Douglas Emmett Inc (DEI) stock analysis

P/E against its history

Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

P/E against the industry

Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.

EV/EBITDA against its history

Needs positive EBITDA and price history.

P/B below the industry

Douglas Emmett's price-to-book of 0.92 is below the Miscellaneous Investing median of 1.20.

Trading below fair value

The share price of $10.01 is below our fair value estimate of $20.00.

Margin of safety over 20%

The price is 50.0% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew 0.3% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growing under 10% a year

Diluted EPS grew -45.3% a year over the last three fiscal years.

Earnings growth not accelerating

Net income grew -194% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -20.2% a year.

Growing slower than the industry

Revenue grew 1.8% over the last twelve months; the Miscellaneous Investing median is 4.6%.

Guidance raised

Douglas Emmett raised its 2026 Straight-line Revenue outlook on Aug 4, 2026.

Gross margin slipping

Gross margin was 62.6% over the last twelve months, against 63.7% a year earlier.

Return on equity under 15%

Return on equity was -1.1% over the last twelve months and averaged 1.3% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

Return on invested capital

Needs operating income and invested capital.

Return on equity below the industry

Douglas Emmett's return on equity of -1.1% is below the Miscellaneous Investing median of 3.1%.

Earnings shrank over 5 years

Net income shrank 20.2% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

Net margin below its 5-year average

Net margin was -2.0% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 3.3%.

Net margin below the industry

Douglas Emmett's net margin of -2.0% is below the Miscellaneous Investing median of 10.3%.

Debt level

Needs debt and equity figures.

Debt trend

Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

Debt coverage

Needs operating cash flow.

Interest coverage

Interest expense is not reported separately.

Short-term liquidity

The balance sheet is not split into current and non-current items.

Elevated bankruptcy risk

The Altman Z-score is 0.04; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

Douglas Emmett paid dividends worth 7.6% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield above Treasuries

The 7.6% yield is above the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield in the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; Douglas Emmett yields 7.6%.

Dividend was cut

The dividend per share fell by more than 10% at least once in the last 10 fiscal years.

Earnings cover

Needs dividends paid and net income.

Cash-flow cover

Needs dividends paid and free cash flow.