ELS vs FGC vs LEGH Stock Comparison

Equity Lifestyle Properties, FG Communities Holdings and Legacy Housing Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LEGH Legacy Housing Corp
$28.93 0.0% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$697.28M
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$179.45M
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Legacy Housing leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Legacy Housing 7, Equity Lifestyle Properties 2, FG Communities Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELSFGCLEGHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.41B $29.30M $697.28M ELS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x -0.2x 13.6x LEGH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x — 11.4x LEGH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% +230.0% -2.6% FGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.8% -4,953.9% 28.6% LEGH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% -129.3% 9.0% LEGH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 0.2x — FGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.7% -73.6% +30.3% LEGH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr -59.8%/yr +10.3%/yr LEGH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.7% 97.3% 33.3% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 42/100 61/100 LEGH

Percentile Scorecard

ELSFGCLEGH

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

AxisELSFGCLEGH
Valuation 11 #129 of 145 11 #86 of 96 35 #14 of 21
Growth 53 #68 of 143 6 #61 of 65 94 #2 of 19
Profitability 94 #9 of 136 3 #63 of 65 100 #1 of 16
Financial Health 37 #88 of 138 91 #9 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns 55 #59 of 131 100 #1 of 40 13 #14 of 16
Overall 50 42 61
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • LEGH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodELSFGCLEGHSPY
1 month +0.2%-18.3%0.0% +0.7%
3 months -10.2%-33.1%+10.2% +3.7%
6 months -7.0%-24.3%+33.0% +7.1%
Year to date -2.9%-62.9%+48.2% +12.8%
1 year -1.7%-73.6%+30.3% +11.9%
3 years -10.5%-96.9%+60.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.6%-68.6%+17.1% +22.8%
5 years -30.4%-98.9%+63.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.0%-59.8%+10.3% +10.9%
10 years +58.7%-99.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.7%-40.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureELSFGCLEGHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.7%97.3%33.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.2%99.5%31.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.223.400.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.09-0.760.91 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-99.5%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-73.6%-1.4% -1.2%
52-week high $68.37$19.30$29.35 $779.14
52-week low $57.64$4.23$18.79 $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.

MultipleELSFGCLEGH
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 25.7x -0.3xmedian 29.6x 13.4xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 4.1x 11.7xmedian 3.1x 3.8xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 14.3x -0.1xmedian 13.0x 11.0xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.8xmedian 23.5x -2.2xmedian 16.5x 17.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.26median 1.86 0.00median 0.48 -2.12median 1.90

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 monthsELSFGCLEGH
Revenue $1.58B $2.44M $179.45M
Gross profit $1.44B – $89.30M
Operating income $412.54M -$102.50M $58.85M
Net income $404.07M -$119.39M $51.25M
Free cash flow $370.75M -$13.06M $38.58M
EPS (diluted) $1.95 $-19.90 $2.15
Cash & equivalents $24.33M $24.92M $28.97M
Total debt $3.31B $7.51M $2.24M
Shares (diluted) 200.25M 6.08M 23.81M
Enterprise value $11.28B -$30.65M $632.17M

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
MetricELSFGCLEGH
P/E 29.2x -0.3x 13.4x
P/FCF 30.8x -2.2x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x -2.2x 13.6x
P/S 7.2x 11.7x 3.8x
P/B 6.3x 0.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 0.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 23.1x -0.1x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 35.6x -0.1x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 2.2x 3.7x
EV/FCF 39.7x -0.4x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.8x -0.4x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.26 0.00 -2.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELSFGCLEGH
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% 230.0% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -59.9% -9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% – -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – -3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% -1,059% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – -7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% -175.9% -7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.2% -149.6% -8.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.3% -270.5% -4.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -452.3% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.8% -197.9% 54.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -1.2% 127.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.0% -195.2% 71.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% -0.8% 84.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELSFGCLEGH
Gross margin 91.0% – 49.8%
EBITDA margin 40.3% -4,185% 33.3%
Operating margin 26.1% -4,197% 32.8%
Pretax margin 18.3% -4,665% 33.7%
Net margin 24.8% -4,954% 28.6%
FCF margin 23.5% -534.8% 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin 37.6% -534.8% 28.2%
Return on equity 22.3% -154.2% 9.3%
Return on assets 7.0% -144.7% 8.5%
Return on invested capital 7.8% -129.3% 9.0%
Return on capital employed – – 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 336.3% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELSFGCLEGH
Debt / assets 57.4% 2.6% –
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF 8.9x -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 68.7% 7.5% 8.7%
Equity / assets 31.3% 92.5% 91.3%
Interest coverage 3.0x – 1,549x
Current ratio – – 3.6x
Quick ratio – – 1.2x
Cash ratio – – 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 9.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELSFGCLEGH
Dividend yield 3.6% – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 75.5% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 75.5% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusELSFGCLEGH
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 – 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.11FY2026 $-12.23FY2026 $2.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 – +45.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% – -5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.52BFY2026 $1.04MFY2026 $224.28MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 -56.7%FY2026 +36.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.4% -9.1% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELSFGCLEGH
Held by institutions 100.0% – 40.8%
Institutions holding 477 – 123
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% – +1.3%
Institutions buying 220 – 67
Institutions selling 190 – 33
Buyers to sellers 1.16 – 2.03

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.

ELSFGCLEGH
ELS 1.00 -0.12 0.22
FGC -0.12 1.00 0.26
LEGH 0.22 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELS, FGC and LEGH?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.41B, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) $29.30M, Legacy Housing (LEGH) $697.28M.

Which stock is cheaper, ELS, FGC and LEGH?

Legacy Housing (LEGH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.2x, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -0.2x, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legacy Housing (LEGH) is cheapest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 27.9x, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

FG Communities Holdings (FGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) +230.0%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Legacy Housing (LEGH) has the highest net margin (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 24.8%, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -4,953.9%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 28.6%). On return on invested capital, Legacy Housing (LEGH) leads (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 7.8%, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -129.3%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Legacy Housing (LEGH) returned the most: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -1.7%, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -73.6%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) +30.3%. Over five years, Legacy Housing (LEGH) compounded fastest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -7.0%/yr, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) -59.8%/yr, Legacy Housing (LEGH) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.7%, FG Communities Holdings (FGC) 97.3%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 33.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.