Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
ELS · Price history
Price at last available close
$57.97
−$0.74 (-1.26%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
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.
How they make money
Equity LifeStyle Properties operates as a real estate investment trust that generates revenue primarily by leasing developed sites within its manufactured home communities, RV resorts, and marinas. The company earns income through long-term and short-term site leases, membership subscriptions for property access, and ancillary services related to property operations and home sales.
Products & services
The company provides developed sites for manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, and boats, along with membership-based access to its network of lifestyle-oriented properties and associated community amenities.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
The company does not disclose specific customer concentration as its revenue is derived from a large, diverse base of individual residents and members across its portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Utility providers — The company relies on various utility providers for water, sewer, electricity, and gas services at its properties; the specific suppliers are unnamed.Source
Competitors
- Sun Communities, Inc. — A real estate investment trust that owns and operates manufactured home communities and RV resorts, directly competing for residents and site rentals.Source
Strengths
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
32
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
55
Fair
Financial Strength
61
Business Quality / Moat
48
Management
60
Growth Quality
34
Risk / Durability
74
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
34
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
40/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
No strong positive signal is being highlighted from the currently available summary data.
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for ELS
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can ELS maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is ELS's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is ELS's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify ELS's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
32
Opportunity Score
34
Market Cap
$11.25B
P/E Ratio
31.0
EPS
$2.00
52-Week High
$69.00
52-Week Low
$57.46
Beta
0.64
Intrinsic Value
$31.63
Analyst Target
$65.00
Shares Outstanding
200.1M
Total Revenue
$1.59B
Total Debt
$3.31B
Dividend Yield (TTM)
3.46%
Liquidation Value / Share
$9.08
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$2.14
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Weakening momentum
Low movement
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Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for ELS
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Community Sentiment
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Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Large portfolio of lifestyle-oriented properties in desirable locations.
- +Low maintenance and customer turnover costs compared to other real estate sectors.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the REIT - Residential industry.
- −Geographic concentration of properties in Florida, Northeast, California, and Arizona.
- −Sensitivity to adverse market and economic conditions in key regional markets.
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Scores
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Score Changes
7 historical score records availablePrevious Score
33
Oct 1, 2026
Change
-0.8
points
Current Score
32
Oct 21, 2026
Category Changes
ELS decreased 0.8 points because Valuation declined by 5.9 points.
Negative Contributors
- − Valuation declined by 5.9 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
39
Projected Change
+6.4 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 6.4 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$57.97
Model Intrinsic Value
$31.63
Difference
+$26.34
+83.3% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-83.3%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.59B | $1.53B | $1.43B | $1.40B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $899.3M | $955.1M | $725.3M | $731.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $687.4M | $576.3M | $708.0M | $672.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $44.1M | $53.6M | $88.2M | $95.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $120.3M | $58.4M | $292.1M | $299.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $632.7M | $612.5M | $731.6M | $660.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $567.2M | $517.9M | $415.9M | $373.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $138.0M | $133.9M | $137.7M | $132.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $411.8M | $398.8M | $384.5M | $319.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | -$3.4M | -$3.3M | -$354K | -$10.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $401.8M | $386.5M | $367.0M | $314.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $2.00 | $1.93 | $1.96 | $1.69 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 194M | 200M | 187M | 186M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 200M | 200M | 197M | 195M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$397.8M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.48
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+2.0%
Cash Change
+259.6%
Margin Change
+2.8 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Cash position grew
What Weakened
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, cash levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included debt levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 6.8%. EPS increased 14.3%. Cash increased 259.6%. Total debt increased 2.0%. Net income margin improved by 2.8 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
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