Equity Lifestyle Properties (FRA:MHV) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 8.12 (As of Jul. 25, 2026) — 28% Below Median

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FRA:MHV Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc FRA:MHV
87 GF Score
Price €58.00
GF Value €60.87
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Equity Lifestyle Properties Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Equity Lifestyle Properties FRA:MHV 87 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 8.12 as of Jul. 25, 2026, which is 28% below its 10-year median of 11.35. GuruFocus rates FRA:MHV with a GF Score™ of 87/100 and a GF Value™ of €60.87 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 557 REITs companies, Equity Lifestyle Properties ranks worse than 98.38% on this metric.

As of today (2026-07-25), Equity Lifestyle Properties's current share price is €58.00. Equity Lifestyle Properties's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €7.14. Equity Lifestyle Properties's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 8.12.

The historical rank and industry rank for Equity Lifestyle Properties's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:MHV' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.34   Med: 11.35   Max: 15.59
Current: 7.93

During the past years, Equity Lifestyle Properties's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 15.59. The lowest was 7.34. And the median was 11.35.

FRA:MHV's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
98.38% of 557 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 0.83 vs FRA:MHV: 7.93

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Equity Lifestyle Properties's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €7.857. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €7.14 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

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Equity Lifestyle Properties  (FRA:MHV) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Equity Lifestyle Properties Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Equity Lifestyle Properties Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Equity Lifestyle Properties's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Equity Lifestyle Properties Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Equity Lifestyle Properties Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Equity Lifestyle Properties Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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FRA:MHV vs AMH, UDR, CPT: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Equity Lifestyle Properties's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Equity Lifestyle Properties Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Equity Lifestyle Properties's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Equity Lifestyle Properties's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Equity Lifestyle Properties Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Equity Lifestyle Properties's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=58.00/7.14
=8.12

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Equity Lifestyle Properties's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Equity Lifestyle Properties's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=7.857/330.2130*330.2130
=7.857

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Equity Lifestyle Properties Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201606 4.472 241.018 6.127
201609 4.519 241.428 6.181
201612 4.835 241.432 6.613
201703 4.855 243.801 6.576
201706 4.616 244.955 6.223
201709 4.563 246.819 6.105
201712 4.922 246.524 6.593
201803 4.721 249.554 6.247
201806 4.984 251.989 6.531
201809 5.342 252.439 6.988
201812 5.482 251.233 7.205
201903 5.811 254.202 7.549
201906 6.008 256.143 7.745
201909 6.222 256.759 8.002
201912 6.177 256.974 7.937
202003 6.205 258.115 7.938
202006 6.028 257.797 7.721
202009 5.723 260.280 7.261
202012 5.565 260.474 7.055
202103 5.683 264.877 7.085
202106 5.603 271.696 6.810
202109 5.770 274.310 6.946
202112 6.746 278.802 7.990
202203 7.114 287.504 8.171
202206 7.368 296.311 8.211
202209 7.854 296.808 8.738
202212 7.331 296.797 8.156
202303 7.232 301.836 7.912
202306 7.095 305.109 7.679
202309 7.173 307.789 7.696
202312 7.028 306.746 7.566
202403 7.148 312.332 7.557
202406 7.172 314.175 7.538
202409 6.888 315.301 7.214
202412 8.701 315.605 9.104
202503 8.468 319.799 8.744
202506 7.848 322.561 8.034
202509 7.707 324.800 7.835
202512 7.738 324.054 7.885
202603 7.857 330.213 7.857

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 8.12 mean?
Equity Lifestyle Properties (FRA:MHV) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 8.12 as of Jul. 25, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Equity Lifestyle Properties and its competitors. This is 28% below median its historical median of 11.35. Over the past decade, Equity Lifestyle Properties' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 7.34 to 15.59. According to the industry distribution chart, Equity Lifestyle Properties ranks #548 out of 557 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 98.4%.
Is Equity Lifestyle Properties' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Equity Lifestyle Properties' current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 8.12 is 28% below median its 10-year median of 11.35. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 7.34 to a high of 15.59. The REITs industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.83. Equity Lifestyle Properties' value of 8.12 is 878.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Equity Lifestyle Properties ranks #548 out of 557 companies in the REITs industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Equity Lifestyle Properties has a GF Score™ of 87/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Equity Lifestyle Properties' Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to AMH and UDR?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Equity Lifestyle Properties ranks #548 out of 557 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This places Equity Lifestyle Properties in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.83. Equity Lifestyle Properties' value of 8.12 is 878.3% above this benchmark. Historically, Equity Lifestyle Properties' own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 7.34 to 15.59 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 11.35 vs. the industry median of 0.83, Equity Lifestyle Properties has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for a REITs company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among REITs companies is 0.83, based on 557 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Equity Lifestyle Properties's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 8.12 is 878.3% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Equity Lifestyle Properties and its competitors. For the REITs industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.83 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Equity Lifestyle Properties's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 8.12, which is 28% below median its own 10-year median of 11.35. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Equity Lifestyle Properties stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Equity Lifestyle Properties (FRA:MHV) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €60.87, compared to a current price of €58.00 — trading 4.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 8.12, which is 28% below median its 10-year median of 11.35 and 878.3% above the REITs industry median of 0.83. Equity Lifestyle Properties' overall GF Score™ is 87/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Equity Lifestyle Properties (FRA:MHV), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 8.12 as of Jul. 25, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Equity Lifestyle Properties (FRA:MHV) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Equity Lifestyle Properties stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €58.00 is trading 4.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of €60.87. GuruFocus considers Equity Lifestyle Properties to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:MHV:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 8.12 (28% below median its 10-year median of 11.35)
  • GF Value™: €60.87 vs. price of €58.00 (4.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 878.3% above the REITs median (#548 of 557)

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:MHV stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Equity Lifestyle Properties Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Other Exchanges ELS:USAE2LS34:Brazil
Address Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 800, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Equity Lifestyle Properties is a residential REIT that focuses on owning manufactured housing, residential vehicle communities, and marinas. The company currently has a portfolio of 455 properties across the US with a higher concentration in the Sunbelt; 38% of the company's properties are in Florida, 12% in Arizona, and 8% in California. Equity Lifestyle targets owning properties in attractive retirement destinations. More than 70% of the company's properties are either age-restricted or have an average resident age over 55.
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