FNF vs MTH vs COMP Stock Comparison

Fidelity National Financial, Meritage Homes and Compass Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$63.64 -2.1% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.18B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.75B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
COMP Compass, Inc.
$9.69 +3.2% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.39B
P/E
110.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.56B
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fidelity National Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fidelity National Financial 5, Meritage Homes 4, Compass 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFNFMTHCOMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.51B $4.18B $7.39B FNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 12.7x 110.6x MTH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 12.8x 60.6x FNF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% -13.3% +67.8% COMP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 3.1% 0.6% FNF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 19.1% 0.0% MTH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.6x 25.9x FNF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.4% -10.9% +20.7% COMP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr +3.7%/yr -5.7%/yr MTH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 38.8% 64.9% FNF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 69/100 40/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

FNFMTHCOMP

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

AxisFNFMTHCOMP
Valuation 90 #13 of 119 95 #2 of 21 24 #14 of 18
Growth 33 #78 of 115 37 #13 of 20 80 #4 of 16
Profitability 63 #42 of 113 59 #8 of 18 27 #12 of 16
Financial Health 38 #71 of 114 53 #9 of 18 31 #12 of 17
Shareholder Returns 60 #43 of 107 100 #1 of 17 –
Overall 57 69 40
  • FNF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • COMP ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFNFMTHCOMPSPY
1 month -3.5%-2.1%+3.2% -0.8%
3 months -23.2%-13.2%-18.0% +3.5%
6 months -22.9%-8.7%+19.8% +7.0%
Year to date -26.8%-3.3%-8.3% +12.2%
1 year -27.4%-10.9%+20.7% +13.0%
3 years +8.2%+14.1%+375.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.7%+4.5%+68.2% +23.1%
5 years -8.1%+19.7%-25.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.7%+3.7%-5.7% +11.0%
10 years +64.7%+283.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.1%+14.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFNFMTHCOMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%38.8%64.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%35.1%55.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.992.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.99-0.280.32 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-46.8%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.6%-25.3%-28.6% -1.8%
52-week high $57.61$85.18$13.58 $779.14
52-week low $38.66$57.86$6.68 $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.

MultipleFNFMTHCOMP
P/E now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 10.6x 12.7xmedian 12.7x 110.0xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 7.6x 3.0xmedian 9.4x 103.0xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 8.6x 10.0xmedian 16.0x 56.9xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 2.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 0.52 -0.53median 1.06 4.00median 0.51

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 monthsFNFMTHCOMP
Revenue $15.36B $10.75B $10.56B
Gross profit $15.08B $1.91B –
Operating income $1.46B $1.71B -$276.10M
Net income $912.00M $329.27M $66.90M
Free cash flow $5.43B $414.71M $128.30M
R&D – – $360.50M
EPS (diluted) $2.89 $4.98 $0.08
Cash & equivalents $3.58B $807.27M $694.00M
Total debt $4.38B $7.35B $3.14B
Shares (diluted) 267.00M 66.13M 842.38M
Enterprise value -$7.89B $1.10B $5.84B

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
MetricFNFMTHCOMP
P/E 13.8x 12.7x 110.0x
P/FCF 2.0x 10.0x 56.9x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 9.5x 47.2x
P/S 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
P/B 1.2x 0.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.8x 486.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 3.0x 103.0x
EV/EBIT 7.2x 3.0x -35.3x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF 1.9x 12.5x 76.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.9x 11.8x 63.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 -0.53 4.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNFMTHCOMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% -13.3% 67.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -5.8% 27.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% -32.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -16.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.4% -34.1% -368.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.9% -17.4% 17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -21.0% -48.4% 223.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% -26.9% 28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.7% -43.9% 186.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -24.0% 27.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.0% 298.7% -5.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -23.2% 42.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.3% 267.0% -12.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -23.7% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNFMTHCOMP
Gross margin 98.2% 17.8% –
EBITDA margin 15.2% 16.1% 0.9%
Operating margin 9.5% 15.9% -2.6%
Pretax margin 11.3% 3.9% -3.3%
Net margin 5.0% 3.1% 0.6%
FCF margin 35.3% 3.9% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 36.2% 4.1% 1.5%
Return on equity 10.3% 6.5% 2.3%
Return on assets 0.8% 4.4% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 19.1% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – -4.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 1.3x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNFMTHCOMP
Debt / assets 3.8% 24.5% 37.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.6x 25.9x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 4.5x 24.5x
Liabilities / assets 92.3% 33.1% 64.2%
Equity / assets 7.7% 66.9% 35.8%
Interest coverage 6.0x 615.5x -3.4x
Current ratio – – 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 0.7x
Cash ratio – – 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 1.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNFMTHCOMP
Dividend yield 5.2% 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 1.9% 10.5% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 13.4% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 60.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusFNFMTHCOMP
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 12.8xFY2026 60.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.82FY2026 $4.96FY2026 $0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.6% +4.0% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.25BFY2026 $5.10BFY2026 $15.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.4%FY2026 -12.4%FY2026 +116.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +14.2% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNFMTHCOMP
Held by institutions 83.3% 100.0% 93.4%
Institutions holding 711 398 431
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +2.7% +7.4%
Institutions buying 320 204 242
Institutions selling 257 146 119
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.40 2.03

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.

FNFMTHCOMP
FNF 1.00 0.32 0.24
MTH 0.32 1.00 0.46
COMP 0.24 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FNF, MTH and COMP?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) $10.51B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.18B, Compass (COMP) $7.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, FNF, MTH and COMP?

Meritage Homes (MTH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 13.6x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.7x, Compass (COMP) 110.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is cheapest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 8.3x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.8x, Compass (COMP) 60.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Compass (COMP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) +13.0%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -13.3%, Compass (COMP) +67.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has the highest net margin (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.0%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 3.1%, Compass (COMP) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, Meritage Homes (MTH) leads (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.6%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 19.1%, Compass (COMP) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass (COMP) returned the most: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -27.4%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -10.9%, Compass (COMP) +20.7%. Over five years, Meritage Homes (MTH) compounded fastest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -1.7%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +3.7%/yr, Compass (COMP) -5.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 0.05%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 0.00%, Compass (COMP) 0.00%. Meritage Homes (MTH) and Compass (COMP) 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) 27.6%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.8%, Compass (COMP) 64.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FNF, MTH and COMP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 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.