SKY vs ELS vs CVCO Stock Comparison

Champion Homes, Equity Lifestyle Properties and Cavco Industries Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
CVCO Cavco Industries, Inc.
$678.73 +17.8% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.20B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.40B
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Champion Homes leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Champion Homes 6, Equity Lifestyle Properties 3, Cavco Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSKYELSCVCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.23B $12.13B $5.20B ELS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.6x 31.0x 28.3x SKY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.1x 29.6x 31.6x SKY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +3.2% +11.8% CVCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 24.8% 7.7% ELS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 7.8% — SKY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 5.2x — SKY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.42% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.7% +3.1% +27.9% SKY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr -5.9%/yr +20.5%/yr CVCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.6% 19.1% 46.8% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 50/100 51/100 SKY

Percentile Scorecard

SKYELSCVCO

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

AxisSKYELSCVCO
Valuation 17 #20 of 24 13 #127 of 146 9 #22 of 24
Growth 86 #4 of 23 47 #77 of 145 96 #2 of 23
Profitability 55 #10 of 21 92 #12 of 141 75 #6 of 21
Financial Health 94 #2 of 19 38 #91 of 146 –
Shareholder Returns 42 #12 of 20 58 #58 of 136 26 #15 of 20
Overall 59 50 51
  • SKY ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CVCO ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSKYELSCVCOSPY
1 month +12.2%+6.8%+17.8% -1.0%
3 months +5.6%-3.9%+15.5% -0.4%
6 months +26.8%-1.3%+35.7% +4.5%
Year to date +13.9%+3.1%+14.9% +12.4%
1 year +44.7%+3.1%+27.9% +13.6%
3 years +61.8%-7.9%+150.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +17.4%-2.7%+35.9% +20.8%
5 years +30.5%-26.3%+154.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +5.5%-5.9%+20.5% +10.4%
10 years —+73.5%+650.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+5.7%+22.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSKYELSCVCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.6%19.1%46.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%18.2%48.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.07-0.181.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.980.160.60 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.9%-34.2%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-8.6%-2.7% -1.6%
52-week high $97.46$68.37$697.76 $779.14
52-week low $65.23$57.64$455.76 $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.

MultipleSKYELSCVCO
P/E now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 14.5x 31.0xmedian 26.6x 28.3xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.7x 7.7xmedian 4.3x 2.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 11.1x 24.2xmedian 14.7x 19.3xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 17.8x 32.7xmedian 22.1x 22.4xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.1x 6.7xmedian 1.3x 4.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.74median 3.95 3.47median 2.01 12.76median 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 monthsSKYELSCVCO
Revenue $2.67B $1.58B $2.40B
Gross profit $693.75M $1.44B $545.18M
Operating income $233.52M $412.54M $228.69M
Net income $198.72M $404.07M $184.24M
Free cash flow $265.99M $370.75M $232.62M
EPS (diluted) $3.47 $1.95 $23.82
Cash & equivalents $784.71M $24.33M $271.91M
Total debt $14.44M $3.31B –
Shares (diluted) 55.17M 200.25M 7.73M
Enterprise value $2.52B $12.06B $4.15B

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
MetricSKYELSCVCO
P/E 27.6x 31.0x 28.3x
P/FCF 19.6x 32.7x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 20.4x 17.1x
P/S 2.0x 7.7x 2.2x
P/B 3.3x 6.7x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 6.7x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 24.2x 19.3x
EV/EBIT 19.1x 37.4x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 9.8x 2.0x
EV/FCF 16.7x 41.6x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 26.0x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.74 3.47 12.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYELSCVCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 3.2% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 2.4% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.6% 3.4% 6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 3.9% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.2% 4.9% 1.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.8% 16.4% 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.4% 1.3% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.1% 9.2% -1.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.3% 2.3% -3.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 8.9% 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.0% 2.8% 44.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 6.6% 6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.5% 11.0% 29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 22.6% -0.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKYELSCVCO
Gross margin 26.0% 91.0% 22.7%
EBITDA margin 10.6% 40.3% 10.6%
Operating margin 8.7% 26.1% 9.5%
Pretax margin 9.5% 18.3% 10.1%
Net margin 7.2% 24.8% 7.7%
FCF margin 10.0% 23.5% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 37.6% 12.7%
Return on equity 12.6% 22.3% 16.4%
Return on assets 9.3% 7.0% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 7.8% –
Return on capital employed 14.0% – 19.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYELSCVCO
Debt / assets 0.7% 57.4% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 5.2x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 8.9x –
Liabilities / assets 26.8% 68.7% 29.4%
Equity / assets 73.2% 31.3% 70.6%
Interest coverage – 3.0x 336.8x
Current ratio 2.7x – 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.9x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.7x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 8.15 – 10.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYELSCVCO
Dividend yield – 3.4% –
Net buyback yield 3.8% 0.0% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 3.4% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusSKYELSCVCO
Forward P/E 26.1xFY2026 29.6xFY2026 31.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.69FY2026 $2.11FY2026 $21.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.4% +9.0% +27.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.94BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $2.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +14.4% +6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYELSCVCO
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 374 477 362
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +2.6% -0.7%
Institutions buying 216 220 201
Institutions selling 118 190 112
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.16 1.79

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.

SKYELSCVCO
SKY 1.00 0.29 0.81
ELS 0.29 1.00 0.24
CVCO 0.81 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKY, ELS and CVCO?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Champion Homes (SKY) $5.23B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $12.13B, Cavco Industries (CVCO) $5.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, SKY, ELS and CVCO?

Champion Homes (SKY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Champion Homes (SKY) 27.6x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 31.0x, Cavco Industries (CVCO) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Champion Homes (SKY) is cheapest (Champion Homes (SKY) 26.1x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.6x, Cavco Industries (CVCO) 31.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cavco Industries (CVCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Champion Homes (SKY) +4.5%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%, Cavco Industries (CVCO) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has the highest net margin (Champion Homes (SKY) 7.2%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 24.8%, Cavco Industries (CVCO) 7.7%). On return on invested capital, Champion Homes (SKY) leads (Champion Homes (SKY) 11.5%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Champion Homes (SKY) returned the most: Champion Homes (SKY) +44.7%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.1%, Cavco Industries (CVCO) +27.9%. Over five years, Cavco Industries (CVCO) compounded fastest (Champion Homes (SKY) +5.5%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -5.9%/yr, Cavco Industries (CVCO) +20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Champion Homes (SKY) 0.00%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 3.42%. Champion Homes (SKY) and Cavco Industries (CVCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Champion Homes (SKY) 45.6%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 19.1%, Cavco Industries (CVCO) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.