Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) reported FCF Margin of 37.46% for Q1 2026, down 80.0% year-over-year from 187.3% in Q1 2025, and up 265.63% quarter-over-quarter from 10.25% in Q4 2025.

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 37.46% in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 37.46%, down 80.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 21.72% (down 183.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 21.81%, down 148.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin advanced to 37.46% in Q1 2026 per ELS's latest filing, from 10.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 38.26% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 2.15% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 20.62% and a median of 19.26% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Margin plunged 3107 bps in 2022, then surged 1077 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 2.15% in 2022, then surged by 460 bps to 12.04% in 2023, then decreased by 12 bps to 10.65% in 2024, then dropped by 4 bps to 10.25% in 2025, then surged by 266 bps to 37.46% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ELS's FCF Margin at 37.46% in Q1 2026, 10.25% in Q4 2025, and 19.26% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Avalonbay Communities 24.79 Bn 25.01 Bn - 46.67%
2 Equity Residential 24.35 Bn 24.48 Bn - -
3 Invitation Homes 17.23 Bn 17.27 Bn 694.98 Mn 32.15%
4 Mid America Apartment Communities 15.51 Bn 15.59 Bn 537.05 Mn 28.55%
5 Sun Communities 14.54 Bn 14.65 Bn 491.20 Mn 31.96%
6 American Homes 4 Rent 13.37 Bn 13.94 Bn - -
7 Udr 12.30 Bn 12.30 Bn 416.43 Mn 20.03%
8 Equity Lifestyle Properties 12.06 Bn 12.12 Bn 393.79 Mn 37.46%
9 Camden Property Trust 11.45 Bn 11.53 Bn - 2,523.66%
10 Millrose Properties 4.75 Bn 4.75 Bn - 409.02%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 37.46%
Dec 31, 2025 10.25%
Sep 30, 2025 19.26%
Jun 30, 2025 19.06%
Mar 31, 2025 38.26%
Dec 31, 2024 10.65%
Sep 30, 2024 23.53%
Jun 30, 2024 21.21%
Mar 31, 2024 37.26%
Dec 31, 2023 12.04%
Sep 30, 2023 17.92%
Jun 30, 2023 15.12%
Mar 31, 2023 26.49%
Dec 31, 2022 2.15%
Sep 30, 2022 12.02%
Jun 30, 2022 21.83%
Mar 31, 2022 26.01%
Dec 31, 2021 16.53%
Sep 30, 2021 11.62%
Jun 30, 2021 28.07%