FAF vs PHM vs ORI Stock Comparison

First American Financial, Pultegroup and Old Republic International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PHM Pultegroup Inc/Mi/
$121.27 +1.2% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.55B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.98B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pultegroup leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pultegroup 6, First American Financial 3, Old Republic International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFAFPHMORILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.63B $22.55B $9.04B PHM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x 12.6x 8.2x ORI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 12.7x 12.3x FAF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% -9.3% +12.4% FAF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 11.2% — PHM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 14.1% — PHM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x — FAF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.4% +0.6% -5.1% PHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.4%/yr +20.0%/yr +9.9%/yr PHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.3% 33.2% 24.2% ORI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 66/100 64/100 PHM

Percentile Scorecard

FAFPHMORI

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

AxisFAFPHMORI
Valuation 82 #22 of 119 45 #12 of 21 61 #47 of 119
Growth 75 #29 of 115 68 #7 of 20 58 #49 of 115
Profitability 52 #55 of 113 82 #4 of 18 67 #38 of 113
Financial Health 64 #42 of 114 88 #3 of 18 36 #73 of 114
Shareholder Returns 53 #51 of 107 44 #10 of 17 100 #1 of 107
Overall 65 66 64
  • FAF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • PHM ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • ORI ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFAFPHMORISPY
1 month -3.4%+1.2%+1.9% -0.8%
3 months -16.1%-7.1%-10.7% +3.5%
6 months -7.8%-5.5%-4.4% +7.0%
Year to date +4.2%+3.4%-15.7% +12.2%
1 year +0.4%+0.6%-5.1% +13.0%
3 years +27.4%+68.6%+42.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.4%+19.0%+12.6% +23.1%
5 years -11.5%+148.8%+60.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.4%+20.0%+9.9% +11.0%
10 years +64.9%+552.7%+108.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.1%+20.6%+7.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFAFPHMORISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.3%33.2%24.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%30.2%27.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.360.89-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.010.02-0.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-38.3%-24.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-14.9%-17.5% -1.8%
52-week high $79.13$142.56$46.62 $779.14
52-week low $56.85$109.38$36.66 $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.

MultipleFAFPHMORI
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 10.6x 12.6xmedian 12.7x 8.4xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 7.6x 8.2xmedian 9.4x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 8.6x 17.2xmedian 16.0x 7.2xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.52 -1.42median 1.06 0.77median 0.52

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 monthsFAFPHMORI
Revenue $8.09B $15.98B $9.84B
Gross profit – $4.21B –
Operating income – $2.66B –
Net income $733.90M $1.80B –
Free cash flow $805.80M $1.30B –
EPS (diluted) $7.10 $9.56 $4.47
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $1.41B –
Total debt $1.55B $1.81B $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 103.20M 187.84M 246.27M
Enterprise value -$3.50B $15.91B $9.04B

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
MetricFAFPHMORI
P/E 9.0x 12.6x 8.4x
P/FCF 8.1x 17.2x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 15.9x –
P/S 0.8x 1.4x 0.9x
P/B 1.2x 1.7x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 8.2x –
EV/EBIT 5.1x 8.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF 7.3x 17.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 16.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 -1.42 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAFPHMORI
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% -9.3% 12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -1.8% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -16.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -27.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -11.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 51.4% -31.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.0% -13.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 51.7% -28.0% 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.1% -8.8% 10.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.0% -15.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -21.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% -16.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.1% -22.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFAFPHMORI
Gross margin – 26.3% –
EBITDA margin 16.8% 17.3% –
Operating margin – 16.6% –
Pretax margin 11.9% 16.6% –
Net margin 9.1% 11.2% –
FCF margin 10.0% 8.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.0% 8.8% –
Return on equity 13.3% 16.1% 18.5%
Return on assets 4.0% 11.4% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 14.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAFPHMORI
Debt / assets 8.6% 9.8% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.9x 1.4x –
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 29.2% 81.3%
Equity / assets 30.1% 70.8% 18.7%
Interest coverage 6.4x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAFPHMORI
Dividend yield 3.5% 0.9% 9.8%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 6.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.4% 6.8% 9.8%
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.

ConsensusFAFPHMORI
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.56FY2026 $9.52FY2026 $3.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 -14.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +8.4% +11.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.76BFY2026 $16.75BFY2026 $10.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% +6.0% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAFPHMORI
Held by institutions 97.0% 94.3% 77.0%
Institutions holding 472 1,042 654
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +1.7% +0.4%
Institutions buying 246 485 283
Institutions selling 142 403 258
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.20 1.10

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.

FAFPHMORI
FAF 1.00 0.34 0.43
PHM 0.34 1.00 0.23
ORI 0.43 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FAF, PHM and ORI?

Pultegroup (PHM) is the largest by market capitalisation: First American Financial (FAF) $6.63B, Pultegroup (PHM) $22.55B, Old Republic International (ORI) $9.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, FAF, PHM and ORI?

Old Republic International (ORI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First American Financial (FAF) 9.0x, Pultegroup (PHM) 12.6x, Old Republic International (ORI) 8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, First American Financial (FAF) is cheapest (First American Financial (FAF) 9.8x, Pultegroup (PHM) 12.7x, Old Republic International (ORI) 12.3x). 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%, Old Republic International (ORI) +12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pultegroup (PHM) returned the most: First American Financial (FAF) +0.4%, Pultegroup (PHM) +0.6%, Old Republic International (ORI) -5.1%. Over five years, Pultegroup (PHM) compounded fastest (First American Financial (FAF) -2.4%/yr, Pultegroup (PHM) +20.0%/yr, Old Republic International (ORI) +9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Old Republic International (ORI) has been the steadiest (First American Financial (FAF) 30.3%, Pultegroup (PHM) 33.2%, Old Republic International (ORI) 24.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pultegroup (PHM) leads on 6. 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.