CVCO vs LEGH vs ELS Stock Comparison

Cavco Industries, Legacy Housing and Equity Lifestyle Properties Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVCO Cavco Industries, Inc.
$531.53 -4.6% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
1 win
LEGH Legacy Housing Corp
$28.26 -3.5% 1M +17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$679.68M
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$179.45M
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Legacy Housing leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Legacy Housing 4, Equity Lifestyle Properties 3, Cavco Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVCOLEGHELSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.21B $679.68M $11.52B ELS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 13.3x 29.5x LEGH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 11.2x 28.9x LEGH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -2.6% +3.2% ELS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 28.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% +17.4% -0.8% LEGH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +9.9%/yr -6.3%/yr CVCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.2% 33.8% 18.5% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 61/100 45/100 LEGH

Percentile Scorecard

CVCOLEGHELS

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

AxisCVCOLEGHELS
Valuation – 35 #14 of 21 14 #125 of 145
Growth – 95 #2 of 20 52 #69 of 142
Profitability – 100 #1 of 18 100 #1 of 136
Financial Health – – –
Shareholder Returns – 13 #15 of 17 14 #113 of 131
Overall – 61 45
  • CVCO ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • LEGH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • 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

PeriodCVCOLEGHELSSPY
1 month -4.6%-3.5%+3.0% -0.8%
3 months -8.2%+7.0%-6.2% +3.5%
6 months -1.2%+30.9%-2.8% +7.0%
Year to date -10.0%+44.8%+0.7% +12.2%
1 year -10.1%+17.4%-0.8% +13.0%
3 years +111.1%+55.0%-5.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +28.3%+15.7%-1.7% +23.1%
5 years +123.5%+60.2%-27.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.5%+9.9%-6.3% +11.0%
10 years +475.6%—+63.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.1%—+5.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVCOLEGHELSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.2%33.8%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.0%32.3%17.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.80-0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.220.51-0.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-54.4%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-3.7%-10.7% -1.8%
52-week high $697.76$29.35$68.37 $779.14
52-week low $455.76$18.79$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.

MultipleCVCOLEGHELS
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.7x 13.1xmedian 12.7x 30.2xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.6x 3.7xmedian 0.6x 7.5xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.4x 10.8xmedian 9.4x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.0x 17.4xmedian 16.0x 33.0xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x 6.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.06 -2.07median 1.06 3.38median 2.11

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 monthsCVCOLEGHELS
Revenue – $179.45M $1.58B
Gross profit – $89.30M –
Operating income – $58.85M $411.40M
Net income – $51.25M –
Free cash flow – $38.58M –
EPS (diluted) – $2.15 $1.95
Cash & equivalents $236.72M $28.97M $24.33M
Total debt – $2.24M –
Shares (diluted) 7.89M 23.81M 200.21M
Enterprise value $2.96B $614.57M $11.52B

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
MetricCVCOLEGHELS
P/E – 13.1x 30.2x
P/FCF – 17.4x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.3x –
P/S – 3.7x 7.5x
P/B 3.7x 1.2x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.2x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA – 10.8x –
EV/EBIT – 10.9x –
EV/Revenue – 3.6x 7.5x
EV/FCF – 16.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.07 3.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVCOLEGHELS
Revenue growth (1Y) – -2.6% 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -9.0% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -0.7% 4.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.8% 16.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -7.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -8.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -4.2% 2.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -6.3% 8.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 54.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 127.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 71.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 84.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVCOLEGHELS
Gross margin – 49.8% –
EBITDA margin – 33.3% –
Operating margin – 32.8% –
Pretax margin – 33.7% –
Net margin – 28.6% –
FCF margin – 21.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 28.2% –
Return on equity – 9.3% 22.3%
Return on assets – 8.5% 7.0%
Return on invested capital – 9.0% –
Return on capital employed – 10.6% –
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVCOLEGHELS
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 26.0% 8.7% 68.7%
Equity / assets 74.0% 91.3% 31.3%
Interest coverage – 1,549x –
Current ratio 2.5x 3.6x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – 9.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVCOLEGHELS
Dividend yield – – 3.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% –
Shareholder yield – 0.3% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCVCOLEGHELS
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 28.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.49FY2026 $2.53FY2026 $2.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +45.4%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.9% -5.9% +9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.38BFY2026 $224.28MFY2026 $1.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +36.3%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% -7.3% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVCOLEGHELS
Held by institutions 100.0% 40.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 360 123 476
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +1.3% +2.6%
Institutions buying 199 67 220
Institutions selling 112 33 190
Buyers to sellers 1.78 2.03 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.

CVCOLEGHELS
CVCO 1.00 0.59 0.22
LEGH 0.59 1.00 0.23
ELS 0.22 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVCO, LEGH and ELS?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cavco Industries (CVCO) $4.21B, Legacy Housing (LEGH) $679.68M, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVCO, LEGH and ELS?

Legacy Housing (LEGH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Legacy Housing (LEGH) 13.3x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legacy Housing (LEGH) is cheapest (Cavco Industries (CVCO) 24.7x, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 11.2x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Legacy Housing (LEGH) -2.6%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Legacy Housing (LEGH) returned the most: Cavco Industries (CVCO) -10.1%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) +17.4%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -0.8%. Over five years, Cavco Industries (CVCO) compounded fastest (Cavco Industries (CVCO) +17.5%/yr, Legacy Housing (LEGH) +9.9%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Cavco Industries (CVCO) 46.2%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 33.8%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVCO, LEGH 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, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 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.