# Easterly Government Properties Inc. (DEA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $24.31, market value $1.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 127.9×** (5-yr avg 52.9×, 3-yr avg 62.2×). Easterly Government Properties Inc. trades at 127.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 52.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 93.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.3×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Earnings yield: 0.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 3.9%**. 3.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 1.0%**. 1.0% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 0.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 11.3%** (3-yr 4.6%/yr, 5-yr 6.5%/yr). Revenue grew 11.3% over the last year, against 6.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -41.3%** (3-yr -31.8%/yr, 5-yr -6.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 41.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.26**. Debt is 1.26 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet, which is normal for real estate.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 7.40%** ($1.80 per share, trailing). Easterly Government Properties Inc. yields 7.40%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 727%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (727% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -5.0%/yr** (1-yr -24.1%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 14.0%** (YTD 19.3%, 3-mo 1.7%). The shares are up 14.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.4%** (18.2% above the low). Trading 6% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 43**. An RSI of 43 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.23** (volatility 21%). Beta of 0.23 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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