Equity Residential (EQR) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index
Equity Residential (EQR) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.84x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $334.62 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($400.51 Million). See Equity Residential current assets vs equity to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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Equity Residential Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1993–2025)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Equity Residential across 33 annual periods. Explore EQR operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Equity Residential (1993–2025)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Equity Residential. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Equity Residential (EQR) total market value.
| Year | FCG Index | Free Cash Flow (USD) | Operating CF | Capital Expenditures | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.78x | $1.29 Billion | $1.65 Billion | $359.06 Million | ▼ -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.80x | $1.25 Billion | $1.57 Billion | $318.69 Million | ▲ +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.78x | $1.20 Billion | $1.53 Billion | $333.54 Million | ▼ -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.84x | $1.22 Billion | $1.45 Billion | $232.24 Million | ▼ -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.87x | $1.09 Billion | $1.26 Billion | $168.65 Million | ▼ -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.87x | $1.10 Billion | $1.27 Billion | $166.24 Million | ▼ -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.87x | $1.27 Billion | $1.46 Billion | $190.26 Million | ▲ +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.85x | $1.16 Billion | $1.36 Billion | $199.27 Million | ▲ +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.82x | $1.04 Billion | $1.27 Billion | $230.40 Million | ▲ +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.81x | $984.76 Million | $1.21 Billion | $229.36 Million | ▼ -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.82x | $1.11 Billion | $1.36 Billion | $245.99 Million | ▲ +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.82x | $1.08 Billion | $1.32 Billion | $244.03 Million | ▲ +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.78x | $681.64 Million | $868.92 Million | $187.27 Million | ▼ -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.82x | $862.00 Million | $1.05 Billion | $184.16 Million | ▼ -15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.98x | $784.25 Million | $800.47 Million | $16.22 Million | ▲ +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.98x | $710.04 Million | $726.04 Million | $16.00 Million | ▲ +17010.8% |
| 2009 | 0.01x | $3.83 Million | $670.81 Million | $666.98 Million | ▲ +101.1% |
| 2008 | -0.51x | $-386.84 Million | $755.25 Million | $1.14 Billion | ▲ +75.0% |
| 2007 | -2.05x | $-1.63 Billion | $793.13 Million | $2.42 Billion | ▼ -2.0% |
| 2006 | -2.01x | $-1.52 Billion | $755.47 Million | $2.28 Billion | ▼ -301.2% |
| 2005 | 1.00x | $698.53 Million | $698.53 Million | $2.68 Billion | ▲ +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.00x | $707.06 Million | $707.06 Million | $1.17 Billion | ▲ +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.00x | $744.32 Million | $744.32 Million | $809.11 Million | ▲ +148.9% |
| 2002 | 0.40x | $356.84 Million | $888.26 Million | $531.42 Million | ▼ -54.8% |
| 2001 | 0.89x | $790.96 Million | $889.67 Million | $98.71 Million | ▼ -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.96x | $802.10 Million | $836.42 Million | $34.32 Million | ▲ +5092.9% |
| 1999 | 0.02x | $14.57 Million | $788.97 Million | $774.40 Million | ▲ +101.9% |
| 1998 | -1.00x | $-540.85 Million | $542.15 Million | $1.08 Billion | ▲ +64.1% |
| 1997 | -2.78x | $-919.30 Million | $331.10 Million | $1.25 Billion | ▼ -25.8% |
| 1996 | -2.21x | $-465.43 Million | $210.93 Million | $676.36 Million | ▼ -320.8% |
| 1995 | 1.00x | $126.40 Million | $126.50 Million | $100.00K | ▲ +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.94x | $88.80 Million | $94.00 Million | $5.20 Million | ▼ -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.98x | $25.20 Million | $25.60 Million | $400.00K | — |