UDR vs ELS vs CPT Stock Comparison

Udr, Equity Lifestyle Properties and Camden Property Trust Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UDR UDR, Inc.
$37.22 +10.0% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.80B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
0.05%
Residential REITs Real Estate
6 wins
CPT Camden Property Trust
$104.52 +7.3% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.57B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.12M
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Udr leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Udr 6, Equity Lifestyle Properties 4, Camden Property Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUDRELSCPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.80B $12.14B $10.57B ELS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x 31.0x 32.4x UDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.4x 29.6x 101.5x ELS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +3.2% +56.8% CPT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.5% 24.8% 2,486.2% CPT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 7.8% — UDR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 5.2x — UDR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.03% 0.00% UDR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.6% +3.1% +3.1% UDR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.5%/yr -5.9%/yr -8.3%/yr ELS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.9% 19.1% 19.9% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 50/100 52/100 UDR

Percentile Scorecard

UDRELSCPT

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

AxisUDRELSCPT
Valuation 46 #79 of 146 13 #127 of 146 14 #126 of 146
Growth 53 #69 of 145 47 #77 of 145 73 #40 of 145
Profitability 96 #7 of 141 92 #12 of 141 49 #73 of 141
Financial Health 36 #94 of 146 38 #91 of 146 35 #95 of 146
Shareholder Returns 50 #68 of 136 58 #58 of 136 90 #15 of 136
Overall 56 50 52
  • UDR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CPT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUDRELSCPTSPY
1 month +10.0%+6.8%+7.3% -1.0%
3 months -3.4%-3.9%-6.6% -0.4%
6 months +0.5%-1.3%-0.3% +4.5%
Year to date +1.5%+3.1%-5.1% +12.4%
1 year +8.6%+3.1%+3.1% +13.6%
3 years +11.9%-7.9%+15.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +3.8%-2.7%+4.9% +20.8%
5 years -32.1%-26.3%-35.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -7.5%-5.9%-8.3% +10.4%
10 years +7.7%+73.5%+27.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +0.7%+5.7%+2.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureUDRELSCPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.9%19.1%19.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%18.2%19.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.17-0.180.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.160.15 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-34.2%-53.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-8.6%-11.1% -1.6%
52-week high $41.24$68.37$117.53 $779.14
52-week low $33.28$57.64$95.82 $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.

MultipleUDRELSCPT
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 26.6x 31.0xmedian 26.6x 32.8xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.3x 7.7xmedian 4.3x 800.9xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 14.7x 24.2xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 179.4xmedian 22.1x 32.7xmedian 22.1x -49.7xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.3x 6.7xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.08median 2.01 3.47median 2.01 1.76median 2.01

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 monthsUDRELSCPT
Revenue $1.71B $1.58B $13.12M
Gross profit – $1.44B –
Operating income $893.52M $412.54M –
Net income $745.72M $404.07M $336.62M
Free cash flow $66.65M $370.75M -$211.62M
EPS (diluted) $2.14 $1.95 $3.19
Cash & equivalents $1.18M $24.33M $44.72M
Total debt $5.76B $3.31B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 324.01M 200.25M 102.36M
Enterprise value $11.80B $12.01B $10.43B

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
MetricUDRELSCPT
P/E 17.3x 31.0x 32.8x
P/FCF 179.4x 32.7x -49.7x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 20.4x 13.0x
P/S 7.0x 7.7x 800.9x
P/B 3.8x 6.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 6.7x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 24.2x –
EV/EBIT 19.8x 37.4x –
EV/Revenue 10.3x 9.8x 1,167x
EV/FCF 265.8x 41.6x -72.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 26.0x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.08 3.47 1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUDRELSCPT
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 3.2% 56.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 2.4% 66.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 161.1% 4.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 16.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 366.3% 1.3% 108.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 9.2% 16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 388.8% 2.3% 123.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 8.9% 18.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.2% 2.8% 1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 6.6% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -88.4% 11.0% -377.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.0% 22.6% -36.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUDRELSCPT
Gross margin – 91.0% –
EBITDA margin 90.8% 40.3% –
Operating margin 52.2% 26.1% –
Pretax margin 43.6% 18.3% –
Net margin 40.5% 24.8% 2,486%
FCF margin 3.9% 23.5% -1,613%
Operating cash flow margin 49.9% 37.6% 6,154%
Return on equity 24.6% 22.3% 8.4%
Return on assets 7.3% 7.0% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 7.8% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.5x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 0.4% 128.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUDRELSCPT
Debt / assets 55.9% 57.4% 51.3%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.8x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 5.2x –
Debt / FCF 86.4x 8.9x -22.9x
Liabilities / assets 69.6% 68.7% 59.0%
Equity / assets 30.4% 31.3% 41.0%
Interest coverage 4.6x 3.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUDRELSCPT
Dividend yield 3.8% 3.4% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 3.3% 0.0% 6.5%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 3.4% 10.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 75.7% 101.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 847.5% 110.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.2% 8.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 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.

ConsensusUDRELSCPT
Forward P/E 35.4xFY2026 29.6xFY2026 101.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.05FY2026 $2.11FY2026 $1.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 -70.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -41.9% +9.0% -8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.77BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $1.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% +14.4% -8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUDRELSCPT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 526 477 576
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +2.6% -0.4%
Institutions buying 244 220 267
Institutions selling 207 190 213
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.16 1.25

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.

UDRELSCPT
UDR 1.00 0.57 0.87
ELS 0.57 1.00 0.57
CPT 0.87 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UDR, ELS and CPT?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Udr (UDR) $11.80B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $12.14B, Camden Property Trust (CPT) $10.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, UDR, ELS and CPT?

Udr (UDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Udr (UDR) 17.0x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 31.0x, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 32.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is cheapest (Udr (UDR) 35.4x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.6x, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 101.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Camden Property Trust (CPT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Udr (UDR) +0.6%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) +56.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Camden Property Trust (CPT) has the highest net margin (Udr (UDR) 40.5%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 24.8%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 2,486.2%). On return on invested capital, Udr (UDR) leads (Udr (UDR) 10.1%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Udr (UDR) returned the most: Udr (UDR) +8.6%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.1%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) +3.1%. Over five years, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) compounded fastest (Udr (UDR) -7.5%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -5.9%/yr, Camden Property Trust (CPT) -8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Udr (UDR) has the highest dividend yield: Udr (UDR) 0.05%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 0.03%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 0.00%. Camden Property Trust (CPT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Udr (UDR) 20.9%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 19.1%, Camden Property Trust (CPT) 19.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.