FAF vs LEN vs VLY Stock Comparison

First American Financial, Lennar and Valley National Bancorp Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LEN Lennar Corp /New/
$84.00 +2.3% 1M -34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$19.93B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
1 win
VLY Valley National Bancorp
$14.05 +7.4% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.82B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

First American Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (First American Financial 7, Valley National Bancorp 3, Lennar 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFAFLENVLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.63B $19.93B $7.82B LEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.1x 15.2x 11.1x FAF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 16.5x 11.8x FAF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +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 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.4% -34.2% +28.0% VLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.4%/yr -2.7%/yr +0.9%/yr VLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.3% 39.4% 25.1% VLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 38/100 — FAF

Percentile Scorecard

FAFLENVLY

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

AxisFAFLENVLY
Valuation 82 #22 of 119 25 #16 of 21 63 #133 of 362
Growth 75 #29 of 115 26 #15 of 20 –
Profitability 52 #55 of 113 24 #14 of 18 –
Financial Health 64 #42 of 114 47 #10 of 18 –
Shareholder Returns 53 #51 of 107 69 #6 of 17 77 #81 of 342
Overall 65 38 –
  • FAF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • LEN ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • VLY ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFAFLENVLYSPY
1 month -3.4%+2.3%+7.4% -0.8%
3 months -16.1%-1.2%-2.1% +3.5%
6 months -7.8%-9.9%+3.8% +7.0%
Year to date +4.2%-18.3%+20.3% +12.2%
1 year +0.4%-34.2%+28.0% +13.0%
3 years +27.4%-16.4%+81.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.4%-5.8%+21.9% +23.1%
5 years -11.5%-13.0%+4.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.4%-2.7%+0.9% +11.0%
10 years +64.9%+114.0%+41.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.1%+7.9%+3.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFAFLENVLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.3%39.4%25.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%37.4%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.360.940.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.871.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-60.5%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-36.9%-7.5% -1.8%
52-week high $79.13$133.13$15.19 $779.14
52-week low $56.85$73.54$10.43 $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.

MultipleFAFLENVLY
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 10.6x 15.3xmedian 12.7x 11.0xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 0.6x 3.3xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 7.6x -1.8xmedian 9.4x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 8.6x 21.5xmedian 16.0x 12.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.52 -0.58median 1.06 3.47median 1.36

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 monthsFAFLENVLY
Revenue $8.09B $31.97B –
Gross profit – $2.90B –
Operating income – -$11.68B –
Net income $733.90M $1.32B –
Free cash flow $805.80M $811.27M –
EPS (diluted) $7.10 $5.50 $1.27
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $1.43B –
Total debt $1.55B $4.30B –
Shares (diluted) 103.20M 237.76M 556.96M
Enterprise value -$3.50B $10.30B $7.82B

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
MetricFAFLENVLY
P/E 9.0x 15.3x 11.0x
P/FCF 8.1x 21.5x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 18.6x –
P/S 0.8x 0.5x 3.3x
P/B 1.2x 0.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x -1.8x –
EV/EBIT 5.1x -1.7x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.6x –
EV/FCF 7.3x 25.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 21.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 -0.58 3.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAFLENVLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% -8.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 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) 51.4% -51.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.0% -30.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 51.7% -47.6% 46.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.1% -26.4% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.0% 265.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 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
MetricFAFLENVLY
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 12.0% 2.9% –
Return on equity 13.3% 6.1% –
Return on assets 4.0% 4.0% –
Return on invested capital 12.3% -32.2% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAFLENVLY
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 69.9% 35.0% 88.3%
Equity / assets 30.1% 65.0% 11.7%
Interest coverage 6.4x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAFLENVLY
Dividend yield 3.5% 2.4% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 5.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.4% 8.1% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusFAFLENVLY
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.56FY2026 $5.09FY2026 $1.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 -36.2%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +6.9% +33.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.76BFY2026 $32.49BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% -6.2% +19.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAFLENVLY
Held by institutions 97.0% 100.0% 76.7%
Institutions holding 472 936 475
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +3.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying 246 506 251
Institutions selling 142 303 141
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.67 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.

FAFLENVLY
FAF 1.00 0.27 0.28
LEN 0.27 1.00 0.38
VLY 0.28 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FAF, LEN and VLY?

Lennar (LEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: First American Financial (FAF) $6.63B, Lennar (LEN) $19.93B, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) $7.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, FAF, LEN and VLY?

First American Financial (FAF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First American Financial (FAF) 9.1x, Lennar (LEN) 15.2x, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, First American Financial (FAF) is cheapest (First American Financial (FAF) 9.8x, Lennar (LEN) 16.5x, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 11.8x). 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: 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 Valley National Bancorp (VLY) returned the most: First American Financial (FAF) +0.4%, Lennar (LEN) -34.2%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +28.0%. Over five years, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) compounded fastest (First American Financial (FAF) -2.4%/yr, Lennar (LEN) -2.7%/yr, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: First American Financial (FAF) 0.00%, Lennar (LEN) 0.02%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 0.00%. First American Financial (FAF) and Valley National Bancorp (VLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has been the steadiest (First American Financial (FAF) 30.3%, Lennar (LEN) 39.4%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 25.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.