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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS)

Real Estate | REIT - Residential | Chicago, United States | NYSE
60.25 USD +0.64 (1.074%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:55 a.m. EDT

Equity LifeStyle Properties presents a classic value trap scenario where attractive headline numbers mask deteriorating operational reality. While the stock trades near its 52-week low, offering a 3.74% yield, the payout ratio of 102% is a critical red flag; the company is distributing more cash than it earns, eroding capital rather than preserving it. This unsustainable burn explains the market's rejection of the 'value' narrative, evidenced by the stock's inability to rally despite recent earnings beats. The balance sheet is fragile with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 180 and a current ratio of just 0.14, leaving little room for error in a rising rate environment. Although the statistical forecast model shows a neutral lean, the options market is clearly pricing in risk, with significant put buying at protective levels. Until the payout ratio is normalized and the balance sheet strengthens, the investment case remains weak.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.049786
MSTL0.050334
AutoETS0.050437
AutoTheta0.058860

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 23.17
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.147
Excess Kurtosis -1.29
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-24
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-24
Debt to Equity Ratio 182.359
Revenue per Share 8.103
Market Cap 12,073,126,912
Trailing P/E 29.11
Forward P/E 27.60
Beta 0.64
Profit Margins 25.62%
Website https://www.equitylifestyleproperties.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume and open interest at lower strikes (45, 55, 60), suggesting a fear of downside or a hedge against earnings volatility. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at higher strikes (65, 70) with very low open interest, indicating limited speculative conviction in a near-term breakout despite the stock trading near its 52-week lows. Implied volatility is elevated on out-of-the-money puts relative to calls, reinforcing a bearish or defensive sentiment.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.92% 3.48% 3.15% 2.87%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-25 0.543000 0.916765
2026-06-26 0.543000 0.845399
2026-03-27 0.543000 0.874255
2025-12-26 0.515000 0.841503
2025-09-26 0.515000 0.865110
2025-06-27 0.515000 0.837943
2025-03-28 0.515000 0.775252
2024-12-27 0.478000 0.717718
2024-09-27 0.478000 0.675523
2024-06-28 0.478000 0.733917
2024-03-27 0.478000 0.743044
2023-12-28 0.448000 0.625524
2023-09-28 0.448000 0.705179
2023-06-29 0.448000 0.674902
2023-03-30 0.448000 0.681680
2022-12-29 0.410000 0.627679
2022-09-29 0.410000 0.658212
2022-06-23 0.410000 0.565361
2022-03-24 0.410000 0.564039
2021-12-30 0.363000 0.416523
2021-09-23 0.363000 0.444308
2021-06-24 0.363000 0.482200
2021-03-25 0.363000 0.569412
2020-12-23 0.343000 0.565727
2020-09-24 0.343000 0.567036
2020-06-25 0.343000 0.542121
2020-03-26 0.343000 0.635421
2019-12-26 0.306000 0.441941
2019-09-26 0.306500 0.450735
2019-06-27 0.306500 0.512199
2019-03-28 0.306500 0.532488
2018-12-27 0.275000 0.570599
2018-09-27 0.275000 0.579985
2018-06-28 0.275000 0.601093
2018-03-28 0.275000 0.630662
2017-12-28 0.244000 0.548561
2017-09-28 0.244000 0.578679
2017-06-28 0.244000 0.569295
2017-03-29 0.244000 0.635665
2016-12-28 0.212500 0.604466
2016-09-28 0.212500 0.540506
2016-06-22 0.212500 0.576662
2016-03-22 0.212500 0.596575
2015-12-23 0.187500 0.572519
2015-09-23 0.187500 0.645884
2015-06-24 0.187500 0.708215
2015-03-25 0.187500 0.680210
2014-12-23 0.162500 0.634642
2014-09-24 0.162500 0.779938
2014-06-25 0.162500 0.733138
2014-03-26 0.162500 0.810676
2013-12-24 0.125000 0.694252
2013-09-25 0.125000 0.716949
2013-06-26 0.125000 0.649351
2013-03-26 0.125000 0.662252
2012-12-12 0.109500 0.659837
2012-09-26 0.109500 0.638670
2012-06-27 0.109500 0.662232
2012-03-28 0.109500 0.639323
2011-12-28 0.093750 0.568613
2011-09-28 0.093750 0.596469
2011-06-22 0.093750 0.580136
2011-03-23 0.093750 0.668926
2010-12-29 0.075000 0.533808
2010-09-22 0.075000 0.555556
2010-06-23 0.075000 0.598325
2010-03-24 0.075000 0.554221
2009-12-22 0.075000 0.610998
2009-09-23 0.075000 0.669792
2009-06-24 0.062500 0.707814
2009-03-25 0.062500 0.651551
2008-12-23 0.050000 0.551420
2008-09-24 0.050000 0.393005
2008-06-25 0.050000 0.426348
2008-03-26 0.050000 0.394633
2007-12-26 0.037500 0.314861
2007-09-26 0.037500 0.285063
2007-06-27 0.037500 0.291829
2007-03-28 0.037500 0.283661
2006-12-27 0.018750 0.136562
2006-09-27 0.018750 0.162057
2006-06-28 0.018750 0.175193
2006-03-29 0.018750 0.148633
2005-12-28 0.006250 0.055396
2005-09-28 0.006250 0.058480
2005-06-22 0.006250 0.064284
2005-03-22 0.006250 0.072971
2004-12-29 0.003250 0.036192
2004-09-22 0.003250 0.039063
2004-06-23 0.003250 0.039586
2004-03-24 0.003250 0.037791
2004-01-20 2.000000 27.118644
2003-09-24 0.123750 1.261146
2003-06-25 0.123750 1.454599
2003-03-26 0.123750 1.632586
2002-12-24 0.118750 1.565074
2002-09-25 0.118750 1.491366
2002-06-26 0.118750 1.341050
2002-03-25 0.118750 1.432881
2001-12-26 0.111250 1.427655
2001-09-26 0.111250 1.485314
2001-06-27 0.111250 1.594411
2001-03-28 0.111250 1.658591
2000-12-27 0.103750 1.424893
2000-09-27 0.103750 1.676768
2000-06-28 0.103750 1.729167
2000-03-29 0.101250 1.718833
1999-12-29 0.097000 1.600000
1999-09-22 0.097000 1.668817
1999-06-23 0.097000 1.492308
1999-03-24 0.095500 1.693075
1998-12-14 0.090500 1.524211
1998-09-23 0.090500 1.419608
1998-06-24 0.090500 1.481330
1998-03-25 0.090500 1.416137
1997-12-12 0.082500 1.208238
1997-09-24 0.082500 1.287805
1997-06-25 0.082500 1.454545
1997-03-25 0.082500 1.491525
1996-12-24 0.076250 1.394286
1996-09-25 0.076250 1.594771
1996-06-26 0.076250 1.659864
1996-03-27 0.076250 1.730496
1995-12-27 0.073750 1.748148
1995-09-27 0.073750 1.710145
1995-06-28 0.073750 1.873016
1995-03-27 0.073750 1.801527
1994-12-23 0.073750 1.552632
1994-09-26 0.072000 1.440000
1994-06-20 0.070000 1.258427
1994-03-21 0.068125 1.267442
1993-12-17 0.066250 1.300613
1993-09-20 0.065000 1.241791
1993-06-21 0.063750 1.557252
1993-03-22 0.020000 0.505929
Additional Data
dividendYield 3.6
exDividendDate 2026-09-25
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.115
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.035480622
lastDividendValue 0.543
lastDividendDate 2026-09-25
dividendDate 2026-10-09

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.034145534
Address1 Two North Riverside Plaza
Address2 Suite 800
All Time High 88.7
All Time Low 3.4375
Ask 62.64
Ask Size 500
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,898,010
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,603,118
Average Volume 1,603,118
Average Volume10Days 1,898,010
Beta 0.643
Bid 57.5
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 4
Book Value 9.064
City Chicago
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 60.25
Current Ratio 0.139
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 61.315
Day Low 60.215
Debt To Equity 182.359
Display Name Equity LifeStyle Properties
Dividend Date 1,791,504,000
Dividend Yield 3.6
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,594,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,594,800
Earnings Growth 0.191
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.208
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,526,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,526,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,526,400
Ebitda 761,028,992
Ebitda Margins 0.48533002
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.775
Enterprise To Revenue 9.597
Enterprise Value 15,049,140,224
Eps Current Year 2.04807
Eps Forward 2.18272
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.07
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 312 279 1710
Fifty Day Average 61.752
Fifty Day Average Change -1.5019989
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.024323082
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -3.4145534
Fifty Two Week High 69.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.75
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1268116
Fifty Two Week Low 57.46
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.790001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.048555534
Fifty Two Week Range 57.46 - 69.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 730,650,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.6
Float Shares 192,426,714
Forward Eps 2.18272
Forward P E 27.603174
Free Cashflow 603,528,512
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,700
Fullday Change 0.6399994
Fullday Change Percent 1.0736443
Fullday Price 60.25
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.53656
Gross Profits 841,364,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00763
Held Percent Institutions 1.12277
Implied Shares Outstanding 200,383,852
Industry REIT - Residential
Industry Disp REIT - Residential
Industry Key reit-residential
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=105322&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Last Dividend Value 0.543
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,571,184,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust. As of June 30, 2026, they own or have an interest in 453 properties in 35 states and British Columbia consisting of 173,419 sites. Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. is headquartered in Chicago. Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 in Maryland and based in Chicago, Illinois.
Long Name Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 12,073,126,912
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_31097
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 401,812,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 11,581,776,461
Number Of Analyst Opinions 19
Open 60.48
Operating Cashflow 588,641,024
Operating Margins 0.32112998
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 1.0217
Peg Ratio 4.29
Phone 312 279 1400
Previous Close 59.61
Price Eps Current Year 29.41794
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 6.6471753
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.699325
Profit Margins 0.25625
Quick Ratio 0.029
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.639999
Regular Market Change Percent 1.07364
Regular Market Day High 61.315
Regular Market Day Low 60.215
Regular Market Day Range 60.215 - 61.315
Regular Market Open 60.48
Regular Market Previous Close 59.61
Regular Market Price 60.25
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 1,744,369
Return On Assets 0.05905
Return On Equity 0.22877
Revenue Growth 0.064
Revenue Per Share 8.103
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 193,937,553
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0533
Shares Short 10,344,171
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 8,815,416
Short Name Equity Lifestyle Properties, In
Short Percent Of Float 0.0717
Short Ratio 6.34
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol ELS
Target High Price 78.0
Target Low Price 59.0
Target Mean Price 68.94737
Target Median Price 68.0
Total Cash 14,429,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.074
Total Debt 3,312,741,120
Total Revenue 1,568,076,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.115
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.035480622
Trailing Eps 2.07
Trailing P E 29.106281
Trailing Peg Ratio 4.3925
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 63.5427
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.2927017
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.051818725
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,744,369
Website https://www.equitylifestyleproperties.com
Zip 60,606-2609