UDR vs ESBA vs SUI Stock Comparison

Udr, Empire State Realty OP and Sun Communities Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UDR UDR, Inc.
$35.92 +7.9% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.97B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
0.05%
Residential REITs Real Estate
8 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$115.31 +4.2% 1M -7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Udr leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Udr 8, Sun Communities 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUDRESBASUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.97B $1.35B $14.60B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 267.8x -19.3x UDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +2.0% +18.4% SUI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.5% 0.6% -31.4% UDR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% -1.1% 3.5% UDR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 5.0x 1.4x SUI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.04% UDR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% -32.4% -7.4% UDR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr -12.9%/yr -10.0%/yr UDR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.6% 50.4% 20.8% UDR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 35/100 48/100 UDR

Percentile Scorecard

UDRESBASUI

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

AxisUDRESBASUI
Valuation 50 #73 of 146 69 #46 of 146 35 #96 of 146
Growth 53 #69 of 145 3 #141 of 145 34 #96 of 145
Profitability 96 #7 of 141 28 #102 of 141 36 #91 of 141
Financial Health 36 #94 of 146 59 #60 of 146 90 #15 of 146
Shareholder Returns 52 #66 of 136 16 #115 of 136 47 #73 of 136
Overall 57 35 48
  • UDR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESBA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SUI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUDRESBASUISPY
1 month +7.9%+28.1%+4.2% -2.0%
3 months -6.8%+4.7%-5.2% -2.2%
6 months -2.8%-9.4%-8.0% +4.2%
Year to date -2.1%-21.7%-6.9% +10.6%
1 year +6.3%-32.4%-7.4% +10.4%
3 years +8.0%-46.2%-3.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +2.6%-18.7%-1.2% +20.2%
5 years -33.7%-49.9%-41.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year -7.9%-12.9%-10.0% +10.1%
10 years +4.4%-73.7%+53.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +0.4%-12.5%+4.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUDRESBASUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.6%50.4%20.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%58.4%21.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.33-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.31-0.64-0.36 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-66.4%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%-34.4%-15.9% -3.2%
52-week high $41.24$7.52$137.18 $779.14
52-week low $33.28$3.85$110.01 $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.

MultipleUDRESBASUI
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 26.1x 262.2xmedian 26.1x -18.4xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 4.1x 1.7xmedian 4.1x 5.7xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 14.4x 12.6xmedian 14.4x 18.7xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 173.1xmedian 21.6x -3.0xmedian 21.6x 35.0xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.04median 1.95 -4.39median 1.95 0.23median 1.95

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 monthsUDRESBASUI
Revenue $1.71B $784.18M $2.41B
Gross profit – – $2.13B
Operating income $893.52M -$34.52M $256.50M
Net income $745.72M $9.26M -$772.80M
Free cash flow $66.65M -$437.31M $395.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.14 $0.02 $-6.13
Cash & equivalents $1.18M $85.61M $699.30M
Total debt $5.76B $955.23M $1.79B
Shares (diluted) 324.01M 268.95M 123.20M
Enterprise value $11.96B $912.87M $12.64B

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
MetricUDRESBASUI
P/E 16.7x 262.2x -18.4x
P/FCF 173.1x -3.0x 35.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 5.8x 16.1x
P/S 6.7x 1.7x 5.7x
P/B 3.7x 0.7x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 0.7x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 12.6x 18.7x
EV/EBIT 19.4x -63.6x 58.2x
EV/Revenue 10.1x 2.8x 6.2x
EV/FCF 259.5x -5.0x 37.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 9.6x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.04 -4.39 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUDRESBASUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 2.0% 18.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 2.9% -8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 15.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 161.1% -123.1% 311.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% -31.0% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 366.3% -86.5% -172.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.3% -51.3% -85.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 388.8% -92.1% -175.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -59.8% -81.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.2% -13.3% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -0.8% 6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -88.4% -169.4% -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.0% -149.9% 46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUDRESBASUI
Gross margin – – 88.3%
EBITDA margin 90.8% 22.1% 33.2%
Operating margin 52.2% -4.4% 10.6%
Pretax margin 43.6% 1.3% 3.9%
Net margin 40.5% 0.6% -31.4%
FCF margin 3.9% -55.8% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 49.9% 29.0% 35.5%
Return on equity 24.6% 0.5% -14.2%
Return on assets 7.3% 0.2% -7.5%
Return on invested capital 10.1% -1.1% 3.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 24.6x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 3.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUDRESBASUI
Debt / assets 55.9% 22.4% 18.2%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 5.0x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 86.4x -2.2x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 69.6% 58.1% 46.1%
Equity / assets 30.4% 41.9% 53.9%
Interest coverage 4.6x -0.3x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUDRESBASUI
Dividend yield 4.0% 3.2% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 3.4% – 4.0%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 3.2% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 75.7% – -71.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 847.5% – 140.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.2% – -46.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – –

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.

ConsensusUDRESBASUI
Forward P/E 34.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.05FY2026 – $-5.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 – -154.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -41.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.77BFY2026 – $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 – -11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% – -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUDRESBASUI
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 526 – 532
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% – +6.1%
Institutions buying 244 – 260
Institutions selling 207 – 197
Buyers to sellers 1.18 – 1.32

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.

UDRESBASUI
UDR 1.00 0.18 0.58
ESBA 0.18 1.00 0.23
SUI 0.58 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UDR, ESBA and SUI?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Udr (UDR) $11.97B, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) $1.35B, Sun Communities (SUI) $14.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, UDR, ESBA and SUI?

Udr (UDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Udr (UDR) 17.3x, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 267.8x, Sun Communities (SUI) -19.3x). 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: Udr (UDR) +0.6%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) +2.0%, Sun Communities (SUI) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Udr (UDR) has the highest net margin (Udr (UDR) 40.5%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.6%, Sun Communities (SUI) -31.4%). On return on invested capital, Udr (UDR) leads (Udr (UDR) 10.1%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -1.1%, Sun Communities (SUI) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Udr (UDR) returned the most: Udr (UDR) +6.3%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -32.4%, Sun Communities (SUI) -7.4%. Over five years, Udr (UDR) compounded fastest (Udr (UDR) -7.9%/yr, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -12.9%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Udr (UDR) has the highest dividend yield: Udr (UDR) 0.05%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.00%, Sun Communities (SUI) 0.04%. Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Udr (UDR) has been the steadiest (Udr (UDR) 20.6%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 50.4%, Sun Communities (SUI) 20.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.