FNF vs LEN vs FAF Stock Comparison

Fidelity National Financial, Lennar and First American Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LEN Lennar Corp /New/
$84.93 +4.2% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.96B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

First American Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (First American Financial 7, Fidelity National Financial 4, Lennar 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFNFLENFAFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.66B $19.96B $6.58B LEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 15.3x 9.0x FAF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 16.7x 9.8x FNF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% -8.0% +14.1% FAF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 4.1% 9.1% FAF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% -75.5% 12.3% FAF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.1x -0.5x FAF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.02% 0.00% FNF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.1% -33.3% +1.8% FAF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -2.7%/yr -2.6%/yr FNF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 39.3% 30.2% FNF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 40/100 64/100 FAF

Percentile Scorecard

FNFLENFAF

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

AxisFNFLENFAF
Valuation 91 #12 of 119 25 #16 of 21 84 #20 of 119
Growth 32 #80 of 117 40 #13 of 21 72 #34 of 117
Profitability 71 #35 of 117 17 #16 of 19 51 #58 of 117
Financial Health 36 #76 of 118 56 #9 of 19 66 #41 of 118
Shareholder Returns 58 #46 of 108 65 #7 of 18 50 #55 of 108
Overall 57 40 64
  • FNF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • LEN ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • FAF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFNFLENFAFSPY
1 month -3.4%+4.2%-5.0% -1.0%
3 months -21.6%+0.3%-13.9% +2.9%
6 months -22.7%-9.7%-8.7% +6.4%
Year to date -25.9%-17.4%+5.3% +11.4%
1 year -26.1%-33.3%+1.8% +13.1%
3 years +11.7%-16.4%+27.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.8%-5.8%+8.4% +21.5%
5 years -12.1%-12.7%-12.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%-2.7%-2.6% +10.9%
10 years +64.8%+116.4%+65.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.1%+8.0%+5.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFNFLENFAFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%39.3%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%37.5%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.940.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.95-0.850.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-60.5%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.8%-36.2%-18.3% -2.5%
52-week high $57.61$133.13$79.13 $779.14
52-week low $38.66$73.54$56.85 $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.

MultipleFNFLENFAF
P/E now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 10.5x 15.4xmedian 12.7x 9.1xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 0.6x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 8.0x -0.8xmedian 9.5x 4.4xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 8.4x 21.8xmedian 15.9x 8.2xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.94median 0.47 -0.59median 1.06 0.20median 0.47

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 monthsFNFLENFAF
Revenue $15.36B $31.97B $8.09B
Gross profit $15.08B $2.90B –
Operating income $1.46B -$27.35B –
Net income $912.00M $1.32B $733.90M
Free cash flow $5.43B $811.27M $805.80M
EPS (diluted) $2.89 $5.50 $7.10
Cash & equivalents $3.58B $1.43B $1.73B
Total debt $4.38B $4.30B $1.55B
Shares (diluted) 267.00M 237.76M 103.20M
Enterprise value -$7.74B $10.33B -$3.55B

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
MetricFNFLENFAF
P/E 14.0x 15.4x 9.1x
P/FCF 2.0x 21.8x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 18.8x 6.8x
P/S 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x
P/B 1.2x 0.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x -0.8x 4.4x
EV/EBIT 7.3x -0.8x 5.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF 2.0x 25.3x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.9x 21.9x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.94 -0.59 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNFLENFAF
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% -8.0% 14.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -1.5% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% -25.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -25.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.4% 0.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.9% -8.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -21.0% -51.1% 51.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% -30.4% 46.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.7% -47.6% 51.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -26.4% 46.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.0% 265.0% 7.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -43.9% 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.3% 213.8% 14.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -46.2% 30.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNFLENFAF
Gross margin 98.2% 9.1% –
EBITDA margin 15.2% -85.1% 16.8%
Operating margin 9.5% -85.5% –
Pretax margin 11.3% 5.6% 11.9%
Net margin 5.0% 4.1% 9.1%
FCF margin 35.3% 2.5% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 36.2% 2.9% 12.0%
Return on equity 10.3% 6.1% 13.3%
Return on assets 0.8% 4.0% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 5.6% -75.5% 12.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 0.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNFLENFAF
Debt / assets 3.8% 12.9% 8.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.1x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 5.3x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 92.3% 35.0% 69.9%
Equity / assets 7.7% 65.0% 30.1%
Interest coverage 6.0x – 6.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNFLENFAF
Dividend yield 5.1% 2.4% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 5.6% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 8.0% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 60.6% 37.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.2% 60.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% -6.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 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.

ConsensusFNFLENFAF
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.88FY2026 $5.08FY2026 $6.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 -36.3%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.6% +7.5% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.31BFY2026 $32.49BFY2026 $7.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.6% -6.2% +2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNFLENFAF
Held by institutions 83.3% 100.0% 97.0%
Institutions holding 711 936 472
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +3.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying 320 506 246
Institutions selling 257 303 142
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.67 1.73

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.

FNFLENFAF
FNF 1.00 0.30 0.78
LEN 0.30 1.00 0.27
FAF 0.78 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FNF, LEN and FAF?

Lennar (LEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) $10.66B, Lennar (LEN) $19.96B, First American Financial (FAF) $6.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, FNF, LEN and FAF?

First American Financial (FAF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 13.8x, Lennar (LEN) 15.3x, First American Financial (FAF) 9.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is cheapest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 8.3x, Lennar (LEN) 16.7x, First American Financial (FAF) 9.8x). 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: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) +13.0%, Lennar (LEN) -8.0%, First American Financial (FAF) +14.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

First American Financial (FAF) has the highest net margin (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.0%, Lennar (LEN) 4.1%, First American Financial (FAF) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, First American Financial (FAF) leads (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.6%, Lennar (LEN) -75.5%, First American Financial (FAF) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First American Financial (FAF) returned the most: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -26.1%, Lennar (LEN) -33.3%, First American Financial (FAF) +1.8%. Over five years, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) compounded fastest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -2.6%/yr, Lennar (LEN) -2.7%/yr, First American Financial (FAF) -2.6%/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%, Lennar (LEN) 0.02%, First American Financial (FAF) 0.00%. First American Financial (FAF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has been the steadiest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 27.5%, Lennar (LEN) 39.3%, First American Financial (FAF) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.