(ELS) Equity Lifestyle Properties - Overview

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US29472R1086

Stock: Manufactured Home Sites, RV Sites, Resort Accommodations

Total Rating 40
Risk 77
Buy Signal 0.07

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS (Earnings per Share) of ELS over the last years for every Quarter: "2020-12": 0.35, "2021-03": 0.35, "2021-06": 0.32, "2021-09": 0.38, "2021-12": 0.34, "2022-03": 0.43, "2022-06": 0.33, "2022-09": 0.38, "2022-12": 0.38, "2023-03": 0.42, "2023-06": 0.34, "2023-09": 0.41, "2023-12": 0.47, "2024-03": 0.49, "2024-06": 0.37, "2024-09": 0.42, "2024-12": 0.48, "2025-03": 0.57, "2025-06": 0.4, "2025-09": 0.5, "2025-12": 0.5,

Revenue

Revenue of ELS over the last years for every Quarter: 2020-12: 269.208, 2021-03: 300.944, 2021-06: 327.14, 2021-09: 344.192, 2021-12: 322.469, 2022-03: 356.526, 2022-06: 360.966, 2022-09: 376.705, 2022-12: 336.887, 2023-03: 365.773, 2023-06: 365.282, 2023-09: 401.918, 2023-12: 289.017, 2024-03: 366.814, 2024-06: 374.969, 2024-09: 366.194, 2024-12: 341.521, 2025-03: 367.523, 2025-06: 372.58, 2025-09: 373.352, 2025-12: 373.868,

Dividends

Dividend Yield 3.33%
Yield on Cost 5y 3.73%
Yield CAGR 5y 9.14%
Payout Consistency 95.0%
Payout Ratio 84.1%
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility 19.9%
Relative Tail Risk -0.06%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio -0.02
Alpha -3.29
Character TTM
Beta 0.157
Beta Downside 0.102
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 21.04%
CAGR/Max DD 0.00

Description: ELS Equity Lifestyle Properties January 03, 2026

Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. (NYSE: ELS) is a self-administered, self-managed REIT headquartered in Chicago that, as of September 30 2025, owned or held interests in 455 single-family rental properties across 35 U.S. states and British Columbia, totaling 173,341 residential sites.

Key operating metrics that analysts watch include a portfolio-wide occupancy rate that has hovered around 96% in 2024-25, average rent growth of roughly 4.5% year-over-year driven by tight housing supply, and a funds-from-operations (FFO) yield near 6.2% after adjusting for recent acquisitions. The sector is sensitive to macro-economic factors such as mortgage rates, which influence home-buy versus rent decisions, and demographic trends like the continued migration of younger households into rental markets.

For a deeper quantitative view, you might explore the latest metrics on ValueRay.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 4.5

Net Income: 386.5m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.09 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.54 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -8.62% < 20% (prev -42.70%; Δ 34.08% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.10 > 3% & CFO 577.0m > Net Income 386.5m
Net Debt (3.30b) to EBITDA (708.3m): 4.65 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.42 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (200.2m) vs 12m ago 0.12% < -2%
Gross Margin: 35.78% > 18% (prev 0.50%; Δ 3529 % > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 26.11% > 50% (prev 25.67%; Δ 0.44% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.91 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 708.3m / Interest Expense TTM 126.7m)

Altman Z'' 0.25

A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 93.4m - Total Current Liabilities 221.5m) / Total Assets 5.75b
B: -0.04 (Retained Earnings -225.0m / Total Assets 5.75b)
C: 0.09 (EBIT TTM 495.8m / Avg Total Assets 5.70b)
D: -0.06 (Book Value of Equity -225.3m / Total Liabilities 3.93b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 0.25 = B

What is the price of ELS shares?

As of February 08, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 65.48 with a total of 3,341,108 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.66%, over one month by +9.44%, over three months by +8.53% and over the past year by +1.90%.

Is ELS a buy, sell or hold?

Equity Lifestyle Properties has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.06. Therefore, it is recommended to buy ELS.
  • StrongBuy: 7
  • Buy: 3
  • Hold: 6
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the ELS price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 68.9 5.1%
Analysts Target Price 68.9 5.1%
ValueRay Target Price 67.6 3.3%

ELS Fundamental Data Overview January 31, 2026

P/E Trailing = 31.0299
P/E Forward = 30.7692
P/S = 8.1227
P/B = 6.9278
P/EG = 5.0864
Revenue TTM = 1.49b USD
EBIT TTM = 495.8m USD
EBITDA TTM = 708.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 3.23b USD (from longTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Short Term Debt = 45.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Debt = 3.32b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 3.30b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 15.79b USD (12.49b + Debt 3.32b - CCE 26.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.91 (Ebit TTM 495.8m / Interest Expense TTM 126.7m)
EV/FCF = 30.87x (Enterprise Value 15.79b / FCF TTM 511.4m)
FCF Yield = 3.24% (FCF TTM 511.4m / Enterprise Value 15.79b)
FCF Margin = 34.38% (FCF TTM 511.4m / Revenue TTM 1.49b)
Net Margin = 25.99% (Net Income TTM 386.5m / Revenue TTM 1.49b)
Gross Margin = 35.78% ((Revenue TTM 1.49b - Cost of Revenue TTM 955.1m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = -7.60% (prev 48.69%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.75 (Enterprise Value 15.79b / Total Assets 5.75b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.91% (Interest Expense 63.3m / Debt 3.32b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 391.7m (EBIT 495.8m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 0.42 (Total Current Assets 93.4m / Total Current Liabilities 221.5m)
Debt / Equity = 1.89 (Debt 3.32b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.76b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.65 (Net Debt 3.30b / EBITDA 708.3m)
Debt / FCF = 6.44 (Net Debt 3.30b / FCF TTM 511.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.75b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.79% (Net Income 386.5m / Total Assets 5.75b)
RoE = 22.12% (Net Income TTM 386.5m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.75b)
RoCE = 9.96% (EBIT 495.8m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.75b + L.T.Debt 3.23b))
RoIC = 7.87% (NOPAT 391.7m / Invested Capital 4.98b)
WACC = 5.44% (E(12.49b)/V(15.81b) * Re(6.49%) + D(3.32b)/V(15.81b) * Rd(1.91%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 6.49% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 1.19%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 87.26% ; FCFF base≈450.5m ; Y1≈497.2m ; Y5≈641.2m
Fair Price DCF = 80.62 (EV 18.92b - Net Debt 3.30b = Equity 15.63b / Shares 193.8m; r=5.90% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 11.92% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 62.57 | EPS CAGR: 4.10% | SUE: -0.49 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 13.38 | Revenue CAGR: 1.27% | SUE: 0.16 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.54 | Chg30d=-0.014 | Revisions Net=-1 | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.03 | Chg30d=-0.024 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+3.7% | Growth Revenue=+2.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.18 | Chg30d=-0.030 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+7.4% | Growth Revenue=+4.1%

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