# Douglas Emmett Inc. (DEI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $11.42, market value $2.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Douglas Emmett Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 2.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.3×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 63.2%**. Douglas Emmett Inc. keeps 63.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Net margin: 1.6%**. 1.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 0.9%**. 0.9% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: -0.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces -0.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 1.8%** (3-yr 127.8%/yr, 5-yr 67.5%/yr). Revenue grew 1.8% over the last year, against 67.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -30.8%** (3-yr -45.3%/yr, 5-yr -20.3%/yr). Earnings per share fell 30.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 2.91**. Debt is 2.91 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet, which is normal for real estate.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.65%** ($0.76 per share, trailing). Douglas Emmett Inc. yields 6.65%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 782%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (782% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -7.5%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (10 analysts). 10 analysts cover Douglas Emmett Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $13.10 (+15% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -26.4%** (YTD 7.8%, 3-mo -4.9%). The shares are down 26.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -32.8%** (26.3% above the low). Trading 33% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 42**. An RSI of 42 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.72** (volatility 30%). Beta of 0.72 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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