Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 1.75x

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 long-term investment allocation to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.75x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$195.37 Million
USD

Net Income

$111.49 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

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. Check ELS tangible net assets ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (1993–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS) market capitalisation.

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
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.