CPT vs ELS vs NOBH Stock Comparison

Camden Property Trust, Equity Lifestyle Properties and Nobility Homes Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPT Camden Property Trust
$102.02 +4.5% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.44B
P/E
32.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.12M
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
2 wins
NOBH Nobility Homes Inc
$27.21 -2.8% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$85.81M
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.70M
Div. yield
5.51%
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCPTELSNOBHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.44B $11.82B $85.81M ELS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.0x 29.4x 11.2x NOBH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 85.7x 28.7x — ELS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.8% +2.5% -4.2% CPT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2,486.2% 25.7% 15.7% CPT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 5.51% NOBH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -0.2% -15.0% ELS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr -6.7%/yr -1.4%/yr NOBH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.1% 18.5% 41.1% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 50/100 83/100 NOBH

Percentile Scorecard

CPTELSNOBH

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

AxisCPTELSNOBH
Valuation 13 #126 of 145 11 #129 of 145 80 #5 of 21
Growth 73 #39 of 144 57 #63 of 144 80 #5 of 21
Profitability 46 #76 of 140 91 #13 of 140 94 #2 of 19
Financial Health 34 #97 of 146 38 #91 of 146 –
Shareholder Returns 88 #17 of 132 54 #61 of 132 77 #5 of 18
Overall 51 50 83
  • CPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NOBH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPTELSNOBHSPY
1 month +4.5%+2.0%-2.8% -1.0%
3 months -10.3%-7.9%-9.3% +2.9%
6 months +0.3%-3.9%-4.6% +6.4%
Year to date -7.3%+0.4%+8.0% +11.4%
1 year -2.8%-0.2%-15.0% +13.1%
3 years +8.9%-6.5%-9.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.9%-2.2%-3.3% +21.5%
5 years -35.9%-29.3%-6.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -8.5%-6.7%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years +29.5%+62.8%+73.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.6%+5.0%+5.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCPTELSNOBHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.1%18.5%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.6%17.8%72.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.08-0.200.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.01-0.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.0%-34.2%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%-11.0%-19.9% -2.5%
52-week high $117.53$68.37$33.96 $779.14
52-week low $95.82$57.64$25.19 $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.

MultipleCPTELSNOBH
P/E now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 27.0x 29.3xmedian 27.0x 11.2xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 781.7xmedian 4.1x 7.6xmedian 4.1x 1.8xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 23.9xmedian 14.5x 7.9xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -48.5xmedian 23.7x 34.2xmedian 23.7x 13.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.3x 6.5xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.71median 2.07 2.63median 2.07 -1.05median 1.06

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 monthsCPTELSNOBH
Revenue $13.12M $1.56B $48.70M
Gross profit – $1.42B $14.65M
Operating income – $409.36M $8.86M
Net income $336.62M $415.18M $7.63M
Free cash flow -$211.62M $345.41M $6.37M
EPS (diluted) $3.19 $2.01 $2.42
Cash & equivalents $44.72M $35.63M $13.42M
Total debt $16.74B $13.20B –
Shares (diluted) 102.36M 200.21M 3.16M
Enterprise value $10.31B $11.68B $38.22M

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
MetricCPTELSNOBH
P/E 32.0x 29.3x 11.2x
P/FCF -48.5x 34.2x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 20.0x 13.0x
P/S 781.7x 7.6x 1.8x
P/B 2.6x 6.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 6.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 23.9x 7.9x
EV/EBIT – 36.8x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 1,148x 9.6x 1.5x
EV/FCF -71.2x 43.7x 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 25.6x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.71 2.63 -1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPTELSNOBH
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.8% 2.5% -4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 66.5% 2.3% -9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.2% -10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% -12.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.3% -4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.2% -14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 108.1% 7.8% -6.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 11.5% -12.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.5% 9.2% -3.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 11.2% -10.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.8% 1.6% 38.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 10.3% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -377.3% -1.2% 39.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.7% 24.8% 17.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPTELSNOBH
Gross margin – 91.0% 30.1%
EBITDA margin – 40.4% 18.8%
Operating margin – 26.2% 18.2%
Pretax margin – 18.3% 20.9%
Net margin 2,486% 25.7% 15.7%
FCF margin -1,613% 22.1% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6,154% 37.7% 13.5%
Return on equity 8.4% 22.8% 13.3%
Return on assets 3.6% 7.2% 11.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – 15.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 128.3% 0.4% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPTELSNOBH
Debt / assets 51.3% 57.1% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.2x –
Debt / FCF -22.9x 9.6x –
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 68.7% 10.6%
Equity / assets 41.0% 31.3% 89.4%
Interest coverage – 3.0x –
Current ratio – – 7.4x
Quick ratio – – 2.6x
Cash ratio – – 1.9x
Altman Z-score – – 11.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPTELSNOBH
Dividend yield 4.1% 3.5% 5.5%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 0.0% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 10.8% 3.5% 9.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 97.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 116.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –

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.

ConsensusCPTELSNOBH
Forward P/E 85.7xFY2026 28.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.19FY2026 $2.12FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -66.4%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +8.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.60BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -8.2% +14.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPTELSNOBH
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 575 476 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +2.6% –
Institutions buying 267 220 –
Institutions selling 213 190 –
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.16 –

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.

CPTELSNOBH
CPT 1.00 0.56 -0.06
ELS 0.56 1.00 -0.04
NOBH -0.06 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPT, ELS and NOBH?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Camden Property Trust (CPT) $10.44B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.82B, Nobility Homes (NOBH) $85.81M.

Which stock is cheaper, CPT, ELS and NOBH?

Nobility Homes (NOBH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Camden Property Trust (CPT) 32.0x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.4x, Nobility Homes (NOBH) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is cheapest (Camden Property Trust (CPT) 85.7x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.7x). 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) +2.5%, Nobility Homes (NOBH) -4.2%.

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) 25.7%, Nobility Homes (NOBH) 15.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) returned the most: Camden Property Trust (CPT) -2.8%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -0.2%, Nobility Homes (NOBH) -15.0%. Over five years, Nobility Homes (NOBH) compounded fastest (Camden Property Trust (CPT) -8.5%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.7%/yr, Nobility Homes (NOBH) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nobility Homes (NOBH) has the highest dividend yield: Camden Property Trust (CPT) 0.00%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 0.03%, Nobility Homes (NOBH) 5.51%. Camden Property Trust (CPT) 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) 20.1%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.5%, Nobility Homes (NOBH) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 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.