ESS — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of ESS's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-07-30 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-04-29
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +33 | −19 | ~21 | 30 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~5 | 1 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~4 | 2 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | −1 | ~1 | 1 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-30
Gain on sale of real estate and land of $2.0 million for the second quarter of 2026 was due to the recognition of contingent consideration related to a previous sale of a land parcel in 2023. Gain on sale of real estate and land of $126.2 million for the second quarter of 2025 was attributable to th…
Interest and other income increased by $2.3 million or 33.8% to $9.1 million for the second quarter of 2026 compared to $6.8 million for the second quarter of 2025, primarily due to a $3.2 million increase in net realized and unrealized gains on marketable securities from increases in the fair value…
Equity income from co-investments increased by $4.7 million or 52.2% to $13.7 million for the second quarter of 2026 compared to $9.0 million for the second quarter of 2025, primarily due to a $9.2 million gain recognized on the sale of the co-investment community, Meridian at Midtown, partially off…
Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
The Company’s average financial occupancy for its stabilized apartment home communities or “Same-Property” (stabilized properties consolidated by the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025) was 96.4% and 96.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-04-29
Gain on sale of real estate and land of $111.0 million for the first quarter of 2025 was attributable to the disposition of Highridge. There were no sales of real estate or land during the first quarter of 2026.
Equity income from co-investments increased by $10.4 million or 78.8% to $23.6 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $13.2 million for the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to an increase of $15.3 million in unrealized and realized gains from unconsolidated technology co-investments a…
Loss on early retirement of debt of $0.8 million for the first quarter of 2025 was due to the payoff of debt in conjunction with the disposition of Highridge with no corresponding activity during the first quarter of 2026.
Gain on remeasurement of co-investment of $0.3 million for the first quarter of 2025 resulted from the Company’s consolidation of its investment in Artizan with no corresponding activity during the first quarter of 2026.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $38.0 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $96.5 million in marketable securities, all of which were equity securities or available for sale debt securities. The Company believes that cash flows generated by its operations, existing cash and cas…
Other information
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-04-29
On February 24, 2026, Rylan Burns, Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, modified a previously adopted “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement”, as such item is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K, to extend its duration. The plan, which had an initial adoption date of May 22, 2025, prov…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice