FAF vs PHM vs NVR Stock Comparison

First American Financial, Pultegroup and Nvr Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

First American Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (First American Financial 5, Nvr 4, Pultegroup 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFAFPHMNVRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.58B $22.63B $15.50B PHM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x 12.6x 13.6x FAF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 12.7x 16.3x FAF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% -9.3% -9.9% FAF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 11.2% 12.0% NVR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 14.1% 26.5% NVR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x -0.2x FAF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% +0.2% -22.1% FAF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +19.5%/yr +4.2%/yr PHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 33.1% 27.9% NVR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 64/100 69/100 NVR

Percentile Scorecard

FAFPHMNVR

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

AxisFAFPHMNVR
Valuation 84 #20 of 119 45 #12 of 21 20 #17 of 21
Growth 72 #34 of 117 65 #8 of 21 70 #7 of 21
Profitability 51 #58 of 117 78 #5 of 19 89 #3 of 19
Financial Health 66 #41 of 118 89 #3 of 19 67 #7 of 19
Shareholder Returns 50 #55 of 108 41 #11 of 18 100 #1 of 18
Overall 64 64 69
  • FAF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PHM ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • NVR ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFAFPHMNVRSPY
1 month -5.0%+2.1%-4.3% -1.0%
3 months -13.9%-6.0%-6.8% +2.9%
6 months -8.7%-5.0%-8.1% +6.4%
Year to date +5.3%+3.3%-18.0% +11.4%
1 year +1.8%+0.2%-22.1% +13.1%
3 years +27.3%+69.1%+11.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.4%+19.2%+3.5% +21.5%
5 years -12.4%+143.7%+22.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%+19.5%+4.2% +10.9%
10 years +65.6%+535.7%+278.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.2%+20.3%+14.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFAFPHMNVRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%33.1%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%30.0%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.880.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.060.01-0.79 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-38.3%-43.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-15.0%-26.2% -2.5%
52-week high $79.13$142.56$8,097.25 $779.14
52-week low $56.85$109.38$5,563.62 $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.

MultipleFAFPHMNVR
P/E now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 10.5x 12.6xmedian 12.7x 14.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 0.6x 1.7xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 8.0x 8.2xmedian 9.5x 10.3xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 8.4x 17.2xmedian 15.9x 15.2xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 4.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.47 -1.42median 1.06 -3.12median 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 monthsFAFPHMNVR
Revenue $8.09B $15.98B $9.53B
Gross profit – $4.21B $2.10B
Operating income – $2.66B $1.50B
Net income $733.90M $1.80B $1.14B
Free cash flow $805.80M $1.30B $1.05B
EPS (diluted) $7.10 $9.56 $405.26
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $1.41B $1.14B
Total debt $1.55B $7.08B $3.64B
Shares (diluted) 103.20M 187.84M 2.82M
Enterprise value -$3.55B $16.00B $8.78B

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
MetricFAFPHMNVR
P/E 9.1x 12.6x 14.1x
P/FCF 8.2x 17.2x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 15.8x 14.9x
P/S 0.8x 1.4x 1.7x
P/B 1.2x 1.7x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.7x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 8.2x 10.3x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 8.5x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.4x 1.6x
EV/FCF 7.3x 17.5x 15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 16.1x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 -1.42 -3.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAFPHMNVR
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% -9.3% -9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -1.8% -1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -16.2% -18.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.5% -6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -27.0% -22.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -11.2% -8.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.4% -31.7% -24.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.0% -13.5% -10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.7% -28.0% -18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.1% -8.8% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.0% -15.6% -13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -21.2% -15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% -16.3% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.1% -22.5% -15.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFAFPHMNVR
Gross margin – 26.3% 22.0%
EBITDA margin 16.8% 17.3% 16.0%
Operating margin – 16.6% 15.8%
Pretax margin 11.9% 16.6% 15.5%
Net margin 9.1% 11.2% 12.0%
FCF margin 10.0% 8.1% 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.0% 8.8% 11.2%
Return on equity 13.3% 16.1% 32.9%
Return on assets 4.0% 11.4% 20.5%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 14.1% 26.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAFPHMNVR
Debt / assets 8.6% 9.8% 16.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 1.4x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 29.2% 38.0%
Equity / assets 30.1% 70.8% 62.0%
Interest coverage 6.4x – 52.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAFPHMNVR
Dividend yield 3.5% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 6.0% 10.5%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 6.8% 10.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusFAFPHMNVR
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.60FY2026 $9.52FY2026 $366.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 -14.4%FY2026 -16.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +8.6% +3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.82BFY2026 $16.75BFY2026 $9.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% +6.0% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAFPHMNVR
Held by institutions 97.0% 94.3% 88.3%
Institutions holding 472 1,042 683
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +1.7% +3.2%
Institutions buying 246 485 328
Institutions selling 142 403 237
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.20 1.38

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.

FAFPHMNVR
FAF 1.00 0.34 0.32
PHM 0.34 1.00 0.76
NVR 0.32 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FAF, PHM and NVR?

Pultegroup (PHM) is the largest by market capitalisation: First American Financial (FAF) $6.58B, Pultegroup (PHM) $22.63B, Nvr (NVR) $15.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, FAF, PHM and NVR?

First American Financial (FAF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First American Financial (FAF) 9.0x, Pultegroup (PHM) 12.6x, Nvr (NVR) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, First American Financial (FAF) is cheapest (First American Financial (FAF) 9.8x, Pultegroup (PHM) 12.7x, Nvr (NVR) 16.3x). 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%, Pultegroup (PHM) -9.3%, Nvr (NVR) -9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvr (NVR) has the highest net margin (First American Financial (FAF) 9.1%, Pultegroup (PHM) 11.2%, Nvr (NVR) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Nvr (NVR) leads (First American Financial (FAF) 12.3%, Pultegroup (PHM) 14.1%, Nvr (NVR) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First American Financial (FAF) returned the most: First American Financial (FAF) +1.8%, Pultegroup (PHM) +0.2%, Nvr (NVR) -22.1%. Over five years, Pultegroup (PHM) compounded fastest (First American Financial (FAF) -2.6%/yr, Pultegroup (PHM) +19.5%/yr, Nvr (NVR) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvr (NVR) has been the steadiest (First American Financial (FAF) 30.2%, Pultegroup (PHM) 33.1%, Nvr (NVR) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FAF, PHM and NVR?

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 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.