NOBH vs ELS vs SUI Stock Comparison

Nobility Homes, Equity Lifestyle Properties and Sun Communities Prices as of Oct 30, 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
4 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$116.78 +5.5% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$14.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
3.77%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nobility Homes leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nobility Homes 4, Equity Lifestyle Properties 4, Sun Communities 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOBHELSSUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.73M $11.73B $14.01B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.4x 30.0x -18.7x NOBH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.2% +3.2% +18.4% SUI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 24.8% -31.4% ELS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.8% 3.5% ELS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.2x 1.4x SUI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.45% 3.53% 3.77% NOBH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.9% -1.0% -7.8% ELS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr -6.5%/yr -9.9%/yr NOBH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 18.8% 20.8% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 51/100 49/100 NOBH

Percentile Scorecard

NOBHELSSUI

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

AxisNOBHELSSUI
Valuation 81 #5 of 22 12 #128 of 145 37 #92 of 145
Growth 85 #4 of 21 55 #66 of 144 35 #94 of 144
Profitability 94 #2 of 19 93 #11 of 140 35 #91 of 140
Financial Health – 38 #91 of 146 90 #16 of 146
Shareholder Returns 71 #6 of 18 56 #59 of 132 47 #71 of 132
Overall 83 51 49
  • NOBH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SUI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOBHELSSUISPY
1 month 0.0%+3.7%+5.5% -2.3%
3 months -2.1%-7.9%-4.6% -0.7%
6 months -5.2%-3.5%-6.4% +4.8%
Year to date +9.2%-0.3%-5.8% +10.3%
1 year -8.9%-1.0%-7.8% +10.3%
3 years -4.3%-10.9%-2.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year -1.5%-3.8%-0.8% +20.1%
5 years -5.8%-28.5%-40.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year -1.2%-6.5%-9.9% +10.1%
10 years +75.2%+64.2%+53.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +5.8%+5.1%+4.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNOBHELSSUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%18.8%20.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.7%18.3%21.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.22-0.22-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.05-0.37 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-34.2%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-11.6%-14.9% -3.5%
52-week high $33.96$68.37$137.18 $779.14
52-week low $25.19$57.64$110.01 $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.

MultipleNOBHELSSUI
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.6x 30.0xmedian 26.3x -18.7xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.6x 7.4xmedian 4.2x 5.8xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 9.8x 23.6xmedian 14.4x 18.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 15.9x 31.6xmedian 23.9x 35.5xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.1x 6.5xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.06median 1.94 3.35median 1.98 0.23median 1.98

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 monthsNOBHELSSUI
Revenue $48.70M $1.58B $2.41B
Gross profit $14.65M $1.44B $2.13B
Operating income $8.86M $412.54M $256.50M
Net income $7.63M $404.07M -$772.80M
Free cash flow $6.37M $370.75M $395.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.42 $1.95 $-6.13
Cash & equivalents $13.42M $24.33M $699.30M
Total debt – $3.31B $1.79B
Shares (diluted) 3.16M 200.25M 123.20M
Enterprise value $39.14M $11.66B $12.11B

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
MetricNOBHELSSUI
P/E 11.4x 30.0x -18.7x
P/FCF 13.6x 31.6x 35.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 19.8x 16.3x
P/S 1.8x 7.4x 5.8x
P/B 1.5x 6.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 6.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 23.6x 18.9x
EV/EBIT 8.3x 36.4x 58.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 9.5x 6.3x
EV/FCF 11.5x 40.5x 38.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 25.3x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.06 3.35 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOBHELSSUI
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% 3.2% 18.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 2.4% -8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.5% 3.4% 15.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 3.9% -5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.4% 4.9% 311.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.0% 16.4% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.5% 1.3% -172.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 9.2% -85.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.0% 2.3% -175.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.8% 8.9% -81.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.2% 2.8% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 6.6% 6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.4% 11.0% -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 22.6% 46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOBHELSSUI
Gross margin 30.1% 91.0% 88.3%
EBITDA margin 18.8% 40.3% 33.2%
Operating margin 18.2% 26.1% 10.6%
Pretax margin 20.9% 18.3% 3.9%
Net margin 15.7% 24.8% -31.4%
FCF margin 13.1% 23.5% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% 37.6% 35.5%
Return on equity 13.3% 22.3% -14.2%
Return on assets 11.8% 7.0% -7.5%
Return on invested capital – 7.8% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 15.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.5x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOBHELSSUI
Debt / assets – 57.4% 18.2%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.2x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 8.9x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 10.6% 68.7% 46.1%
Equity / assets 89.4% 31.3% 53.9%
Interest coverage – 3.0x 1.6x
Current ratio 7.4x – –
Quick ratio 2.6x – –
Cash ratio 1.9x – –
Altman Z-score 11.18 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOBHELSSUI
Dividend yield 5.5% 3.5% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 3.9% 0.0% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 9.4% 3.5% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 101.5% -71.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 110.6% 140.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.7% -46.4%
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.

ConsensusNOBHELSSUI
Forward P/E – 28.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.11FY2026 $-5.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.0%FY2026 -154.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.52BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -0.6%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.4% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOBHELSSUI
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 477 532
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.6% +6.1%
Institutions buying – 220 260
Institutions selling – 190 197
Buyers to sellers – 1.16 1.32

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.

NOBHELSSUI
NOBH 1.00 -0.04 -0.07
ELS -0.04 1.00 0.76
SUI -0.07 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOBH, ELS and SUI?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nobility Homes (NOBH) $86.73M, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.73B, Sun Communities (SUI) $14.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOBH, ELS and SUI?

Nobility Homes (NOBH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nobility Homes (NOBH) 11.4x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 30.0x, Sun Communities (SUI) -18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sun Communities (SUI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nobility Homes (NOBH) -4.2%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%, Sun Communities (SUI) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has the highest net margin (Nobility Homes (NOBH) 15.7%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 24.8%, Sun Communities (SUI) -31.4%). On return on invested capital, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) leads (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 7.8%, Sun Communities (SUI) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) returned the most: Nobility Homes (NOBH) -8.9%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -1.0%, Sun Communities (SUI) -7.8%. Over five years, Nobility Homes (NOBH) compounded fastest (Nobility Homes (NOBH) -1.2%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.5%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nobility Homes (NOBH) has the highest dividend yield: Nobility Homes (NOBH) 5.45%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 3.53%, Sun Communities (SUI) 3.77%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Nobility Homes (NOBH) 40.8%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.8%, Sun Communities (SUI) 20.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOBH, ELS and SUI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nobility Homes (NOBH) leads on 4. 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.