DHI vs MTH vs CCS Stock Comparison

Horton D R, Meritage Homes and Century Communities Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DHI Horton D R Inc /De/
$146.48 +3.5% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$40.95B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$63.64 -2.1% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.75B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
CCS Century Communities, Inc.
$57.46 -8.3% 1M -9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.64B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.93B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Horton D R leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Horton D R 6, Century Communities 4, Meritage Homes 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHIMTHCCSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.95B $4.14B $1.64B DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.4x 12.6x 12.3x CCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 12.8x 11.8x CCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% -13.3% -8.9% DHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 3.1% 3.4% DHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 19.1% -53.1% MTH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.6x -0.5x CCS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% CCS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% -10.9% -9.0% DHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +3.7%/yr -2.0%/yr DHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 38.8% 41.8% DHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 69/100 40/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

DHIMTHCCS

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

AxisDHIMTHCCS
Valuation 55 #10 of 21 95 #2 of 21 40 #13 of 21
Growth 74 #6 of 20 37 #13 of 20 58 #9 of 20
Profitability 65 #7 of 18 59 #8 of 18 6 #17 of 18
Financial Health 59 #8 of 18 53 #9 of 18 24 #14 of 18
Shareholder Returns 56 #8 of 17 100 #1 of 17 75 #5 of 17
Overall 62 69 40
  • DHI ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • CCS ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDHIMTHCCSSPY
1 month +3.5%-2.1%-8.3% -0.8%
3 months -0.8%-13.2%-18.5% +3.5%
6 months -8.1%-8.7%-2.5% +7.0%
Year to date +1.7%-3.3%-3.2% +12.2%
1 year -7.3%-10.9%-9.0% +13.0%
3 years +44.0%+14.1%-5.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.9%+4.5%-1.9% +23.1%
5 years +66.9%+19.7%-9.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+3.7%-2.0% +11.0%
10 years +412.5%+283.8%+181.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +17.8%+14.4%+10.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDHIMTHCCSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%38.8%41.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%35.1%37.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.990.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.28-0.22 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-46.8%-54.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.7%-25.3%-23.2% -1.8%
52-week high $167.78$85.18$74.84 $779.14
52-week low $132.53$57.86$48.41 $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.

MultipleDHIMTHCCS
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 12.7x 12.7xmedian 12.7x 12.3xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 9.4x 3.0xmedian 9.4x -1.1xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 16.0x 10.0xmedian 16.0x 46.6xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.54median 1.06 -0.53median 1.06 -0.58median 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 monthsDHIMTHCCS
Revenue $33.35B $10.75B $3.93B
Gross profit $7.54B $1.91B -$2.43B
Operating income $3.81B $1.71B -$2.92B
Net income $3.09B $329.27M $133.92M
Free cash flow $3.20B $414.71M $35.03M
EPS (diluted) $10.79 $4.98 $4.67
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $807.27M $92.33M
Total debt $7.11B $7.35B $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 283.00M 66.13M 28.65M
Enterprise value $31.26B $1.06B $1.23B

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
MetricDHIMTHCCS
P/E 13.5x 12.7x 12.3x
P/FCF 12.8x 10.0x 46.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 9.5x 23.9x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 1.7x 0.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 3.0x -1.1x
EV/EBIT 12.1x 3.0x -1.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.5x 0.8x
EV/FCF 14.4x 12.5x 92.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 11.8x 47.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.54 -0.53 -0.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHIMTHCCS
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% -13.3% -8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -5.8% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.0% -32.5% 3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.1% -16.1% -3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.1% -34.1% 3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.0% -17.4% -3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -22.7% -48.4% -48.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -26.9% -24.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.0% -43.9% -44.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -24.0% -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% 298.7% -56.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -23.2% -50.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% 267.0% -73.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -23.7% -59.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHIMTHCCS
Gross margin 22.6% 17.8% -61.7%
EBITDA margin 11.8% 16.1% -73.8%
Operating margin 11.4% 15.9% -74.4%
Pretax margin 12.3% 3.9% 4.5%
Net margin 9.2% 3.1% 3.4%
FCF margin 9.6% 3.9% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 4.1% 1.7%
Return on equity 12.7% 6.5% 5.2%
Return on assets 8.6% 4.4% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 19.1% -53.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHIMTHCCS
Debt / assets 19.5% 24.5% 35.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.6x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 4.5x 48.1x
Liabilities / assets 33.2% 33.1% 45.3%
Equity / assets 66.8% 66.9% 54.7%
Interest coverage – 615.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHIMTHCCS
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 7.1% 10.5% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 8.3% 13.4% 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.4% – 26.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.8% – 101.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.9% – 4.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – 8.8%

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.

ConsensusDHIMTHCCS
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 12.8xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.71FY2026 $4.98FY2026 $4.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.4%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026 -18.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.6% +5.0% -4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.74BFY2026 $5.11BFY2026 $4.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 -12.3%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +14.8% -8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHIMTHCCS
Held by institutions 85.7% 100.0% 91.9%
Institutions holding 1,229 398 263
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +2.7% +1.3%
Institutions buying 656 204 117
Institutions selling 402 146 109
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.40 1.07

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.

DHIMTHCCS
DHI 1.00 0.87 0.81
MTH 0.87 1.00 0.84
CCS 0.81 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHI, MTH and CCS?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Horton D R (DHI) $40.95B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.14B, Century Communities (CCS) $1.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, DHI, MTH and CCS?

Century Communities (CCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Horton D R (DHI) 13.4x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.6x, Century Communities (CCS) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Century Communities (CCS) is cheapest (Horton D R (DHI) 13.7x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.8x, Century Communities (CCS) 11.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Horton D R (DHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Horton D R (DHI) -3.5%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -13.3%, Century Communities (CCS) -8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Horton D R (DHI) has the highest net margin (Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 3.1%, Century Communities (CCS) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Meritage Homes (MTH) leads (Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 19.1%, Century Communities (CCS) -53.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Horton D R (DHI) returned the most: Horton D R (DHI) -7.3%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -10.9%, Century Communities (CCS) -9.0%. Over five years, Horton D R (DHI) compounded fastest (Horton D R (DHI) +10.8%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +3.7%/yr, Century Communities (CCS) -2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Century Communities (CCS) has the highest dividend yield: Horton D R (DHI) 0.01%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 0.00%, Century Communities (CCS) 0.02%. Meritage Homes (MTH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Horton D R (DHI) has been the steadiest (Horton D R (DHI) 35.8%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.8%, Century Communities (CCS) 41.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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