DHI vs MTH vs VNJA Stock Comparison

Horton D R, Meritage Homes and Vanjia Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DHI Horton D R Inc /De/
$146.96 +3.9% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$40.20B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$63.93 -1.6% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.06B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.75B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
VNJA Vanjia Corp
$5.50 0.0% 1M +186.5% 1Y
Market cap
$165.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Horton D R leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Horton D R 5, Meritage Homes 5, Vanjia 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDHIMTHVNJALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.20B $4.06B $165.00M DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.2x 12.3x -11,957x MTH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 12.9x — MTH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% -13.3% — DHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 3.1% — DHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 19.1% — MTH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.6x — MTH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.5% -10.5% +186.5% VNJA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr +3.0%/yr +0.8%/yr DHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 38.7% 130.9% DHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 69/100 — MTH

Percentile Scorecard

DHIMTHVNJA

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

AxisDHIMTHVNJA
Valuation 55 #10 of 21 95 #2 of 21 5 #20 of 21
Growth 74 #6 of 20 37 #13 of 20 21 #16 of 20
Profitability 65 #7 of 18 59 #8 of 18 –
Financial Health 59 #8 of 18 53 #9 of 18 –
Shareholder Returns 56 #8 of 17 100 #1 of 17 –
Overall 62 69 –
  • DHI ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • VNJA ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDHIMTHVNJASPY
1 month +3.9%-1.6%0.0% -0.2%
3 months -2.8%-12.7%0.0% +3.9%
6 months -6.0%-7.8%+100.7% +8.2%
Year to date +2.0%-2.8%+37.2% +12.9%
1 year -7.5%-10.5%+186.5% +12.3%
3 years +44.5%+14.6%+83.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.1%+4.7%+22.4% +23.3%
5 years +64.5%+16.1%+4.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.5%+3.0%+0.8% +10.9%
10 years +423.7%+316.5%-69.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.0%+15.3%-11.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDHIMTHVNJASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%38.7%130.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%35.1%170.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.990.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.271.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-46.8%-74.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-24.9%-34.1% -1.2%
52-week high $167.78$85.18$8.35 $779.14
52-week low $132.53$57.86$1.76 $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.

MultipleDHIMTHVNJA
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.7x 12.8xmedian 12.7x -11,957xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x —median 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 9.5x 3.0xmedian 9.5x —median 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 15.9x 10.0xmedian 15.9x -11,957xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 2,604xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.54median 1.06 -0.53median 1.06 —median 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 monthsDHIMTHVNJA
Revenue $33.35B $10.75B –
Gross profit $7.54B $1.91B –
Operating income $3.81B $1.71B -$13.80K
Net income $3.09B $329.27M -$13.80K
Free cash flow $3.20B $414.71M -$13.80K
EPS (diluted) $10.79 $4.98 –
Cash & equivalents $2.13B $807.27M $58.64K
Total debt $7.11B $7.35B –
Shares (diluted) 283.00M 66.13M –
Enterprise value $30.51B $980.74M $164.74M

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
MetricDHIMTHVNJA
P/E 13.6x 12.8x -11,957x
P/FCF 12.9x 10.0x -11,957x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 9.5x -11,957x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x –
P/B 1.7x 0.8x 2,604x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 0.8x 2,604x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 3.0x –
EV/EBIT 12.1x 3.0x -11,952x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.5x –
EV/FCF 14.4x 12.6x -11,952x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 11.9x -11,952x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.54 -0.53 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDHIMTHVNJA
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% -13.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -5.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.0% -32.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.1% -16.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.1% -34.1% -184.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.0% -17.4% -32.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -22.7% -48.4% -184.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -26.9% -33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.0% -43.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -24.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% 298.7% 25.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -23.2% 35.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% 267.0% 25.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -23.7% 35.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDHIMTHVNJA
Gross margin 22.6% 17.8% –
EBITDA margin 11.8% 16.1% –
Operating margin 11.4% 15.9% –
Pretax margin 12.3% 3.9% –
Net margin 9.2% 3.1% –
FCF margin 9.6% 3.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 4.1% –
Return on equity 12.7% 6.5% -21.1%
Return on assets 8.6% 4.4% -21.1%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 19.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDHIMTHVNJA
Debt / assets 19.5% 24.5% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 2.2x 4.5x –
Liabilities / assets 33.2% 33.1% –
Equity / assets 66.8% 66.9% 100.0%
Interest coverage – 615.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDHIMTHVNJA
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 7.0% 10.4% –
Shareholder yield 8.3% 13.4% –
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.

ConsensusDHIMTHVNJA
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.71FY2026 $4.96FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -7.4%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% +4.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.74BFY2026 $5.10BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 -12.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +14.2% –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

DHIMTHVNJA
DHI 1.00 0.87 0.00
MTH 0.87 1.00 -0.02
VNJA 0.00 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DHI, MTH and VNJA?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Horton D R (DHI) $40.20B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.06B, Vanjia (VNJA) $165.00M.

Which stock is cheaper, DHI, MTH and VNJA?

Meritage Homes (MTH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Horton D R (DHI) 13.2x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.3x, Vanjia (VNJA) -11,957x). On next year's consensus earnings, Meritage Homes (MTH) is cheapest (Horton D R (DHI) 13.7x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.9x). 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%.

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%). On return on invested capital, Meritage Homes (MTH) leads (Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 19.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vanjia (VNJA) returned the most: Horton D R (DHI) -7.5%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -10.5%, Vanjia (VNJA) +186.5%. Over five years, Horton D R (DHI) compounded fastest (Horton D R (DHI) +10.5%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +3.0%/yr, Vanjia (VNJA) +0.8%/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%. Meritage Homes (MTH) and Vanjia (VNJA) 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) 35.7%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.7%, Vanjia (VNJA) 130.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.