What If You Invested $1,000 in Essex Property Trust (ESS)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+7458.11% (75.6 times)
- Buy
- Dec 28, 1994
- $4.12
- Sell
- Apr 21, 2022
- $311.51
Buying ESS at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $75,581.12.
Max drawdown
-62.67% (fell to 37% of peak)
- Peak
- Feb 8, 2007
- $76.64
- Trough
- Mar 2, 2009
- $28.61
The worst decline for ESS was -62.67% (fell to 37% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+4540.16% (46.4 times)
- IPO
- Jun 7, 1994
- $5.37
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $249.1
A $1,000 investment in ESS at IPO would be worth $46,401.55 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock's all-time low was $4.12 on Dec 28, 1994. The all-time high was $311.51 on Apr 21, 2022.
What if you invested $1,000 in Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock at the all-time low ($4.12 on Dec 28, 1994) and selling at the peak ($311.51 on Apr 21, 2022) would have turned $1,000 into $75,581.12. Historical return: +7458.11% (75.6 times).
What are Essex Property Trust (ESS)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock was Dec 28, 1994 (all-time low at $4.12). The best sell date was Apr 21, 2022 at $311.51. This investment would have returned +7458.11% (75.6 times).
What was Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock's worst decline was -62.67% (fell to 37% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $76.64 on Feb 8, 2007. Trough: $28.61 on Mar 2, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $373.33 at the trough.
What if you bought Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock at IPO ($5.37 on Jun 7, 1994) would be worth $46,401.55 today. Historical return: +4540.16% (46.4 times). Current stock price: $249.1 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Essex Property Trust (ESS) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock 5 years ago ($240.3 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,036.6 today. Historical return: +3.66% (1.04 times). Current stock price: $249.1 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Essex Property Trust (ESS) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock 10 years ago ($160.04 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,556.49 today. Historical return: +55.65% (1.56 times). Current stock price: $249.1 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Essex Property Trust (ESS) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock 20 years ago ($55.18 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $4,514.52 today. Historical return: +351.45% (4.51 times). Current stock price: $249.1 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for ESS. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.
