Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) reported quarterly earnings of $1.02 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.01 by 0.99 percent. This is a 3.03 percent increase over earnings of $0.99 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $785.049 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $790.409 million by 0.68 percent. This is a 2.11 percent increase over sales of $768.827 million the same period last year.