CCS vs LEN vs GRBK Stock Comparison

Century Communities, Lennar and Green Brick Partners 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
1 win
LEN Lennar Corp /New/
$84.00 +2.3% 1M -34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$20.09B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Green Brick Partners leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Green Brick Partners 9, Lennar 2, Century Communities 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCSLENGRBKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.65B $20.09B $2.76B LEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 15.4x 9.5x GRBK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 16.5x 10.4x GRBK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.9% -8.0% -5.7% GRBK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 4.1% 14.7% GRBK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -53.1% -32.2% 13.4% GRBK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.2x 0.4x CCS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% LEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.0% -34.2% -5.8% GRBK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.0%/yr -2.7%/yr +20.8%/yr GRBK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.8% 39.4% 33.6% GRBK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 38/100 61/100 GRBK

Percentile Scorecard

CCSLENGRBK

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

AxisCCSLENGRBK
Valuation 40 #13 of 21 25 #16 of 21 50 #11 of 21
Growth 58 #9 of 20 26 #15 of 20 84 #4 of 20
Profitability 6 #17 of 18 24 #14 of 18 77 #5 of 18
Financial Health 24 #14 of 18 47 #10 of 18 77 #5 of 18
Shareholder Returns 75 #5 of 17 69 #6 of 17 19 #14 of 17
Overall 40 38 61
  • CCS ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • LEN ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • GRBK ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCSLENGRBKSPY
1 month -8.3%+2.3%-6.8% -0.8%
3 months -18.5%-1.2%-11.5% +3.5%
6 months -2.5%-9.9%-9.5% +7.0%
Year to date -3.2%-18.3%+2.3% +12.2%
1 year -9.0%-34.2%-5.8% +13.0%
3 years -5.6%-16.4%+67.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.9%-5.8%+18.7% +23.1%
5 years -9.4%-13.0%+157.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.0%-2.7%+20.8% +11.0%
10 years +181.0%+114.0%+716.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.9%+7.9%+23.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCSLENGRBKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.8%39.4%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%37.4%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.940.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.87-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.7%-60.5%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-36.9%-20.4% -1.8%
52-week high $74.84$133.13$80.59 $779.14
52-week low $48.41$73.54$60.10 $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.

MultipleCCSLENGRBK
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.7x 15.3xmedian 12.7x 9.5xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 0.5xmedian 0.6x 1.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 9.4x -1.8xmedian 9.4x 7.5xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.6xmedian 16.0x 21.5xmedian 16.0x 24.7xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.58median 1.06 -0.58median 1.06 2.03median 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 monthsCCSLENGRBK
Revenue $3.93B $31.97B $1.98B
Gross profit -$2.43B $2.90B $606.74M
Operating income -$2.92B -$11.68B $383.06M
Net income $133.92M $1.32B $314.87M
Free cash flow $35.03M $811.27M $111.62M
EPS (diluted) $4.67 $5.50 $6.73
Cash & equivalents $92.33M $1.43B $131.64M
Total debt $1.68B $4.30B $1.14B
Shares (diluted) 28.65M 237.76M 43.28M
Enterprise value $1.24B $10.46B $2.19B

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
MetricCCSLENGRBK
P/E 12.3x 15.3x 9.5x
P/FCF 46.6x 21.5x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x 18.6x 23.5x
P/S 0.4x 0.5x 1.4x
P/B 0.6x 0.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 0.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -1.1x -1.8x 7.5x
EV/EBIT -1.1x -1.7x 7.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.6x 1.5x
EV/FCF 92.1x 25.1x 26.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.2x 21.7x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.58 -0.58 2.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCSLENGRBK
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.9% -8.0% -5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -1.5% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% -25.8% -11.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -25.2% 5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.7% 15.2% -16.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -65.1% 5.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.5% -51.1% -18.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.3% -30.4% 2.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -44.8% -47.6% -15.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.3% -26.4% 4.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.4% 265.0% -29.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.1% -43.9% -22.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.3% 213.8% -31.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -59.6% -46.2% -23.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCSLENGRBK
Gross margin -61.7% 9.1% 30.6%
EBITDA margin -73.8% -36.1% 19.6%
Operating margin -74.4% -36.5% 19.3%
Pretax margin 4.5% 5.6% 20.4%
Net margin 3.4% 4.1% 14.7%
FCF margin 0.9% 2.5% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 2.9% 5.9%
Return on equity 5.2% 6.1% 16.0%
Return on assets 2.9% 4.0% 12.3%
Return on invested capital -53.1% -32.2% 13.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCSLENGRBK
Debt / assets 35.9% 12.9% 11.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.2x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 48.1x 5.3x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 45.3% 35.0% 23.6%
Equity / assets 54.7% 65.0% 76.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCSLENGRBK
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield 6.1% 5.7% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 8.3% 8.1% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.5% 37.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 101.4% 60.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.5% -6.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 4.3% –

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.

ConsensusCCSLENGRBK
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.86FY2026 $5.08FY2026 $6.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.9%FY2026 -36.3%FY2026 -12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +6.3% -9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.02BFY2026 $32.49BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026 -6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.4% -6.4% -8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCSLENGRBK
Held by institutions 91.9% 100.0% 80.4%
Institutions holding 263 936 324
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +3.9% +1.4%
Institutions buying 117 506 170
Institutions selling 109 303 91
Buyers to sellers 1.07 1.67 1.87

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.

CCSLENGRBK
CCS 1.00 0.79 0.82
LEN 0.79 1.00 0.78
GRBK 0.82 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCS, LEN and GRBK?

Lennar (LEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Century Communities (CCS) $1.65B, Lennar (LEN) $20.09B, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) $2.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCS, LEN and GRBK?

Green Brick Partners (GRBK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Century Communities (CCS) 12.3x, Lennar (LEN) 15.4x, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 9.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) is cheapest (Century Communities (CCS) 11.8x, Lennar (LEN) 16.5x, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 10.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Green Brick Partners (GRBK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Century Communities (CCS) -8.9%, Lennar (LEN) -8.0%, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) -5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Green Brick Partners (GRBK) has the highest net margin (Century Communities (CCS) 3.4%, Lennar (LEN) 4.1%, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 14.7%). On return on invested capital, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) leads (Century Communities (CCS) -53.1%, Lennar (LEN) -32.2%, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Green Brick Partners (GRBK) returned the most: Century Communities (CCS) -9.0%, Lennar (LEN) -34.2%, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) -5.8%. Over five years, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) compounded fastest (Century Communities (CCS) -2.0%/yr, Lennar (LEN) -2.7%/yr, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) +20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lennar (LEN) has the highest dividend yield: Century Communities (CCS) 0.02%, Lennar (LEN) 0.02%, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 0.00%. Green Brick Partners (GRBK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) has been the steadiest (Century Communities (CCS) 41.8%, Lennar (LEN) 39.4%, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCS, LEN and GRBK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) leads on 9. 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.