Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc (ELS) stock
ELSNYSEReal Estate Investment TrustsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 27, 2026Score 9/3016% above fair value
$61.53−0.45 (-0.73%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $11.99BP/E 30.6Yield 3.35%
Equity LifeStyle Properties statistics
88 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 28, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 25, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 6.85
- 1.75
- P/OCF Ratio
- 20.20
- 12.68
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 7.57
- 4.42
- EV / EBIT
- 28.99
- 16.11
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.06%
- 0.55%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.05%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 193M
- 24M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.71%
- 17.6%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 107.6%
- 69.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 11M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -3.82%
- 0.38%
- Short % of Float
- 5.51%
- 3.91%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 5.47%
- 3.18%
- Days to Cover
- 4.16
- 1.00
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $69.00
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $57.45
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $61.00
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $60.31
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $63.48
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.34
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -2.30%
- 0.10%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 3.22%
- 0.30%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -6.22%
- 0.35%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -0.69%
- 1.31%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 1.52%
- 2.84%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -2.41%
- 1.82%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -6.00%
- -0.49%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -27.2%
- -28.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 81.6%
- -19.0%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.77
- 0.80
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 53.1
- 55.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 18.9%
- 17.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.40
- 0.70
MarginsIndustry
- EBITDA Margin
- 39.7%
- 50.8%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 23.1%
- 3.69%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 7.02%
- 1.63%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 19.0%
- 9.00%
Financial positionIndustry
- Interest Coverage
- 3.03
- 2.12
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 3.23%
- 4.64%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 1.32%
- 1.54%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 2.03%
- 1.20%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 1.91%
- 4.18%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 6.48%
- 7.63%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 9.52%
- -0.11%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 9.97%
- 6.21%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.27
- 0.13
- Revenue Per Employee
- $493.50K
- $2.42M
- Profits Per Employee
- $126.27K
- $86.23K
- Employee Count
- 3,200
- 67
- WACC
- 7.38%
- 8.30%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $24.33M
- $845.20K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.12
- $0.03
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.75B
- -$78.08K
- Book Value Per Share
- $8.98
- -$0.00
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.75B
- -$170.61K
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.37%
- 2.19%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.35%
- 5.49%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.35%
- 5.47%
- Dividend Per Share
- $2.06
- $1.36
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 7.85%
- 1.18%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 1
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 101.5%
- 122.7%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $136.09M
- $65.39M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $20.15
- $19.78
- Graham Upside
- -67.3%
- -34.1%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.33
- 10.58
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
- Lynch Fair Value
- $20.03
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -67.4%
- -44.2%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | ELS | S&P 500 | Difference | ELS per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +4.0% | -2.7% | +6.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | -2.9% | -1.7% | −1.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | +4.2% | +11.9% | −7.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +2.5% | +12.0% | −9.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +3.0% | +78.2% | −75.2 pts | +1.0% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -16.0% | +73.2% | −89.2 pts | -3.4% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +134.4% | +309.6% | −175.3 pts | +8.9% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
11M ELS shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.8% from the previous report, or 5.51% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 46.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10,662,240 | -3.8% | 2,561,215 | 4.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 11,085,464 | +7.2% | 1,846,450 | 6.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10,344,171 | +11.8% | 1,905,536 | 5.4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 9,254,009 | +5.0% | 1,368,705 | 6.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 8,815,416 | +4.6% | 1,265,255 | 7.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 8,426,750 | +12.4% | 1,261,091 | 6.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7,496,159 | -2.6% | 1,917,793 | 3.9 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 7,694,368 | +4.6% | 1,410,160 | 5.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7,355,125 | +2.4% | 1,695,347 | 4.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7,180,017 | +1.8% | 1,491,826 | 4.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 7,051,089 | +5.5% | 1,596,649 | 4.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 6,685,810 | +13.5% | 1,320,110 | 5.1 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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