Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Equity Lifestyle Properties' (ELS) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.67 in Q1 2026, up 8.86% year-on-year from 0.62 in Q1 2025, and down 93.56% on a QoQ basis from 10.41 in Q4 2025.

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

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.67 in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 8.86% year-over-year to 0.67 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.11, a 347.01% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.24, up 4195.87% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.67, down from 10.41 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for ELS reached as high as 10.41 in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 0.02 in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.65 across 5 years, with a median of 1.02 in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio sank 100.66% in 2023 and surged 66867.62% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 3.46 in 2022, then sank by 100.66% to 0.02 in 2023, then surged by 167.88% to 0.02 in 2024, then jumped by 66867.62% to 10.41 in 2025, then plunged by 93.56% to 0.67 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.67 in Q1 2026, 10.41 in Q4 2025, and 1.36 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Avalonbay Communities 26.48 Bn 26.48 Bn - 3.05
2 Equity Residential 25.80 Bn 25.80 Bn - 2.92
3 Invitation Homes 18.05 Bn 18.05 Bn 694.98 Mn 0.00
4 Mid America Apartment Communities 15.67 Bn 15.54 Bn 537.05 Mn 4.39
5 Sun Communities 14.96 Bn 14.96 Bn 491.20 Mn 0.83
6 Udr 13.01 Bn 12.98 Bn 416.43 Mn 1.41
7 Equity Lifestyle Properties 12.85 Bn 12.85 Bn 378.95 Mn 0.67
8 American Homes 4 Rent 12.22 Bn 12.22 Bn - 0.59
9 Camden Property Trust 11.94 Bn 11.94 Bn - 0.78
10 Millrose Properties 4.76 Bn 4.76 Bn - 0.16

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.67
Dec 31, 2025 10.41
Sep 30, 2025 1.36
Jun 30, 2025 1.44
Mar 31, 2025 0.62
Dec 31, 2024 0.02
Sep 30, 2024 1.02
Jun 30, 2024 1.16
Mar 31, 2024 0.65
Dec 31, 2023 -0.02
Sep 30, 2023 1.26
Jun 30, 2023 1.56
Mar 31, 2023 0.89
Dec 31, 2022 3.46
Sep 30, 2022 1.75
Jun 30, 2022 1.00
Mar 31, 2022 0.86
Dec 31, 2021 1.22
Sep 30, 2021 1.73
Jun 30, 2021 0.75