ELME (Elme Communities) Debt-to-Equity: N/A (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is Elme Communities Debt-to-Equity?

Elme Communities's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.0 Mil. Elme Communities's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.0 Mil. Elme Communities's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.0 Mil.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Elme Communities's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Elme Communities was 2.18. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.78.

ELME's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked *
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 0.78
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Elme Communities  (NYSE:ELME) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

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Elme Communities Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

Elme Communities Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Elme Communities's Debt-to-Equity 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.

Elme Communities Debt-to-Equity Chart

Elme Communities Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.38 0.44 0.59 0.65 2.18

Elme Communities Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.66 0.67 0.78 2.18 N/A

ELME vs FREVS, MRTI, CLPR: Debt-to-Equity Comparison

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Elme Communities's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.

Elme Communities Debt-to-Equity vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Elme Communities's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Elme Communities's Debt-to-Equity falls into.


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Elme Communities Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Elme Communities's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt to Equity=Total Debt / Total Stockholders Equity
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Total Stockholders Equity
=(0 + 520) / 238.641
=2.18

Elme Communities's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt to Equity=Total Debt / Total Stockholders Equity
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Total Stockholders Equity
=(0 + 0) / 0
=N/A

* 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.

Elme Communities Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Other Exchanges WRI:Germany
Address 7550 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 900, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Elme Communities is a real estate investment trust engaged in owning and operating properties in the greater Washington DC metropolitan area. The company's real estate portfolio is comprised of office, retail, and multifamily properties located near transportation nodes. It derives nearly all of its income in the form of rental revenue from tenants organized into long-term leases. The company's office assets contribute the majority of this income, while the rest is split fairly evenly between its retail and multifamily locations. Elme Communities' tenants are banking, consulting, law, and financial services firms. The company operates in a single reportable segment which includes the ownership, development, redevelopment and acquisition of apartment communities.
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