Equity Lifestyle Properties, In (ELS) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.43
- Estimate
- $0.50
- Surprise
- -14.7%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.6 → 5.5/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Equity Lifestyle Properties, In (ELS) missed the $0.50 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.43 — a large 14.7% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.6/10) to Sell at 5.5/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Equity Lifestyle Props Sees Q4 FFO $0.78-$0.84 vs $0.82 Est — benzinga, 2026-10-20
- Equity Lifestyle Props Narrows FY2026 FFO Guidance from $3.13-$3.23 to $3.15-$3.21 vs $3.19 Est — benzinga, 2026-10-20
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates ELS Sell at 5.5/10.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -14.7% surprise compares with a -1.5% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.1 in RISK_OFF)
- High-quality business
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Real Estate): -1.2
- Leverage penalty (D/E 1.8): -1.0
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $61.97
- Stop
- $59.63
At 29.9× trailing and 28.4× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: RSI 74 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-21 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
ELS at TrendMatrix's latest read
REIT quarters hinge on occupancy, rate exposure, and FFO rather than headline EPS, which mechanically distorts under depreciation.
- Industry
- REIT - Residential
- Market cap
- $12.42B
- P/E (fwd)
- 28.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 29.9
- 52-week range
- $57.46–$69.00
- Off 52-week high
- 10.2%
- RSI (14)
- 74
- Volume vs avg
- 1.27×
- Score today
- 5.5/10