Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) Stock

About Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. is led by CEO Marguerite Nader, employs 3,700 people, headquartered in Chicago, US, publicly traded since 1993.

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) stock trades at $60.84 with a market capitalization of $11.81B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.62, price-to-book of 6.52, price-to-sales of 7.24. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $57.58 and $69.00, and currently trades 11.8% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 3.66%.

On profitability, Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 22.87%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 10.16%, an operating margin of 33.83%, a net profit margin of 25.32%.

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. reported revenue of $856.0M rising to $1.5B, a change of +78.9% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 7.2% a year over five years, 3.6% over three, 6.8% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $387.0M.

Operating margin went from 32.4% in 2016 to 33.8% in 2025, a gain of 1.4 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 25.32%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $1.6B and net profit $401.0M.

Borrowings rose from $2.1B to $3.4B, cash from operations was $571.0M in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 20.7% over five years, and was 22.0% in the most recent year.

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