DHI vs MTH vs PHM Stock Comparison

Horton D R, Meritage Homes and Pultegroup Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
2 wins
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$64.14 +0.5% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.75B
Div. yield
–
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

11 decided of 12

Pultegroup leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pultegroup 7, Horton D R 2, Meritage Homes 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHIMTHPHMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.35B $4.19B $22.63B DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 12.7x 12.6x PHM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 12.9x 12.7x PHM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% -13.3% -9.3% DHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 3.1% 11.2% PHM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 19.1% 14.1% MTH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.6x 0.1x PHM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.0% -10.5% +0.2% PHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr +4.3%/yr +19.5%/yr PHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 38.7% 33.1% PHM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 64/100 64/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

DHIMTHPHM

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

AxisDHIMTHPHM
Valuation 55 #10 of 21 95 #2 of 21 45 #12 of 21
Growth 75 #6 of 21 30 #15 of 21 65 #8 of 21
Profitability 61 #8 of 19 56 #9 of 19 78 #5 of 19
Financial Health 50 #10 of 19 44 #11 of 19 89 #3 of 19
Shareholder Returns 53 #9 of 18 94 #2 of 18 41 #11 of 18
Overall 59 64 64
  • DHI ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • MTH 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

PeriodDHIMTHPHMSPY
1 month +5.2%+0.5%+2.1% -1.0%
3 months +0.5%-12.2%-6.0% +2.9%
6 months -7.8%-7.1%-5.0% +6.4%
Year to date +2.4%-2.5%+3.3% +11.4%
1 year -7.0%-10.5%+0.2% +13.1%
3 years +44.9%+15.1%+69.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +13.2%+4.8%+19.2% +21.5%
5 years +66.5%+23.2%+143.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.7%+4.3%+19.5% +10.9%
10 years +407.1%+286.9%+535.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.6%+14.5%+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDHIMTHPHMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%38.7%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%35.0%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.980.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.270.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-46.8%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.1%-24.7%-15.0% -2.5%
52-week high $167.78$85.18$142.56 $779.14
52-week low $132.53$57.86$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.

MultipleDHIMTHPHM
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.7x 12.8xmedian 12.7x 12.6xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x 1.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 9.5x 3.0xmedian 9.5x 8.2xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 15.9x 10.1xmedian 15.9x 17.2xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 1.06 -0.53median 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 monthsDHIMTHPHM
Revenue $33.35B $10.75B $15.98B
Gross profit $7.54B $1.91B $4.21B
Operating income $3.81B $1.71B $2.66B
Net income $3.09B $329.27M $1.80B
Free cash flow $3.20B $414.71M $1.30B
EPS (diluted) $10.79 $4.98 $9.56
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $807.27M $1.41B
Total debt $25.19B $7.35B $7.08B
Shares (diluted) 283.00M 66.13M 187.84M
Enterprise value $31.65B $1.11B $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
MetricDHIMTHPHM
P/E 13.6x 12.8x 12.6x
P/FCF 12.9x 10.1x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 9.5x 15.8x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 1.4x
P/B 1.7x 0.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 0.8x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 3.0x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 12.2x 3.1x 8.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF 14.5x 12.6x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 11.9x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 -0.53 -1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHIMTHPHM
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% -13.3% -9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -5.8% -1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.0% -32.5% -16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.1% -16.1% -6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.1% -34.1% -27.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.0% -17.4% -11.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -22.7% -48.4% -31.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -26.9% -13.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.0% -43.9% -28.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -24.0% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% 298.7% -15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -23.2% -21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% 267.0% -16.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -23.7% -22.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHIMTHPHM
Gross margin 22.6% 17.8% 26.3%
EBITDA margin 11.8% 16.1% 17.3%
Operating margin 11.4% 15.9% 16.6%
Pretax margin 12.3% 3.9% 16.6%
Net margin 9.2% 3.1% 11.2%
FCF margin 9.6% 3.9% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 4.1% 8.8%
Return on equity 12.7% 6.5% 16.1%
Return on assets 8.6% 4.4% 11.4%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 19.1% 14.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHIMTHPHM
Debt / assets 19.5% 24.5% 9.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.6x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 4.5x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 33.2% 33.1% 29.2%
Equity / assets 66.8% 66.9% 70.8%
Interest coverage – 615.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHIMTHPHM
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.9% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 7.0% 10.4% 6.0%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 13.3% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – –

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.

ConsensusDHIMTHPHM
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.72FY2026 $4.98FY2026 $9.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026 -14.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.7% +5.0% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.74BFY2026 $5.11BFY2026 $16.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 -12.3%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +14.8% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHIMTHPHM
Held by institutions 85.7% 100.0% 94.3%
Institutions holding 1,229 398 1,042
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +2.7% +1.7%
Institutions buying 656 204 485
Institutions selling 402 146 403
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.40 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.

DHIMTHPHM
DHI 1.00 0.87 0.92
MTH 0.87 1.00 0.89
PHM 0.92 0.89 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHI, MTH and PHM?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Horton D R (DHI) $41.35B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.19B, Pultegroup (PHM) $22.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, DHI, MTH and PHM?

Pultegroup (PHM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Horton D R (DHI) 13.5x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.7x, Pultegroup (PHM) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pultegroup (PHM) is cheapest (Horton D R (DHI) 13.8x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.9x, 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?

Horton D R (DHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Horton D R (DHI) -3.5%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -13.3%, Pultegroup (PHM) -9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pultegroup (PHM) has the highest net margin (Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 3.1%, Pultegroup (PHM) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Meritage Homes (MTH) leads (Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 19.1%, Pultegroup (PHM) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pultegroup (PHM) returned the most: Horton D R (DHI) -7.0%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -10.5%, Pultegroup (PHM) +0.2%. Over five years, Pultegroup (PHM) compounded fastest (Horton D R (DHI) +10.7%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +4.3%/yr, Pultegroup (PHM) +19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Horton D R (DHI) 0.01%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 0.00%, Pultegroup (PHM) 0.00%. Meritage Homes (MTH) and Pultegroup (PHM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pultegroup (PHM) has been the steadiest (Horton D R (DHI) 35.7%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.7%, Pultegroup (PHM) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DHI, MTH 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.