Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.75x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $195.37 Million exceeds net income of $111.49 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (1993–2025)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc across 32 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash flow conversion of Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (1993–2025)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.42x | $571.15 Million | $402.06 Million | ▼ -8.4% |
| 2024 | 1.55x | $596.72 Million | $384.82 Million | ▼ -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.66x | $548.00 Million | $329.68 Million | ▼ -17.1% |
| 2022 | 2.01x | $599.34 Million | $298.82 Million | ▼ -7.0% |
| 2021 | 2.16x | $595.05 Million | $276.00 Million | ▲ +11.6% |
| 2020 | 1.93x | $466.54 Million | $241.42 Million | ▲ +28.9% |
| 2019 | 1.50x | $443.52 Million | $295.92 Million | ▼ -18.1% |
| 2018 | 1.83x | $414.08 Million | $226.39 Million | ▲ +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.80x | $377.99 Million | $210.38 Million | ▼ -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.88x | $352.36 Million | $187.13 Million | ▼ -19.7% |
| 2015 | 2.34x | $352.88 Million | $150.51 Million | ▲ +13.6% |
| 2014 | 2.06x | $285.75 Million | $138.47 Million | ▲ +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.03x | $255.35 Million | $125.91 Million | ▼ -36.1% |
| 2012 | 3.18x | $236.44 Million | $74.46 Million | ▼ -23.2% |
| 2011 | 4.13x | $175.64 Million | $42.50 Million | ▲ +52.8% |
| 2010 | 2.70x | $163.31 Million | $60.40 Million | ▲ +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.68x | $150.53 Million | $56.26 Million | ▼ -9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.94x | $114.05 Million | $38.74 Million | ▼ -23.0% |
| 2007 | 3.83x | $122.79 Million | $32.10 Million | ▼ -36.0% |
| 2006 | 5.98x | $99.46 Million | $16.63 Million | ▼ -48.5% |
| 2004 | 11.61x | $46.73 Million | $4.03 Million | ▲ +317.2% |
| 2003 | 2.78x | $75.16 Million | $27.01 Million | ▲ +26.5% |
| 2002 | 2.20x | $80.18 Million | $36.45 Million | ▼ -12.5% |
| 2001 | 2.52x | $80.71 Million | $32.08 Million | ▲ +18.2% |
| 2000 | 2.13x | $68.00 Million | $31.95 Million | ▼ -18.5% |
| 1999 | 2.61x | $72.58 Million | $27.77 Million | ▲ +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2.49x | $71.98 Million | $28.93 Million | ▲ +32.6% |
| 1997 | 1.88x | $54.60 Million | $29.10 Million | ▼ -8.3% |
| 1996 | 2.05x | $49.70 Million | $24.30 Million | ▼ -10.9% |
| 1995 | 2.29x | $41.30 Million | $18.00 Million | ▲ +31.4% |
| 1994 | 1.75x | $26.20 Million | $15.00 Million | ▲ +8.8% |
| 1993 | 1.61x | $16.70 Million | $10.40 Million | — |