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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

ELS

NYSEReal EstateREIT - Residential

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$65.46

+$0.02 · +0.03%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

57

Fair Value

Momentum

46

Neutral

Sentiment

67

Bullish

Risk resilience

81

Low Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Based in Chicago, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. operates as a self-managed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). As of January 25, 2021, its extensive portfolio includes 423 quality properties located across 33 U.S. states and British Columbia, collectively comprising 161,229 sites.

Industry
REIT - Residential
Sector
Real Estate
Headquarters
US
CEO
Marguerite Nader
Listed since
Feb 25, 1993
Employees
3,700

Market position

Day range

Current $65.46

52-week range

Current $65.46

Open
$65.94
Previous close
$65.44
Volume
666.12K
0.44× average
Average volume
1.52M
Average daily volume
Market cap
12.7B USD
Beta
0.66
Market reference 1
50-day average
$64.6998
+1.17% above average
200-day average
$63.7453
+2.69% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
15.46B USD
EV / EBITDA
25.45×
Earnings yield
3.19%
Free cash flow yield
2.75%

Profitability & efficiency

Return on equity
22.01%
Return on assets
6.73%
Return on invested capital
9.01%

Financial health

Current ratio
1.68×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends52%41%29%17%Gross margin, FY2021: 19.92%Gross margin, FY2022: 46.88%Gross margin, FY2023: 47.89%Gross margin, FY2024: 49.40%Gross margin, FY2025: 37.63%Operating margin, FY2021: 29.11%Operating margin, FY2022: 25.43%Operating margin, FY2023: 26.57%Operating margin, FY2024: 29.02%Operating margin, FY2025: 33.82%Net margin, FY2021: 19.95%Net margin, FY2022: 20.70%Net margin, FY2023: 22.38%Net margin, FY2024: 25.61%Net margin, FY2025: 25.24%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 19.92%. Gross margin FY2022 46.88%. Gross margin FY2023 47.89%. Gross margin FY2024 49.40%. Gross margin FY2025 37.63%. Operating margin FY2021 29.11%. Operating margin FY2022 25.43%. Operating margin FY2023 26.57%. Operating margin FY2024 29.02%. Operating margin FY2025 33.82%. Net margin FY2021 19.95%. Net margin FY2022 20.70%. Net margin FY2023 22.38%. Net margin FY2024 25.61%. Net margin FY2025 25.24%.

Income trends

Revenue

1.53B USD+6.84%

Operating income

517.87M USD+24.50%

Net income

386.51M USD+5.31%
Income trends across reported periods1.66B USD1.15B USD643.15M USD135.59M USDRevenue, FY2021: 1.32B USDRevenue, FY2022: 1.37B USDRevenue, FY2023: 1.4B USDRevenue, FY2024: 1.43B USDRevenue, FY2025: 1.53B USDOperating income, FY2021: 382.93M USDOperating income, FY2022: 349.7M USDOperating income, FY2023: 373.09M USDOperating income, FY2024: 415.94M USDOperating income, FY2025: 517.87M USDNet income, FY2021: 262.48M USDNet income, FY2022: 284.63M USDNet income, FY2023: 314.21M USDNet income, FY2024: 367.01M USDNet income, FY2025: 386.51M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 1.32B USD. Revenue FY2022 1.37B USD. Revenue FY2023 1.4B USD. Revenue FY2024 1.43B USD. Revenue FY2025 1.53B USD. Operating income FY2021 382.93M USD. Operating income FY2022 349.7M USD. Operating income FY2023 373.09M USD. Operating income FY2024 415.94M USD. Operating income FY2025 517.87M USD. Net income FY2021 262.48M USD. Net income FY2022 284.63M USD. Net income FY2023 314.21M USD. Net income FY2024 367.01M USD. Net income FY2025 386.51M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue1.53B USD1.43B USD1.4B USD1.37B USD1.32B USD
Cost of goods sold955.09M USD725.29M USD731.74M USD730.4M USD1.05B USD
Gross profit576.3M USD708.01M USD672.53M USD644.56M USD262.05M USD
Selling, general, and administrative53.58M USD88.19M USD95.71M USD92.5M USD81.78M USD
Operating expenses58.43M USD292.07M USD299.45M USD294.86M USD−120.88M USD
Interest income18.34M USD9.24M USD9.04M USD7.43M USD7.02M USD
Interest expense133.9M USD137.71M USD132.34M USD116.56M USD108.72M USD
Depreciation and amortization208.9M USD209.4M USD209.1M USD207.05M USD188.44M USD
Operating income517.87M USD415.94M USD373.09M USD349.7M USD382.93M USD
Net income386.51M USD367.01M USD314.21M USD284.63M USD262.48M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
64%
7 beats, 4 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+5.46%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
0.5
Estimate 0.43 · Beat by 15.05%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates0.830.680.530.38Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 27, 2025: actual 0.5, estimate 0.48, surprise +4.17%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 21, 2025: actual 0.57, estimate 0.554, surprise +2.89%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 21, 2025: actual 0.42, estimate 0.69, surprise -39.13%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Oct 22, 2025: actual 0.5, estimate 0.51, surprise -1.96%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Jan 28, 2026: actual 0.79, estimate 0.542, surprise +45.76%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 21, 2026: actual 0.56, estimate 0.546, surprise +2.56%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 22, 2026: actual 0.5, estimate 0.435, surprise +15.05%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 21, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.507, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates419.19M374.55M329.91M285.28MQ1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MissQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 27, 2025: actual 301.4M USD, estimate 309.73M USD, surprise -2.69%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported Apr 21, 2025: actual 387.33M USD, estimate 335.1M USD, surprise +15.59%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 21, 2025: actual 376.87M USD, estimate 377.59M USD, surprise -0.19%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Oct 22, 2025: actual 393.31M USD, estimate 387M USD, surprise +1.63%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Jan 28, 2026: actual 373.87M USD, estimate 382.26M USD, surprise -2.20%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported Apr 21, 2026: actual 397.6M USD, estimate 395.71M USD, surprise +0.48%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 22, 2026: actual 397.82M USD, estimate 383.66M USD, surprise +3.69%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 21, 2026: actual —, estimate 403.07M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$66.40

1.44% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $72.00Average $66.40Low $59.00

ETFs holding ELS

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF logoVanguard Real Estate ETFVNQ
Market value
456.05M
Weight
0.62%
AUM
73.1B USD
Expense ratio
0.13%
Price / 1D
$98.50-0.10%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF logoiShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETFIJH
Market value
435.31M
Weight
0.34%
AUM
125.92B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$76.77+0.52%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
401.41M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$378.24+0.44%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB
Market value
290.05M
Weight
0.16%
AUM
183.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFVBK
Market value
167.8M
Weight
0.38%
AUM
43.8B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$358.65+0.70%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
145.35M
Weight
0.15%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$245.53+0.82%
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF logoState Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETFSDY
Market value
114.7M
Weight
0.52%
AUM
22.07B USD
Expense ratio
0.35%
Price / 1D
$158.44+0.23%
Schwab U.S. REIT ETF logoSchwab U.S. REIT ETFSCHH
Market value
99.66M
Weight
0.87%
AUM
11.39B USD
Expense ratio
0.07%
Price / 1D
$24.04-0.08%

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