Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 84 Real Estate companies.
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) scores 7.0 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on predictability, and growth is what holds it back.
One pillar, solvency, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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On the filings behind it, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. earns 7.0 out of 10 for business quality as of October 19, 2026. That is high quality on our scale. A high reading means most of the pillars are strong, with no serious weakness pulling the average down. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
No other company among the 84 Real Estate companies scores higher, which puts Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. at the very top of the group. For reference, the middle of the group scores 5.2 and a company needs 5.9 to reach its top quarter, which leaves Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. well above the median.
On profitability, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. scores 7.8, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 4.8 across 80 Real Estate companies, which places it well above them, at the 91st percentile. Returns and margins at this level leave room to reinvest, absorb a bad year or return cash to shareholders without straining the business.
There is no solvency score for Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 34 Real Estate companies the median for this pillar is 3.7. Without it the overall says nothing about how comfortably the company carries its debt.
Growth scores 4.8 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 74 Real Estate companies is 5.2, so Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. is in line with its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 40th percentile. A middling growth reading is typical of a mature company whose next step depends on reinvestment rather than on its market growing for it.
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.’s efficiency score is 7.1 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 6.4 among 80 Real Estate companies, that is above the group and the 67th percentile. A strong efficiency reading usually shows up as healthy cash conversion: reported profit arriving as real cash rather than staying on the balance sheet.
Predictability scores 8.3 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 83 Real Estate companies is 4.9, so Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 99th percentile. High predictability means the company’s results have moved steadily from year to year, which makes the other pillars more trustworthy as a guide.
This is a lopsided profile. Predictability scores 8.3 but growth only 4.8, a gap of 3.5 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. A predictability lead means consistency is the business’s strongest trait, which makes its other readings easier to trust. A growth shortfall often comes with size or a maturing market, and is less of a concern if the other pillars are strong.
The pillar with the most room to move the score is growth. If it rose to the median of Real Estate companies, 5.2, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.’s overall score would go from 7.0 to about 7.1. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.
These are the Real Estate companies closest to Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. scores 7.0 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is predictability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. ranks at the 100th percentile of the 84 Real Estate companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.2 and the top quarter starts at 5.9, against Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.’s 7.0.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for ELS are in the app.
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