CVCO vs SUI vs ELS Stock Comparison

Cavco Industries, Sun Communities 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
$4.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$119.89 +6.8% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionCVCOSUIELSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.20B $14.50B $11.70B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -19.1x 29.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x — 28.9x CVCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +3.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
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% -3.4% -0.8% ELS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr -9.4%/yr -6.3%/yr CVCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.2% 20.2% 18.5% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 45/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

CVCOSUIELS

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

AxisCVCOSUIELS
Valuation – 8 #133 of 145 14 #125 of 145
Growth – – 52 #69 of 142
Profitability – – 100 #1 of 136
Financial Health – – –
Shareholder Returns – 18 #108 of 131 14 #113 of 131
Overall – – 45
  • CVCO ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • SUI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodCVCOSUIELSSPY
1 month -4.6%+6.8%+3.0% -0.8%
3 months -8.2%-1.3%-6.2% +3.5%
6 months -1.2%-6.1%-2.8% +7.0%
Year to date -10.0%-3.2%+0.7% +12.2%
1 year -10.1%-3.4%-0.8% +13.0%
3 years +111.1%+11.0%-5.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +28.3%+3.5%-1.7% +23.1%
5 years +123.5%-38.9%-27.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.5%-9.4%-6.3% +11.0%
10 years +475.6%+53.4%+63.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.1%+4.4%+5.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVCOSUIELSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.2%20.2%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.0%19.7%17.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.24-0.06-0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.17-0.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-51.1%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-12.6%-10.7% -1.8%
52-week high $697.76$137.18$68.37 $779.14
52-week low $455.76$110.01$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.

MultipleCVCOSUIELS
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.7x -19.4xmedian 27.4x 30.2xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.6x 6.2xmedian 4.2x 7.5xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.4x —median 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.0x 30.8xmedian 23.2x 33.0xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 6.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.06 0.24median 2.11 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 monthsCVCOSUIELS
Revenue – – $1.58B
Operating income – – $411.40M
EPS (diluted) – $-5.97 $1.95
Cash & equivalents $236.72M – $24.33M
Shares (diluted) 7.89M 127.00M 200.21M
Enterprise value $2.95B $14.50B $11.70B

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
MetricCVCOSUIELS
P/E – -19.4x 30.2x
P/FCF – 30.8x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S – 6.2x 7.5x
P/B 3.7x 2.8x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.8x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue – – 7.5x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.24 3.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVCOSUIELS
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 4.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 16.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – -173.1% 2.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -79.4% 8.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVCOSUIELS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – -14.3% 22.3%
Return on assets – -7.5% 7.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVCOSUIELS
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 26.0% 44.2% 68.7%
Equity / assets 74.0% 53.2% 31.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.5x – –
Quick ratio 1.1x – –
Cash ratio 0.8x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVCOSUIELS
Dividend yield – 3.7% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 3.7% 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.

ConsensusCVCOSUIELS
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 – 28.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.49FY2026 $-5.88FY2026 $2.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 -154.2%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.9% – +9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.38BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% -4.9% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVCOSUIELS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 360 530 476
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +6.1% +2.6%
Institutions buying 199 258 220
Institutions selling 112 197 190
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.31 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.

CVCOSUIELS
CVCO 1.00 0.23 0.23
SUI 0.23 1.00 0.74
ELS 0.23 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVCO, SUI and ELS?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cavco Industries (CVCO) $4.20B, Sun Communities (SUI) $14.50B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.70B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) returned the most: Cavco Industries (CVCO) -10.1%, Sun Communities (SUI) -3.4%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -0.8%. Over five years, Cavco Industries (CVCO) compounded fastest (Cavco Industries (CVCO) +17.5%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -9.4%/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%, Sun Communities (SUI) 20.2%, 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, SUI 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, Cavco Industries (CVCO) 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.