Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) reported Operating Margin of 28.26% for Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year from 28.55% in Q1 2025, and up 6.71% on a QoQ basis from 26.48% in Q4 2025.
Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 28.26% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 1.0% year-over-year to 28.26% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 25.57% (up 100.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 25.56%, up 61.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin improved to 28.26% in Q1 2026 per ELS's latest filing, from 26.48% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 29.75% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 15.85% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 22.92% (2022), against an average of 23.09%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin slumped 167 bps; it then surged 581 bps in 2024.
- Tracing ELS's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 19.92% in 2022, then rose by 19 bps to 23.68% in 2023, then climbed by 15 bps to 27.22% in 2024, then slipped by 3 bps to 26.48% in 2025, then climbed by 7 bps to 28.26% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ELS Operating Margin figures stand at 28.26% (Q1 2026), 26.48% (Q4 2025), and 25.08% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avalonbay Communities | 25.91 Bn | 26.13 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Equity Residential | 25.13 Bn | 25.27 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Invitation Homes | 17.75 Bn | 17.79 Bn | 694.98 Mn | 5.48% |
| 4 | Sun Communities | 15.66 Bn | 15.77 Bn | 491.20 Mn | 1.34% |
| 5 | Mid America Apartment Communities | 15.34 Bn | 15.42 Bn | 537.05 Mn | 59.64% |
| 6 | American Homes 4 Rent | 13.60 Bn | 14.17 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Udr | 12.44 Bn | 12.44 Bn | 416.43 Mn | 53.96% |
| 8 | Equity Lifestyle Properties | 12.31 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 393.79 Mn | 28.26% |
| 9 | Camden Property Trust | 11.27 Bn | 11.34 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Millrose Properties | 4.59 Bn | 4.59 Bn | - | 85.20% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.27% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.59% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.85% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.22% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 17.18% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 20.42% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 21.00% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 16.65% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 17.13% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 23.72% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 20.78% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 22.35% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 16.77% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 24.35% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 17.52% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 22.51% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 19.37% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 24.46% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 16.93% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 21.82% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 19.20% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 23.58% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 21.90% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 15.70% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 18.68% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 24.45% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 29.65% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 17.66% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 17.50% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 14.45% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 11.68% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 13.75% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 14.03% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 18.62% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 8.86% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -3.95% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 8.39% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 18.06% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 11.73% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 10.39% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 25.12% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 30.27% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 4.89% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -1.13% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 31.51% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 38.06% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 5.43% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 10.39% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 5.55% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 13.32% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 78.28% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -69,621.05% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 4.31% |