CVCO vs ELS vs SKY Stock Comparison

Cavco Industries, Equity Lifestyle Properties and Champion Homes Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVCO Cavco Industries, Inc.
$678.73 +17.8% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.20B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.40B
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
SKY Champion Homes, Inc.
$96.26 +12.2% 1M +44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.23B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.67B
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Champion Homes leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Champion Homes 6, Equity Lifestyle Properties 3, Cavco Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVCOELSSKYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.20B $12.13B $5.23B ELS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x 31.0x 27.6x SKY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.6x 29.6x 26.1x SKY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +3.2% +4.5% CVCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 24.8% 7.2% ELS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.8% 11.5% SKY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.2x -2.7x SKY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.42% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.9% +3.1% +44.7% SKY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.5%/yr -5.9%/yr +5.5%/yr CVCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 19.1% 45.6% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 50/100 59/100 SKY

Percentile Scorecard

CVCOELSSKY

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

AxisCVCOELSSKY
Valuation 9 #22 of 24 13 #127 of 146 17 #20 of 24
Growth 96 #2 of 23 47 #77 of 145 86 #4 of 23
Profitability 75 #6 of 21 92 #12 of 141 55 #10 of 21
Financial Health – 38 #91 of 146 94 #2 of 19
Shareholder Returns 26 #15 of 20 58 #58 of 136 42 #12 of 20
Overall 51 50 59
  • CVCO ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SKY ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVCOELSSKYSPY
1 month +17.8%+6.8%+12.2% -1.0%
3 months +15.5%-3.9%+5.6% -0.4%
6 months +35.7%-1.3%+26.8% +4.5%
Year to date +14.9%+3.1%+13.9% +12.4%
1 year +27.9%+3.1%+44.7% +13.6%
3 years +150.9%-7.9%+61.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +35.9%-2.7%+17.4% +20.8%
5 years +154.1%-26.3%+30.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +20.5%-5.9%+5.5% +10.4%
10 years +650.0%+73.5%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +22.3%+5.7%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCVCOELSSKYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%19.1%45.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.8%18.2%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.08-0.181.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.600.160.98 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-34.2%-47.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%-8.6%-1.2% -1.6%
52-week high $697.76$68.37$97.46 $779.14
52-week low $455.76$57.64$65.23 $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.

MultipleCVCOELSSKY
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 14.5x 31.0xmedian 26.6x 27.6xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.7x 7.7xmedian 4.3x 2.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 11.1x 24.2xmedian 14.7x 15.8xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 17.8x 32.7xmedian 22.1x 19.6xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.1x 6.7xmedian 1.3x 3.3xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 12.76median 3.95 3.47median 2.01 -1.74median 3.95

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 monthsCVCOELSSKY
Revenue $2.40B $1.58B $2.67B
Gross profit $545.18M $1.44B $693.75M
Operating income $228.69M $412.54M $233.52M
Net income $184.24M $404.07M $198.72M
Free cash flow $232.62M $370.75M $265.99M
EPS (diluted) $23.82 $1.95 $3.47
Cash & equivalents $271.91M $24.33M $784.71M
Total debt – $3.31B $14.44M
Shares (diluted) 7.73M 200.25M 55.17M
Enterprise value $4.15B $12.06B $2.52B

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
MetricCVCOELSSKY
P/E 28.3x 31.0x 27.6x
P/FCF 22.4x 32.7x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 20.4x 17.4x
P/S 2.2x 7.7x 2.0x
P/B 4.6x 6.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 6.7x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.3x 24.2x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 21.5x 37.4x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 9.8x 1.7x
EV/FCF 21.1x 41.6x 16.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 26.0x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.76 3.47 -1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVCOELSSKY
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 3.2% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 2.4% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 3.4% 0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 3.9% -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.6% 4.9% -10.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 16.4% -17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% 1.3% -10.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 9.2% -16.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.3% 2.3% -8.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 8.9% -15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.6% 2.8% 30.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 6.6% -12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% 11.0% 45.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 22.6% -12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVCOELSSKY
Gross margin 22.7% 91.0% 26.0%
EBITDA margin 10.6% 40.3% 10.6%
Operating margin 9.5% 26.1% 8.7%
Pretax margin 10.1% 18.3% 9.5%
Net margin 7.7% 24.8% 7.2%
FCF margin 9.7% 23.5% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.7% 37.6% 11.3%
Return on equity 16.4% 22.3% 12.6%
Return on assets 11.7% 7.0% 9.3%
Return on invested capital – 7.8% 11.5%
Return on capital employed 19.8% – 14.0%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVCOELSSKY
Debt / assets – 57.4% 0.7%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.2x -2.7x
Debt / FCF – 8.9x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 29.4% 68.7% 26.8%
Equity / assets 70.6% 31.3% 73.2%
Interest coverage 336.8x 3.0x –
Current ratio 2.1x – 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 1.7x
Altman Z-score 10.17 – 8.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVCOELSSKY
Dividend yield – 3.4% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% 0.0% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 3.4% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusCVCOELSSKY
Forward P/E 31.6xFY2026 29.6xFY2026 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.49FY2026 $2.11FY2026 $3.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.9% +9.0% +5.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.38BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% +14.4% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVCOELSSKY
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 362 477 374
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +2.6% +2.6%
Institutions buying 201 220 216
Institutions selling 112 190 118
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.16 1.83

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.

CVCOELSSKY
CVCO 1.00 0.24 0.81
ELS 0.24 1.00 0.29
SKY 0.81 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVCO, ELS and SKY?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cavco Industries (CVCO) $5.20B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $12.13B, Champion Homes (SKY) $5.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVCO, ELS and SKY?

Champion Homes (SKY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cavco Industries (CVCO) 28.3x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 31.0x, Champion Homes (SKY) 27.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Champion Homes (SKY) is cheapest (Cavco Industries (CVCO) 31.6x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.6x, Champion Homes (SKY) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cavco Industries (CVCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cavco Industries (CVCO) +11.8%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%, Champion Homes (SKY) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has the highest net margin (Cavco Industries (CVCO) 7.7%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 24.8%, Champion Homes (SKY) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Champion Homes (SKY) leads (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 7.8%, Champion Homes (SKY) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Champion Homes (SKY) returned the most: Cavco Industries (CVCO) +27.9%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.1%, Champion Homes (SKY) +44.7%. Over five years, Cavco Industries (CVCO) compounded fastest (Cavco Industries (CVCO) +20.5%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -5.9%/yr, Champion Homes (SKY) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 3.42%, Champion Homes (SKY) 0.00%. Cavco Industries (CVCO) and Champion Homes (SKY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Cavco Industries (CVCO) 46.8%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 19.1%, Champion Homes (SKY) 45.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVCO, ELS and SKY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Champion Homes (SKY) leads on 6. 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.