Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Equity Lifestyle Properties' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 24.98% for Q2 2026, up 2.63 percentage points from 22.35% a year earlier but down 3.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Equity Lifestyle Properties reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 26.20%, up 1.40 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 25.56%, up 0.61 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +14.97 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 24.94% in FY2024 (+3.46 pp), 21.49% in FY2023 (+1.07 pp), 20.42% in FY2022 (-0.26 pp) and 20.68% in FY2021 (+10.09 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 0.89% (Q2 2022) to 29.75% (Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.13 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 17.28 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a drop of 3.88 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ELS's Return on Sales [ROS] at 28.26% (Q1 2026), 26.48% (Q4 2025) and 25.08% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 164.16 Bn | 146.67 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -51.62% |
| 2 | Prologis | 120.28 Bn | 124.68 Bn | - | 51.59% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 68.97 Bn | 70.18 Bn | - | 43.38% |
| 4 | Realty Income | 51.22 Bn | 53.60 Bn | - | 45.77% |
| 5 | Public Storage | 49.85 Bn | 48.94 Bn | - | 37.85% |
| 6 | Ventas | 43.09 Bn | 42.28 Bn | - | 12.39% |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 28.15 Bn | 28.15 Bn | 642.43 Mn | 44.86% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 24.95 Bn | 23.07 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.48% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 22.41 Bn | 22.60 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Equity Lifestyle Properties | 11.30 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 359.07 Mn | 24.98% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.98% |
| 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 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.16% |
Equity Lifestyle Properties Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ELS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ELS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ELS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();