Equity Residential (EQR) — Defensive Interval Ratio
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. See EQR current assets to equity ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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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. See EQR equity to assets ratio to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
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 EQR stock market capitalisation.
| 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 | $- | $- | — |