CVCO vs SKY vs ELS Stock Comparison

Cavco Industries, Champion Homes and Equity Lifestyle Properties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVCO Cavco Industries, Inc.
$539.21 -3.2% 1M -8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
1 win
SKY Champion Homes, Inc.
$80.11 -8.7% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Equity Lifestyle Properties leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Equity Lifestyle Properties 2, Champion Homes 2, Cavco Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVCOSKYELSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.17B $4.43B $11.55B ELS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — — 29.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 21.7x 28.2x SKY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +3.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 24.8% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 5.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 3.59% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.4% +5.9% -3.9% SKY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +4.9%/yr -6.9%/yr CVCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.1% 45.3% 18.6% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 50/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

CVCOSKYELS

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

AxisCVCOSKYELS
Valuation – – 10 #130 of 145
Growth – – 51 #69 of 141
Profitability – – 94 #9 of 134
Financial Health – 94 #2 of 18 39 #84 of 138
Shareholder Returns – – 55 #60 of 131
Overall – – 50
  • CVCO ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • SKY 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

PeriodCVCOSKYELSSPY
1 month -3.2%-8.7%+0.4% -0.2%
3 months -8.5%-4.1%-9.9% +3.9%
6 months +0.6%+0.2%-5.0% +8.2%
Year to date -8.7%-5.2%-1.8% +12.9%
1 year -8.4%+5.9%-3.9% +12.3%
3 years +114.2%+36.5%-7.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.9%+10.9%-2.6% +23.3%
5 years +123.7%+27.1%-30.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.5%+4.9%-6.9% +10.9%
10 years +490.9%—+63.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.4%—+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCVCOSKYELSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.1%45.3%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.0%40.7%18.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.241.08-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.13-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-47.9%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.7%-17.8%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $697.76$97.46$68.37 $779.14
52-week low $455.76$64.82$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.

MultipleCVCOSKYELS
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.7x —median 12.7x 29.5xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.6x —median 0.6x 7.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.5x —median 9.5x 23.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.9x —median 15.9x 31.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.1x 6.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.06 —median 1.06 3.30median 1.91

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 monthsCVCOSKYELS
Revenue – – $1.58B
Gross profit – – $1.44B
Operating income – – $412.54M
Net income – – $404.07M
Free cash flow – – $370.75M
EPS (diluted) – – $1.95
Cash & equivalents $236.72M $638.26M $24.33M
Total debt – $14.44M $3.31B
Shares (diluted) 7.89M 56.28M 200.25M
Enterprise value $2.92B $1.91B $11.48B

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
MetricCVCOSKYELS
P/E – – 29.5x
P/FCF – – 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 19.5x
P/S – – 7.3x
P/B 3.8x 2.8x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 2.9x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 23.3x
EV/EBIT – – 35.9x
EV/Revenue – – 9.4x
EV/FCF – – 40.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 3.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVCOSKYELS
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 2.4%
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) – – 1.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 2.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 8.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 2.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 11.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVCOSKYELS
Gross margin – – 91.0%
EBITDA margin – – 40.3%
Operating margin – – 26.1%
Pretax margin – – 18.3%
Net margin – – 24.8%
FCF margin – – 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin – – 37.6%
Return on equity – – 22.3%
Return on assets – – 7.0%
Return on invested capital – – 7.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVCOSKYELS
Debt / assets – 0.7% 57.4%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 5.2x
Debt / FCF – – 8.9x
Liabilities / assets 26.0% 26.2% 68.7%
Equity / assets 74.0% 73.8% 31.3%
Interest coverage – – 3.0x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.5x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.6x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.4x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusCVCOSKYELS
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 21.7xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.49FY2026 $3.69FY2026 $2.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.9% +5.4% +9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.38BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% -4.7% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVCOSKYELS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 360 372 476
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +2.6% +2.6%
Institutions buying 199 216 220
Institutions selling 112 118 190
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.83 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.

CVCOSKYELS
CVCO 1.00 0.82 0.22
SKY 0.82 1.00 0.24
ELS 0.22 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVCO, SKY and ELS?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cavco Industries (CVCO) $4.17B, Champion Homes (SKY) $4.43B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.55B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Champion Homes (SKY) returned the most: Cavco Industries (CVCO) -8.4%, Champion Homes (SKY) +5.9%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -3.9%. Over five years, Cavco Industries (CVCO) compounded fastest (Cavco Industries (CVCO) +17.5%/yr, Champion Homes (SKY) +4.9%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Champion Homes (SKY) 0.00%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 3.59%. 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) 46.1%, Champion Homes (SKY) 45.3%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVCO, SKY 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 2. 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.