FNF vs DHI vs VLY Stock Comparison

Fidelity National Financial, Horton D R and Valley National Bancorp Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DHI Horton D R Inc /De/
$147.47 +5.2% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$41.35B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 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
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Valley National Bancorp leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Valley National Bancorp 5, Fidelity National Financial 4, Horton D R 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFNFDHIVLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.66B $41.35B $7.79B DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 13.5x 11.7x VLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 13.8x 11.8x FNF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% -3.5% +12.2% FNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 9.2% 30.8% VLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 9.2% 17.0% VLY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 1.3x 1.3x FNF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.01% 0.03% FNF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.1% -7.0% +33.1% VLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +10.7%/yr +0.4%/yr DHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 35.7% 25.4% VLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 59/100 37/100 DHI

Percentile Scorecard

FNFDHIVLY

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

AxisFNFDHIVLY
Valuation 91 #12 of 119 55 #10 of 21 42 #211 of 361
Growth 32 #80 of 117 75 #6 of 21 41 #204 of 344
Profitability 71 #35 of 117 61 #8 of 19 31 #240 of 348
Financial Health 36 #76 of 118 50 #10 of 19 35 #221 of 340
Shareholder Returns 58 #46 of 108 53 #9 of 18 38 #220 of 352
Overall 57 59 37
  • FNF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • DHI 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

PeriodFNFDHIVLYSPY
1 month -3.4%+5.2%+9.2% -1.0%
3 months -21.6%+0.5%-2.0% +2.9%
6 months -22.7%-7.8%+5.2% +6.4%
Year to date -25.9%+2.4%+20.4% +11.4%
1 year -26.1%-7.0%+33.1% +13.1%
3 years +11.7%+44.9%+80.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.8%+13.2%+21.8% +21.5%
5 years -12.1%+66.5%+1.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%+10.7%+0.4% +10.9%
10 years +64.8%+407.1%+44.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.1%+17.6%+3.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFNFDHIVLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%35.7%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%31.6%23.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.890.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.95-0.201.31 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-44.8%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.8%-12.1%-7.4% -2.5%
52-week high $57.61$167.78$15.19 $779.14
52-week low $38.66$132.53$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.

MultipleFNFDHIVLY
P/E now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 10.5x 13.6xmedian 12.7x 11.7xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 0.6x 3.6xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 8.0x 11.8xmedian 9.5x 4.6xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 8.4x 12.9xmedian 15.9x 13.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.94median 0.47 -1.55median 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 monthsFNFDHIVLY
Revenue $15.36B $33.35B $2.15B
Gross profit $15.08B $7.54B –
Operating income $1.46B $3.81B –
Net income $912.00M $3.09B $693.56M
Free cash flow $5.43B $3.20B $558.29M
EPS (diluted) $2.89 $10.79 $1.19
Cash & equivalents $3.58B $2.13B –
Total debt $4.38B $25.19B $3.10B
Shares (diluted) 267.00M 283.00M 556.96M
Enterprise value -$7.74B $31.65B $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
MetricFNFDHIVLY
P/E 14.0x 13.6x 11.7x
P/FCF 2.0x 12.9x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 12.3x 13.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.2x 3.6x
P/B 1.2x 1.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 11.8x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 7.3x 12.2x 4.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.4x 5.0x
EV/FCF 2.0x 14.5x 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.9x 13.8x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.94 -1.55 -10.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNFDHIVLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% -3.5% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -1.2% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% -12.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -7.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.4% -22.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.9% -15.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -21.0% -22.7% 53.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% -14.3% 2.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.7% -17.0% 57.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -8.8% -1.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.0% 15.2% 52.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -0.3% -14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.3% 15.0% 54.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -0.4% -12.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNFDHIVLY
Gross margin 98.2% 22.6% –
EBITDA margin 15.2% 11.8% 108.2%
Operating margin 9.5% 11.4% –
Pretax margin 11.3% 12.3% 40.0%
Net margin 5.0% 9.2% 30.8%
FCF margin 35.3% 9.6% 25.9%
Operating cash flow margin 36.2% 10.1% 26.7%
Return on equity 10.3% 12.7% 8.8%
Return on assets 0.8% 8.6% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 9.2% 17.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.9x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNFDHIVLY
Debt / assets 3.8% 19.5% 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 1.3x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 2.2x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 92.3% 33.2% 88.1%
Equity / assets 7.7% 66.8% 11.9%
Interest coverage 6.0x – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNFDHIVLY
Dividend yield 5.1% 1.2% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 7.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 8.2% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 60.6% 16.4% 35.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.2% 15.8% 44.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% 6.9% 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 14.8% 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.

ConsensusFNFDHIVLY
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.88FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $1.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.6% +1.7% +33.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.31BFY2026 $30.74BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.6% +2.4% +19.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNFDHIVLY
Held by institutions 83.3% 85.7% 76.7%
Institutions holding 711 1,229 475
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +0.2% +3.7%
Institutions buying 320 656 251
Institutions selling 257 402 141
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.63 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.

FNFDHIVLY
FNF 1.00 0.34 0.30
DHI 0.34 1.00 0.43
VLY 0.30 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FNF, DHI and VLY?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) $10.66B, Horton D R (DHI) $41.35B, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) $7.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, FNF, DHI and VLY?

Valley National Bancorp (VLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 13.8x, Horton D R (DHI) 13.5x, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is cheapest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 8.3x, Horton D R (DHI) 13.8x, 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?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) +13.0%, Horton D R (DHI) -3.5%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has the highest net margin (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.0%, Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 30.8%). On return on invested capital, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) leads (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.6%, Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 17.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valley National Bancorp (VLY) returned the most: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -26.1%, Horton D R (DHI) -7.0%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +33.1%. Over five years, Horton D R (DHI) compounded fastest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -2.6%/yr, Horton D R (DHI) +10.7%/yr, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has the highest dividend yield: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 0.05%, Horton D R (DHI) 0.01%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has been the steadiest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 27.5%, Horton D R (DHI) 35.7%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FNF, DHI 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, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 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.