Elme Communities(ELME)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

ELME•NYSE•REIT / Real Estate

$2.16

$192M mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 2026

SectorReal Estate IndustryOffice REITs Sub-IndustryMixed-Use and Development-Oriented Office REITs

AboutElme Communities owns and operates uniquely positioned real estate assets in the Washington Metro area. Backed by decades of experience, expertise and ambition, we create value by transforming insights into strategy and strategy into action. As of October 29, 2020, the Company's portfolio of 45 properties includes approximately 3.7 million square feet of commercial space and 6,863 multifamily apartment units. These 45 properties consist of 22 multifamily properties,15 office properties, and 8 retail centers. Our shares trade on the NYSE. With a track record of driving returns and delivering satisfaction, we are a trusted authority in one of the nation's most competitive real estate markets.Show more

Revenue$0-100.0%
FFO-$76M-191.8%
FFO/Share-0.86-191.6%
FFO Payout-83.83%-209.1%
FFO per Share-0.86-191.6%
ROE-23.34%-1891.8%
ROA-7.79%-1012.9%
Debt/Assets24.59%-35.1%
Book Value/Share2.71-78.0%

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ELME Key Insights

Elme Communities (ELME) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Trading at only 0.8x book value

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.2x
✗Profits declining 58.0% over 5 years
✗FFO declining 191.8% TTM
✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 4 (bottom 4%)
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

ELME Price & Volume

Elme Communities (ELME) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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ELME Growth Metrics

Elme Communities (ELME) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM-100%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM-1076.54%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM-1069.73%

Return on Capital

10 Years0.72%

5 Years-2.03%

3 Years-3.35%

Last Year-10.13%

ELME Recent Earnings

Elme Communities (ELME) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →

●Beat EPS 4/12 qtrs (33%)●Beat Revenue 5/12 qtrs (42%)

Q2 2026Latest

Mar 26, 2026

EPS

$0.26

Est $0.23

-213.0%

Revenue

$186M

Est $43M

-527.1%

Q2 2026

Mar 19, 2026

EPS

$0.25

Est $0.03

-651.4%

Revenue

$186M

Est $25M

-838.2%

Q4 2025

Oct 23, 2025

EPS

$0.22

Est $0.23

-4.3%

Revenue

$62M

Est $43M

+42.8%

Q3 2025

Aug 5, 2025

EPS

$0.24

Est $0.23

+4.3%

Revenue

$62M

Est $63M

-0.7%

Quarter	Date	EPS (Act vs Est)	Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026Latest	Mar 26, 2026	$0.26vs $0.23-213.0%	$186Mvs $43M-527.1%
Q2 2026	Mar 19, 2026	$0.25vs $0.03-651.4%	$186Mvs $25M-838.2%
Q4 2025	Oct 23, 2025	$0.22vs $0.23-4.3%	$62Mvs $43M+42.8%
Q3 2025	Aug 5, 2025	$0.24vs $0.23+4.3%	$62Mvs $63M-0.7%

Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

Company	Market Cap	Stock Price	P/E Ratio (TTM)	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	Return on Equity (ROE)	FCF Yield	Debt / Equity
UDRUDR, Inc.Direct Competitor	12.04B	36.94	32.69	2.42%	28.6%	12.37%	5.1%	1.49
NHINational Health Investors, Inc.Direct Competitor	3.54B	73.09	24.20	12.93%	36.81%	9.77%	6.22%	0.76
IRTIndependence Realty Trust, Inc.Direct Competitor	3.89B	16.50	68.75	2.76%	7.27%	1.35%	3.77%	0.64
NXRTNexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.Direct Competitor	748.15M	29.48	-23.40	-3.24%	-12.67%	-10.13%	11.17%	5.18
BRTBRT Apartments Corp.Direct Competitor	272.04M	14.45	-21.90	1.46%	-12.31%	-6.33%	3.98%	2.87
EQREquity ResidentialProduct Competitor	24.82B	66.25	22.77	4.06%	30.56%	8.4%	5.2%	0.77
AVBAvalonBay Communities, Inc.Product Competitor	25.77B	185.25	25.07	4.29%	34.64%	8.76%	5.49%	0.79
ESSEssex Property Trust, Inc.Product Competitor	17.2B	266.69	25.62	7.11%	30.17%	9.99%	6.25%	1.20

Compare ELME vs Peers

Elme Communities (ELME) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

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Most directly comparable listed peer for ELME.

Scale Benchmark

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Larger-name benchmark to compare ELME against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

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ELME Income Statement

Elme Communities (ELME) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25
Revenue	325.08M	336.89M	176.75M	176M	169.15M	209.38M	227.91M	241.94M	0
Revenue Growth %	3.77%	3.63%	-47.54%	-0.42%	-3.89%	23.78%	8.85%	6.15%	-100%
Property Operating Expenses	115.65M	116.23M	69.42M	69.13M	66.92M	81.44M	87.94M	97.56M	76.6M
Net Operating Income (NOI)	209.43M▲ 0%	220.66M▲ 5.4%	107.32M▼ 51.4%	106.88M▼ 0.4%	102.24M▼ 4.3%	127.94M▲ 25.1%	139.97M▲ 9.4%	144.37M▲ 3.1%	-76.6M▼ 153.1%
NOI Margin %	64.42%	65.5%	60.72%	60.72%	60.44%	61.11%	61.42%	59.67%	-
Operating Expenses	134.64M	143.32M	57.84M	109.3M	106.83M	129.67M	163.04M	120.9M	45.61M
G&A Expenses	22.58M	22.09M	26.07M	23.95M	34.17M	28.26M	25.89M	24.97M	54.59M
EBITDA	316.84M	317.46M	190.66M	117.61M	179.13M	90M	65.89M	119.4M	-44.05M
EBITDA Margin %	97.47%	94.23%	107.87%	66.82%	105.9%	42.98%	28.91%	49.35%	-
Depreciation & Amortization	250.29M	239.51M	141.18M	120.03M	179.61M	91.72M	88.95M	95.94M	78.16M
D&A / Revenue %	76.99%	71.09%	79.88%	68.2%	106.18%	43.81%	39.03%	39.65%	-
Operating Income	66.56M▲ 0%	77.95M▲ 17.1%	49.48M▼ 36.5%	-2.42M▼ 104.9%	-484K▲ 80.0%	-1.72M▼ 256.0%	-23.06M▼ 1238.5%	23.47M▲ 201.8%	-122.21M▼ 620.7%
Operating Margin %	20.47%	23.14%	28%	-1.37%	-0.29%	-0.82%	-10.12%	9.7%	-
Interest Expense	46.79M	50.5M	53.73M	37.3M	34.06M	24.94M	30.43M	37.84M	31.95M
Interest Coverage	0.92x	1.02x	0.92x	-0.08x	-0.31x	-0.24x	-0.74x	0.65x	-3.82x
Non-Operating Income	-507K	1.18M	0	594K	5.87M	4.21M	-515K	-1.26M	0
Pretax Income	19.53M▲ 0%	25.63M▲ 31.2%	-4.25M▼ 116.6%	-40.32M▼ 848.0%	-53.14M▼ 31.8%	-30.87M▲ 41.9%	-52.98M▼ 71.6%	-13.1M▲ 75.3%	-154.16M▼ 1076.5%
Pretax Margin %	6.01%	7.61%	-2.41%	-22.91%	-31.42%	-14.74%	-23.24%	-5.42%	-
Income Tax	-84K	-1.18M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Effective Tax Rate %	-0.43%	-4.6%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Net Income	19.67M▲ 0%	25.63M▲ 30.3%	383.55M▲ 1396.5%	-15.68M▼ 104.1%	-21.79M▼ 39.0%	-30.87M▼ 41.7%	-52.98M▼ 71.6%	-13.1M▲ 75.3%	-154.16M▼ 1076.5%
Net Margin %	6.05%	7.61%	217%	-8.91%	-12.88%	-14.74%	-23.24%	-5.42%	-
Net Income Growth %	-83.52%	30.31%	1396.49%	-104.09%	-38.95%	-41.67%	-71.62%	75.27%	-1076.54%
Funds From Operations (FFO)	269.95M▲ 0%	265.14M▼ 1.8%	524.73M▲ 97.9%	104.35M▼ 80.1%	157.82M▲ 51.2%	60.85M▼ 61.4%	35.97M▼ 40.9%	82.83M▲ 130.3%	-76M▼ 191.8%
FFO Margin %	83.04%	78.7%	296.88%	59.29%	93.3%	29.06%	15.78%	34.24%	-
FFO Growth %	-25.73%	-1.78%	97.91%	-80.11%	51.24%	-61.44%	-40.89%	130.26%	-191.75%
FFO per Share	3.51	3.35	6.53	1.27	1.87	0.70	0.41	0.94	-0.86
FFO Payout Ratio %	33.96%	35.85%	18.36%	94.95%	57.49%	97.55%	178.84%	76.83%	-83.83%
EPS (Diluted)	0.25▲ 0%	0.32▲ 28.0%	0.55▲ 71.9%	-0.64▼ 216.4%	-0.26▲ 59.4%	-0.69▼ 165.4%	-0.61▲ 11.6%	-0.15▲ 75.4%	-1.75▼ 1066.7%
EPS Growth %	-84.85%	28%	71.88%	-216.36%	59.38%	-165.38%	11.59%	75.41%	-1066.67%
EPS (Basic)	0.25	0.32	0.55	-0.64	-0.26	-0.69	-0.61	-0.15	-1.75
Diluted Shares Outstanding	76.82M	79.04M	80.33M	82.35M	84.54M	87.39M	87.73M	87.92M	88.09M

ELME Balance Sheet

Elme Communities (ELME) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25
Total Assets	2.36B	2.42B	2.63B	2.41B	1.88B	1.87B	1.9B	1.85B	2.11B
Asset Growth %	4.7%	2.44%	8.74%	-8.31%	-22.15%	-0.18%	1.46%	-2.86%	14.55%
Real Estate & Other Assets	-2.36B	-2.21B	2.39B	1.48B	1.63B	1.85B	1.87B	1.82B	782.4M
PP&E (Net)	2.07B	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investment Securities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Current Assets	286.69M	213.82M	238.52M	933.29M	249.29M	26.2M	26.18M	21.12M	1.33B
Cash & Equivalents	9.85M	6.02M	12.94M	7.7M	233.6M	8.39M	5.98M	6.14M	1.33B
Receivables	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Assets	125.09M	223.59M	65.18M	884.11M	-33.25M	1.46M	2.55M	2.46M	-5.97M
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Liabilities	1.26B	1.35B	1.22B	1.09B	558.93M	608.82M	745.68M	763.68M	1.88B
Total Debt	1.16B	1.24B	1.1B	987.37M	496.95M	552.36M	679.35M	698.95M	520M
Net Debt	1.15B	1.24B	1.09B	979.67M	263.35M	543.97M	673.36M	692.81M	-811.88M
Long-Term Debt	989.5M	1.04B	1.04B	945.37M	496.95M	497.36M	522.35M	522.95M	520M
Short-Term Borrowings	34.54M	0	56M	42M	0	55M	157M	176M	0
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	265.44M	283.32M	161.88M	139.12M	57.32M	105.9M	217.11M	234.45M	1.31B
Accounts Payable	61.56M	57.95M	71.14M	44.07M	40.59M	34.39M	39M	36.29M	8.04M
Deferred Revenue	12.49M	11.74M	9.35M	2.46M	2.08M	1.58M	5.25M	6.26M	0
Other Liabilities	175.15M	9.5M	1.24M	-2.99M	4.67M	5.56M	6.22M	6.28M	43.6M
Total Equity	1.1B▲ 0%	1.07B▼ 2.5%	1.41B▲ 32.2%	1.32B▼ 6.4%	1.32B▼ 0.3%	1.26B▼ 4.0%	1.15B▼ 8.7%	1.08B▼ 6.3%	238.91M▼ 77.9%
Equity Growth %	4.11%	-2.45%	32.16%	-6.44%	-0.31%	-4.05%	-8.66%	-6.26%	-77.92%
Shareholders Equity	1.09B	1.07B	1.41B	1.32B	1.32B	1.26B	1.15B	1.08B	238.91M
Minority Interest	365K	351K	336K	322K	307K	298K	290K	281K	0
Common Stock	785K	799K	821K	844K	863K	875K	879K	880K	0
Additional Paid-in Capital	1.48B	1.53B	1.59B	1.65B	1.7B	1.73B	1.74B	1.74B	0
Retained Earnings	-399.21M	-469.08M	-183.41M	-298.86M	-362.49M	-453.01M	-569.39M	-646.1M	0
Preferred Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Return on Assets (ROA)	0.85%	1.07%	15.2%	-0.62%	-1.02%	-1.65%	-2.81%	-0.7%	-7.79%
Return on Equity (ROE)	1.83%	2.37%	30.92%	-1.15%	-1.65%	-2.39%	-4.38%	-1.17%	-23.34%
Debt / Assets	48.97%	51.43%	41.84%	40.97%	26.49%	29.5%	35.75%	37.87%	24.59%
Debt / Equity	1.05x	1.16x	0.78x	0.75x	0.38x	0.44x	0.59x	0.65x	2.18x
Net Debt / EBITDA	3.62x	3.90x	5.70x	8.33x	1.47x	6.04x	10.22x	5.80x	-
Book Value per Share	14.26	13.52	17.58	16.04	15.58	14.46	13.16	12.31	2.71

ELME Cash Flow Statement

Elme Communities (ELME) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25
Cash from Operations	130.63M	147.37M	130.92M	112.99M	89.16M	73.21M	84.67M	95.24M	62.24M
Operating CF Growth %	11.71%	12.82%	-11.16%	-13.7%	-21.09%	-17.88%	15.65%	12.49%	-34.65%
Operating CF / Revenue %	40.18%	43.74%	74.07%	64.2%	52.71%	34.97%	37.15%	39.37%	-
Net Income	19.61M	25.63M	383.55M	-15.68M	16.38M	-30.87M	-52.98M	-13.1M	-154.16M
Depreciation & Amortization	112.06M	121.23M	141.18M	120.03M	95.56M	91.72M	88.95M	95.94M	78.16M
Stock-Based Compensation	4.77M	6.75M	7.74M	7.87M	8.55M	7.99M	5.54M	5.22M	5.35M
Other Non-Cash Items	11.02M	2.1M	3.19M	2.79M	-21.04M	11.45M	50.97M	8.32M	132.89M
Working Capital Changes	-16.75M	-11.04M	-14.89M	-23.05M	-10.3M	-7.08M	-7.81M	-1.13M	0
Cash from Investing	-196.35M	-38.94M	61.04M	65.76M	702.17M	-241.16M	-146.22M	-43.74M	-26.99M
Acquisitions (Net)	30.8M	174.3M	706.06M	152.89M	0	0	0	0	0
Purchase of Investments	-156.52M	-141.21M	-576.08M	-28.81M	0	0	0	0	0
Sale of Investments	0	0	-129.98M	-65.76M	0	0	0	0	0
Other Investing	-192.49M	-37.98M	61.53M	65.76M	702.17M	-239.42M	-145.81M	-43.53M	-26.99M
Cash from Financing	60.73M	-113.41M	-184.85M	-185.2M	-565.4M	-56.42M	60.24M	-51.43M	-34.97M
Dividends Paid	-91.67M	-95.06M	-96.36M	-99.08M	-90.73M	-59.36M	-64.33M	-63.64M	-63.71M
Common Dividends	-91.67M	-95.06M	-96.36M	-99.08M	-90.73M	-59.36M	-64.33M	-63.64M	-63.71M
Debt Issuance (Net)	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	1000K	1000K	0
Share Repurchases	0	0	0	0	0	-3.29M	-2.07M	-1.11M	0
Other Financing	-4.23M	-5.74M	1.32M	-23.91M	-11.24M	27.83M	-355K	-5.68M	28.74M
Net Change in Cash	-5M▲ 0%	-4.98M▲ 0.3%	7.11M▲ 242.7%	-6.45M▼ 190.7%	225.93M▲ 3603.9%	-224.37M▼ 199.3%	-1.31M▲ 99.4%	71K▲ 105.4%	288K▲ 305.6%
Exchange Rate Effect	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash at Beginning	17.62M	12.62M	7.64M	14.75M	8.29M	234.22M	9.85M	8.54M	8.61M
Cash at End	12.62M	7.64M	14.75M	8.3M	234.22M	9.85M	8.54M	8.61M	8.9M
Free Cash Flow	126.76M▲ 0%	146.41M▲ 15.5%	130.43M▼ 10.9%	112.76M▼ 13.6%	89.11M▼ 21.0%	71.47M▼ 19.8%	84.26M▲ 17.9%	95.03M▲ 12.8%	62.24M▼ 34.5%
FCF Growth %	11.38%	15.5%	-10.91%	-13.55%	-20.97%	-19.8%	17.9%	12.78%	-34.5%
FCF / Revenue %	38.99%	43.46%	73.8%	64.06%	52.68%	34.13%	36.97%	39.28%	-

ELME Key Ratios

Elme Communities (ELME) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
FFO per Share	5.02	3.51	3.35	6.53	1.27	1.87	0.7	0.41	0.94	-0.86
FFO Payout Ratio	23.56%	33.96%	35.85%	18.36%	94.95%	57.49%	97.55%	178.84%	76.83%	-83.83%
NOI Margin	63.29%	64.42%	65.5%	60.72%	60.72%	60.44%	61.11%	61.42%	59.67%	-
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.65x	3.62x	3.90x	5.70x	8.33x	1.47x	6.04x	10.22x	5.80x	-
Debt / Assets	49.33%	48.97%	51.43%	41.84%	40.97%	26.49%	29.5%	35.75%	37.87%	24.59%
Interest Coverage	3.23x	0.92x	1.02x	0.92x	-0.08x	-0.31x	-0.24x	-0.74x	0.65x	-3.82x
Book Value / Share	14.54	14.26	13.52	17.58	16.04	15.58	14.46	13.16	12.31	2.71
Revenue Growth	2.23%	3.77%	3.63%	-47.54%	-0.42%	-3.89%	23.78%	8.85%	6.15%	-100%

ELME SEC Filings & Documents

Elme Communities (ELME) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

Material company update

Jan 23, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Nov 26, 2025·SEC

Material company update

Nov 14, 2025·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

FY 2026

Feb 27, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Feb 14, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Feb 16, 2024·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

FY 2025

Oct 24, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 6, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

May 2, 2025·SEC

ELME Frequently Asked Questions

Elme Communities (ELME) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Elme Communities (ELME) saw revenue decline by 100.0% over the past year.

Elme Communities (ELME) reported a net loss of $154.2M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Elme Communities (ELME) pays a dividend with a yield of 33.48%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Elme Communities (ELME) has a return on equity (ROE) of -23.3%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Industry Metrics

Elme Communities (ELME) generated Funds From Operations (FFO) of $-76.0M in the trailing twelve months. FFO is the primary profitability metric for REITs.

Elme Communities (ELME) offers a 33.48% dividend yield, which is attractive for income investors. REITs are required to distribute at least 90% of taxable income to shareholders.

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