# Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (ELS)

- Sector: Real Estate · Industry: Reit Residential
- SEC CIK: 0000895417 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000895417))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/els
- Data as of: price 2026-09-25; newest filing used 2026-04-28; latest fiscal period ended 2026-03-31

## Grade

**A+** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 5 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | passed | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Free cash flow positive | passed | $334.8M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | passed | $334.8M | $217M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | passed | $334.8M | $334.1M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 6 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 25.9% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | passed | 25.9% |  |
| Strong operating margin | passed | 25.6% |  |
| Good return on equity | passed | 22.7% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 1.92 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | passed | 21.7% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $1.5B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $399.2M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | $334.8M |
| Net margin | 25.9% |
| Operating margin | 25.6% |
| Return on equity | 22.7% |
| Debt to equity | 1.92 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $2.00 |
| Share price | $59.23 |
| Market value | $11.5B |
| Price / earnings | 29.6x |
| Price / sales | 7.5x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/els)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/els/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/els/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/els/earnings)

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