Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) reported quarterly earnings of $0.99 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.98 by 1.02 percent. This is a 4.21 percent increase over earnings of $0.95 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $779.846 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $788.817 million by 1.14 percent. This is a 2.50 percent increase over sales of $760.810 million the same period last year.