CCS vs DHI vs MTH Stock Comparison

Century Communities, Horton D R and Meritage Homes Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCS Century Communities, Inc.
$57.46 -8.3% 1M -9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.93B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
DHI Horton D R Inc /De/
$146.48 +3.5% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$41.48B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$63.64 -2.1% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.20B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.75B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Horton D R leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Horton D R 6, Century Communities 4, Meritage Homes 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCSDHIMTHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.65B $41.48B $4.20B DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 13.6x 12.8x CCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 13.7x 12.8x CCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.9% -3.5% -13.3% DHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 9.2% 3.1% DHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -53.1% 9.2% 19.1% MTH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 1.3x 0.6x CCS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% CCS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.0% -7.3% -10.9% DHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.0%/yr +10.8%/yr +3.7%/yr DHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.8% 35.8% 38.8% DHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 62/100 69/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

CCSDHIMTH

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

AxisCCSDHIMTH
Valuation 40 #13 of 21 55 #10 of 21 95 #2 of 21
Growth 58 #9 of 20 74 #6 of 20 37 #13 of 20
Profitability 6 #17 of 18 65 #7 of 18 59 #8 of 18
Financial Health 24 #14 of 18 59 #8 of 18 53 #9 of 18
Shareholder Returns 75 #5 of 17 56 #8 of 17 100 #1 of 17
Overall 40 62 69
  • CCS ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • DHI ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCSDHIMTHSPY
1 month -8.3%+3.5%-2.1% -0.8%
3 months -18.5%-0.8%-13.2% +3.5%
6 months -2.5%-8.1%-8.7% +7.0%
Year to date -3.2%+1.7%-3.3% +12.2%
1 year -9.0%-7.3%-10.9% +13.0%
3 years -5.6%+44.0%+14.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.9%+12.9%+4.5% +23.1%
5 years -9.4%+66.9%+19.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.0%+10.8%+3.7% +11.0%
10 years +181.0%+412.5%+283.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.9%+17.8%+14.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCSDHIMTHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.8%35.8%38.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%31.6%35.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.890.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.20-0.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.7%-44.8%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-12.7%-25.3% -1.8%
52-week high $74.84$167.78$85.18 $779.14
52-week low $48.41$132.53$57.86 $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.

MultipleCCSDHIMTH
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.7x 13.5xmedian 12.7x 12.7xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 1.2xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 9.4x 11.8xmedian 9.4x 3.0xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.6xmedian 16.0x 12.8xmedian 16.0x 10.0xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.58median 1.06 -1.54median 1.06 -0.53median 1.06

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 monthsCCSDHIMTH
Revenue $3.93B $33.35B $10.75B
Gross profit -$2.43B $7.54B $1.91B
Operating income -$2.92B $3.81B $1.71B
Net income $133.92M $3.09B $329.27M
Free cash flow $35.03M $3.20B $414.71M
EPS (diluted) $4.67 $10.79 $4.98
Cash & equivalents $92.33M $2.13B $807.27M
Total debt $1.68B $7.11B $7.35B
Shares (diluted) 28.65M 283.00M 66.13M
Enterprise value $1.24B $31.79B $1.12B

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
MetricCCSDHIMTH
P/E 12.3x 13.5x 12.7x
P/FCF 46.6x 12.8x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x 12.3x 9.5x
P/S 0.4x 1.2x 0.4x
P/B 0.6x 1.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 1.7x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -1.1x 11.8x 3.0x
EV/EBIT -1.1x 12.1x 3.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 92.1x 14.4x 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.2x 13.8x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.58 -1.54 -0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCSDHIMTH
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.9% -3.5% -13.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -1.2% -5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% -12.0% -32.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -7.1% -16.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.7% -22.1% -34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -15.0% -17.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.5% -22.7% -48.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.3% -14.3% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -44.8% -17.0% -43.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.3% -8.8% -24.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.4% 15.2% 298.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.1% -0.3% -23.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.3% 15.0% 267.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -59.6% -0.4% -23.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCSDHIMTH
Gross margin -61.7% 22.6% 17.8%
EBITDA margin -73.8% 11.8% 16.1%
Operating margin -74.4% 11.4% 15.9%
Pretax margin 4.5% 12.3% 3.9%
Net margin 3.4% 9.2% 3.1%
FCF margin 0.9% 9.6% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 10.1% 4.1%
Return on equity 5.2% 12.7% 6.5%
Return on assets 2.9% 8.6% 4.4%
Return on invested capital -53.1% 9.2% 19.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCSDHIMTH
Debt / assets 35.9% 19.5% 24.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 1.3x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 48.1x 2.2x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 45.3% 33.2% 33.1%
Equity / assets 54.7% 66.8% 66.9%
Interest coverage – – 615.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCSDHIMTH
Dividend yield 2.2% 1.2% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 6.1% 7.1% 10.5%
Shareholder yield 8.3% 8.3% 13.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.5% 16.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 101.4% 15.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.5% 6.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 14.8% –

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.

ConsensusCCSDHIMTH
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.86FY2026 $10.71FY2026 $4.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.9%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +1.2% +4.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.02BFY2026 $30.74BFY2026 $5.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 -12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.4% +2.4% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCSDHIMTH
Held by institutions 91.9% 85.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 263 1,229 398
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +0.2% +2.7%
Institutions buying 117 656 204
Institutions selling 109 402 146
Buyers to sellers 1.07 1.63 1.40

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.

CCSDHIMTH
CCS 1.00 0.81 0.84
DHI 0.81 1.00 0.87
MTH 0.84 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCS, DHI and MTH?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Century Communities (CCS) $1.65B, Horton D R (DHI) $41.48B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCS, DHI and MTH?

Century Communities (CCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Century Communities (CCS) 12.3x, Horton D R (DHI) 13.6x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Century Communities (CCS) is cheapest (Century Communities (CCS) 11.8x, Horton D R (DHI) 13.7x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Horton D R (DHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Century Communities (CCS) -8.9%, Horton D R (DHI) -3.5%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -13.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Horton D R (DHI) has the highest net margin (Century Communities (CCS) 3.4%, Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Meritage Homes (MTH) leads (Century Communities (CCS) -53.1%, Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 19.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Horton D R (DHI) returned the most: Century Communities (CCS) -9.0%, Horton D R (DHI) -7.3%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -10.9%. Over five years, Horton D R (DHI) compounded fastest (Century Communities (CCS) -2.0%/yr, Horton D R (DHI) +10.8%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Century Communities (CCS) has the highest dividend yield: Century Communities (CCS) 0.02%, Horton D R (DHI) 0.01%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 0.00%. Meritage Homes (MTH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Horton D R (DHI) has been the steadiest (Century Communities (CCS) 41.8%, Horton D R (DHI) 35.8%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCS, DHI and MTH?

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