ELS vs SKY vs VMRK Stock Comparison

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Champion Homes and Vivmark Residential Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SKY Champion Homes, Inc.
$86.36 -1.9% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.31B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.67B
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
VMRK Vivmark Residential
$62.01 +3.7% 1M +5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.98B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Champion Homes leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Champion Homes 7, Vivmark Residential 3, Equity Lifestyle Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELSSKYVMRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.13B $5.31B $23.98B VMRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x 27.8x 27.4x VMRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 23.4x 52.6x SKY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% +4.5% — SKY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.8% 7.2% — ELS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 11.5% 6.2% SKY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x -2.7x 4.0x SKY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.04% VMRK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% +29.7% +5.0% SKY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.6%/yr +3.6%/yr -5.8%/yr SKY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.8% 44.3% 20.7% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 61/100 55/100 SKY

Percentile Scorecard

ELSSKYVMRK

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

AxisELSSKYVMRK
Valuation 13 #127 of 146 26 #18 of 24 45 #81 of 146
Growth 47 #77 of 145 86 #4 of 23 36 #93 of 145
Profitability 92 #12 of 141 55 #10 of 21 84 #24 of 141
Financial Health 38 #91 of 146 94 #2 of 19 75 #38 of 146
Shareholder Returns 59 #57 of 136 42 #12 of 20 34 #90 of 136
Overall 50 61 55
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SKY ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • VMRK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodELSSKYVMRKSPY
1 month +3.5%-1.9%+3.7% -2.0%
3 months -7.1%+4.9%-8.4% -2.2%
6 months -3.5%+18.4%-6.4% +4.2%
Year to date -0.5%+2.2%-1.6% +10.6%
1 year -0.2%+29.7%+5.0% +10.4%
3 years -11.2%+45.2%+11.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year -3.9%+13.2%+3.6% +20.2%
5 years -28.7%+19.5%-25.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year -6.6%+3.6%-5.8% +10.1%
10 years +66.1%—+1.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +5.2%—+0.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureELSSKYVMRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.8%44.3%20.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.2%38.5%21.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.220.970.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.670.24 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-47.9%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-11.4%-11.6% -3.2%
52-week high $68.37$97.46$70.15 $779.14
52-week low $57.64$65.23$57.98 $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.

MultipleELSSKYVMRK
P/E now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 26.1x 24.8xmedian 13.4x 26.5xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 4.1x 1.8xmedian 0.7x —median 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 14.4x 13.9xmedian 10.1x 14.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 21.6x 17.6xmedian 16.6x 23.7xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 1.3x 3.0xmedian 1.1x 2.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.35median 1.95 -1.56median 3.67 11.21median 1.95

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 monthsELSSKYVMRK
Revenue $1.58B $2.67B –
Gross profit $1.44B $693.75M –
Operating income $412.54M $233.52M –
Net income $404.07M $198.72M $899.21M
Free cash flow $370.75M $265.99M $982.31M
EPS (diluted) $1.95 $3.47 $2.28
Cash & equivalents $24.33M $784.71M $36.41M
Total debt $3.31B $14.44M $9.09B
Shares (diluted) 200.25M 55.17M 383.88M
Enterprise value $12.01B $2.61B $23.76B

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
MetricELSSKYVMRK
P/E 29.9x 24.8x 26.5x
P/FCF 31.6x 17.6x 23.7x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x 15.6x 14.8x
P/S 7.4x 1.8x –
P/B 6.5x 3.0x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 3.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 23.5x 13.9x 14.4x
EV/EBIT 36.3x 16.8x 26.2x
EV/Revenue 9.5x 1.5x –
EV/FCF 40.4x 14.7x 32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 13.0x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.35 -1.56 11.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELSSKYVMRK
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% 4.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 4.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% 0.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -1.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% -10.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -17.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% -10.4% -14.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.2% -16.1% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.3% -8.3% -11.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -15.9% 2.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.8% 30.0% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -12.1% 1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.0% 45.5% 202.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% -12.0% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELSSKYVMRK
Gross margin 91.0% 26.0% –
EBITDA margin 40.3% 10.6% –
Operating margin 26.1% 8.7% –
Pretax margin 18.3% 9.5% –
Net margin 24.8% 7.2% –
FCF margin 23.5% 10.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 37.6% 11.3% –
Return on equity 22.3% 12.6% 8.3%
Return on assets 7.0% 9.3% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 11.5% 6.2%
Return on capital employed – 14.0% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELSSKYVMRK
Debt / assets 57.4% 0.7% 44.9%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x -2.7x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 8.9x 0.1x 9.3x
Liabilities / assets 68.7% 26.8% 47.2%
Equity / assets 31.3% 73.2% 52.8%
Interest coverage 3.0x – 3.9x
Current ratio – 2.7x –
Quick ratio – 1.9x –
Cash ratio – 1.7x –
Altman Z-score – 7.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELSSKYVMRK
Dividend yield 3.5% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 4.2% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 4.2% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 101.5% – 117.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 110.6% – 107.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.7% – 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – 3.2%

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.

ConsensusELSSKYVMRK
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 23.4xFY2026 52.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.11FY2026 $3.69FY2026 $1.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026 -59.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% +5.4% +45.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.52BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026 $3.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.4% -4.7% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELSSKYVMRK
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 97.6%
Institutions holding 477 374 717
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +2.6% +12.7%
Institutions buying 220 216 340
Institutions selling 190 118 247
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.83 1.38

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.

ELSSKYVMRK
ELS 1.00 0.26 0.54
SKY 0.26 1.00 0.21
VMRK 0.54 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELS, SKY and VMRK?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $12.13B, Champion Homes (SKY) $5.31B, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) $23.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, ELS, SKY and VMRK?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 31.0x, Champion Homes (SKY) 27.8x, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Champion Homes (SKY) is cheapest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.6x, Champion Homes (SKY) 23.4x, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 52.6x). 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%, 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%, 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%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Champion Homes (SKY) returned the most: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -0.2%, Champion Homes (SKY) +29.7%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) +5.0%. Over five years, Champion Homes (SKY) compounded fastest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.6%/yr, Champion Homes (SKY) +3.6%/yr, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) has the highest dividend yield: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 0.03%, Champion Homes (SKY) 0.00%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 0.04%. 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) 18.8%, Champion Homes (SKY) 44.3%, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 20.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.