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Equity Lifestyle Properties ELS Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$397.6M+2.7%
Operating income$112.4M+2.6%
Net income$111.5M-2.5%
EPS (diluted)$0.56-1.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$39.2M-17.4%
Total debt$24.0M-11.6%
Total equity$1.8B+0.7%
Total assets$5.7B+1.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$194.2M+0.4%
CapEx$45.3M+0.2%
Free cash flow$148.9M+0.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.06B-5.1%
P/E30.2×-2.9×
P/S7.8×-0.5×

Profitability

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Operating margin25.6%+1.0pp
Net margin25.9%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity22.7%-1.3pp
Debt / equity0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Equity Lifestyle Properties’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Equity Lifestyle Properties’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Equity Lifestyle Properties's free cash flow margin?
Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) reported free cash flow margin of 21.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Equity Lifestyle Properties's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Equity Lifestyle Properties's free cash flow margin decreased by 7.8% year-over-year, from 23.5% to 21.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Equity Lifestyle Properties's free cash flow margin?
Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), Equity Lifestyle Properties's free cash flow margin has grown at a -0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 22.3% to 21.8%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.