DHI vs FAF vs FNF Stock Comparison

Horton D R, First American Financial and Fidelity National Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DHI Horton D R Inc /De/
$147.47 +5.2% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$41.35B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

First American Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (First American Financial 6, Horton D R 3, Fidelity National Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHIFAFFNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.35B $6.58B $10.66B DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 9.0x 13.8x FAF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 9.8x 8.3x FNF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +14.1% +13.0% FAF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 9.1% 5.0% DHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 12.3% 5.6% FAF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.5x -0.1x FAF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.05% FNF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.0% +1.8% -26.1% FAF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr -2.6%/yr -2.6%/yr DHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 30.2% 27.5% FNF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 64/100 57/100 FAF

Percentile Scorecard

DHIFAFFNF

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

AxisDHIFAFFNF
Valuation 55 #10 of 21 84 #20 of 119 91 #12 of 119
Growth 75 #6 of 21 72 #34 of 117 32 #80 of 117
Profitability 61 #8 of 19 51 #58 of 117 71 #35 of 117
Financial Health 50 #10 of 19 66 #41 of 118 36 #76 of 118
Shareholder Returns 53 #9 of 18 50 #55 of 108 58 #46 of 108
Overall 59 64 57
  • DHI ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • FAF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • FNF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDHIFAFFNFSPY
1 month +5.2%-5.0%-3.4% -1.0%
3 months +0.5%-13.9%-21.6% +2.9%
6 months -7.8%-8.7%-22.7% +6.4%
Year to date +2.4%+5.3%-25.9% +11.4%
1 year -7.0%+1.8%-26.1% +13.1%
3 years +44.9%+27.3%+11.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +13.2%+8.4%+3.8% +21.5%
5 years +66.5%-12.4%-12.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.7%-2.6%-2.6% +10.9%
10 years +407.1%+65.6%+64.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.6%+5.2%+5.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDHIFAFFNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%30.2%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%31.3%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.370.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.200.06-0.95 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-45.1%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.1%-18.3%-29.8% -2.5%
52-week high $167.78$79.13$57.61 $779.14
52-week low $132.53$56.85$38.66 $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.

MultipleDHIFAFFNF
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.7x 9.1xmedian 10.5x 14.0xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.6x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 9.5x 4.4xmedian 8.0x 4.6xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 15.9x 8.2xmedian 8.4x 2.0xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 1.06 0.20median 0.47 0.94median 0.47

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 monthsDHIFAFFNF
Revenue $33.35B $8.09B $15.36B
Gross profit $7.54B – $15.08B
Operating income $3.81B – $1.46B
Net income $3.09B $733.90M $912.00M
Free cash flow $3.20B $805.80M $5.43B
EPS (diluted) $10.79 $7.10 $2.89
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $1.73B $3.58B
Total debt $25.19B $1.55B $4.38B
Shares (diluted) 283.00M 103.20M 267.00M
Enterprise value $31.65B -$3.55B -$7.74B

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
MetricDHIFAFFNF
P/E 13.6x 9.1x 14.0x
P/FCF 12.9x 8.2x 2.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 6.8x 1.9x
P/S 1.2x 0.8x 0.7x
P/B 1.7x 1.2x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.2x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 4.4x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 12.2x 5.2x 7.3x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.7x 0.7x
EV/FCF 14.5x 7.3x 2.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 6.1x 1.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 0.20 0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHIFAFFNF
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 14.1% 13.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 8.9% 10.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.0% – 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.1% – 14.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.1% – 21.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.0% – 61.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -22.7% 51.4% -21.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 46.0% 20.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.0% 51.7% -26.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 46.1% 14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% 7.0% -19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 14.8% -2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% 14.4% -19.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 30.1% -2.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHIFAFFNF
Gross margin 22.6% – 98.2%
EBITDA margin 11.8% 16.8% 15.2%
Operating margin 11.4% – 9.5%
Pretax margin 12.3% 11.9% 11.3%
Net margin 9.2% 9.1% 5.0%
FCF margin 9.6% 10.0% 35.3%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 12.0% 36.2%
Return on equity 12.7% 13.3% 10.3%
Return on assets 8.6% 4.0% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 12.3% 5.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 6.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHIFAFFNF
Debt / assets 19.5% 8.6% 3.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.5x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 1.9x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 33.2% 69.9% 92.3%
Equity / assets 66.8% 30.1% 7.7%
Interest coverage – 6.4x 6.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHIFAFFNF
Dividend yield 1.2% 3.5% 5.1%
Net buyback yield 7.0% 0.8% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 4.3% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.4% – 60.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.8% – 10.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.9% – 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – 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.

ConsensusDHIFAFFNF
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.72FY2026 $6.60FY2026 $4.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.7% +13.9% +16.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.74BFY2026 $7.82BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +2.8% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHIFAFFNF
Held by institutions 85.7% 97.0% 83.3%
Institutions holding 1,229 472 711
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +3.7% +1.9%
Institutions buying 656 246 320
Institutions selling 402 142 257
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.73 1.25

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.

DHIFAFFNF
DHI 1.00 0.33 0.34
FAF 0.33 1.00 0.78
FNF 0.34 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHI, FAF and FNF?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Horton D R (DHI) $41.35B, First American Financial (FAF) $6.58B, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) $10.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, DHI, FAF and FNF?

First American Financial (FAF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Horton D R (DHI) 13.5x, First American Financial (FAF) 9.0x, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 13.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is cheapest (Horton D R (DHI) 13.8x, First American Financial (FAF) 9.8x, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 8.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

First American Financial (FAF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Horton D R (DHI) -3.5%, First American Financial (FAF) +14.1%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) +13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Horton D R (DHI) has the highest net margin (Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, First American Financial (FAF) 9.1%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, First American Financial (FAF) leads (Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, First American Financial (FAF) 12.3%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First American Financial (FAF) returned the most: Horton D R (DHI) -7.0%, First American Financial (FAF) +1.8%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -26.1%. Over five years, Horton D R (DHI) compounded fastest (Horton D R (DHI) +10.7%/yr, First American Financial (FAF) -2.6%/yr, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has the highest dividend yield: Horton D R (DHI) 0.01%, First American Financial (FAF) 0.00%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 0.05%. First American Financial (FAF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has been the steadiest (Horton D R (DHI) 35.7%, First American Financial (FAF) 30.2%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DHI, FAF and FNF?

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