UNITED ~~STATES~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SECURITIESFORM AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION8-K

~~Washington,~~CURRENT ~~D.C. 20549~~REPORT

~~FORM~~Pursuant ~~8-K~~to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~CURRENT~~Date ~~REPORT~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 01, 2025

~~Pursuant~~EQUITY ~~to Section 13 or 15(d) of the~~RESIDENTIAL

~~Securities~~(Exact ~~Exchange~~name ~~Act~~ of ~~1934~~Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 28, 2025


Maryland	1-12252	13-3675988
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Two North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois		60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

~~EQUITY~~Registrant’s ~~RESIDENTIAL~~Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 312 474-1300

~~(Exact~~Not ~~Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)~~applicable

Maryland	1-12252	13-3675988
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation or Organization)	(CommissionFile Number)	(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

	Two North Riverside PlazaChicago, Illinois	60606
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

~~Registrant's~~☐Written ~~telephone~~communications ~~number,~~pursuant ~~including~~to ~~area~~Rule ~~code:~~425 under the Securities Act (~~312)~~17 ~~474-1300~~CFR 230.425)

~~Not~~☐Soliciting ~~applicable~~material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

~~(Former~~☐Pre-commencement ~~Name~~communications orpursuant ~~Former~~to ~~Address,~~Rule if14d-2(b) ~~Changed~~under ~~Since~~the ~~Last~~Exchange ~~Report~~Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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~~☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the~~ Securities ~~Act~~registered ~~(17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material~~ pursuant to ~~Rule~~Section ~~14a-~~12 ~~under the Exchange Act~~ (~~17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(~~b) ~~under~~of the ~~Exchange~~ Act ~~(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 Par Value	EQR	The New York Stock Exchange

Title of each class		TradingSymbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 Par Value		EQR		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

~~Indicate~~Emerging ~~by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging~~ growth company ~~as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).~~☐

~~Emerging~~If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

IfItem an7.01 emergingRegulation growthFD company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange ActDisclosure. ☐

~~Item~~On 2December 1, 2025, Equity Residential (the “Company”) posted presentation materials to its website at www.02equityapartments.com to be used in upcoming investor meetings in December 2025. ~~Results~~The ofinformation ~~Operations~~contained on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference herein. The information contained in this Item 7.01 on Form 8-K is being furnished and ~~Financial~~shall ~~Condition~~not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed by Equity Residential under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

On October 28, 2025, Equity Residential issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition as of September 30, 2025 and for the quarter and nine months then ended. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this Item 2.02 on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed by Equity Residential under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.SIGNATURES

~~Item~~Pursuant ~~9.01. Financial~~to ~~Statements~~the ~~and~~requirements ~~Exhibits~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ExhibitNumber		Exhibit
			EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
99.1		Press Release dated October 28, 2025, announcing the results of operations and financial condition of Equity Residential as of September 30, 2025 and for the quarter and nine months then ended.
Date:	December 1, 2025	By:	/s/ Scott J. Fenster
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
		Name:Its:	Scott J. FensterExecutive Vice President and General Counsel

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
Date: October 28, 2025	By:	/s/ Ian S. Kaufman
	Name:	Ian S. Kaufman
	Its:	Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

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