SUI vs UDR vs ELS Stock Comparison

Sun Communities, Udr and Equity Lifestyle Properties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$114.94 +2.4% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.35B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins
UDR UDR, Inc.
$35.61 +5.1% 1M -1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.35B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
0.05%
Residential REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSUIUDRELSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.35B $11.35B $11.32B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.7x 21.9x 28.9x UDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 33.9x 28.2x ELS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.4% +1.5% +3.2% SUI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -31.4% 30.1% 24.8% UDR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 7.9% 7.8% UDR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 4.2x 5.2x SUI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.05% 0.04% UDR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.7% -1.1% -3.9% UDR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.2%/yr -8.7%/yr -6.9%/yr ELS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.6% 21.0% 18.6% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 58/100 50/100 UDR

Percentile Scorecard

SUIUDRELS

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

AxisSUIUDRELS
Valuation 37 #92 of 145 41 #86 of 145 10 #130 of 145
Growth 34 #94 of 141 61 #55 of 141 51 #69 of 141
Profitability 35 #87 of 134 96 #7 of 134 94 #9 of 134
Financial Health 90 #15 of 138 36 #89 of 138 39 #84 of 138
Shareholder Returns 49 #68 of 131 55 #59 of 131 55 #60 of 131
Overall 49 58 50
  • SUI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • UDR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSUIUDRELSSPY
1 month +2.4%+5.1%+0.4% -0.2%
3 months -7.5%-8.7%-9.9% +3.9%
6 months -10.4%-1.7%-5.0% +8.2%
Year to date -7.2%-2.9%-1.8% +12.9%
1 year -7.7%-1.1%-3.9% +12.3%
3 years +6.4%+12.8%-7.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.1%+4.1%-2.6% +23.3%
5 years -41.4%-36.7%-30.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.2%-8.7%-6.9% +10.9%
10 years +51.5%+6.1%+63.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.2%+0.6%+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSUIUDRELSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.6%21.0%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.5%20.8%18.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.14-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.05-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-48.3%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-13.7%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $137.18$41.24$68.37 $779.14
52-week low $110.01$33.28$57.64 $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.

MultipleSUIUDRELS
P/E now vs peer median -18.4xmedian 26.3x 22.3xmedian 26.3x 29.5xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 4.0x 6.7xmedian 4.0x 7.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 14.4x 12.6xmedian 14.4x 23.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.9xmedian 23.3x 32.9xmedian 23.3x 31.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.3x 3.9xmedian 1.3x 6.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 1.91 3.50median 1.91 3.30median 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 monthsSUIUDRELS
Revenue $2.41B $1.72B $1.58B
Gross profit $2.13B – $1.44B
Operating income $256.50M $699.68M $412.54M
Net income -$772.80M $557.97M $404.07M
Free cash flow $395.00M $347.44M $370.75M
EPS (diluted) $-6.13 $1.60 $1.95
Cash & equivalents $699.30M $1.19M $24.33M
Total debt $1.79B $23.13B $3.31B
Shares (diluted) 123.20M 323.29M 200.25M
Enterprise value $11.38B $11.34B $11.19B

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
MetricSUIUDRELS
P/E -18.4x 22.3x 29.5x
P/FCF 34.9x 32.9x 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 12.9x 19.5x
P/S 5.7x 6.7x 7.3x
P/B 2.6x 3.9x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.9x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.6x 12.6x 23.3x
EV/EBIT 58.0x 24.7x 35.9x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 10.1x 9.4x
EV/FCF 37.7x 49.7x 40.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 19.4x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 3.50 3.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUIUDRELS
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.4% 1.5% 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.7% 2.5% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.2% – 3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.7% – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 311.6% 108.4% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 4.4% 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -172.3% 296.1% 1.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -85.6% 5.5% 9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -175.0% 317.5% 2.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -81.0% 6.4% 8.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.1% 1.1% 2.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 2.2% 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% -38.3% 11.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.9% -1.9% 22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUIUDRELS
Gross margin 88.3% – 91.0%
EBITDA margin 33.2% 79.8% 40.3%
Operating margin 10.6% 40.8% 26.1%
Pretax margin 3.9% 32.6% 18.3%
Net margin -31.4% 30.1% 24.8%
FCF margin 16.4% 20.2% 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 35.5% 51.7% 37.6%
Return on equity -14.2% 17.9% 22.3%
Return on assets -7.5% 5.4% 7.0%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 7.9% 7.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 1.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUIUDRELS
Debt / assets 18.2% 56.6% 57.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 2.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 4.2x 5.2x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 16.7x 8.9x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 71.4% 68.7%
Equity / assets 53.9% 28.6% 31.3%
Interest coverage 1.6x 3.6x 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUIUDRELS
Dividend yield 3.8% 4.0% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 3.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 7.6% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -71.7% 101.7% 101.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 140.3% 163.4% 110.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -46.4% 0.7% 8.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 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.

ConsensusSUIUDRELS
Forward P/E – 33.9xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-5.88FY2026 $1.05FY2026 $2.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -154.2%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -41.9% +9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $1.77BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.5%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.9% +0.9% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUIUDRELS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 530 524 476
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +4.9% +2.6%
Institutions buying 258 243 220
Institutions selling 197 207 190
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.17 1.16

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.

SUIUDRELS
SUI 1.00 0.56 0.75
UDR 0.56 1.00 0.54
ELS 0.75 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SUI, UDR and ELS?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sun Communities (SUI) $13.35B, Udr (UDR) $11.35B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, SUI, UDR and ELS?

Udr (UDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sun Communities (SUI) -17.7x, Udr (UDR) 21.9x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is cheapest (Udr (UDR) 33.9x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.2x). 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%, Udr (UDR) +1.5%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Udr (UDR) has the highest net margin (Sun Communities (SUI) -31.4%, Udr (UDR) 30.1%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 24.8%). On return on invested capital, Udr (UDR) leads (Sun Communities (SUI) 3.5%, Udr (UDR) 7.9%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Udr (UDR) returned the most: Sun Communities (SUI) -7.7%, Udr (UDR) -1.1%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -3.9%. Over five years, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) compounded fastest (Sun Communities (SUI) -10.2%/yr, Udr (UDR) -8.7%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Udr (UDR) has the highest dividend yield: Sun Communities (SUI) 0.04%, Udr (UDR) 0.05%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Sun Communities (SUI) 20.6%, Udr (UDR) 21.0%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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