SUI vs ELS vs AMH Stock Comparison

Sun Communities, Equity Lifestyle Properties and American Homes 4 Rent Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$110.19 -1.9% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
3.99%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins
AMH American Homes 4 Rent
$31.21 +2.1% 1M -4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.21B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
4.13%
Residential REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

American Homes 4 Rent leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (American Homes 4 Rent 5, 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.

QuestionSUIELSAMHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.22B $11.25B $11.21B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.6x 28.7x 24.2x AMH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.5x 29.4x ELS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.4% +3.2% — SUI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -31.4% 24.8% — ELS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 7.8% — ELS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 5.2x — SUI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.99% 3.68% 4.13% AMH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.0% -4.5% -4.3% AMH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr -7.3%/yr -5.1%/yr AMH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.0% 18.7% 20.3% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 50/100 63/100 AMH

Percentile Scorecard

SUIELSAMH

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

AxisSUIELSAMH
Valuation 38 #90 of 145 12 #128 of 145 50 #73 of 145
Growth 34 #94 of 142 54 #66 of 142 69 #45 of 142
Profitability 36 #87 of 135 94 #9 of 135 66 #47 of 135
Financial Health 89 #16 of 136 39 #84 of 136 61 #54 of 136
Shareholder Returns 48 #69 of 131 54 #61 of 131 69 #41 of 131
Overall 49 50 63
  • SUI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AMH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSUIELSAMHSPY
1 month -1.9%-1.9%+2.1% +0.9%
3 months -13.8%-14.3%-7.4% +5.9%
6 months -12.9%-6.8%-0.3% +8.5%
Year to date -11.1%-4.3%-2.8% +13.3%
1 year -10.0%-4.5%-4.3% +12.4%
3 years +2.0%-9.9%-0.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +0.7%-3.4%-0.3% +23.5%
5 years -43.8%-31.4%-23.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -10.9%-7.3%-5.1% +11.0%
10 years +45.4%+56.4%+51.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +3.8%+4.6%+4.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSUIELSAMHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.0%18.7%20.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.2%18.3%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.07-0.220.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.24-0.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-34.2%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-15.2%-10.3% -0.9%
52-week high $137.18$68.37$34.81 $779.14
52-week low $110.01$57.64$27.38 $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.

MultipleSUIELSAMH
P/E now vs peer median -17.6xmedian 25.8x 28.7xmedian 25.8x 24.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.0x 7.1xmedian 4.0x —median 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 14.2x 22.8xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 23.0x 30.3xmedian 23.0x 1,081xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.3x 6.2xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 1.91 3.22median 1.91 2.49median 1.91

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 monthsSUIELSAMH
Revenue $2.41B $1.58B –
Gross profit $2.13B $1.44B –
Operating income $256.50M $412.54M –
Net income -$772.80M $404.07M $542.82M
Free cash flow $395.00M $370.75M $10.37M
EPS (diluted) $-6.13 $1.95 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $699.30M $24.33M $83.67M
Total debt $1.79B $3.31B $5.13B
Shares (diluted) 123.20M 200.25M 360.81M
Enterprise value $11.32B $11.18B $11.58B

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
MetricSUIELSAMH
P/E -17.6x 28.7x 24.2x
P/FCF 33.5x 30.3x 1,081x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 19.0x 13.0x
P/S 5.5x 7.1x –
P/B 2.5x 6.2x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 6.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.9x 22.8x –
EV/EBIT 55.8x 35.2x –
EV/Revenue 5.9x 9.2x –
EV/FCF 36.2x 39.2x 1,567x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 24.5x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 3.22 2.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUIELSAMH
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.4% 3.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.7% 2.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.2% 3.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 311.6% 4.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 16.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -172.3% 1.3% 12.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -85.6% 9.2% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -175.0% 2.3% 15.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -81.0% 8.9% 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% 2.8% 4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 6.6% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% 11.0% 101.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.9% 22.6% 26.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUIELSAMH
Gross margin 88.3% 91.0% –
EBITDA margin 33.2% 40.3% –
Operating margin 10.6% 26.1% –
Pretax margin 3.9% 18.3% –
Net margin -31.4% 24.8% –
FCF margin 16.4% 23.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 35.5% 37.6% –
Return on equity -14.2% 22.3% 7.2%
Return on assets -7.5% 7.0% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 7.8% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 1.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUIELSAMH
Debt / assets 18.2% 57.4% 39.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 5.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.5x 8.9x 494.5x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 68.7% 43.0%
Equity / assets 53.9% 31.3% 57.0%
Interest coverage 1.6x 3.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUIELSAMH
Dividend yield 4.0% 3.7% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 0.0% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 3.7% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) -71.7% 101.5% 85.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 140.3% 110.6% 4,462%
Dividend growth (1Y) -46.4% 8.7% 11.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% 17.4%

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.

ConsensusSUIELSAMH
Forward P/E – 27.5xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-5.88FY2026 $2.11FY2026 $1.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -154.2%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 -10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.0% -18.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.5%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.9% +14.4% -0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUIELSAMH
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 90.7%
Institutions holding 530 476 481
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +2.6% +8.2%
Institutions buying 258 220 254
Institutions selling 197 190 160
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.16 1.59

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.

SUIELSAMH
SUI 1.00 0.75 0.50
ELS 0.75 1.00 0.56
AMH 0.50 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SUI, ELS and AMH?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sun Communities (SUI) $13.22B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.25B, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) $11.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, SUI, ELS and AMH?

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sun Communities (SUI) -17.6x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.7x, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 24.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is cheapest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 27.5x, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 29.4x). 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: Sun Communities (SUI) +18.4%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) returned the most: Sun Communities (SUI) -10.0%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -4.5%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -4.3%. Over five years, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) compounded fastest (Sun Communities (SUI) -10.9%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -7.3%/yr, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) -5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) has the highest dividend yield: Sun Communities (SUI) 3.99%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 3.68%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 4.13%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Sun Communities (SUI) 21.0%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.7%, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) leads on 5. 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.