CPT vs ELS vs INVH Stock Comparison

Camden Property Trust, Equity Lifestyle Properties and Invitation Homes Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CPT Camden Property Trust
$100.98 +2.5% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.36B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.12M
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins
INVH Invitation Homes Inc.
$26.60 +0.1% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.69B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.90B
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Invitation Homes leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Invitation Homes 4, Camden Property Trust 3, Equity Lifestyle Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPTELSINVHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.36B $11.46B $15.69B INVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 29.3x 23.1x INVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 98.0x 27.9x 27.7x INVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.8% +3.2% +7.2% CPT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2,486.2% 24.8% 23.5% CPT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.5% -1.7% -3.2% CPT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr -7.0%/yr -8.4%/yr ELS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.7% 18.7% 21.2% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 50/100 68/100 INVH

Percentile Scorecard

CPTELSINVH

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCPTELSINVH
Valuation 12 #128 of 145 11 #129 of 145 55 #66 of 145
Growth 71 #42 of 143 53 #68 of 143 70 #44 of 143
Profitability 47 #72 of 136 94 #9 of 136 77 #32 of 136
Financial Health 33 #93 of 138 37 #88 of 138 51 #68 of 138
Shareholder Returns 88 #17 of 131 55 #59 of 131 89 #15 of 131
Overall 50 50 68
  • CPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • INVH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCPTELSINVHSPY
1 month +2.5%+0.2%+0.1% +0.7%
3 months -10.9%-10.2%-10.3% +3.7%
6 months -3.8%-7.0%-7.5% +7.1%
Year to date -8.3%-2.9%-4.3% +12.8%
1 year +3.5%-1.7%-3.2% +11.9%
3 years +20.3%-10.5%-9.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.4%-3.6%-3.1% +22.8%
5 years -38.1%-30.4%-35.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.1%-7.0%-8.4% +10.9%
10 years +27.2%+58.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.4%+4.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCPTELSINVHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.7%18.7%21.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.7%18.2%20.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.08-0.220.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.18-0.09-0.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.0%-34.2%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.1%-13.9%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $117.53$68.37$30.59 $779.14
52-week low $95.82$57.64$24.39 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCPTELSINVH
P/E now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 25.7x 29.2xmedian 25.7x 23.0xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 773.8xmedian 4.1x 7.2xmedian 4.1x 5.3xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 23.1xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -48.0xmedian 23.5x 30.8xmedian 23.5x 28.4xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.3x 6.3xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.70median 1.86 3.26median 1.86 1.75median 1.86

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCPTELSINVH
Revenue $13.12M $1.58B $2.90B
Gross profit – $1.44B –
Operating income – $412.54M –
Net income $336.62M $404.07M $684.86M
Free cash flow -$211.62M $370.75M $544.32M
EPS (diluted) $3.19 $1.95 $1.16
Cash & equivalents $44.72M $24.33M $78.93M
Total debt $4.85B $3.31B $8.74B
Shares (diluted) 102.36M 200.25M 588.53M
Enterprise value $10.23B $11.33B $15.29B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCPTELSINVH
P/E 31.7x 29.2x 23.0x
P/FCF -48.0x 30.8x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 19.2x 13.0x
P/S 773.8x 7.2x 5.3x
P/B 2.6x 6.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 6.3x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 23.1x –
EV/EBIT – 35.6x –
EV/Revenue 1,140x 9.3x 8.3x
EV/FCF -70.7x 39.7x 44.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 24.8x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.70 3.26 1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPTELSINVH
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.8% 3.2% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 66.5% 2.4% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 108.1% 1.3% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 9.2% 11.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.5% 2.3% 21.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 8.9% 13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.8% 2.8% -1.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 6.6% 1.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -377.3% 11.0% 451.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.7% 22.6% 107.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPTELSINVH
Gross margin – 91.0% –
EBITDA margin – 40.3% –
Operating margin – 26.1% –
Pretax margin – 18.3% –
Net margin 2,486% 24.8% 23.5%
FCF margin -1,613% 23.5% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 6,154% 37.6% 41.0%
Return on equity 8.4% 22.3% 7.6%
Return on assets 3.6% 7.0% 3.7%
Return on invested capital – 7.8% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 128.3% 0.4% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPTELSINVH
Debt / assets 51.3% 57.4% 47.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.2x –
Debt / FCF -22.9x 8.9x 16.1x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 68.7% 52.2%
Equity / assets 41.0% 31.3% 47.8%
Interest coverage – 3.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPTELSINVH
Dividend yield 4.2% 3.6% 4.5%
Net buyback yield 6.7% 0.0% 5.5%
Shareholder yield 10.9% 3.6% 10.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 101.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 110.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCPTELSINVH
Forward P/E 98.0xFY2026 27.9xFY2026 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.03FY2026 $2.11FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -70.9%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.7% +9.0% -20.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.60BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $3.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.2% +14.4% -4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPTELSINVH
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 576 477 623
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +2.6% +9.1%
Institutions buying 267 220 338
Institutions selling 213 190 215
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.16 1.57

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CPTELSINVH
CPT 1.00 0.56 0.70
ELS 0.56 1.00 0.51
INVH 0.70 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPT, ELS and INVH?

Invitation Homes (INVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Camden Property Trust (CPT) $10.36B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.46B, Invitation Homes (INVH) $15.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPT, ELS and INVH?

Invitation Homes (INVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Camden Property Trust (CPT) 31.8x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.3x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invitation Homes (INVH) is cheapest (Camden Property Trust (CPT) 98.0x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 27.9x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 27.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Camden Property Trust (CPT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Camden Property Trust (CPT) +56.8%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%, Invitation Homes (INVH) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Camden Property Trust (CPT) has the highest net margin (Camden Property Trust (CPT) 2,486.2%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 24.8%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 23.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Camden Property Trust (CPT) returned the most: Camden Property Trust (CPT) +3.5%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -1.7%, Invitation Homes (INVH) -3.2%. Over five years, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) compounded fastest (Camden Property Trust (CPT) -9.1%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -7.0%/yr, Invitation Homes (INVH) -8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Camden Property Trust (CPT) 0.00%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 0.04%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 0.00%. Camden Property Trust (CPT) and Invitation Homes (INVH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Camden Property Trust (CPT) 19.7%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.7%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPT, ELS and INVH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Invitation Homes (INVH) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.