FAF vs NVR vs VLY Stock Comparison

First American Financial, Nvr and Valley National Bancorp Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVR Nvr Inc
$5,979.00 -4.3% 1M -22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.50B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.53B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
VLY Valley National Bancorp
$14.06 +9.2% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.79B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.15B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nvr leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nvr 4, First American Financial 4, Valley National Bancorp 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFAFNVRVLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.58B $15.50B $7.79B NVR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x 13.6x 11.7x FAF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 16.3x 11.8x FAF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% -9.9% +12.2% FAF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 12.0% 30.8% VLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 26.5% 17.0% NVR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.2x 1.3x FAF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% -22.1% +33.1% VLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +4.2%/yr +0.4%/yr NVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 27.9% 25.4% VLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 69/100 37/100 NVR

Percentile Scorecard

FAFNVRVLY

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

AxisFAFNVRVLY
Valuation 84 #20 of 119 20 #17 of 21 42 #211 of 361
Growth 72 #34 of 117 70 #7 of 21 41 #204 of 344
Profitability 51 #58 of 117 89 #3 of 19 31 #240 of 348
Financial Health 66 #41 of 118 67 #7 of 19 35 #221 of 340
Shareholder Returns 50 #55 of 108 100 #1 of 18 38 #220 of 352
Overall 64 69 37
  • FAF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • NVR 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

PeriodFAFNVRVLYSPY
1 month -5.0%-4.3%+9.2% -1.0%
3 months -13.9%-6.8%-2.0% +2.9%
6 months -8.7%-8.1%+5.2% +6.4%
Year to date +5.3%-18.0%+20.4% +11.4%
1 year +1.8%-22.1%+33.1% +13.1%
3 years +27.3%+11.0%+80.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.4%+3.5%+21.8% +21.5%
5 years -12.4%+22.6%+1.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%+4.2%+0.4% +10.9%
10 years +65.6%+278.4%+44.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.2%+14.2%+3.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFAFNVRVLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%27.9%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%28.1%23.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.480.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.791.31 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-43.9%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-26.2%-7.4% -2.5%
52-week high $79.13$8,097.25$15.19 $779.14
52-week low $56.85$5,563.62$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.

MultipleFAFNVRVLY
P/E now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 10.5x 14.1xmedian 12.7x 11.7xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 0.6x 3.6xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 8.0x 10.3xmedian 9.5x 4.6xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 8.4x 15.2xmedian 15.9x 13.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 4.7xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.47 -3.12median 1.06 -10.76median 1.48

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 monthsFAFNVRVLY
Revenue $8.09B $9.53B $2.15B
Gross profit – $2.10B –
Operating income – $1.50B –
Net income $733.90M $1.14B $693.56M
Free cash flow $805.80M $1.05B $558.29M
EPS (diluted) $7.10 $405.26 $1.19
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $1.14B –
Total debt $1.55B $3.64B $3.10B
Shares (diluted) 103.20M 2.82M 556.96M
Enterprise value -$3.55B $8.78B $7.45B

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
MetricFAFNVRVLY
P/E 9.1x 14.1x 11.7x
P/FCF 8.2x 15.2x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 14.9x 13.5x
P/S 0.8x 1.7x 3.6x
P/B 1.2x 4.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 4.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 10.3x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 10.4x 4.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.6x 5.0x
EV/FCF 7.3x 15.0x 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 14.7x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 -3.12 -10.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAFNVRVLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% -9.9% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -1.6% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -18.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -22.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 51.4% -24.9% 53.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.0% -10.9% 2.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.7% -18.0% 57.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.1% -4.5% -1.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.0% -13.9% 52.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -15.5% -14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% -13.4% 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.1% -15.7% -12.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFAFNVRVLY
Gross margin – 22.0% –
EBITDA margin 16.8% 16.0% 108.2%
Operating margin – 15.8% –
Pretax margin 11.9% 15.5% 40.0%
Net margin 9.1% 12.0% 30.8%
FCF margin 10.0% 11.0% 25.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.0% 11.2% 26.7%
Return on equity 13.3% 32.9% 8.8%
Return on assets 4.0% 20.5% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 26.5% 17.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAFNVRVLY
Debt / assets 8.6% 16.6% 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.2x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 0.9x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 38.0% 88.1%
Equity / assets 30.1% 62.0% 11.9%
Interest coverage 6.4x 52.6x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAFNVRVLY
Dividend yield 3.5% – 3.1%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 10.5% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 10.5% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 35.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 44.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.9%

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.

ConsensusFAFNVRVLY
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 16.3xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.60FY2026 $366.66FY2026 $1.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 -16.0%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +3.5% +33.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.82BFY2026 $9.90BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% -6.6% +19.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAFNVRVLY
Held by institutions 97.0% 88.3% 76.7%
Institutions holding 472 683 475
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +3.2% +3.7%
Institutions buying 246 328 251
Institutions selling 142 237 141
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.38 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.

FAFNVRVLY
FAF 1.00 0.32 0.28
NVR 0.32 1.00 0.38
VLY 0.28 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FAF, NVR and VLY?

Nvr (NVR) is the largest by market capitalisation: First American Financial (FAF) $6.58B, Nvr (NVR) $15.50B, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) $7.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, FAF, NVR and VLY?

First American Financial (FAF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First American Financial (FAF) 9.0x, Nvr (NVR) 13.6x, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, First American Financial (FAF) is cheapest (First American Financial (FAF) 9.8x, Nvr (NVR) 16.3x, 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%, Nvr (NVR) -9.9%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has the highest net margin (First American Financial (FAF) 9.1%, Nvr (NVR) 12.0%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 30.8%). On return on invested capital, Nvr (NVR) leads (First American Financial (FAF) 12.3%, Nvr (NVR) 26.5%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 17.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valley National Bancorp (VLY) returned the most: First American Financial (FAF) +1.8%, Nvr (NVR) -22.1%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +33.1%. Over five years, Nvr (NVR) compounded fastest (First American Financial (FAF) -2.6%/yr, Nvr (NVR) +4.2%/yr, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +0.4%/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%, Nvr (NVR) 0.00%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 0.03%. First American Financial (FAF) and Nvr (NVR) 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) 30.2%, Nvr (NVR) 27.9%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FAF, NVR 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, Nvr (NVR) leads on 4. 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.