CCS vs MTH vs TOL Stock Comparison

Century Communities, Meritage Homes and Toll Brothers Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$61.95 -4.7% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.16B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
1 win
TOL Toll Brothers, Inc.
$139.87 +2.5% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.31B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Toll Brothers leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Toll Brothers 6, Meritage Homes 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCSMTHTOLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.56B $4.16B $13.31B TOL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 14.0x 11.1x TOL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 12.5x 11.5x TOL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -1.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 11.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.3% -12.8% +0.8% TOL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +2.7%/yr +18.4%/yr TOL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.7% 38.8% 34.4% TOL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 71/100 64/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

CCSMTHTOL

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

AxisCCSMTHTOL
Valuation 80 #5 of 21 95 #2 of 21 85 #4 of 21
Growth – 56 #9 of 19 89 #3 of 19
Profitability – – 73 #5 of 16
Financial Health – – 40 #10 of 16
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 63 #7 of 17 31 #12 of 17
Overall – 71 64
  • CCS ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • TOL ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCSMTHTOLSPY
1 month -8.2%-4.7%+2.5% +0.9%
3 months -18.8%-13.4%-6.9% +5.9%
6 months +1.9%-7.6%+0.2% +8.5%
Year to date -4.7%-5.9%+3.4% +13.3%
1 year -11.3%-12.8%+0.8% +12.4%
3 years -7.1%+11.1%+103.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.4%+3.6%+26.7% +23.5%
5 years -15.7%+14.0%+132.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.4%+2.7%+18.4% +11.0%
10 years +186.3%+301.5%+410.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.1%+14.9%+17.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCCSMTHTOLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.7%38.8%34.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%35.3%29.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.981.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.330.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.7%-46.8%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-27.3%-15.8% -0.9%
52-week high $74.84$85.18$166.12 $779.14
52-week low $48.41$57.86$124.14 $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.

MultipleCCSMTHTOL
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 13.2x 13.7xmedian 13.2x 11.0xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x 1.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.6x —median 9.6x 9.3xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.1xmedian 15.9x 10.0xmedian 15.9x 11.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 1.91 -0.54median 1.91 -3.17median 1.91

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 monthsCCSMTHTOL
Revenue – – $10.76B
Gross profit – – $2.55B
Operating income – – $1.49B
Net income – $297.75M $1.20B
Free cash flow – – $1.09B
EPS (diluted) $3.81 $4.50 $12.69
Cash & equivalents $86.09M $677.50M $1.06B
Total debt – – $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 28.65M 66.13M 94.45M
Enterprise value $1.56B $4.16B $8.69B

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
MetricCCSMTHTOL
P/E 14.8x 13.7x 11.0x
P/FCF 49.1x 10.0x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.0x 10.8x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 1.2x
P/B 0.6x 0.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 0.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.3x
EV/EBIT – – 9.8x
EV/Revenue – – 1.4x
EV/FCF – – 13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.0x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 -0.54 -3.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCSMTHTOL
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -15.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -45.0% -12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -28.1% -8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -46.7% -40.8% -8.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.8% -25.3% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 323.7% 19.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -21.4% -14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 18.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -16.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCSMTHTOL
Gross margin – – 23.7%
EBITDA margin – – 14.5%
Operating margin – – 13.8%
Pretax margin – – 13.8%
Net margin – – 11.1%
FCF margin – – 10.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 11.1%
Return on equity 4.3% – 12.9%
Return on assets 2.3% – 7.5%
Return on invested capital – – 9.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCSMTHTOL
Debt / assets – – 18.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.1x
Debt / FCF – – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 33.5% 41.8%
Equity / assets 53.5% 66.5% 58.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCSMTHTOL
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – – 5.3%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 3.0% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCCSMTHTOL
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.86FY2026 $4.96FY2026 $12.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.9%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026 -9.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.7% +4.0% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.02BFY2026 $5.10BFY2026 $10.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 -12.4%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.4% +14.2% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCSMTHTOL
Held by institutions 91.9% 100.0% 90.9%
Institutions holding 263 398 802
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +2.7% +3.7%
Institutions buying 117 204 436
Institutions selling 109 146 214
Buyers to sellers 1.07 1.40 2.04

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.

CCSMTHTOL
CCS 1.00 0.84 0.76
MTH 0.84 1.00 0.84
TOL 0.76 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCS, MTH and TOL?

Toll Brothers (TOL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Century Communities (CCS) $1.56B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.16B, Toll Brothers (TOL) $13.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCS, MTH and TOL?

Toll Brothers (TOL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Century Communities (CCS) 14.3x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 14.0x, Toll Brothers (TOL) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toll Brothers (TOL) is cheapest (Century Communities (CCS) 11.6x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.5x, Toll Brothers (TOL) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toll Brothers (TOL) returned the most: Century Communities (CCS) -11.3%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -12.8%, Toll Brothers (TOL) +0.8%. Over five years, Toll Brothers (TOL) compounded fastest (Century Communities (CCS) -3.4%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +2.7%/yr, Toll Brothers (TOL) +18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toll Brothers (TOL) has been the steadiest (Century Communities (CCS) 41.7%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.8%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 34.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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