FNF vs MTH vs VLY Stock Comparison

Fidelity National Financial, Meritage Homes and Valley National Bancorp 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
3 wins
VLY Valley National Bancorp
$14.05 +7.4% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.84B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFNFMTHVLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.51B $4.18B $7.84B FNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 12.7x 11.1x VLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 12.8x 11.6x FNF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% -13.3% — FNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 3.1% — FNF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 19.1% — MTH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.6x — FNF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.4% -10.9% +28.0% VLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr +3.7%/yr +0.9%/yr MTH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 38.8% 25.1% VLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 69/100 — MTH

Percentile Scorecard

FNFMTHVLY

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

AxisFNFMTHVLY
Valuation 90 #13 of 119 95 #2 of 21 63 #133 of 362
Growth 33 #78 of 115 37 #13 of 20 –
Profitability 63 #42 of 113 59 #8 of 18 –
Financial Health 38 #71 of 114 53 #9 of 18 –
Shareholder Returns 60 #43 of 107 100 #1 of 17 77 #81 of 342
Overall 57 69 –
  • FNF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MTH 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

PeriodFNFMTHVLYSPY
1 month -3.5%-2.1%+7.4% -0.8%
3 months -23.2%-13.2%-2.1% +3.5%
6 months -22.9%-8.7%+3.8% +7.0%
Year to date -26.8%-3.3%+20.3% +12.2%
1 year -27.4%-10.9%+28.0% +13.0%
3 years +8.2%+14.1%+81.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.7%+4.5%+21.9% +23.1%
5 years -8.1%+19.7%+4.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.7%+3.7%+0.9% +11.0%
10 years +64.7%+283.8%+41.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.1%+14.4%+3.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFNFMTHVLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%38.8%25.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%35.1%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.990.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.99-0.281.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-46.8%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.6%-25.3%-7.5% -1.8%
52-week high $57.61$85.18$15.19 $779.14
52-week low $38.66$57.86$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.

MultipleFNFMTHVLY
P/E now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 10.6x 12.7xmedian 12.7x 11.0xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 0.6x 3.3xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 7.6x 3.0xmedian 9.4x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 8.6x 10.0xmedian 16.0x 12.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 0.52 -0.53median 1.06 3.47median 1.36

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 monthsFNFMTHVLY
Revenue $15.36B $10.75B –
Gross profit $15.08B $1.91B –
Operating income $1.46B $1.71B –
Net income $912.00M $329.27M –
Free cash flow $5.43B $414.71M –
EPS (diluted) $2.89 $4.98 $1.27
Cash & equivalents $3.58B $807.27M –
Total debt $4.38B $7.35B –
Shares (diluted) 267.00M 66.13M 556.96M
Enterprise value -$7.89B $1.10B $7.84B

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
MetricFNFMTHVLY
P/E 13.8x 12.7x 11.0x
P/FCF 2.0x 10.0x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 9.5x –
P/S 0.7x 0.4x 3.3x
P/B 1.2x 0.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 3.0x –
EV/EBIT 7.2x 3.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.5x –
EV/FCF 1.9x 12.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.9x 11.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 -0.53 3.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNFMTHVLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% -13.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -5.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% -32.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -16.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.4% -34.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.9% -17.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -21.0% -48.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% -26.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -26.7% -43.9% 46.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -24.0% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.0% 298.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -23.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.3% 267.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -23.7% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNFMTHVLY
Debt / assets 3.8% 24.5% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 4.5x –
Liabilities / assets 92.3% 33.1% 88.3%
Equity / assets 7.7% 66.9% 11.7%
Interest coverage 6.0x 615.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNFMTHVLY
Dividend yield 5.2% 2.9% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 10.5% –
Shareholder yield 7.1% 13.4% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusFNFMTHVLY
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 12.8xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.82FY2026 $4.96FY2026 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.6% +4.0% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.25BFY2026 $5.10BFY2026 $2.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.4%FY2026 -12.4%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +14.2% +20.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNFMTHVLY
Held by institutions 83.3% 100.0% 76.7%
Institutions holding 711 398 475
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +2.7% +3.7%
Institutions buying 320 204 251
Institutions selling 257 146 141
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.40 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.

FNFMTHVLY
FNF 1.00 0.32 0.31
MTH 0.32 1.00 0.47
VLY 0.31 0.47 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FNF, MTH and VLY?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) $10.51B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.18B, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) $7.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, FNF, MTH and VLY?

Valley National Bancorp (VLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 13.6x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.7x, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is cheapest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 8.3x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.8x, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 11.6x). 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%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -13.3%.

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%). On return on invested capital, Meritage Homes (MTH) leads (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.6%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 19.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valley National Bancorp (VLY) returned the most: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -27.4%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -10.9%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +28.0%. Over five years, Meritage Homes (MTH) compounded fastest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -1.7%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +3.7%/yr, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) +0.9%/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%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 0.00%. Meritage Homes (MTH) and Valley National Bancorp (VLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has been the steadiest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 27.6%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.8%, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) 25.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FNF, MTH 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, 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.