Equity LifeStyle Properties/$ELS
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About Equity LifeStyle Properties
Equity Lifestyle Properties is a residential REIT that focuses on owning manufactured housing, residential vehicle communities, and marinas. The company has a portfolio of 453 properties across the US with a higher concentration in the Sun Belt; 38% of its properties are in Florida, 11% in Arizona, and 10% in California. Equity Lifestyle targets owning properties in attractive retirement destinations. More than 70% of the company's properties are either age-restricted or have an average resident age over 55.
- Ticker
- $ELS
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 3,700
- Headquarters
- Chicago, United States
ELS Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$12B
29.12
$2.07
0.66
$2.12
3.59%
Price and volume
Market cap
$12B
Beta
0.66
52-week high
$69.00
52-week low
$58.72
Average daily volume
1.4M
Dividend rate
$2.12
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.139
Quick ratio
0.118
Long term debt to equity
1.824
Total debt to equity
1.824
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
100.38%
Interest coverage (TTM)
4.00%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
761.029
Gross margin (TTM)
53.66%
Net profit margin (TTM)
25.62%
Operating margin (TTM)
34.45%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
-0.79%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$420,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.90%
Return on equity (TTM)
22.88%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
29.121
Price to revenue (TTM)
7.473
Price to book
6.66
Price to tangible book (TTM)
6.66
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
19.856
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.04%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.042
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.50%
Forward dividend yield
3.59%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
2.49%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
7.09%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.21%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.37%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
10.57%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
8.39%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
7.24%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
10.21%
What the Analysts think about ELS
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Equity LifeStyle Properties stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Equity LifeStyle Properties stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
ELS delivered strong second-quarter execution. Normalised FFO per share rose 7.7%, core income from property operations increased 6.5%, and management lifted the midpoint of its 2026 normalised FFO guidance to $3.18 per share. (PR Newswire)
Manufactured housing is providing the clearest growth engine. Core MH rent rose 5.8% in the second quarter, occupancy reached about 94%, and management says demand from older residents supports further lease-up in Florida and Phoenix. (StockAnalysis, Benzinga)
The cash-flow base is relatively defensive. ELS says about 92% of revenue comes from annual sources, while 96% of debt is long-term fixed-rate; it also approved a 5.3% increase in the 2026 dividend to $2.17 per share. (StockTitan)
RV and marina performance is uneven. Core RV and marina base rental income rose only 0.1% in the first half, as weaker seasonal and transient activity offset stronger annual rentals; management also cut its full-year growth assumption for this segment. (StockTitan, Stock Observer)
Costs and weather remain meaningful swing factors. Management expects most core expenses to track CPI and says insurance is a major source of variability, while hurricane effects and weather-sensitive transient demand have already affected occupancy and revenue. (Alphastreet, PR Newswire)
Manufactured-housing growth depends partly on executing and filling new expansions. ELS is adding nearly 500 Florida sites and further Phoenix capacity, so slower leasing or sales absorption would delay the returns on that investment and keep occupancy as a key 2027 execution risk. (Benzinga, StockAnalysis)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 17 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing ELS
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Fund name | Fund size | $ELS weighting |
|---|---|---|
VanEck Global Real Estate€TRET | €255M | 0.85% |
VanEck Global Real Estate£TREG | £222M | 0.85% |
iShares Developed Markets Property Yield$IDWP | $1.2B | 0.69% |
iShares Developed Markets Property Yield£IWDP | £859M | 0.69% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats€SPYD | €3.3B | 0.51% |
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