CVCO vs FGC vs ELS Stock Comparison

Cavco Industries, FG Communities Holdings and Equity Lifestyle Properties Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVCO Cavco Industries, Inc.
$547.25 -1.6% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
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Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Equity Lifestyle Properties leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Equity Lifestyle Properties 5, Cavco Industries 3, FG Communities Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVCOFGCELSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.84B $29.30M $11.41B ELS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -0.2x 29.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.5x — 27.9x CVCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +230.0% +3.2% FGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -4,953.9% 24.8% ELS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -129.3% 7.8% ELS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 5.2x FGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.6% -73.6% -1.7% CVCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.9%/yr -59.8%/yr -7.0%/yr CVCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 97.3% 18.7% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 42/100 50/100 ELS

Percentile Scorecard

CVCOFGCELS

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

AxisCVCOFGCELS
Valuation – 11 #86 of 96 11 #129 of 145
Growth – 6 #61 of 65 53 #68 of 143
Profitability – 3 #63 of 65 94 #9 of 136
Financial Health – 91 #9 of 93 37 #88 of 138
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 40 55 #59 of 131
Overall – 42 50
  • CVCO ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • FGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVCOFGCELSSPY
1 month -1.6%-18.3%+0.2% +0.7%
3 months -2.7%-33.1%-10.2% +3.7%
6 months +7.9%-24.3%-7.0% +7.1%
Year to date -7.4%-62.9%-2.9% +12.8%
1 year +8.6%-73.6%-1.7% +11.9%
3 years +120.5%-96.9%-10.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +30.2%-68.6%-3.6% +22.8%
5 years +127.7%-98.9%-30.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.9%-59.8%-7.0% +10.9%
10 years +496.8%-99.5%+58.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.6%-40.7%+4.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVCOFGCELSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%97.3%18.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%99.5%18.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.243.40-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-0.76-0.09 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-99.5%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%-73.6%-13.9% -1.2%
52-week high $697.76$19.30$68.37 $779.14
52-week low $455.76$4.23$57.64 $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.

MultipleCVCOFGCELS
P/E now vs peer median —median 13.5x -0.3xmedian 29.6x 29.2xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.6x 11.7xmedian 3.1x 7.2xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x -0.1xmedian 13.0x 23.1xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.9x -2.2xmedian 16.5x 30.8xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 2.3x 6.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.90 0.00median 0.48 3.26median 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 monthsCVCOFGCELS
Revenue – $2.44M $1.58B
Gross profit – – $1.44B
Operating income – -$102.50M $412.54M
Net income – -$119.39M $404.07M
Free cash flow – -$13.06M $370.75M
EPS (diluted) – $-19.90 $1.95
Cash & equivalents $236.72M $24.92M $24.33M
Total debt – $7.51M $3.31B
Shares (diluted) 7.89M 6.08M 200.25M
Enterprise value $3.59B -$30.65M $11.28B

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
MetricCVCOFGCELS
P/E – -0.3x 29.2x
P/FCF – -2.2x 30.8x
P/Operating cash flow – -2.2x 19.2x
P/S – 11.7x 7.2x
P/B 3.8x 0.4x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 0.4x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA – -0.1x 23.1x
EV/EBIT – -0.1x 35.6x
EV/Revenue – 2.2x 9.3x
EV/FCF – -0.4x 39.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – -0.4x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.00 3.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVCOFGCELS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 230.0% 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -59.9% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -1,059% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -175.9% 1.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -149.6% 9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -270.5% 2.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -452.3% 8.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -197.9% 2.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -195.2% 11.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% 22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVCOFGCELS
Gross margin – – 91.0%
EBITDA margin – -4,185% 40.3%
Operating margin – -4,197% 26.1%
Pretax margin – -4,665% 18.3%
Net margin – -4,954% 24.8%
FCF margin – -534.8% 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin – -534.8% 37.6%
Return on equity – -154.2% 22.3%
Return on assets – -144.7% 7.0%
Return on invested capital – -129.3% 7.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 336.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVCOFGCELS
Debt / assets – 2.6% 57.4%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 5.2x
Debt / FCF – -0.1x 8.9x
Liabilities / assets 26.0% 7.5% 68.7%
Equity / assets 74.0% 92.5% 31.3%
Interest coverage – – 3.0x
Current ratio 2.5x – –
Quick ratio 1.1x – –
Cash ratio 0.8x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVCOFGCELS
Dividend yield – – 3.6%
Net buyback yield – 75.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 75.5% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusCVCOFGCELS
Forward P/E 25.5xFY2026 – 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.49FY2026 $-12.23FY2026 $2.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 – +5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.9% – +9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.38BFY2026 $1.04MFY2026 $1.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -56.7%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% -9.1% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVCOFGCELS
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 361 – 477
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% – +2.6%
Institutions buying 200 – 220
Institutions selling 112 – 190
Buyers to sellers 1.79 – 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.

CVCOFGCELS
CVCO 1.00 0.25 0.21
FGC 0.25 1.00 -0.12
ELS 0.21 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVCO, FGC and ELS?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cavco Industries (CVCO) $4.84B, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) $29.30M, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.41B.

Which company is growing faster?

FG Communities Holdings (FGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: FG Communities Holdings (FGC) +230.0%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has the highest net margin (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -4,953.9%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 24.8%). On return on invested capital, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) leads (FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -129.3%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cavco Industries (CVCO) returned the most: Cavco Industries (CVCO) +8.6%, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -73.6%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -1.7%. Over five years, Cavco Industries (CVCO) compounded fastest (Cavco Industries (CVCO) +17.9%/yr, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -59.8%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cavco Industries (CVCO) 0.00%, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) 0.00%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 0.04%. Cavco Industries (CVCO) and FG Communities Holdings (FGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Cavco Industries (CVCO) 44.7%, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) 97.3%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.