ELS vs NOBH vs SKY Stock Comparison

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Nobility Homes and Champion Homes Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NOBH Nobility Homes Inc
$27.50 0.0% 1M -8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$86.73M
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$48.70M
Div. yield
5.45%
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
SKY Champion Homes, Inc.
$96.26 +12.2% 1M +44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.23B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.67B
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Champion Homes leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Champion Homes 6, Equity Lifestyle Properties 3, Nobility Homes 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELSNOBHSKYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.13B $86.73M $5.23B ELS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x 11.4x 27.6x NOBH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.6x — 26.1x SKY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% -4.2% +4.5% SKY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.8% 15.7% 7.2% ELS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% — 11.5% SKY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x — -2.7x SKY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.42% 5.45% 0.00% NOBH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.1% -8.9% +44.7% SKY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.9%/yr -4.2%/yr +5.5%/yr SKY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.1% 40.8% 45.6% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 86/100 59/100 NOBH

Percentile Scorecard

ELSNOBHSKY

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

AxisELSNOBHSKY
Valuation 13 #127 of 146 83 #5 of 24 17 #20 of 24
Growth 47 #77 of 145 77 #6 of 23 86 #4 of 23
Profitability 92 #12 of 141 95 #2 of 21 55 #10 of 21
Financial Health 38 #91 of 146 – 94 #2 of 19
Shareholder Returns 58 #58 of 136 90 #3 of 20 42 #12 of 20
Overall 50 86 59
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NOBH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • SKY ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodELSNOBHSKYSPY
1 month +6.8%0.0%+12.2% -1.0%
3 months -3.9%-2.1%+5.6% -0.4%
6 months -1.3%-3.5%+26.8% +4.5%
Year to date +3.1%+9.2%+13.9% +12.4%
1 year +3.1%-8.9%+44.7% +13.6%
3 years -7.9%-4.3%+61.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year -2.7%-1.5%+17.4% +20.8%
5 years -26.3%-19.1%+30.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -5.9%-4.2%+5.5% +10.4%
10 years +73.5%+77.4%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +5.7%+5.9%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureELSNOBHSKYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.1%40.8%45.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.2%71.7%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.180.221.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16-0.220.98 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-40.0%-47.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-19.0%-1.2% -1.6%
52-week high $68.37$33.96$97.46 $779.14
52-week low $57.64$25.19$65.23 $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.

MultipleELSNOBHSKY
P/E now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 26.6x 11.4xmedian 14.5x 27.6xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 4.3x 1.8xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 14.7x 8.0xmedian 11.1x 15.8xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.7xmedian 22.1x 13.6xmedian 17.8x 19.6xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 3.3xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.47median 2.01 -1.06median 3.95 -1.74median 3.95

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 monthsELSNOBHSKY
Revenue $1.58B $48.70M $2.67B
Gross profit $1.44B $14.65M $693.75M
Operating income $412.54M $8.86M $233.52M
Net income $404.07M $7.63M $198.72M
Free cash flow $370.75M $6.37M $265.99M
EPS (diluted) $1.95 $2.42 $3.47
Cash & equivalents $24.33M $13.42M $784.71M
Total debt $3.31B – $14.44M
Shares (diluted) 200.25M 3.16M 55.17M
Enterprise value $12.06B $39.14M $2.52B

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
MetricELSNOBHSKY
P/E 31.0x 11.4x 27.6x
P/FCF 32.7x 13.6x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.4x 13.2x 17.4x
P/S 7.7x 1.8x 2.0x
P/B 6.7x 1.5x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 1.5x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 24.2x 8.0x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 37.4x 8.3x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 9.8x 1.5x 1.7x
EV/FCF 41.6x 11.5x 16.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.0x 11.1x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.47 -1.06 -1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELSNOBHSKY
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% -4.2% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -9.1% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% -10.5% 0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -12.9% -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% -4.4% -10.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -14.0% -17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% -6.5% -10.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.2% -12.3% -16.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.3% -3.0% -8.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -10.8% -15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.8% 38.2% 30.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 10.9% -12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.0% 39.4% 45.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 17.5% -12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELSNOBHSKY
Gross margin 91.0% 30.1% 26.0%
EBITDA margin 40.3% 18.8% 10.6%
Operating margin 26.1% 18.2% 8.7%
Pretax margin 18.3% 20.9% 9.5%
Net margin 24.8% 15.7% 7.2%
FCF margin 23.5% 13.1% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 37.6% 13.5% 11.3%
Return on equity 22.3% 13.3% 12.6%
Return on assets 7.0% 11.8% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 7.8% – 11.5%
Return on capital employed – 15.4% 14.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELSNOBHSKY
Debt / assets 57.4% – 0.7%
Debt / equity 1.8x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x – -2.7x
Debt / FCF 8.9x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 68.7% 10.6% 26.8%
Equity / assets 31.3% 89.4% 73.2%
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio – 7.4x 2.7x
Quick ratio – 2.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio – 1.9x 1.7x
Altman Z-score – 11.18 8.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELSNOBHSKY
Dividend yield 3.4% 5.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.9% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 9.4% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusELSNOBHSKY
Forward P/E 29.6xFY2026 – 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.11FY2026 – $3.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 – -4.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% – +5.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.52BFY2026 – $2.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 – +10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.4% – -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELSNOBHSKY
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 477 – 374
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% – +2.6%
Institutions buying 220 – 216
Institutions selling 190 – 118
Buyers to sellers 1.16 – 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.

ELSNOBHSKY
ELS 1.00 -0.04 0.29
NOBH -0.04 1.00 0.05
SKY 0.29 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELS, NOBH and SKY?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $12.13B, Nobility Homes (NOBH) $86.73M, Champion Homes (SKY) $5.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, ELS, NOBH and SKY?

Nobility Homes (NOBH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 31.0x, Nobility Homes (NOBH) 11.4x, Champion Homes (SKY) 27.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Champion Homes (SKY) is cheapest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.6x, Champion Homes (SKY) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Champion Homes (SKY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%, Nobility Homes (NOBH) -4.2%, Champion Homes (SKY) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has the highest net margin (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 24.8%, Nobility Homes (NOBH) 15.7%, Champion Homes (SKY) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Champion Homes (SKY) leads (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 7.8%, Champion Homes (SKY) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Champion Homes (SKY) returned the most: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.1%, Nobility Homes (NOBH) -8.9%, Champion Homes (SKY) +44.7%. Over five years, Champion Homes (SKY) compounded fastest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -5.9%/yr, Nobility Homes (NOBH) -4.2%/yr, Champion Homes (SKY) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nobility Homes (NOBH) has the highest dividend yield: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 3.42%, Nobility Homes (NOBH) 5.45%, 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) 19.1%, Nobility Homes (NOBH) 40.8%, Champion Homes (SKY) 45.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELS, NOBH 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, Champion Homes (SKY) leads on 6. 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.