Equity Residential (EQR) — Defensive Interval Ratio

Latest as of December 2025: 22 days

Equity Residential (EQR) has a Defensive Interval Ratio of 22 days as of December 2025. Defensive assets of $70.55 Million (cash $55.90 Million, short-term investments $-, receivables $14.64 Million) cover 22 days of daily cash needs of $3.25 Million/day. Check Equity Residential tangible net worth ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Defensive Interval Ratio

22 days
Days of operational coverage

Defensive Assets

$70.55 Million
Cash + ST Investments + Receivables

Daily Cash Need

$3.25 Million
Current Liabilities ÷ 365

Current Liabilities

$1.19 Billion
USD

Equity Residential Defensive Interval Ratio (1996–2025)

This chart shows how Equity Residential's Defensive Interval Ratio has evolved across 30 annual periods from 1996 to 2025. As of December 2025, the ratio stands at 22 days, meaning defensive assets of $70.55 Million can fund 22 days of operations without new revenue. Also explore net asset momentum of Equity Residential to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Defensive Interval Ratio for Equity Residential (1996–2025)

The table below presents the year-by-year Defensive Interval Ratio for Equity Residential from 1996 to 2025, covering 30 annual filings. Each row shows defensive assets, daily cash need, the DIR in days, and the change in days compared to the prior year. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see market cap of Equity Residential.

Year DIR (days) Defensive Assets (USD) Daily Cash Need Cash ST Investments Change (days)
2025 22 days $70.55 Million $3.25 Million/day $55.90 Million $- ▼ -7 days
2024 29 days $77.78 Million $2.69 Million/day $62.30 Million $- ▼ 0 days
2023 29 days $65.56 Million $2.25 Million/day $50.74 Million $- ▼ -203 days
2022 232 days $341.57 Million $1.47 Million/day $53.87 Million $279.02 Million ▲ +93 days
2021 140 days $277.45 Million $1.99 Million/day $123.83 Million $127.45 Million ▲ +102 days
2020 37 days $83.90 Million $2.25 Million/day $42.59 Million $- ▲ +17 days
2019 20 days $77.25 Million $3.83 Million/day $45.75 Million $- ▼ -1 days
2018 21 days $49.44 Million $2.39 Million/day $47.44 Million $2.00 Million ▼ -10 days
2017 31 days $55.79 Million $1.82 Million/day $50.65 Million $5.14 Million ▼ -38 days
2016 69 days $79.06 Million $1.15 Million/day $77.21 Million $1.86 Million ▲ +67 days
2015 2 days $3.65 Million $2.38 Million/day $- $3.65 Million ▲ +1 days
2014 1 days $1.93 Million $2.10 Million/day $- $1.93 Million ▼ -11 days
2013 12 days $18.71 Million $1.52 Million/day $- $18.71 Million ▲ +11 days
2012 1 days $1.52 Million $1.03 Million/day $- $1.52 Million ▼ -11 days
2011 13 days $10.69 Million $828.51K/day $- $10.69 Million ▼ -4 days
2010 16 days $12.59 Million $764.35K/day $- $12.59 Million ▼ -8 days
2009 24 days $17.29 Million $714.12K/day $- $17.29 Million ▲ +14 days
2008 10 days $19.73 Million $1.97 Million/day $- $19.73 Million ▲ +9 days
2007 1 days $20.17 Million $26.74 Million/day $- $20.17 Million ▼ -6 days
2006 7 days $4.84 Million $690.38K/day $- $4.45 Million ▼ -45 days
2005 52 days $36.01 Million $697.72K/day $- $35.23 Million ▲ +16 days
2004 36 days $37.48 Million $1.04 Million/day $- $35.80 Million ▼ -41 days
2003 77 days $41.53 Million $536.05K/day $- $41.10 Million ▼ -4 days
2002 81 days $53.49 Million $658.65K/day $- $50.56 Million ▼ -118 days
2001 199 days $136.60 Million $685.17K/day $- $134.20 Million ▲ +140 days
2000 60 days $78.98 Million $1.32 Million/day $- $77.18 Million ▲ +58 days
1999 1 days $1.73 Million $1.16 Million/day $- $- ▼ -3 days
1998 4 days $4.76 Million $1.12 Million/day $- $- ▲ +1 days
1997 4 days $3.30 Million $884.85K/day $- $- ▼ -3 days
1996 7 days $1.45 Million $216.69K/day $- $-
DIR = (Cash + Short-term Investments + Net Receivables) / (Daily Cash Expenses)