ELS vs INVH vs SKY Stock Comparison

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Invitation Homes and Champion Homes Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INVH Invitation Homes Inc.
$27.52 +3.3% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.25B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
4.36%
Residential REITs Real Estate
5 wins
SKY Champion Homes, Inc.
$79.28 -9.7% 1M +3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Invitation Homes leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Invitation Homes 5, Champion Homes 3, Equity Lifestyle Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELSINVHSKYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.84B $16.25B $4.38B INVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.2x 24.7x — INVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.9x 28.7x 21.5x SKY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% +6.7% — INVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 23.1% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.50% 4.36% 0.00% INVH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% -4.7% +3.7% SKY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr -7.4%/yr +5.3%/yr SKY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 21.5% 45.3% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 69/100 — INVH

Percentile Scorecard

ELSINVHSKY

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

AxisELSINVHSKY
Valuation 14 #125 of 145 54 #67 of 145 –
Growth 52 #69 of 142 72 #40 of 142 –
Profitability 100 #1 of 136 79 #30 of 136 –
Financial Health – 55 #63 of 139 94 #2 of 18
Shareholder Returns 14 #113 of 131 83 #23 of 131 –
Overall 45 69 –
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • INVH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SKY ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodELSINVHSKYSPY
1 month +3.0%+3.3%-9.7% -0.8%
3 months -6.2%-7.1%-3.7% +3.5%
6 months -2.8%+1.1%-2.0% +7.0%
Year to date +0.7%-1.0%-6.2% +12.2%
1 year -0.8%-4.7%+3.7% +13.0%
3 years -5.1%-4.4%+35.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.7%-1.5%+10.5% +23.1%
5 years -27.9%-32.0%+29.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.3%-7.4%+5.3% +11.0%
10 years +63.3%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.0%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureELSINVHSKYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%21.5%45.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.8%21.4%40.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.210.071.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.220.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-46.2%-47.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-10.0%-18.7% -1.8%
52-week high $68.37$30.59$97.46 $779.14
52-week low $57.64$24.39$64.82 $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.

MultipleELSINVHSKY
P/E now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 27.4x 24.7xmedian 27.4x —median 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.2x 5.7xmedian 4.2x —median 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x —median 14.2x —median 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 23.2x 31.1xmedian 23.2x —median 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.38median 2.11 1.55median 2.11 —median 1.06

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 monthsELSINVHSKY
Revenue $1.58B $2.86B –
Operating income $411.40M – –
Net income – $662.98M –
Free cash flow – $523.34M –
EPS (diluted) $1.95 $1.11 –
Cash & equivalents $24.33M $75.79M $638.26M
Total debt – $8.53B $14.44M
Shares (diluted) 200.21M 592.50M 56.28M
Enterprise value $11.90B $15.82B $1.86B

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
MetricELSINVHSKY
P/E 30.2x 24.7x –
P/FCF 33.0x 31.1x –
P/Operating cash flow – 13.5x –
P/S 7.5x 5.7x –
P/B 6.6x 1.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 1.8x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 7.5x 8.7x –
EV/FCF – 47.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.38 1.55 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELSINVHSKY
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% 6.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 6.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 21.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 2.3% 25.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 16.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 506.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELSINVHSKY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – 23.1% –
FCF margin – 18.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 42.0% –
Return on equity 22.3% 7.3% –
Return on assets 7.0% 3.6% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELSINVHSKY
Debt / assets – 46.2% 0.7%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 16.3x –
Liabilities / assets 68.7% 50.7% 26.2%
Equity / assets 31.3% 49.3% 73.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – 2.5x
Quick ratio – – 1.6x
Cash ratio – – 1.4x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELSINVHSKY
Dividend yield 3.5% 4.4% –
Net buyback yield – 3.4% –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 7.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusELSINVHSKY
Forward P/E 28.9xFY2026 28.7xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.11FY2026 $0.96FY2026 $3.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% -20.8% +5.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.52BFY2026 $3.11BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.4% -4.5% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELSINVHSKY
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 476 622 372
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +9.1% +2.6%
Institutions buying 220 338 216
Institutions selling 190 215 118
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.57 1.83

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.

ELSINVHSKY
ELS 1.00 0.52 0.26
INVH 0.52 1.00 0.25
SKY 0.26 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELS, INVH and SKY?

Invitation Homes (INVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.84B, Invitation Homes (INVH) $16.25B, Champion Homes (SKY) $4.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, ELS, INVH and SKY?

Invitation Homes (INVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 30.2x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 24.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Champion Homes (SKY) is cheapest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.9x, Invitation Homes (INVH) 28.7x, Champion Homes (SKY) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Invitation Homes (INVH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%, Invitation Homes (INVH) +6.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Champion Homes (SKY) returned the most: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -0.8%, Invitation Homes (INVH) -4.7%, Champion Homes (SKY) +3.7%. Over five years, Champion Homes (SKY) compounded fastest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.3%/yr, Invitation Homes (INVH) -7.4%/yr, Champion Homes (SKY) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Invitation Homes (INVH) has the highest dividend yield: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 3.50%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 4.36%, Champion Homes (SKY) 0.00%. Champion Homes (SKY) 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) 18.5%, Invitation Homes (INVH) 21.5%, Champion Homes (SKY) 45.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELS, INVH and SKY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Invitation Homes (INVH) 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.