Elme Communities (ELMES) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025)
Elme Communities' Operating Margin was -183.33% in Q3 2025, down 194.36 percentage points from 11.03% a year earlier and down 192.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Elme Communities (ELMES) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Elme Communities' Operating Margin was -39.18% through Sep 30, 2025, down 48.93 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2024, it was 9.70%, up 19.82 percentage points from FY2023.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -18.29 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was -10.12% in FY2023 (-9.30 pp), -0.82% in FY2022 (+1.89 pp), -2.72% in FY2021 (-1.34 pp) and -1.37% in FY2020 (-29.37 pp).
- The Q3 2025 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -13.60 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 74.93 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2025 (a drop of 194.36 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ELMES's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2025 was 9.55% (Q2 2025), 7.78% (Q1 2025) and 10.42% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 179.36 Bn | 166.43 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 14.28% |
| 2 | Prologis | 122.34 Bn | 120.73 Bn | - | 43.76% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 79.95 Bn | 78.05 Bn | - | 44.33% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.14 Bn | 61.58 Bn | 112.08 Mn | 23.20% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 55.95 Bn | 57.33 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Ventas | 47.02 Bn | 46.18 Bn | -3.39 Bn | 39.50% |
| 7 | Ryman Hospitality Properties | 46.62 Bn | 45.46 Bn | 266.41 Mn | 14.38% |
| 8 | Vivmark Residential | 37.34 Bn | 37.09 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Extra Space Storage | 33.12 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 44.04% |
| 10 | Elme Communities | 4.41 Mn | -1.35 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | -183.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -63.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.82% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -5.67% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.85% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -13.44% |
API Access
Elme Communities Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ELMES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ELMES", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ELMES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();