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Elme Communities ELME

NYSE · reit · Real Estate Investment Trusts · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

Elme Communities statistics & valuation

Market cap$128.8M
P / S0.5×
P / B0.1×
Dividend yield49.39%
Net margin-5.4%
Return on equity-1.2%

Market cap as of 2026-06-30. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
38.10% 7.00% 8.80% 217.00% -8.90% 9.70% -14.70% -23.20% -5.40% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Gross margin (%)
62.40% 63.80% 64.20% 64.20% 64.10% 64.70% 65.00% 63.30% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Operating margin (%)
54.70% 15.20% 18.10% 28.00% -1.40% -2.70% -0.80% -10.10% 9.70% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on equity (%)
10.70% 11.30% 1.80% 2.40% 27.20% -1.20% 1.20% -2.40% -4.60% -1.20% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Shares outstanding
68.3M 74.6M 78.5M 79.9M 82.1M 84.4M 86.3M 87.5M 87.9M 88.0M 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Net debt ($)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Share buybacks ($)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on assets (%)
4.10% 5.30% 0.80% 1.10% 14.60% -0.70% 0.90% -1.60% -2.80% -0.70% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Free cash flow margin (%)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Debt / equity (×)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
EPS ($)
$1.31 $1.65 $0.25 $0.32 $4.75 -$0.20 $0.19 -$0.36 -$0.61 -$0.15 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Elme Communities trades at about 9.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.4×–129.6×, median 42.4×).

6.4× 129.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.4×–129.6×); dot = today's 9.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016FY2015
Gross margin63.3%65.0%64.7%64.1%64.2%64.2%63.8%62.4%——
Operating margin9.7%-10.1%-0.8%-2.7%-1.4%28.0%18.1%15.2%54.7%—
Net margin-5.4%-23.2%-14.7%9.7%-8.9%217.0%8.8%7.0%38.1%—
Return on assets-0.7%-2.8%-1.6%0.9%-0.7%14.6%1.1%0.8%5.3%4.1%
Return on equity-1.2%-4.6%-2.4%1.2%-1.2%27.2%2.4%1.8%11.3%10.7%

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2024-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.