Champion Homes
Champion Homes' revenue rose 7.3% to $2.7 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 9.4%, down from 9.5% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $270 million, up 41.7%. It paid out $200 million in dividends and buybacks, 74% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.7%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2026, earnings per share grew 33.7% a year and net income 61.6% a year, as new shares raised the share count by 573% and diluted each share's earnings.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value Champion Homes yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Champion Homes' 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Champion Homes' fiscal 2026 free cash flow of $270M, net cash of $614M at March 28, 2026 and 56 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Champion Homes: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 0.7% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 12%: 11% for a cyclical or higher-risk business (Homebuilding), plus 1 point as a smaller company, worth $4.4B; the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $79.25
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Champion Homes' earnings per share of $3.43 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 17.7×, the middle of Champion Homes' own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (the Consumer Discretionary median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 13%, 12% and 11%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $79.25
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- Champion Homes' P/E at the last close
- 23.1×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavco IndustriesCVCO | $531.53 | $22.99 | 23.1× |
| Champion HomesSKY | $79.25 | $3.43 | 23.1× |
| Installed Building ProductsIBP | $202.03 | $9.28 | 21.8× |
| Century CommunitiesCCS | $57.44 | $4.56 | 12.6× |
| Green Brick PartnersGRBK | $64.12 | $6.64 | 9.7× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 435 | 748 | 495 | 610 | 638 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | −423 | −735 | −470 | −586 | −614 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −1.2x | −1.4x | −2.2x | −2.1x | −2.0x |
| Debt to equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | 102.6x | 158.2x | 38.0x | 28.0x | 33.4x |
| Current ratio | 2.2x | 4.2x | 2.4x | 2.4x | 2.5x |
| Quick ratio | 1.6x | 3.4x | 1.5x | 1.6x | 1.7x |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought Champion Homes shares on the open market, and 4 insiders sold $2.8 million.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Michael B BermanDirector | Sold | 1,500 | $93.22 | $139,830 | Form 4 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Erin Claire HelgrenDirector | Sold | 1,100 | $95.00 | $104,500 | Form 4 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Joseph A. KimmellEVP, Operations | Sold | 4,000 | $75.91 | $303,640 | Form 4 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Joseph A. KimmellEVP, Operations | Sold | 7,922 | $75.70 | $599,718 | Form 4 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Joseph A. KimmellEVP, Operations | Sold | 2,880 | $82.25 | $236,880 | Form 4 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Timothy A. BurkhardtVP & Controller | Sold | 12,183 | $87.41 | $1.1 million | Form 4 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Joseph A. KimmellEVP, Operations | Sold | 1,800 | $88.35 | $159,030 | Form 4 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Joseph A. KimmellEVP, Operations | Sold | 1,812 | $82.04 | $148,656 | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Fail | Pass | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Pass | Pass |
| Share count didn't rise | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| Gross margin rose | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| F-score | 3 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −4.4% | −2.1% | −4.6% |
Compare
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Similar companies
| Company | Year | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Free cash flow margin | Return on capital | Net debt to EBITDA | F-score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Homes | FY26 | 7.3% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 20.8% | −2.0x | 6 | |
| Installed Building Products | FY25 | 1.0% | 13.0% | 10.1% | 22.6% | 1.3x | 7 | Compare |
| Cavco Industries | FY26 | 11.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% | — | — | — | Compare |
| Green Brick Partners | FY25 | −1.0% | — | 10.2% | 17.9% | 0.3x | — | Compare |
| Century Communities | FY25 | −6.4% | — | 3.0% | — | — | — | Compare |
10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 212 | 236 | 1,360 | 1,370 | 1,421 | 2,207 | 2,607 | 2,025 | 2,483 | 2,664 |
| Revenue growth | 13.3% | 11.7% | — | 0.7% | 3.7% | 55.3% | 18.1% | −22.3% | 22.6% | 7.3% |
| Gross profit | 23 | 22 | 245 | 279 | 288 | 589 | 819 | 486 | 664 | 704 |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | 2 | 0 | −30 | 86 | 109 | 333 | 518 | 175 | 237 | 252 |
| Net income | 2 | 0 | −58 | 58 | 85 | 248 | 402 | 147 | 198 | 207 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 0.20 | 0.00 | −1.09 | 1.02 | 1.49 | 4.33 | 7.00 | 2.53 | 3.42 | 3.66 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 8 | 8 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 56 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 4 | 3 | 65 | 77 | 154 | 224 | 416 | 223 | 241 | 304 |
| Capital expenditure | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 34 |
| Free cash flow | 3 | 2 | 53 | 61 | 146 | 192 | 364 | 170 | 190 | 270 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 200 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 283 | 0 | 27 |
| Stock-based compensation | 0 | 0 | 102 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 21 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 8 | 11 | 127 | 210 | 263 | 435 | 748 | 495 | 610 | 638 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | 54 | 77 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Total assets | 55 | 56 | 700 | 782 | 918 | 1,235 | 1,563 | 1,923 | 2,110 | 2,132 |
| Total liabilities | 30 | 30 | 288 | 307 | 349 | 410 | 330 | 501 | 566 | 559 |
| Shareholders' equity | 25 | 25 | 412 | 474 | 569 | 825 | 1,233 | 1,422 | 1,544 | 1,573 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 11.0% | 9.3% | 18.0% | 20.4% | 20.2% | 26.7% | 31.4% | 24.0% | 26.7% | 26.4% |
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 0.1% | −2.2% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 15.1% | 19.9% | 8.7% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 0.0% | −4.3% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 11.2% | 15.4% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 7.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.3% | 0.6% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 10.3% | 8.7% | 14.0% | 8.4% | 7.7% | 10.1% |
| Return on capital | — | — | — | 17.3% | 24.1% | 66.9% | 86.7% | 18.5% | 19.6% | 20.8% |
| Return on equity | 6.9% | 0.0% | — | 13.1% | 16.3% | 35.6% | 39.0% | 11.1% | 13.4% | 13.3% |
| Return on assets | 3.2% | 0.0% | — | 7.8% | 10.0% | 23.1% | 28.7% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 9.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | −1.3x | −1.8x | −1.2x | −1.4x | −2.2x | −2.1x | −2.0x |