Valuation

ELSEquity LifeStyle Properties REIT

REITNYSEUnited StatesReal estateEU retail investors: available

−0.3% today · +4.6% over a year

8/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 70% of the instruments we score

Quality, Stability, Dividend safety: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 31.3). Dividend yield 3.42%.

Equity LifeStyle Properties REIT (ELS) valuation against sector peers: P/E 31.3 (sector median 29.0), P/B 7.0, EV/EBIT 31.0, free-cash-flow yield 3.0%, P/S 7.7.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Real estate companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.
MetricELSSector medianvs median
P/E31.329.0 · n=938% above
P/B7.01.7 · n=111304% above
P/S7.75.8 · n=10533% above
EV/EBIT31.024.8 · n=5425% above
Free-cash-flow yield3.0%4.5% · n=6433% below
Dividend yield3.42%3.97% · n=11614% below
Return on equity23.1%6.3% · n=111268% above
Return on invested capital18.3%6.3% · n=61192% above
Gross margin—51.6% · n=33—
Net debt / EBITDA0.884.40 · n=5680% below

Value factor: 15 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

WELLWelltower REIT108.93.7—1.1%1.3%2/10
PLDPrologis REIT32.82.334.1—3.2%2/10
EQIXEquinix REIT63.37.254.6−1.6%1.9%9/10
AMTAmerican Tower REIT26.524.926.24.5%3.7%9/10
SPGSimon Property Group REIT16.718.631.84.5%3.8%8/10
DLRDigital Realty REIT47.32.8107.8—2.7%1/10
PSAPublic Storage REIT37.26.5——3.5%6/10
ORealty Income REIT41.71.4—7.0%5.5%5/10
VTRVentas REIT180.63.0——2.3%1/10
CBRECBRE Group28.84.622.62.4%0.0%3/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Sep 2026 · filed 27 Oct 2026