Best Real Estate Stocks in South Africa for 2026
Top-ranked Real Estate sector stocks by 4-pillar fundamental composite score.
Real Estate is dominated by REITs whose accounting (depreciation reduces GAAP earnings without reflecting economic value) makes raw P/E misleading. The composite leans on FFO-based metrics in the Valuation pillar and dividend-coverage ratios in Health. Yield isn't a free lunch; payout sustainability separates the durable names from the trap setups.
South Africa listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) span mining, banking, and consumer staples with a deep dual-listed bench. IFRS reporting in ZAR; composite scoring captures the dispersion between the rand-hedge mega-caps and the domestic-focused tail.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Real Estate in South Africa by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANI.JSE | Afine Investments Ltd | 65.3 |
| 2 | ACS.JSE | Acsion Ltd | 61.7 |
| 3 | CPP.JSE | Collins Property Group | 57.7 |
| 4 | RDF.JSE | Redefine Properties Ltd | 56.5 |
| 5 | VKE.JSE | Vukile Property Fund Ltd | 56.1 |
| 6 | SHC.JSE | Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 56.0 |
| 7 | SSS.JSE | Stor-Age Property REIT Ltd | 55.7 |
| 8 | ATT.JSE | Attacq | 55.7 |
| 9 | FTB.JSE | Arrowhead Properties Ltd B | 55.3 |
| 10 | PHP.JSE | Primary Health Prop PLC | 54.8 |
| 11 | OCT.JSE | Octodec | 54.4 |
| 12 | FFB.JSE | Fortress Income Fund Ltd | 54.4 |
| 13 | GRT.JSE | Growthpoint Properties Ltd | 54.1 |
| 14 | NRP.JSE | NEPI Rockcastle PLC | 53.0 |
| 15 | SRE.JSE | Sirius Real Estate Ltd | 52.5 |
| 16 | MSP.JSE | MAS Real Estate Inc | 51.7 |
| 17 | APO.JSE | aReit Prop Ltd | 51.5 |
| 18 | OAS.JSE | Oasis Crescent Property Fund | 51.4 |
| 19 | RES.JSE | Resilient Property Income Fund Ltd | 50.9 |
| 20 | EXP.JSE | Exemplar REITail Ltd | 48.8 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score within the Real Estate sector listed in South Africa; use the screener for the full ranked list.