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Gotrade News - Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) declared a fourth quarter 2026 dividend of $0.5425 per common share, according to the company's official release published Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The dividend is payable on Friday, January 8, 2027, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Thursday, December 24, 2026.
Regular-session close on October 28, 2026, New York time. Prices and changes: Yahoo Finance, cross-checked against the closing price on Nasdaq.com. Market cap: that close times the shares outstanding on the latest 10-Q or 10-K cover (SEC EDGAR).
What Equity LifeStyle Properties Announced
According to the release, the Board of Directors of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. declared the dividend on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The board set the fourth quarter 2026 payment at $0.5425 per common share, which the company said represents, on an annualized basis, a dividend of $2.17 per common share.
The dividend will be paid on Friday, January 8, 2027, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Thursday, December 24, 2026. The release was issued from Chicago through PR Newswire at 9:18 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. It does not state an ex-dividend date.
Why It Matters for ELS
The declaration sets the payment for holders of ELS common stock for the fourth quarter of 2026, and the release puts its annualized equivalent at $2.17 per common share. The release does not compare the new payment with the previous quarterly dividend, so it does not say whether the amount is higher, lower or unchanged.
Equity LifeStyle describes itself as a fully integrated owner of lifestyle-oriented properties and a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust headquartered in Chicago. According to the company, it owns or has an interest in 453 properties located predominantly in the United States, consisting of 173,623 sites as of September 30, 2026. The release also lists factors the company says could cause actual results to differ from its forward-looking statements, including occupancy changes, rate increases on community, resort and marina sites, changes in debt service and interest rates, and costs following storms or other unplanned events.
What to watch next: Equity LifeStyle Properties pays this dividend on Friday, January 8, 2027, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Thursday, December 24, 2026.
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