	%			2,569				96.1	%			9.7	%			0.4	%			5.0	%			(1.4	%)			(0.6	%)			1.0	%			(1.4	%)
Denver			2,505				2.6	%			2,415				96.3	%			10.1	%			1.3	%			(0.5	%)			2.1	%			1.6	%			0.0	%			(1.0	%)
Other Expansion Markets			3,197				2.2	%			1,973				95.5	%			13.3	%			0.9	%			(4.2	%)			5.3	%			0.1	%			0.6	%			0.9	%
Total			77,373				100.0	%		$	3,077				96.3	%			8.6	%			3.9	%			1.2	%			5.2	%			3.4	%			0.4	%			(0.5	%)
Note: The above table reflects Residential same store results only. Residential operations account for approximately 96.0% of total revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Equity Residential First Quarter 2024 vs. Fourth Quarter 2023 Same Store Residential Results/Statistics by Market

																						Increase (Decrease) from Prior Quarter
Markets/Metro Areas		Apartment Units				Q1 2024 % of Actual NOI				Q1 2024 Average Rental Rate				Q1 2024 Weighted Average Physical Occupancy %				Q1 2024 Turnover				Revenues				Expenses				NOI				Average Rental Rate				Physical Occupancy				Turnover
Los Angeles			14,135				17.3	%		$	2,922				95.5	%			9.6	%			0.9	%			8.0	%			(2.2	%)			0.4	%			0.4	%			(1.3	%)
Orange County			3,718				5.2	%			2,900				96.1	%			7.4	%			0.2	%			5.4	%			(1.2	%)			0.3	%			(0.2	%)			(1.3	%)
San Diego			2,878				4.3	%			3,103				96.1	%			8.0	%			0.7	%			4.7	%			(0.4	%)			(0.2	%)			0.8	%			(3.3	%)
Subtotal – Southern California			20,731				26.8	%			2,943				95.7	%			9.0	%			0.7	%			7.3	%			(1.7	%)			0.3	%			0.4	%			(1.6	%)
Washington, D.C.			14,716				16.8	%			2,665				97.1	%			7.0	%			0.6	%			4.8	%			(1.3	%)			0.4	%			0.1	%			(1.2	%)
San Francisco			11,345				15.7	%			3,281				96.4	%			9.5	%			0.6	%			8.2	%			(2.7	%)			(0.6	%)			1.1	%			(1.4	%)
New York			8,536				14.0	%			4,592				97.0	%			6.5	%			1.0	%			6.7	%			(2.8	%)			0.6	%			0.4	%			(0.4	%)
Boston			7,077				11.0	%			3,557				95.7	%			7.4	%			(0.4	%)			3.3	%			(1.9	%)			(0.3	%)			(0.1	%)			(1.2	%)
Seattle			9,266				10.4	%			2,569				96.1	%			9.7	%			1.2	%			8.3	%			(1.5	%)			0.3	%			0.8	%			1.5	%
Denver			2,792				2.9	%			2,409				96.2	%			10.5	%			0.1	%			6.6	%			(2.5	%)			(0.1	%)			0.2	%			(1.3	%)
Other Expansion Markets			3,487				2.4	%			1,979				95.3	%			13.3	%			(1.1	%)			6.9	%			(6.4	%)			(1.5	%)			0.5	%			0.5	%
Total			77,950				100.0	%		$	3,070				96.3	%			8.6	%			0.6	%			6.5	%			(2.1	%)			0.1	%			0.5	%			(0.9	%)
Note: The above table reflects Residential same store results only. Residential operations account for approximately 96.0% of total revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Equity Residential

Same Store Residential Net Effective Lease Pricing Statistics For 77,373 Same Store Apartment Units
		New Lease Change (1)								Renewal Rate Achieved (1)								Blended Rate (1)
Markets/Metro Areas		Q1 2024				Q4 2023				Q1 2024				Q4 2023				Q1 2024				Q4 2023
Southern California			(3.6	%)			(3.1	%)			4.4	%			5.2	%			0.5	%			1.2	%
San Francisco			(1.2	%)			(9.7	%)			4.1	%			4.4	%			1.6	%			(3.1	%)
Washington, D.C.			1.6	%			0.6	%			5.8	%			6.2	%			4.0	%			3.8	%
New York			(1.1	%)			(2.2	%)			4.1	%			4.5	%			2.2	%			2.1	%
Seattle			(1.2	%)			(8.4	%)			6.1	%			5.6	%			2.8	%			(1.4	%)
Boston			(3.4	%)			(1.0	%)			5.2	%			5.3	%			1.0	%			2.8	%
Denver			(6.3	%)			(5.1	%)			4.3	%			4.7	%			(2.0	%)			(0.3	%)
Other Expansion Markets			(8.7	%)			(12.2	%)			4.1	%			4.8	%			(3.7	%)			(5.1	%)
Total			(2.2	%)			(4.6	%)			4.7	%			5.1	%			1.6	%			0.7	%

(1)	See Additional Reconciliations and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms for definitions. See page 3 for April 2024 preliminary data.

Equity Residential

First Quarter 2024 vs. First Quarter 2023 Total Same Store Operating Expenses Including 77,373 Same Store Apartment Units (includes Residential and Non-Residential) ($ in thousands)
		Q1 2024				Q1 2023				$ Change (1)				% Change				% of Q1 2024 Operating Expenses
Real estate taxes		$	94,205			$	90,844			$	3,361				3.7	%			40.6	%
On-site payroll			43,119				42,813				306				0.7	%			18.6	%
Utilities			37,234				39,197				(1,963	)			(5.0	%)			16.1	%
Repairs and maintenance			29,888				30,546				(658	)			(2.2	%)			12.9	%
Insurance			9,341				8,459				882				10.4	%			4.0	%
Leasing and advertising			2,375				2,591				(216	)			(8.3	%)			1.0	%
Other on-site operating expenses			15,743				14,511				1,232				8.5	%			6.8	%
Total Same Store Operating Expenses (2)		$	231,905			$	228,961			$	2,944				1.3	%			100.0	%

(1)	The quarter-over-quarter changes were primarily driven by the following factors:
	Real estate taxes – Increase due to escalation in rates and assessed values including an approximately 1.0% contribution to growth from 421-a tax abatement burnoffs in New York City. Once the burnoffs are completed, previously rent-restricted apartment units will transition to market.
	On-site payroll – Modest increase due primarily to higher wages partially offset by the impact of various innovation initiatives.
	Utilities – Decrease from electric primarily driven by lower commodity prices.
	Repairs and maintenance – Decrease due primarily to lower resident Turnover compared to the same period of 2023, moderation of previous wage/staffing pressures and a benefit from a relatively easy comparable period.
	Insurance – Increase due to higher premiums on property insurance renewal due to conditions in the insurance market that while less difficult than recent years, remain challenging.
	Other on-site operating expenses – Increase primarily driven by higher property-related legal expenses.
(2)	See Additional Reconciliations and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms for additional details.

Equity Residential

Debt Summary as of March 31, 2024 ($ in thousands)
		Debt Balances (1)				% of Total				Weighted Average Rates (1)				Weighted Average Maturities (years)
Secured		$	1,633,870				22.7	%			3.84	%			7.6
Unsecured			5,575,859				77.3	%			3.65	%			8.2
Total		$	7,209,729				100.0	%			3.69	%			8.1
Fixed Rate Debt:
Secured – Conventional		$	1,399,221				19.4	%			3.89	%			7.1
Unsecured – Public			5,349,938				74.2	%			3.53	%			8.6
Fixed Rate Debt			6,749,159				93.6	%			3.60	%			8.3
Floating Rate Debt:
Secured – Tax Exempt			234,649				3.3	%			3.49	%			10.4
Unsecured – Revolving Credit Facility			—				—				—				3.6
Unsecured – Commercial Paper Program (2)			225,921				3.1	%			5.60	%			—
Floating Rate Debt			460,570				6.4	%			4.72	%			5.4
Total		$	7,209,729				100.0	%			3.69	%			8.1

(1)	See Additional Reconciliations and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms for additional details.
(2)	At March 31, 2024, the weighted average maturity of commercial paper outstanding was 3 days. The weighted average amount outstanding for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 was approximately $333.1 million.
Note: The Company capitalized interest of approximately $3.1 million and $3.4 million during the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Equity Residential

Debt Maturity Schedule as of March 31, 2024 ($ in thousands)
Year		Fixed Rate				Floating Rate				Total				% of Total				Weighted Average Coupons on Fixed Rate Debt (1)				Weighted Average Coupons on Total Debt (1)
2024		$	—			$	232,200		(2)	$	232,200				3.2	%			—				5.46	%
2025			450,000				8,100				458,100				6.3	%			3.38	%			3.38	%
2026			592,025				9,000				601,025				8.3	%			3.58	%			3.58	%
2027			400,000				9,800				409,800				5.6	%			3.25	%			3.26	%
2028			900,000				10,700				910,700				12.5	%			3.79	%			3.79	%
2029			888,120				11,500				899,620				12.4	%			3.30	%			3.31	%
2030			1,148,462				12,700				1,161,162				15.9	%			2.53	%			2.54	%
2031			528,500				39,800				568,300				7.8	%			1.94	%			2.05	%
2032			—				28,000				28,000				0.4	%			—				3.70	%
2033			550,000				2,300				552,300				7.6	%			5.22	%			5.22	%
2034+			1,350,850				108,600				1,459,450				20.0	%			4.39	%			4.27	%
Subtotal			6,807,957				472,700				7,280,657				100.0	%			3.53	%			3.58	%
Deferred Financing Costs and Unamortized (Discount)			(58,798	)			(12,130	)			(70,928	)		N/A				N/A				N/A
Total		$	6,749,159			$	460,570			$	7,209,729				100.0	%			3.53	%			3.58	%

(1)	See Additional Reconciliations and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms for additional details.
(2)	Includes $226.0 million in principal outstanding on the Company's Commercial Paper Program.

Equity Residential

Selected Unsecured Public Debt Covenants
		March 31,		December 31,
		2024		2023
Debt to Adjusted Total Assets (not to exceed 60%)		25.8%		26.5%
Secured Debt to Adjusted Total Assets (not to exceed 40%)		6.7%		6.7%
Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service to
Maximum Annual Service Charges
(must be at least 1.5 to 1)		6.41		6.19
Total Unencumbered Assets to Unsecured Debt
(must be at least 125%)		528.1%		510.7%
Note: These selected covenants represent the most restrictive financial covenants relating to ERP Operating Limited Partnership's ("ERPOP") outstanding public debt securities. Equity Residential is the general partner of ERPOP.

Selected Credit Ratios
		March 31,		December 31,
		2024		2023
Total debt to Normalized EBITDAre		4.01x		4.17x
Net debt to Normalized EBITDAre		3.97x		4.12x
Unencumbered NOI as a % of total NOI		89.6%		89.8%
Note: See Normalized EBITDAre Reconciliations for detail.

Equity Residential

Capital Structure as of March 31, 2024 (Amounts in thousands except for share/unit and per share amounts)
Secured Debt										$	1,633,870				22.7	%
Unsecured Debt											5,575,859				77.3	%
Total Debt											7,209,729				100.0	%			22.6	%
Common Shares (includes Restricted Shares)			378,939,751				97.0	%
Units (includes OP Units and Restricted Units)			11,732,622				3.0	%
Total Shares and Units			390,672,373				100.0	%
Common Share Price at March 31, 2024		$	63.11
											24,655,333				99.9	%
Perpetual Preferred Equity (see below)											17,155				0.1	%
Total Equity											24,672,488				100.0	%			77.4	%
Total Market Capitalization										$	31,882,217								100.0	%

Perpetual Preferred Equity as of March 31, 2024 (Amounts in thousands except for share and per share amounts)
Series		Call Date		Outstanding Shares				Liquidation Value				Annual Dividend Per Share				Annual Dividend Amount
Preferred Shares:
8.29% Series K (1)		12/10/26			343,100			$	17,155			$	4.145			$	1,422

(1)

During the first quarter of 2024, the Company repurchased and retired 402,500 Series K Preferred Shares with a liquidation value of $20.1 million for total cash consideration of approximately $21.8 million. As a result of this partial redemption, the Company incurred a cash charge of approximately $1.4 million which was recorded as a premium on the redemption of preferred shares, which impacted EPS and FFO per share but did not impact Normalized FFO per share.

Equity Residential Common Share and Unit Weighted Average Amounts Outstanding

		Q1 2024				Q1 2023
Weighted Average Amounts Outstanding for Net Income Purposes:
Common Shares - basic			378,811,922				378,340,876
Shares issuable from assumed conversion/vesting of:
- OP Units			10,669,346				11,509,669
- long-term compensation shares/units			1,079,917				813,581
Total Common Shares and Units - diluted			390,561,185				390,664,126
Weighted Average Amounts Outstanding for FFO and Normalized FFO Purposes:
Common Shares - basic			378,811,922				378,340,876
OP Units - basic			10,669,346				11,509,669
Total Common Shares and OP Units - basic			389,481,268				389,850,545
Shares issuable from assumed conversion/vesting of:
- long-term compensation shares/units			1,079,917				813,581
Total Common Shares and Units - diluted			390,561,185				390,664,126
Period Ending Amounts Outstanding:
Common Shares (includes Restricted Shares)			378,939,751				378,898,221
Units (includes OP Units and Restricted Units)			11,732,622				12,515,083
Total Shares and Units			390,672,373				391,413,304

Equity Residential Development and Lease-Up Projects as of March 31, 2024 (Amounts in thousands except for project and apartment unit amounts)

																								Estimated/Actual
Projects		Location		Ownership Percentage		No. of Apartment Units				Total Budgeted Capital Cost				Total Book Value to Date				Total Debt (1)				Percentage Completed		Start Date		Initial Occupancy		Completion Date		Stabilization Date		Percentage Leased / Occupied
CONSOLIDATED:
Projects Under Development:
Laguna Clara II		Santa Clara, CA		100%			225			$	152,621			$	91,314			$	—			63%		Q2 2022		Q4 2024		Q1 2025		Q4 2025		– / –
The Basin		Wakefield, MA		95%			440				232,172				64,415				—			11%		Q1 2024		Q4 2025		Q3 2026		Q2 2027		– / –
Projects Under Development - Consolidated							665				384,793				155,729				—
Projects Completed Not Stabilized:
Reverb (fka 9th and W) (2)		Washington, D.C.		92%			312				108,027				104,795				—			100%		Q3 2021		Q2 2023		Q2 2023		Q3 2024		96% / 93%
Projects Completed Not Stabilized - Consolidated							312				108,027				104,795				—
UNCONSOLIDATED:
Projects Under Development:
Alloy Sunnyside		Denver, CO		80%			209				70,004				64,752				28,682			95%		Q3 2021		Q2 2024		Q2 2024		Q1 2025		– / –
Alexan Harrison		Harrison, NY		62%			450				200,664				184,242				88,605			95%		Q3 2021		Q1 2024		Q4 2024		Q2 2026		9% / 2%
Solana Beeler Park		Denver, CO		90%			270				85,206				63,617				28,342			74%		Q4 2021		Q2 2024		Q3 2024		Q1 2025		– / –
Remy (Toll)		Frisco, TX		75%			357				98,937				85,096				39,336			86%		Q1 2022		Q2 2024		Q4 2024		Q3 2025		7% / –
Sadie (fka Settler) (Toll)		Fort Worth, TX		75%			362				82,775				63,612				22,058			82%		Q2 2022		Q2 2024		Q3 2024		Q3 2025		2% / –
Lyle (Toll) (2)		Dallas, TX		75%			334				86,332				66,296				26,390			84%		Q3 2022		Q1 2024		Q3 2024		Q1 2026		5% / 2%
Projects Under Development - Unconsolidated							1,982				623,918				527,615				233,413
Total Development Projects - Consolidated							977				492,820				260,524				—
Total Development Projects - Unconsolidated							1,982				623,918				527,615				233,413
Total Development Projects							2,959			$	1,116,738			$	788,139			$	233,413

NOI CONTRIBUTION FROM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS	Total Budgeted Capital Cost				Q1 2024 NOI
Projects Under Development - Consolidated	$	384,793			$	—
Projects Completed Not Stabilized - Consolidated		108,027				1,019
Projects Under Development - Unconsolidated		623,918				(235	)
	$	1,116,738			$	784

(1)	All unconsolidated projects are being partially funded with project-specific construction loans. None of these loans are recourse to the Company.
(2)	The land parcels under these projects are subject to long-term ground leases.

Equity Residential Capital Expenditures to Real Estate For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2024 (Amounts in thousands except for apartment unit and per apartment unit amounts)

		Same Store Properties				Non-Same Store Properties/Other				Total				Same Store Avg. Per Apartment Unit
Total Apartment Units			77,373				2,315				79,688
Building Improvements		$	28,741			$	3,340		(2)	$	32,081			$	371
Renovation Expenditures			22,280		(1)		4,055		(2)		26,335				288
Replacements			15,050				54				15,104				195
Capital Expenditures to Real Estate (3)		$	66,071			$	7,449			$	73,520			$	854

(1)	Renovation Expenditures on 690 same store apartment units for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 approximated $32,289 per apartment unit renovated.
(2)	Includes expenditures for two properties that have been removed from same store while undergoing major renovations requiring a significant number of apartment units to be vacated to accommodate the extensive planned improvements. The renovation at one property is expected to continue through the second quarter of 2024 with the other continuing into 2025.
(3)	See Additional Reconciliations and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms for additional details.
Note: Approximately $29.3 million of the Company's Capital Expenditures to Real Estate for Same Store Properties for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 were NOI-Enhancing, including the $22.3 million of Renovation Expenditures noted above, with the remainder concentrated in sustainability and property-level technology spend.

Equity Residential

Normalized EBITDAre Reconciliations

(Amounts in thousands)

		Trailing Twelve Months								2024				2023
		March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023				Q1				Q4				Q3				Q2				Q1
Net income		$	953,449			$	868,488			$	305,032			$	322,269			$	181,286			$	144,862			$	220,071
Interest expense incurred, net			270,367				269,556				67,212				68,674				68,891				65,590				66,401
Amortization of deferred financing costs			8,880				8,941				1,918				1,918				3,027				2,017				1,979
Amortization of above/below market lease intangibles			4,464				4,464				1,116				1,116				1,116				1,116				1,116
Depreciation			898,574				888,709				225,695				226,788				224,736				221,355				215,830
Income and other tax expense (benefit)			1,154				1,148				304				256				258				336				298
EBITDA			2,136,888				2,041,306				601,277				621,021				479,314				435,276				505,695
Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate properties			(370,515	)			(282,539	)			(188,185	)			(155,505	)			(26,912	)			87				(100,209	)
EBITDAre			1,766,373				1,758,767				413,092				465,516				452,402				435,363				405,486
Write-off of pursuit costs (other expenses)			2,863				3,647				548				908				746				661				1,332
(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities - operations			5,694				5,378				1,698				1,531				1,242				1,223				1,382
Realized (gain) loss on investment securities (interest and other income)			(1,591	)			(1,504	)			—				7				(1,598	)			—				87
Unrealized (gain) loss on investment securities (interest and other income)			(20,527	)			(13,466	)			(7,061	)			(9,005	)			(4,461	)			—				—
Insurance/litigation settlement or reserve income (interest and other income)			(360	)			(1,055	)			(105	)			—				(62	)			(193	)			(800	)
Insurance/litigation/environmental settlement or reserve expense (other expenses)			42,789				17,310				30,478				5,694				3,104				3,513				4,999
Advocacy contributions (other expenses)			2,276				2,142				141				1,665				150				320				7
Data transformation project (other expenses)			1,700				3,780				—				—				295				1,405				2,080
Other			(518	)			(589	)			77				(602	)			1				6				6
Normalized EBITDAre		$	1,798,699			$	1,774,410			$	438,868			$	465,714			$	451,819			$	442,298			$	414,579
Balance Sheet Items:		March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
Total debt		$	7,209,729			$	7,390,450
Cash and cash equivalents			(44,535	)			(50,743	)
Mortgage principal reserves/sinking funds			(31,203	)			(29,270	)
Net debt		$	7,133,991			$	7,310,437
Note: EBITDA, EBITDAre and Normalized EBITDAre do not include any adjustments for the Company’s share of partially owned unconsolidated entities or the minority partner’s share of partially owned consolidated entities due to the immaterial size of the Company’s partially owned portfolio.

Equity Residential

Adjustments from FFO to Normalized FFO

(Amounts in thousands)

		Quarter Ended March 31,
		2024				2023				Variance
Impairment – non-operating real estate assets		$	—			$	—			$	—
Write-off of pursuit costs (other expenses)			548				1,332				(784	)
Premium on redemption of Preferred Shares			1,444				—				1,444
Debt extinguishment and preferred share redemption (gains) losses			1,444				—				1,444
(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated entities ─ non-operating assets			955				627				328
Realized (gain) loss on investment securities (interest and other income)			—				87				(87	)
Unrealized (gain) loss on investment securities (interest and other income)			(7,061	)			—				(7,061	)
Non-operating asset (gains) losses			(6,106	)			714				(6,820	)
Insurance/litigation settlement or reserve income (interest and other income)			(105	)			(800	)			695
Insurance/litigation/environmental settlement or reserve expense (other expenses) (1)			30,478				4,999				25,479
Advocacy contributions (other expenses)			141				7				134
Data transformation project (other expenses)			—				2,080				(2,080	)
Other			77				6				71
Other miscellaneous items			30,591				6,292				24,299
Adjustments from FFO to Normalized FFO		$	26,477			$	8,338			$	18,139

(1)	Insurance/litigation/environmental settlement or reserve expense includes adjustments to reserves relating to, among other things, litigation in California regarding the amount of late fees charged by the Company.
Note: See Additional Reconciliations and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms for the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and other terms as well as the reconciliations of EPS to FFO per share and Normalized FFO per share.

Equity Residential Normalized FFO Guidance and Assumptions

The guidance/projections provided below are based on current expectations and are forward-looking. All guidance is given on a Normalized FFO basis. Therefore, certain items excluded from Normalized FFO, such as debt extinguishment costs/prepayment penalties and the write-off of pursuit costs, are not included in the estimates provided on this page. See Additional Reconciliations and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms for the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and other terms as well as the reconciliations of EPS to FFO per share and Normalized FFO per share.

		Q2 2024		Full Year 2024
				(no change from previous Full Year 2024)
2024 Normalized FFO Guidance (per share diluted)
Expected Normalized FFO Per Share		$0.92 to $0.96		$3.80 to $3.90
2024 Same Store Assumptions (includes Residential and Non-Residential)
Physical Occupancy				95.9%
Revenue change				2.0% to 3.0%
Expense change				3.5% to 4.5%
NOI change (1)				1.0% to 2.6%
2024 Transaction Assumptions
Consolidated rental acquisitions				$1.0B
Consolidated rental dispositions				$1.0B
Transaction Accretion (Dilution)				(25 basis points)
2024 Debt Assumptions
Weighted average debt outstanding				$7.27B to $7.47B
Interest expense, net (on a Normalized FFO basis)				$268.0M to $274.0M
Capitalized interest				$9.7M to $13.7M
2024 Capital Expenditures to Real Estate Assumptions for Same Store Properties (2)
Capital Expenditures to Real Estate for Same Store Properties				$295.0M
Capital Expenditures to Real Estate per Same Store Apartment Unit				$3,800
2024 Other Guidance Assumptions
Property management expense				$124.0M to $126.0M
General and administrative expense				$57.5M to $61.5M
Debt offerings				No amounts budgeted
Weighted average Common Shares and Units - Diluted				391.1M

(1)

Approximately 20 basis point change in NOI percentage = $0.01 per share change in EPS/FFO per share/Normalized FFO per share.

(2)

During 2024, the Company expects that approximately 40% of its Capital Expenditures to Real Estate for Same Store Properties will be NOI-Enhancing (primarily renovations, sustainability and property-level technology spend). During 2024, the Company expects to spend approximately $104.0 million for apartment unit Renovation Expenditures on approximately 3,250 same store apartment units at an average cost of approximately $32,000 per apartment unit renovated with the remainder of the NOI-Enhancing spend consisting of sustainability and property-level technology expenditures.

Equity Residential Additional Reconciliations and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms (Amounts in thousands except per share and per apartment unit data) (All per share data is diluted)

This Earnings Release and Supplemental Financial Information includes certain non-GAAP financial measures and other terms that management believes are helpful in understanding our business. The definitions and calculations of these non-GAAP financial measures and other terms may differ from the definitions and methodologies used by other real estate investment trusts (“REIT”) and, accordingly, may not be comparable. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings or any other measurement of performance computed in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) or as an alternative to cash flows from specific operating, investing or financing activities. Furthermore, these non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be a measure of cash flow or liquidity.

Acquisition Capitalization Rate or Cap Rate – NOI that the Company anticipates receiving in the next 12 months (or the year two or three stabilized NOI for properties that are in lease-up at acquisition) less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $100-$450 per apartment unit depending on the age and condition of the asset) divided by the gross purchase price of the asset. The weighted average Acquisition Cap Rate for acquired properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative purchase price for each respective property.

Average Rental Rate – Total Residential rental revenues reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP divided by the weighted average occupied apartment units for the reporting period presented.

Bad Debt, Net – Change in rental income due to bad debt write-offs and reserves, net of amounts collected on previously written-off or reserved accounts.

Blended Rate – The weighted average of New Lease Change and Renewal Rate Achieved.

Capital Expenditures to Real Estate:

Building Improvements – Includes roof replacement, paving, building mechanical equipment systems, exterior siding and painting, major landscaping, furniture, fixtures and equipment for amenities and common areas, vehicles and office and maintenance equipment.

NOI-Enhancing – Primarily includes Renovation Expenditures as well as sustainability and property-level technology expenditures that are intended to increase revenues or decrease expenses.

Renovation Expenditures – Apartment unit renovation costs (primarily kitchens and baths) designed to reposition these units for higher rental levels in their respective markets.

Replacements – Includes appliances, mechanical equipment, fixtures and flooring (including hardwood and carpeting).

Debt Balances:

Commercial Paper Program – The Company may borrow up to a maximum of $1.0 billion under its Commercial Paper Program subject to market conditions. The notes bear interest at various floating rates.

Revolving Credit Facility – The Company’s $2.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility matures October 26, 2027. The interest rate on advances under the facility will generally be SOFR plus a spread (currently 0.715%), or based on bids received from the lending group, and an annual facility fee (currently 0.125%). Both the spread and the facility fee are dependent on the Company’s senior unsecured credit rating. In addition, the Company limits its utilization of the facility in order to maintain liquidity to support its $1.0 billion Commercial Paper Program along with certain other obligations. The following table presents the availability on the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility:

		March 31, 2024
Unsecured revolving credit facility commitment		$	2,500,000
Commercial paper balance outstanding			(226,000	)
Unsecured revolving credit facility balance outstanding			—
Other restricted amounts			(3,438	)
Unsecured revolving credit facility availability		$	2,270,562

Debt Covenant Compliance – Our unsecured debt includes certain financial and operating covenants including, among other things, maintenance of certain financial ratios. These provisions are contained in the indentures applicable to each notes payable or the credit agreement for our line of credit. The Debt Covenant Compliance ratios that are provided show the Company's compliance with certain covenants governing our public unsecured debt. These covenants generally reflect our most restrictive financial covenants. The Company was in compliance with its unsecured debt covenants for all periods presented.

Development Yield – NOI that the Company anticipates receiving in the next 12 months following stabilization less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $50-$150 per apartment unit depending on the type of asset) divided by the Total Budgeted Capital Cost of the asset. The weighted average Development Yield for development properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative Total Budgeted Capital Cost for each respective property.

Disposition Yield – NOI that the Company anticipates giving up in the next 12 months less an estimate of property management costs/management fees allocated to the project (generally ranging from 2.0% to 4.0% of revenues depending on the size and income streams of the asset) and less an estimate for in-the-unit replacement capital expenditures (generally ranging from $150-$450 per apartment unit depending on the age and condition of the asset) divided by the gross sales price of the asset. The weighted average Disposition Yield for sold properties is weighted based on the projected NOI streams and the relative sales price for each respective property.

Earnings Per Share ("EPS") – Net income per share calculated in accordance with GAAP. Expected EPS is calculated on a basis consistent with actual EPS. Due to the uncertain timing and extent of property dispositions and the resulting gains/losses on sales, actual EPS could differ materially from expected EPS.

EBITDA for Real Estate and Normalized EBITDA for Real Estate:

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate (“EBITDAre”) – The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”) defines EBITDAre (September 2017 White Paper) as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, and further adjusted for gains and losses from sales of depreciated operating properties, impairment write-downs of depreciated operating properties, impairment write-downs of investments in unconsolidated entities caused by a decrease in value of depreciated operating properties within the joint venture and adjustments to reflect the Company’s share of EBITDAre of investments in unconsolidated entities.

The Company believes that EBITDAre is useful to investors, creditors and rating agencies as a supplemental measure of the Company’s ability to incur and service debt because it is a recognized measure of performance by the real estate industry, and by excluding gains or losses related to sales or impairment of depreciated operating properties, EBITDAre can help compare the Company’s credit strength between periods or as compared to different companies.

Normalized Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate (“Normalized EBITDAre”) – Represents net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, and further adjusted for non-comparable items. Normalized EBITDAre, total debt to Normalized EBITDAre and net debt to Normalized EBITDAre are important metrics in evaluating the credit strength of the Company and its ability to service its debt obligations. The Company believes that Normalized EBITDAre, total debt to Normalized EBITDAre, and net debt to Normalized EBITDAre are useful to investors, creditors and rating agencies because they allow investors to compare the Company’s credit strength to prior reporting periods and to other companies without the effect of items that by their nature are not comparable from period to period and tend to obscure the Company’s actual credit quality.

Economic Gain (Loss) – Economic Gain (Loss) is calculated as the net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties in accordance with GAAP, excluding accumulated depreciation. The Company generally considers Economic Gain (Loss) to be an appropriate supplemental measure to net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties in accordance with GAAP because it is one indication of the gross value created by the Company's acquisition, development, renovation, management and ultimate sale of a property and because it helps investors to understand the relationship between the cash proceeds from a sale and the cash invested in the sold property. The following table presents a reconciliation of net gain (loss) on sales of real estate properties in accordance with GAAP to Economic Gain (Loss):

		Quarter Ended March 31, 2024
Net Gain (Loss) on Sales of Real Estate Properties		$	188,185
Accumulated Depreciation Gain			(58,020	)
Economic Gain (Loss)		$	130,165

Forecasted Embedded Growth – The positive or negative contribution to growth implied by annualizing total lease income anticipated for the last month of the current year (without regard to vacancy) compared to anticipated actual full year lease income for the current year (without regard to vacancy) and excluding the impact of Leasing Concessions and other income. This metric is a helpful data point in that it captures the impact of leases in existence at the end of the current year and their impact on rental income for the following year.

FFO and Normalized FFO:

Funds From Operations (“FFO”) – Nareit defines FFO (December 2018 White Paper) as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains or losses from sales and impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate and land when connected to the main business of a REIT, impairment write-downs of investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity and depreciation and amortization related to real estate. Adjustments for partially owned consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. Expected FFO per share is calculated on a basis consistent with actual FFO per share and is considered an appropriate supplemental measure of expected operating performance when compared to expected EPS.

The Company believes that FFO and FFO available to Common Shares and Units are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the operating performance of a real estate company, because they are recognized measures of performance by the real estate industry and by excluding gains or losses from sales and impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate and excluding depreciation related to real estate (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO and FFO available to Common Shares and Units can help compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to different companies.

Normalized Funds From Operations ("Normalized FFO" or "NFFO") – Normalized FFO begins with FFO and excludes:

• the impact of any expenses relating to non-operating real estate asset impairment;
• pursuit cost write-offs;
• gains and losses from early debt extinguishment and preferred share redemptions;
• gains and losses from non-operating assets; and
• other miscellaneous items.

Expected Normalized FFO per share is calculated on a basis consistent with actual Normalized FFO per share and is considered an appropriate supplemental measure of expected operating performance when compared to expected EPS.

The Company believes that Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units are helpful to investors as supplemental measures of the operating performance of a real estate company because they allow investors to compare the Company's operating performance to its performance in prior reporting periods and to the operating performance of other real estate companies without the effect of items that by their nature are not comparable from period to period and tend to obscure the Company's actual operating results.

FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units do not represent net income, net income available to Common Shares or net cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units should not be exclusively considered as alternatives to net income, net income available to Common Shares or net cash flows from operating activities as determined by GAAP or as a measure of liquidity. The Company's calculation of FFO, FFO available to Common Shares and Units, Normalized FFO and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units may differ from other real estate companies due to, among other items, variations in cost capitalization policies for capital expenditures and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other real estate companies.

FFO available to Common Shares and Units and Normalized FFO available to Common Shares and Units are calculated on a basis consistent with net income available to Common Shares and reflects adjustments to net income for preferred distributions and premiums on redemption of preferred shares in accordance with GAAP. The equity positions of various individuals and entities that contributed their properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units are collectively referred to as the "Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership". Subject to certain restrictions, the Noncontrolling Interests – Operating Partnership may exchange their OP Units for Common Shares on a one-for-one basis.

The following table presents reconciliations of EPS to FFO per share and Normalized FFO per share for Consolidated Statements of Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations.

		Actual				Actual				Expected				Expected
		Q1 2024				Q1 2023				Q2 2024				2024
		Per Share				Per Share				Per Share				Per Share
EPS – Diluted		$	0.77			$	0.56			$0.45 to $0.49				$2.91 to $3.01
Depreciation expense			0.58				0.55				0.56				2.25
Net (gain) loss on sales			(0.48	)			(0.26	)			(0.10	)			(1.42	)
Impairment – operating real estate assets			—				—				—				—
FFO per share – Diluted			0.87				0.85			0.91 to 0.95				3.74 to 3.84
Impairment – non-operating real estate assets			—				—				—				—
Write-off of pursuit costs			—				—				—				0.01
Debt extinguishment and preferred share
redemption (gains) losses			—				—				—				—
Non-operating asset (gains) losses			(0.02	)			—				—				0.01
Other miscellaneous items			0.08				0.02				0.01				0.04
Normalized FFO per share – Diluted		$	0.93			$	0.87			$0.92 to $0.96				$3.80 to $3.90

Lease-Up NOI – Represents NOI for development properties: (i) in various stages of lease-up; and (ii) where lease-up has been completed but the properties were not stabilized (defined as having achieved 90% occupancy for three consecutive months) for all of the current and comparable periods presented.

Leasing Concessions – Reflects upfront discounts on both new move-in and renewal leases on a straight-line basis.

Net Operating Income (“NOI”) – NOI is the Company’s primary financial measure for evaluating each of its apartment properties. NOI is defined as rental income less direct property operating expenses (including real estate taxes and insurance). The Company believes that NOI is helpful to investors as a supplemental measure of its operating performance because it is a direct measure of the actual operating results of the Company's apartment properties. NOI does not include an allocation of property management expenses either in the current or comparable periods. Rental income for all leases and operating expense for ground leases (for both same store and non-same store properties) are reflected on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP for the current and comparable periods.

The following tables present reconciliations of net income per the consolidated statements of operations to NOI, along with rental income, operating expenses and NOI per the consolidated statements of operations allocated between same store and non-same store/other results and further allocated between Residential same store and Non-Residential same store results (see Same Store Results):

		Quarter Ended March 31,
		2024				2023
Net income		$	305,032			$	220,071
Adjustments:
Property management			35,458				31,466
General and administrative			15,720				16,165
Depreciation			225,695				215,830
Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate
properties			(188,185	)			(100,209	)
Interest and other income			(9,329	)			(1,538	)
Other expenses			31,738				8,995
Interest:
Expense incurred, net			67,212				66,401
Amortization of deferred financing costs			1,918				1,979
Income and other tax expense (benefit)			304				298
(Income) loss from investments in unconsolidated
entities			1,698				1,382
Total NOI		$	487,261			$	460,840

		Quarter Ended March 31,
Rental income:		2024				2023
Residential same store		$	687,139			$	661,626
Non-Residential same store			29,526				26,677
Total same store			716,665				688,303
Non-same store/other			14,153				16,785
Total rental income			730,818				705,088
Operating expenses:
Residential same store			224,419				221,848
Non-Residential same store			7,486				7,113
Total same store			231,905				228,961
Non-same store/other			11,652				15,287
Total operating expenses			243,557				244,248
NOI:
Residential same store			462,720				439,778
Non-Residential same store			22,040				19,564
Total same store			484,760				459,342
Non-same store/other			2,501				1,498
Total NOI		$	487,261			$	460,840

New Lease Change – The net effective change in rent (inclusive of Leasing Concessions) for a lease with a new or transferring resident compared to the rent for the prior lease of the identical apartment unit, regardless of lease term.

Non-Residential – Consists of revenues and expenses from retail and public parking garage operations.

Non-Same Store Properties – For annual comparisons, primarily includes all properties acquired during 2023 and 2024, plus any properties in lease-up and not stabilized as of January 1, 2023. Unless otherwise noted, includes both Residential and Non-Residential operations for these properties.

Percentage of Residents Renewing – Leases renewed expressed as a percentage of total renewal offers extended during the reporting period.

Physical Occupancy – The weighted average occupied apartment units for the reporting period divided by the average of total apartment units available for rent for the reporting period.

Pricing Trend – Weighted average of 12-month base rent including amenity amount less Leasing Concessions on 12-month signed leases for the reporting period.

Renewal Rate Achieved – The net effective change in rent (inclusive of Leasing Concessions) for a new lease on an apartment unit where the lease has been renewed as compared to the rent for the prior lease of the identical apartment unit, regardless of lease term.

Residential – Consists of multifamily apartment revenues and expenses.

Same Store Operating Expenses:

Insurance – Includes third-party insurance premiums, broker fees and other insurance-related procurement fees along with an allocation of estimated uninsured losses.

On-site Payroll – Includes payroll and related expenses for on-site personnel including property managers, leasing consultants and maintenance staff.

Other On-site Operating Expenses – Includes ground lease costs and administrative costs such as office supplies, telephone and data charges and association and business licensing fees.

Repairs and Maintenance – Includes general maintenance costs, apartment unit turnover costs including interior painting, routine landscaping, security, exterminating, fire protection, snow removal, elevator, roof and parking lot repairs and other miscellaneous building repair and maintenance costs.

Utilities – Represents gross expenses prior to any recoveries under the Resident Utility Billing System (“RUBS”). Recoveries are reflected in rental income.

Same Store Properties – For annual comparisons, primarily includes all properties acquired or completed that are stabilized prior to January 1, 2023, less properties subsequently sold. Properties are included in Same Store when they are stabilized for all of the current and comparable periods presented. Unless otherwise noted, includes both Residential and Non-Residential operations for these properties.

Same Store Residential Revenues – Revenues from our Residential Same Store Properties only presented on a GAAP basis which reflects the impact of Leasing Concessions on a straight-line basis.

Same Store Residential Revenues with Leasing Concessions on a cash basis is presented in Same Store Results and is considered by the Company to be a supplemental measure to Same Store Residential Revenues in conformity with GAAP to help investors evaluate the impact of both current and historical Leasing Concessions on GAAP-based Same Store Residential Revenues and to more readily enable comparisons to revenue as reported by other companies. Same Store Residential Revenues with Leasing Concessions on a cash basis reflects the impact of Leasing Concessions used in the period and allows an investor to understand the historical trend in cash Leasing Concessions.

% of Stabilized Budgeted NOI – Represents original budgeted 2024 NOI for stabilized properties and projected annual NOI at stabilization (defined as having achieved 90% occupancy for three consecutive months) for properties that are in lease-up.

Total Budgeted Capital Cost – Estimated remaining cost for projects under development and/or developed plus all capitalized costs incurred to date, including land acquisition costs, construction costs, capitalized real estate taxes and insurance, capitalized interest and loan fees, permits, professional fees, allocated development overhead and other regulatory fees, plus any estimates of costs remaining to be funded for all projects, all in accordance with GAAP. Amounts for partially owned consolidated and unconsolidated properties are presented at 100% of the project.

Total Market Capitalization – The aggregate of the market value of the Company’s outstanding common shares, including restricted shares, the market value of the Company’s operating partnership units outstanding, including restricted units (based on the market value of the Company’s common shares) and the outstanding principal balance of debt. The Company believes this is a useful measure of a real estate operating company’s long-term liquidity and balance sheet strength, because it shows an approximate relationship between a company’s total debt and the current total market value of its assets based on the current price at which the Company’s common shares trade. However, because this measure of leverage changes with fluctuations in the Company’s share price, which occur regularly, this measure may change even when the Company’s earnings, interest and debt levels remain stable.

Traffic – Consists of an expression of interest in an apartment by completing an in-person tour, self-guided tour or virtual tour that may result in an application to lease.

Transaction Accretion (Dilution) – Represents the spread between the Acquisition Cap Rate and the Disposition Yield.

Turnover – Total Residential move-outs (including inter-property and intra-property transfers) divided by total Residential apartment units.

Unencumbered NOI % – Represents NOI generated by consolidated real estate assets unencumbered by outstanding secured debt as a percentage of total NOI generated by all of the Company's consolidated real estate assets.

Unlevered Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”) – The Unlevered IRR on sold properties is the compound annual rate of return calculated by the Company based on the timing and amount of: (i) the gross purchase price of the property plus any direct acquisition costs incurred by the Company; (ii) total revenues earned during the Company’s ownership period; (iii) total direct property operating expenses (including real estate taxes and insurance) incurred during the Company’s ownership period; (iv) capital expenditures incurred during the Company’s ownership period; and (v) the gross sales price of the property net of selling costs.

The calculation of the Unlevered IRR does not include an adjustment for the Company’s property management expense, general and administrative expense or interest expense (including loan assumption costs and other loan-related costs). Therefore, the Unlevered IRR is not a substitute for net income as a measure of our performance. Management believes that the Unlevered IRR achieved during the period a property is owned by the Company is useful because it is one indication of the gross value created by the Company’s acquisition, development, renovation, management and ultimate sale of a property, before the impact of Company overhead. The Unlevered IRR achieved on the properties as cited in this release should not be viewed as an indication of the gross value created with respect to other properties owned by the Company, and the Company does not represent that it will achieve similar Unlevered IRRs upon the disposition of other properties. The weighted average Unlevered IRR for sold properties is weighted based on all cash flows over the investment period for each respective property, including net sales proceeds.

Weighted Average Coupons – Contractual interest rate for each debt instrument weighted by principal balances as of March 31, 2024. In case of debt for which fair value hedges are in place, the rate payable under the corresponding derivatives is used in lieu of the contractual interest rate.

Weighted Average Rates – Interest expense for each debt instrument for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 weighted by its average principal balance for the same period. Interest expense includes amortization of premiums, discounts and other comprehensive income on debt and related derivative instruments. In case of debt for which derivatives are in place, the income or expense recognized under the corresponding derivatives is included in the total interest expense for the period.

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Marty McKenna

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mmckenna@eqr.com

Source: Equity Residential

FAQ

How much did Equity Residential's EPS increase by in the first quarter of 2024?

Equity Residential's EPS increased by 37.5% to $0.77 in the first quarter of 2024.

What was the percentage change in same store revenue for Equity Residential in the first quarter of 2024?

Equity Residential's same store revenue increased by 4.1% in the first quarter of 2024.

How many properties did Equity Residential sell during the first quarter of 2024?

Equity Residential sold three properties during the first quarter of 2024.

What was the weighted average purchase price per share for Equity Residential's common shares repurchased in the first quarter of 2024?

Equity Residential repurchased its common shares at a weighted average purchase price of $58.95 per share.

What is Equity Residential's stock symbol?

Equity Residential's stock symbol is EQR.