DHI vs MTH vs STC Stock Comparison

Horton D R, Meritage Homes and Stewart Information Services Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DHI Horton D R Inc /De/
$152.93 +13.3% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$42.93B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.35B
Div. yield
1.18%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$69.03 +8.2% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.50B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.26B
Div. yield
2.71%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Stewart Information Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Stewart Information Services 5, Horton D R 4, Meritage Homes 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHIMTHSTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.93B $4.50B $1.39B DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 15.3x 10.3x STC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 13.9x 9.4x STC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% -14.9% +22.5% STC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 2.9% 4.1% DHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 18.0% 7.4% MTH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.7x 1.2x MTH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.18% 2.71% 4.67% STC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.6% +2.2% -33.0% DHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr +4.7%/yr -8.7%/yr DHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 39.2% 35.7% STC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 64/100 55/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

DHIMTHSTC

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

AxisDHIMTHSTC
Valuation 57 #10 of 22 91 #3 of 22 76 #29 of 119
Growth 75 #6 of 21 35 #14 of 21 85 #18 of 116
Profitability 61 #8 of 19 56 #9 of 19 45 #64 of 116
Financial Health 56 #9 of 19 44 #11 of 19 39 #73 of 118
Shareholder Returns 59 #8 of 18 94 #2 of 18 29 #77 of 108
Overall 62 64 55
  • DHI ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • STC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDHIMTHSTCSPY
1 month +13.3%+8.2%-11.4% -2.3%
3 months +4.2%-4.5%-33.7% -0.7%
6 months +6.5%+9.5%-32.9% +4.8%
Year to date +6.2%+4.9%-34.9% +10.3%
1 year +2.6%+2.2%-33.0% +10.3%
3 years +28.7%+3.5%-2.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +8.8%+1.1%-0.9% +20.1%
5 years +72.2%+25.6%-36.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +11.5%+4.7%-8.7% +10.1%
10 years +434.5%+359.6%+5.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.3%+16.5%+0.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDHIMTHSTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%39.2%35.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%34.3%40.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.940.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.06-0.92 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-46.8%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-19.0%-40.7% -3.5%
52-week high $167.78$85.18$77.17 $779.14
52-week low $132.53$57.86$42.86 $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.

MultipleDHIMTHSTC
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 13.6x 15.3xmedian 13.6x 10.3xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 9.8x 3.5xmedian 9.8x 6.1xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 15.9x 9.3xmedian 15.9x 9.3xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.61median 1.94 -0.60median 1.94 0.31median 0.61

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 monthsDHIMTHSTC
Revenue $33.35B $10.26B $3.27B
Gross profit $7.54B $1.78B $3.18B
Operating income $3.81B $1.59B $217.22M
Net income $3.09B $297.75M $149.93M
Free cash flow $3.20B $483.70M $149.97M
EPS (diluted) $10.79 $4.50 $4.37
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $677.50M $261.63M
Total debt $7.11B $1.85B $646.74M
Shares (diluted) 283.00M 66.13M 30.85M
Enterprise value $33.82B $1.47B $173.29M

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
MetricDHIMTHSTC
P/E 14.1x 15.3x 10.3x
P/FCF 13.4x 9.3x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 8.9x 5.8x
P/S 1.3x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 1.8x 0.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 0.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 3.5x 6.1x
EV/EBIT 12.6x 3.6x 8.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF 15.0x 11.7x 11.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.3x 11.3x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.61 -0.60 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHIMTHSTC
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% -14.9% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -7.4% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.0% -30.9% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.1% -17.7% 10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.1% -32.5% 44.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.0% -18.9% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -22.7% -45.0% 47.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -28.1% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.0% -40.8% 40.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -25.3% 33.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% 323.7% 42.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -21.4% 60.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% 291.5% 25.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -21.4% 94.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHIMTHSTC
Gross margin 22.6% 17.4% 97.5%
EBITDA margin 11.8% 15.7% 8.6%
Operating margin 11.4% 15.5% 6.6%
Pretax margin 12.3% 3.7% 5.9%
Net margin 9.2% 2.9% 4.1%
FCF margin 9.6% 4.7% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 4.9% 7.3%
Return on equity 12.7% 5.9% 9.0%
Return on assets 8.6% 3.9% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 18.0% 7.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHIMTHSTC
Debt / assets 19.5% 24.4% 19.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.7x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 3.8x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 33.2% 33.5% 49.2%
Equity / assets 66.8% 66.5% 50.8%
Interest coverage – 384.3x 8.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHIMTHSTC
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.7% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 6.8% 9.7% -10.2%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 12.4% -5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 16.4% – 42.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.8% – 42.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.9% – 13.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – 9.0%

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.

ConsensusDHIMTHSTC
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2027 13.9xFY2026 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.84FY2027 $4.96FY2026 $4.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2027 -21.9%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.4% +4.0% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.48BFY2027 $5.10BFY2026 $3.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2027 -12.4%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +14.2% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDHIMTHSTC
Held by institutions 85.7% 100.0% 97.9%
Institutions holding 1,231 400 253
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +2.7% +1.9%
Institutions buying 657 204 139
Institutions selling 403 146 78
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.40 1.78

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.

DHIMTHSTC
DHI 1.00 0.87 0.32
MTH 0.87 1.00 0.31
STC 0.32 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHI, MTH and STC?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Horton D R (DHI) $42.93B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.50B, Stewart Information Services (STC) $1.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, DHI, MTH and STC?

Stewart Information Services (STC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Horton D R (DHI) 14.1x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 15.3x, Stewart Information Services (STC) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stewart Information Services (STC) is cheapest (Horton D R (DHI) 14.1x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 13.9x, Stewart Information Services (STC) 9.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stewart Information Services (STC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Horton D R (DHI) -3.5%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -14.9%, Stewart Information Services (STC) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Horton D R (DHI) has the highest net margin (Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 2.9%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Meritage Homes (MTH) leads (Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 18.0%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Horton D R (DHI) returned the most: Horton D R (DHI) +2.6%, Meritage Homes (MTH) +2.2%, Stewart Information Services (STC) -33.0%. Over five years, Horton D R (DHI) compounded fastest (Horton D R (DHI) +11.5%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +4.7%/yr, Stewart Information Services (STC) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stewart Information Services (STC) has the highest dividend yield: Horton D R (DHI) 1.18%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 2.71%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 4.67%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stewart Information Services (STC) has been the steadiest (Horton D R (DHI) 35.8%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 39.2%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 35.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Stewart Information Services (STC) leads on 5. 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.