CCS vs LEN vs PHM Stock Comparison

Century Communities, Lennar and Pultegroup Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCS Century Communities, Inc.
$57.97 -5.6% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.93B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
LEN Lennar Corp /New/
$84.93 +4.2% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.96B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
PHM Pultegroup Inc/Mi/
$121.16 +2.1% 1M +0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.63B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.98B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pultegroup leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pultegroup 7, Century Communities 3, Lennar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCSLENPHMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.65B $19.96B $22.63B PHM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 15.3x 12.6x CCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 16.7x 12.7x CCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.9% -8.0% -9.3% LEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 4.1% 11.2% PHM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -53.1% -75.5% 14.1% PHM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.1x 0.1x CCS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% LEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.9% -33.3% +0.2% PHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr -2.7%/yr +19.5%/yr PHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.8% 39.3% 33.1% PHM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 40/100 64/100 PHM

Percentile Scorecard

CCSLENPHM

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

AxisCCSLENPHM
Valuation 40 #13 of 21 25 #16 of 21 45 #12 of 21
Growth 60 #9 of 21 40 #13 of 21 65 #8 of 21
Profitability 11 #17 of 19 17 #16 of 19 78 #5 of 19
Financial Health 22 #15 of 19 56 #9 of 19 89 #3 of 19
Shareholder Returns 71 #6 of 18 65 #7 of 18 41 #11 of 18
Overall 41 40 64
  • CCS ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • LEN ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • PHM ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCSLENPHMSPY
1 month -5.6%+4.2%+2.1% -1.0%
3 months -16.4%+0.3%-6.0% +2.9%
6 months -3.1%-9.7%-5.0% +6.4%
Year to date -2.3%-17.4%+3.3% +11.4%
1 year -10.9%-33.3%+0.2% +13.1%
3 years -2.6%-16.4%+69.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%-5.8%+19.2% +21.5%
5 years -10.1%-12.7%+143.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.1%-2.7%+19.5% +10.9%
10 years +180.0%+116.4%+535.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.8%+8.0%+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCCSLENPHMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.8%39.3%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%37.5%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.910.940.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-0.850.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.7%-60.5%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.5%-36.2%-15.0% -2.5%
52-week high $74.84$133.13$142.56 $779.14
52-week low $48.41$73.54$109.38 $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.

MultipleCCSLENPHM
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 12.7x 15.4xmedian 12.7x 12.6xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 0.6xmedian 0.6x 1.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 9.5x -0.8xmedian 9.5x 8.2xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 15.9x 21.8xmedian 15.9x 17.2xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.58median 1.06 -0.59median 1.06 -1.42median 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 monthsCCSLENPHM
Revenue $3.93B $31.97B $15.98B
Gross profit -$2.43B $2.90B $4.21B
Operating income -$2.92B -$27.35B $2.66B
Net income $133.92M $1.32B $1.80B
Free cash flow $35.03M $811.27M $1.30B
EPS (diluted) $4.67 $5.50 $9.56
Cash & equivalents $92.33M $1.43B $1.41B
Total debt $6.32B $4.30B $7.08B
Shares (diluted) 28.65M 237.76M 187.84M
Enterprise value $1.24B $10.33B $16.00B

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
MetricCCSLENPHM
P/E 12.4x 15.4x 12.6x
P/FCF 47.1x 21.8x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x 18.8x 15.8x
P/S 0.4x 0.6x 1.4x
P/B 0.6x 0.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 0.8x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA -1.1x -0.8x 8.2x
EV/EBIT -1.1x -0.8x 8.5x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF 92.5x 25.3x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.5x 21.9x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.58 -0.59 -1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCSLENPHM
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.9% -8.0% -9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -1.5% -1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% -25.8% -16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -25.2% -6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.7% 0.4% -27.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -8.9% -11.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.5% -51.1% -31.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.3% -30.4% -13.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -44.8% -47.6% -28.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.3% -26.4% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.4% 265.0% -15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.1% -43.9% -21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -73.3% 213.8% -16.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -59.6% -46.2% -22.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCSLENPHM
Gross margin -61.7% 9.1% 26.3%
EBITDA margin -73.8% -85.1% 17.3%
Operating margin -74.4% -85.5% 16.6%
Pretax margin 4.5% 5.6% 16.6%
Net margin 3.4% 4.1% 11.2%
FCF margin 0.9% 2.5% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 2.9% 8.8%
Return on equity 5.2% 6.1% 16.1%
Return on assets 2.9% 4.0% 11.4%
Return on invested capital -53.1% -75.5% 14.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCSLENPHM
Debt / assets 35.9% 12.9% 9.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.1x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 48.1x 5.3x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 45.3% 35.0% 29.2%
Equity / assets 54.7% 65.0% 70.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCSLENPHM
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.4% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 6.0% 5.6% 6.0%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 8.0% 6.8%
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.

ConsensusCCSLENPHM
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.86FY2026 $5.08FY2026 $9.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.9%FY2026 -36.3%FY2026 -14.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +7.5% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.02BFY2026 $32.49BFY2026 $16.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.4% -6.2% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCSLENPHM
Held by institutions 91.9% 100.0% 94.3%
Institutions holding 263 936 1,042
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +3.9% +1.7%
Institutions buying 117 506 485
Institutions selling 109 303 403
Buyers to sellers 1.07 1.67 1.20

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.

CCSLENPHM
CCS 1.00 0.79 0.80
LEN 0.79 1.00 0.85
PHM 0.80 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCS, LEN and PHM?

Pultegroup (PHM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Century Communities (CCS) $1.65B, Lennar (LEN) $19.96B, Pultegroup (PHM) $22.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCS, LEN and PHM?

Century Communities (CCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Century Communities (CCS) 12.3x, Lennar (LEN) 15.3x, Pultegroup (PHM) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Century Communities (CCS) is cheapest (Century Communities (CCS) 11.9x, Lennar (LEN) 16.7x, Pultegroup (PHM) 12.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lennar (LEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Century Communities (CCS) -8.9%, Lennar (LEN) -8.0%, Pultegroup (PHM) -9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pultegroup (PHM) has the highest net margin (Century Communities (CCS) 3.4%, Lennar (LEN) 4.1%, Pultegroup (PHM) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Pultegroup (PHM) leads (Century Communities (CCS) -53.1%, Lennar (LEN) -75.5%, Pultegroup (PHM) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pultegroup (PHM) returned the most: Century Communities (CCS) -10.9%, Lennar (LEN) -33.3%, Pultegroup (PHM) +0.2%. Over five years, Pultegroup (PHM) compounded fastest (Century Communities (CCS) -2.1%/yr, Lennar (LEN) -2.7%/yr, Pultegroup (PHM) +19.5%/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%, Pultegroup (PHM) 0.00%. Pultegroup (PHM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pultegroup (PHM) has been the steadiest (Century Communities (CCS) 41.8%, Lennar (LEN) 39.3%, Pultegroup (PHM) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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