Highly sensitive to interest rates, REIT leaders like Prologis, American Tower, and Equinix offer high dividend yields. This dashboard tracks valuation trends, equal-weight performance, and sector component data across all 300+ listed REITs.
Sector Market Cap
$1.14T
Tracks 288 stocks · top 50 by market cap
Median YTD Return
-0.5%
Screener universe · median stock return
Median P/E
29.7x
Screener stocks · excludes outliers
Median Dividend Yield
4.36%
Screener stocks · excludes zeros
Sector Screener
Scan the sector leaders, compare valuations and fundamentals, then open the full screener to refine your criteria.
| Ticker | Company | Price | Mkt Cap | P/E | ROE | Div Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welltower Inc. | $225.47 | $162.47B | 162.2 | 2.5% | 1.2% | ||
| Prologis, Inc. | $129.49 | $120.73B | 36.6 | 5.9% | 3% | ||
| Equinix, Inc. | $1026.06 | $101.24B | 74.6 | 9.7% | 1.8% | ||
| American Tower Corporation | $182.24 | $84.92B | 33.8 | 25.3% | 3.7% | ||
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | $178.76 | $66.14B | 49.9 | 5.5% | 2.8% | ||
| Simon Property Group, Inc. | $199.42 | $64.67B | 14.1 | 89.6% | 4.3% | ||
| Public Storage | $289.86 | $54.05B | 32.2 | 18.6% | 4.5% | ||
| Realty Income Corporation | $54.18 | $50.52B | 46.3 | 2.7% | 6% | ||
| Ventas, Inc. | $82.04 | $39.89B | 151.9 | 2.1% | 2.3% | ||
| CBRE Group, Inc. | $130.80 | $38.3B | 34.0 | 12.3% | — | ||
| Crown Castle Inc. | $79.64 | $34.8B | 78.1 | — | 6% | ||
| Iron Mountain Incorporated | $114.51 | $34.07B | 233.7 | — | 2.7% | ||
| Extra Space Storage Inc. | $134.65 | $28.45B | 29.3 | 6.7% | 4.8% | ||
| Equity Residential | $68.14 | $25.55B | 23.4 | 9.7% | 3.9% | ||
| VICI Properties Inc. | $22.88 | $25.19B | 8.8 | 10.1% | 7.6% | ||
| KE Holdings Inc. | $17.84 | $19.84B | 47.4 | 4.3% | 2% | ||
| SBA Communications Corporation | $182.49 | $19.36B | 18.6 | — | 2.4% | ||
| Essex Property Trust, Inc. | $271.57 | $17.45B | 26.1 | 11.7% | 3.7% | ||
| Invitation Homes Inc. | $26.79 | $15.91B | 27.9 | 6.1% | 4.3% | ||
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | $22.65 | $15.51B | 20.6 | 11.3% | 4% | ||
| Kimco Realty Corporation | $22.16 | $14.94B | 26.7 | 5.5% | 4.8% | ||
| Lamar Advertising Company | $146.47 | $14.86B | 25.4 | 56.7% | 4.4% | ||
| W. P. Carey Inc. | $63.37 | $14.44B | 30.0 | 5.6% | 5.6% | ||
| Sun Communities, Inc. | $114.00 | $14.05B | 10.5 | 19.1% | 7.3% | ||
| Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated | $299.87 | $13.91B | 18.3 | 10.9% | — | ||
| Weyerhaeuser Company | $19.10 | $13.77B | 42.4 | 3.4% | 4.4% | ||
| Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | $18.30 | $13.74B | 6.3 | 14.1% | 16% | ||
| Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | $116.86 | $13.6B | 30.9 | 7.5% | 5.2% | ||
| Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | $44.41 | $13.23B | 22.9 | 11.6% | 5.7% | ||
| Regency Centers Corporation | $72.05 | $13.16B | 25.5 | 7.5% | 3.9% |
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REGSector Outlook
Real estate in 2026 is heavily influenced by rates, refinancing windows, and property fundamentals. The sector recovers quickly when rate pressure eases, but separate structurally healthy property types from those facing weak occupancy or supply issues.
Industrial logistics, cell towers, and data center real estate continue to attract interest where long-term demand is clearer. More challenged categories need stronger balance sheet scrutiny.
Quality is best judged through cash flow durability and financing flexibility, not the stated dividend yield.
Learn
Real Estate primarily consists of REITs and listed property companies — industrial warehouses, apartments, shopping centers, hotels, self-storage, cell towers, and data centers.
Although the sector often trades as a rates proxy, the underlying businesses aren't uniform. Occupancy, lease duration, tenant quality, and capex intensity vary widely by property type.
Analyze by sub-sector and cash flow durability, not headline yield alone. A high yield can signal distress as easily as value.
XLRE offers broad large-cap real estate exposure, but stock selection matters more here because property type drives results. Industrial, residential, tower, office, and data center REITs trade on different fundamentals.
Key risks: higher rates, refinancing pressure, weaker occupancy, tenant stress, and supply imbalances. Compare valuation against cash flow quality, lease structure, and balance sheet flexibility — not just yield.
The screener helps compare across the sector universe. Pair it with property-type analysis for the best results.
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REITs and listed property companies across industrial, residential, retail, office, data center, tower, lodging, and other categories. The screener above shows the sector list.
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Market Comparison
Against the S&P 500, Real Estate currently trades at 36.5x trailing earnings versus 34.5x for the broad market. Investors are paying a premium despite the sector showing mixed or lower profitability metrics compared to the broader index.
Valuation
Valuation is broadly in line with the market
| Metric | Real Estate | S&P 500 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 36.5x | 34.5x | S&P 500 cheaper |
| Forward P/E | 34.3x | 23.0x | S&P 500 cheaper |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.9x | 23.3x | Sector cheaper |
44th percentile; range 33.2x to 40.6x
78th percentile; range 21.8x to 40.6x
Quality
Net margin 24.6% vs 28.4%; ROE 14.2% vs 49.0%
| Metric | Real Estate | S&P 500 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Margin | 24.6% | 28.4% | S&P 500 stronger |
| ROE | 14.2% | 49.0% | S&P 500 stronger |
Income
Sector yield 3.40% vs 0.97%
| Metric | Real Estate | S&P 500 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.4% | 1.0% | Sector yields more |
These cards are built from the full sector universe, then ranked by market cap so you can see which pockets are leading, rich, resilient, or dangerously concentrated.
Industry Scoreboard
Use this table to spot heavyweights, cheap pockets, leaders, and genuinely beaten-down areas before opening the detailed cards below.
Specialty REITs 17 stocks | 19.6% $334.95B | Leading -5.7% median 3M | Premium 33.8x median Fwd P/E | High 9.9% median ROE | Strong 5.4% rev growth | Expensive Leader Concentrated |
Industrial REITs 26 stocks | 16.9% $289.12B | Leading -6.5% median 3M | Premium 29.1x median Fwd P/E | Mixed 5.1% median ROE | Weak 3.0% rev growth | Expensive Leader Concentrated |
Healthcare REITs 18 stocks | 15.9% $272.43B | Neutral -9.5% median 3M | Premium 39.1x median Fwd P/E | High 3.0% median ROE | Strong 16.2% rev growth | Mixed One-name heavy |
Retail REITs 30 stocks | 12.6% $216.06B | Neutral -12.6% median 3M | Fair 29.8x median Fwd P/E | High 9.2% median ROE | Strong 7.3% rev growth | Watchlist Concentrated |
Residential REITs 21 stocks | 8.9% $151.86B | Neutral -10.7% median 3M | Premium 29.8x median Fwd P/E | Mixed 6.6% median ROE | Weak 3.2% rev growth | Mixed Diversified |
Office REITs 27 stocks | 7.1% $121.05B | Neutral -11.6% median 3M | Fair 49.5x median Fwd P/E | Weak -0.7% median ROE | Weak 1.1% rev growth | Mixed One-name heavy |
Real Estate Services 44 stocks | 6.8% $117.11B | Lagging -11.9% median 3M | Fair 16.0x median Fwd P/E | Weak -2.0% median ROE | Average 4.5% rev growth | Broken Concentrated |
Mortgage REITs 46 stocks | 4.4% $74.85B | Lagging -19.1% median 3M | Cheap 7.2x median Fwd P/E | Mixed 5.3% median ROE | Strong 27.9% rev growth | Beaten Down Diversified |
Diversified REITs 23 stocks | 3.8% $64.39B | Neutral -14.6% median 3M | Fair 22.0x median Fwd P/E | Mixed 4.7% median ROE | Weak 2.1% rev growth | Mixed Concentrated |
Hotel REITs 16 stocks | 2.4% $41.9B | Leading -2.3% median 3M | Fair 25.9x median Fwd P/E | Weak 0.3% median ROE | Weak 1.1% rev growth | Mixed Concentrated |
Real Estate Development 15 stocks | 1.1% $18.61B | Neutral -11.9% median 3M | Cheap 12.5x median Fwd P/E | Weak 1.3% median ROE | Weak 6.8% rev growth | Mixed One-name heavy |
Diversified Real Estate 4 stocks | 0.5% $8.43B | Leading +4.5% median 3M | Fair 21.3x median Fwd P/E | Mixed 11.5% median ROE | Strong 31.2% rev growth | Watchlist One-name heavy |
Real Estate 1 stocks | 0.0% $112M | Leading +53.4% median 3M | Premium - median Fwd P/E | Weak -14.9% median ROE | Weak -4.1% rev growth | Mixed One-name heavy |
Showing 13 of 13 industries in Real Estate.
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