SKY vs ELS vs LEGH Stock Comparison

Champion Homes, Equity Lifestyle Properties and Legacy Housing Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SKY Champion Homes, Inc.
$78.93 -7.6% 1M +2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
LEGH Legacy Housing Corp
$28.04 -3.1% 1M +16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$674.45M
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$179.45M
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionSKYELSLEGHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.43B $11.82B $674.45M ELS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 29.4x 13.2x LEGH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 28.7x 11.1x LEGH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.5% -2.6% ELS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 25.7% 28.6% LEGH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.5% -0.2% +16.1% LEGH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr -6.7%/yr +9.8%/yr LEGH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.3% 18.5% 33.8% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 50/100 60/100 LEGH

Percentile Scorecard

SKYELSLEGH

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

AxisSKYELSLEGH
Valuation – 11 #129 of 145 35 #14 of 21
Growth – 57 #63 of 144 95 #2 of 21
Profitability – 91 #13 of 140 100 #1 of 19
Financial Health 94 #2 of 19 38 #91 of 146 –
Shareholder Returns – 54 #61 of 132 12 #16 of 18
Overall – 50 60
  • SKY ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LEGH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSKYELSLEGHSPY
1 month -7.6%+2.0%-3.1% -1.0%
3 months -3.4%-7.9%+5.9% +2.9%
6 months -3.7%-3.9%+31.0% +6.4%
Year to date -6.6%+0.4%+43.6% +11.4%
1 year +2.5%-0.2%+16.1% +13.1%
3 years +33.1%-6.5%+54.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.0%-2.2%+15.6% +21.5%
5 years +24.5%-29.3%+59.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.5%-6.7%+9.8% +10.9%
10 years —+62.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+5.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSKYELSLEGHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.3%18.5%33.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.4%17.8%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.06-0.200.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.010.48 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.9%-34.2%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-11.0%-4.5% -2.5%
52-week high $97.46$68.37$29.35 $779.14
52-week low $64.82$57.64$18.79 $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.

MultipleSKYELSLEGH
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.7x 29.3xmedian 27.0x 13.0xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.6x 7.6xmedian 4.1x 3.7xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.5x 23.9xmedian 14.5x 10.7xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.9x 34.2xmedian 23.7x 17.3xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.1x 6.5xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.06 2.63median 2.07 -2.06median 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 monthsSKYELSLEGH
Revenue – $1.56B $179.45M
Gross profit – $1.42B $89.30M
Operating income – $409.36M $58.85M
Net income – $415.18M $51.25M
Free cash flow – $345.41M $38.58M
EPS (diluted) – $2.01 $2.15
Cash & equivalents $638.26M $35.63M $28.97M
Total debt $86.41M $13.20B $2.24M
Shares (diluted) 56.28M 200.21M 23.81M
Enterprise value $1.91B $11.68B $609.34M

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
MetricSKYELSLEGH
P/E – 29.3x 13.0x
P/FCF – 34.2x 17.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.0x 13.2x
P/S – 7.6x 3.7x
P/B 2.8x 6.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 6.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 23.9x 10.7x
EV/EBIT – 36.8x 10.8x
EV/Revenue – 9.6x 3.6x
EV/FCF – 43.7x 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 25.6x 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.63 -2.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYELSLEGH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.5% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% -9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.2% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% -3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.3% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.2% -7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 7.8% -7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 11.5% -8.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 9.2% -4.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.6% 54.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.3% 127.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.2% 71.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.8% 84.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKYELSLEGH
Gross margin – 91.0% 49.8%
EBITDA margin – 40.4% 33.3%
Operating margin – 26.2% 32.8%
Pretax margin – 18.3% 33.7%
Net margin – 25.7% 28.6%
FCF margin – 22.1% 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 37.7% 28.2%
Return on equity – 22.8% 9.3%
Return on assets – 7.2% 8.5%
Return on invested capital – – 9.0%
Return on capital employed – – 10.6%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYELSLEGH
Debt / assets 0.7% 57.1% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.2x –
Debt / FCF – 9.6x –
Liabilities / assets 26.2% 68.7% 8.7%
Equity / assets 73.8% 31.3% 91.3%
Interest coverage – 3.0x 1,549x
Current ratio 2.5x – 3.6x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.4x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 9.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYELSLEGH
Dividend yield – 3.5% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.5% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 97.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 116.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –

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.

ConsensusSKYELSLEGH
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 28.7xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.69FY2026 $2.12FY2026 $2.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +45.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.4% +8.5% -5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.94BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $224.28MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +36.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +14.4% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYELSLEGH
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 40.8%
Institutions holding 372 476 123
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +2.6% +1.3%
Institutions buying 216 220 67
Institutions selling 118 190 33
Buyers to sellers 1.83 1.16 2.03

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.

SKYELSLEGH
SKY 1.00 0.26 0.60
ELS 0.26 1.00 0.23
LEGH 0.60 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKY, ELS and LEGH?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Champion Homes (SKY) $4.43B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.82B, Legacy Housing (LEGH) $674.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, SKY, ELS and LEGH?

Legacy Housing (LEGH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.4x, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 13.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legacy Housing (LEGH) is cheapest (Champion Homes (SKY) 21.4x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.7x, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +2.5%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Legacy Housing (LEGH) has the highest net margin (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 25.7%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 28.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Legacy Housing (LEGH) returned the most: Champion Homes (SKY) +2.5%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -0.2%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) +16.1%. Over five years, Legacy Housing (LEGH) compounded fastest (Champion Homes (SKY) +4.5%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.7%/yr, Legacy Housing (LEGH) +9.8%/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) 0.03%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 0.00%. Champion Homes (SKY) and Legacy Housing (LEGH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Champion Homes (SKY) 45.3%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.5%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 33.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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