VMRK vs SUI vs ESS Stock Comparison

Vivmark Residential, Sun Communities and Essex Property Trust Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VMRK Vivmark Residential
$63.01 +2.8% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.48B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
7 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$120.31 +7.1% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate

Head to Head

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Vivmark Residential leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Vivmark Residential 7, Essex Property Trust 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVMRKSUIESSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.48B $14.68B $17.70B VMRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x -16.9x 42.8x VMRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.6x — 53.3x VMRK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.0% +4.7% ESS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -39.5% 21.5% ESS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% -1.7% — VMRK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 4.3x 5.3x VMRK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% VMRK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.5% -2.5% +5.6% ESS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.9%/yr -9.9%/yr -3.7%/yr ESS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 20.2% 20.1% ESS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 41/100 46/100 VMRK

Percentile Scorecard

VMRKSUIESS

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

AxisVMRKSUIESS
Valuation 47 #77 of 145 19 #118 of 145 13 #127 of 145
Growth 40 #87 of 144 36 #93 of 144 36 #92 of 144
Profitability 85 #22 of 140 29 #100 of 140 93 #11 of 140
Financial Health 74 #39 of 146 76 #36 of 146 50 #74 of 146
Shareholder Returns 34 #87 of 132 48 #69 of 132 38 #82 of 132
Overall 56 41 46
  • VMRK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SUI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ESS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVMRKSUIESSSPY
1 month +2.8%+7.1%+1.8% -1.0%
3 months -7.1%-1.2%-5.1% +2.9%
6 months +1.2%-7.3%+9.0% +6.4%
Year to date 0.0%-2.9%+6.4% +11.4%
1 year -0.5%-2.5%+5.6% +13.1%
3 years +10.4%+14.5%+29.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.4%+4.6%+9.1% +21.5%
5 years -26.2%-40.5%-17.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -5.9%-9.9%-3.7% +10.9%
10 years +3.2%+55.4%+34.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.3%+4.5%+3.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVMRKSUIESSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%20.2%20.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.4%19.8%21.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.12-0.050.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.120.28 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.0%-51.1%-45.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-12.3%-6.7% -2.5%
52-week high $70.15$137.18$298.33 $779.14
52-week low $57.98$110.01$239.61 $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.

MultipleVMRKSUIESS
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 27.0x -16.9xmedian 27.0x 43.2xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.1x 6.7xmedian 4.1x 9.3xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 14.5x 43.6xmedian 14.5x 19.6xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 23.7x 33.1xmedian 23.7x 30.8xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x 3.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 11.39median 2.07 0.15median 2.07 -5.39median 2.07

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 monthsVMRKSUIESS
Revenue – $2.20B $1.93B
Gross profit – $1.99B –
Operating income – -$138.00M $627.10M
Net income $899.21M -$889.70M $437.61M
Free cash flow $982.31M $445.00M $580.66M
EPS (diluted) $2.28 $-6.86 $6.44
Cash & equivalents $36.41M $165.20M $58.33M
Total debt $35.45B $7.15B $26.96B
Shares (diluted) 383.88M 127.00M 64.28M
Enterprise value $23.26B $12.23B $17.46B

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
MetricVMRKSUIESS
P/E 27.0x -16.9x 43.2x
P/FCF 24.0x 33.1x 30.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 16.4x 16.0x
P/S – 6.7x 9.3x
P/B 2.2x 2.6x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.7x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 43.6x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 26.5x -118.6x 39.1x
EV/Revenue – 7.4x 12.7x
EV/FCF 33.3x 36.8x 42.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.9x 18.2x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.39 0.15 -5.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVMRKSUIESS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.0% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -10.9% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 71.4% -35.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% -2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.0% -165.3% -49.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -123.7% -7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.8% -166.9% -48.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -115.0% -8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% 11.4% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 11.3% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 202.8% 16.8% 344.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 44.9% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVMRKSUIESS
Gross margin – 90.2% –
EBITDA margin – 17.0% 64.9%
Operating margin – -6.3% 32.5%
Pretax margin – 3.5% 18.9%
Net margin – -39.5% 21.5%
FCF margin – 20.2% 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 40.8% 58.0%
Return on equity 8.3% -14.3% 7.9%
Return on assets 4.4% -7.7% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 6.2% -1.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -1.0x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVMRKSUIESS
Debt / assets 44.9% 16.4% 51.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 4.3x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 9.3x 4.0x 11.5x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 48.5% 57.5%
Equity / assets 52.8% 51.5% 42.5%
Interest coverage 3.9x -0.9x 2.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVMRKSUIESS
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.7% 3.7%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 3.8% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 7.5% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 117.0% -61.7% 151.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 107.1% 123.3% 114.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% -46.2% 4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – 4.8%

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.

ConsensusVMRKSUIESS
Forward P/E 51.6xFY2026 – 53.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $-5.89FY2026 $5.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -58.5%FY2026 -154.3%FY2026 -49.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.5% – +29.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.09BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026 $2.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% -4.9% -7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVMRKSUIESS
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 530 630
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.1% +4.7%
Institutions buying – 258 348
Institutions selling – 197 183
Buyers to sellers – 1.31 1.90

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.

VMRKSUIESS
VMRK 1.00 0.58 0.82
SUI 0.58 1.00 0.53
ESS 0.82 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VMRK, SUI and ESS?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vivmark Residential (VMRK) $23.48B, Sun Communities (SUI) $14.68B, Essex Property Trust (ESS) $17.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, VMRK, SUI and ESS?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 26.9x, Sun Communities (SUI) -16.9x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 42.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) is cheapest (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 51.6x, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 53.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sun Communities (SUI) +2.0%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) has the highest net margin (Sun Communities (SUI) -39.5%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 21.5%). On return on invested capital, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) leads (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 6.2%, Sun Communities (SUI) -1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Essex Property Trust (ESS) returned the most: Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -0.5%, Sun Communities (SUI) -2.5%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) +5.6%. Over five years, Essex Property Trust (ESS) compounded fastest (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -5.9%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -9.9%/yr, Essex Property Trust (ESS) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) has the highest dividend yield: Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 0.04%, Sun Communities (SUI) 0.04%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Essex Property Trust (ESS) has been the steadiest (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 21.4%, Sun Communities (SUI) 20.2%, Essex Property Trust (ESS) 20.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VMRK, SUI and ESS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vivmark Residential (VMRK) leads on 7. 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.