DHI vs FAF vs LEN Stock Comparison

Horton D R, First American Financial and Lennar Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DHI Horton D R Inc /De/
$146.56 +5.1% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$41.27B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LEN Lennar Corp /New/
$85.49 +3.0% 1M -31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$20.70B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

First American Financial leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (First American Financial 9, Horton D R 2, Lennar 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHIFAFLENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.27B $6.70B $20.70B DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 9.2x 15.8x FAF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 10.3x 17.9x FAF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +14.1% -8.0% FAF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.1% 4.1% FAF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.3% -32.2% FAF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x -0.2x FAF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% LEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.2% +3.8% -31.2% FAF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr -2.7%/yr -2.4%/yr DHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 30.1% 39.3% FAF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 66/100 36/100 FAF

Percentile Scorecard

DHIFAFLEN

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

AxisDHIFAFLEN
Valuation 50 #11 of 21 84 #20 of 119 25 #16 of 21
Growth 83 #4 of 19 77 #27 of 114 22 #15 of 19
Profitability 73 #5 of 16 50 #54 of 106 13 #14 of 16
Financial Health – 64 #38 of 104 46 #8 of 14
Shareholder Returns 20 #13 of 16 56 #47 of 105 73 #5 of 16
Overall 57 66 36
  • DHI ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • FAF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • LEN ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDHIFAFLENSPY
1 month +5.1%-0.6%+3.0% +0.7%
3 months +0.7%-15.7%+2.1% +3.7%
6 months -4.7%-9.2%-5.3% +7.1%
Year to date +1.8%+3.7%-16.8% +12.8%
1 year -1.2%+3.8%-31.2% +11.9%
3 years +43.5%+25.4%-15.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.8%+7.8%-5.5% +22.8%
5 years +64.2%-12.9%-11.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.4%-2.7%-2.4% +10.9%
10 years +411.7%+65.1%+117.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.7%+5.1%+8.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDHIFAFLENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%30.1%39.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%31.1%37.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.360.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.030.12-0.79 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-45.1%-60.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-19.5%-35.8% -1.2%
52-week high $167.78$79.13$133.13 $779.14
52-week low $132.53$56.85$73.54 $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.

MultipleDHIFAFLEN
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 13.5x 8.9xmedian 10.7x 15.5xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.6x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 4.3xmedian 7.5x -1.8xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 15.9x 8.1xmedian 8.5x 21.9xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.49median 1.90 0.19median 0.60 -0.59median 1.90

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 monthsDHIFAFLEN
Revenue $33.35B $8.09B $31.97B
Gross profit $7.54B – $2.90B
Operating income $3.81B – -$11.68B
Net income $3.09B $733.90M $1.32B
Free cash flow $3.20B $805.80M $811.27M
EPS (diluted) $10.79 $7.10 $5.50
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $1.73B $1.43B
Total debt $7.11B $1.55B $4.30B
Shares (diluted) 283.00M 103.20M 237.76M
Enterprise value $31.58B -$3.43B $11.07B

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
MetricDHIFAFLEN
P/E 14.3x 8.9x 15.5x
P/FCF 12.2x 8.1x 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 6.7x 19.0x
P/S 1.2x 0.8x 0.6x
P/B 1.7x 1.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.2x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 4.3x -1.8x
EV/EBIT – 5.1x -1.8x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 7.2x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 6.0x 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.49 0.19 -0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHIFAFLEN
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 14.1% -8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 8.9% -1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -25.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -25.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 15.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -65.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.9% 51.4% -51.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -15.1% 46.0% -30.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.7% 51.7% -47.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 46.1% -26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.5% 7.0% 265.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 14.8% -43.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.4% 213.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.1% -46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHIFAFLEN
Gross margin – – 9.1%
EBITDA margin – 16.8% -36.1%
Operating margin – – -36.5%
Pretax margin – 11.9% 5.6%
Net margin – 9.1% 4.1%
FCF margin – 10.0% 2.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.6% 12.0% 2.9%
Return on equity 12.2% 13.3% 6.1%
Return on assets 8.2% 4.0% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – 12.3% -32.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHIFAFLEN
Debt / assets – 8.6% 12.9%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.9x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 31.9% 69.9% 35.0%
Equity / assets 68.1% 30.1% 65.0%
Interest coverage – 6.4x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHIFAFLEN
Dividend yield 1.2% 3.5% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% 5.6%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 4.4% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 37.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 60.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusDHIFAFLEN
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.71FY2026 $6.42FY2026 $5.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.4%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 -36.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% +12.3% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.74BFY2026 $7.76BFY2026 $32.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +0.2% -6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHIFAFLEN
Held by institutions 85.7% 97.0% 88.3%
Institutions holding 1,230 472 937
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +3.7% +3.9%
Institutions buying 657 246 507
Institutions selling 402 142 303
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.73 1.67

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.

DHIFAFLEN
DHI 1.00 0.32 0.88
FAF 0.32 1.00 0.26
LEN 0.88 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHI, FAF and LEN?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Horton D R (DHI) $41.27B, First American Financial (FAF) $6.70B, Lennar (LEN) $20.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, DHI, FAF and LEN?

First American Financial (FAF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Horton D R (DHI) 13.5x, First American Financial (FAF) 9.2x, Lennar (LEN) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, First American Financial (FAF) is cheapest (Horton D R (DHI) 14.3x, First American Financial (FAF) 10.3x, Lennar (LEN) 17.9x). 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%, Lennar (LEN) -8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

First American Financial (FAF) has the highest net margin (First American Financial (FAF) 9.1%, Lennar (LEN) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, First American Financial (FAF) leads (First American Financial (FAF) 12.3%, Lennar (LEN) -32.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First American Financial (FAF) returned the most: Horton D R (DHI) -1.2%, First American Financial (FAF) +3.8%, Lennar (LEN) -31.2%. Over five years, Horton D R (DHI) compounded fastest (Horton D R (DHI) +10.4%/yr, First American Financial (FAF) -2.7%/yr, Lennar (LEN) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lennar (LEN) has the highest dividend yield: Horton D R (DHI) 0.01%, First American Financial (FAF) 0.00%, Lennar (LEN) 0.02%. First American Financial (FAF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, First American Financial (FAF) has been the steadiest (Horton D R (DHI) 35.5%, First American Financial (FAF) 30.1%, Lennar (LEN) 39.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.