Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Marguerite Nader, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4M in 2025, down 6% from $4.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 102:1, on median employee pay of $39,321.

Filed
March 17, 2026
Annual meeting
April 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$4M-6% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
102:1median $39,321
CEO pay in equity
45%$1.8M in awards
Normalized FFO per Share
$3.065.0% higher than 2024
Core Property Operating Expenses
1.0%Increase compared to 2024
Dividend Increase
7.9%Increase in 2025

How Nader was paid

$4M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary17%Stock awards45%Non-equity incentive37%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Marguerite NaderVice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer$4,003,917
Patrick WaitePresident and Chief Operating Officer$2,893,576
Paul SeaveyExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,643,576
David EldersveldExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$2,357,562

What changed and why

  • $4MCEO total compensation decreased to $4,003,917 in 2025 compared to $4,238,421 in 2024.
  • $1.8MStock awards for the CEO were $1,814,222 in 2025.
  • $1.5MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $1,492,457 in 2025.
  • 5.0%Normalized FFO per common share increased by 5.0% compared to 2024.
  • The company has no employment agreements with any named executive officers.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.