GRBK vs MTH vs STRS Stock Comparison

Green Brick Partners, Meritage Homes and Stratus Properties Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$63.64 -2.1% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.15B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.75B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
STRS Stratus Properties Inc
$17.76 -3.2% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$141.77M
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.66M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Green Brick Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Green Brick Partners 6, Meritage Homes 3, Stratus Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGRBKMTHSTRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.75B $4.15B $141.77M MTH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.4x 12.6x 6.6x STRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 12.8x — GRBK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.7% -13.3% -12.4% GRBK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 3.1% 75.0% STRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 19.1% 4.4% MTH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.6x 1.8x GRBK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.8% -10.9% -13.5% GRBK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.8%/yr +3.7%/yr -12.1%/yr GRBK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 38.8% 41.1% GRBK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 69/100 52/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

GRBKMTHSTRS

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

AxisGRBKMTHSTRS
Valuation 50 #11 of 21 95 #2 of 21 47 #21 of 39
Growth 84 #4 of 20 37 #13 of 20 41 #20 of 33
Profitability 77 #5 of 18 59 #8 of 18 35 #20 of 30
Financial Health 77 #5 of 18 53 #9 of 18 70 #12 of 38
Shareholder Returns 19 #14 of 17 100 #1 of 17 69 #5 of 14
Overall 61 69 52
  • GRBK ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • STRS ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGRBKMTHSTRSSPY
1 month -6.8%-2.1%-3.2% -0.8%
3 months -11.5%-13.2%-11.1% +3.5%
6 months -9.5%-8.7%-40.7% +7.0%
Year to date +2.3%-3.3%-26.6% +12.2%
1 year -5.8%-10.9%-13.5% +13.0%
3 years +67.1%+14.1%-29.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.7%+4.5%-10.8% +23.1%
5 years +157.6%+19.7%-47.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.8%+3.7%-12.1% +11.0%
10 years +716.7%+283.8%-26.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +23.4%+14.4%-3.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGRBKMTHSTRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%38.8%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%35.1%43.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.990.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.17-0.28-0.33 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-46.8%-66.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-25.3%-45.1% -1.8%
52-week high $80.59$85.18$32.34 $779.14
52-week low $60.10$57.86$17.61 $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.

MultipleGRBKMTHSTRS
P/E now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 12.7x 12.7xmedian 12.7x 6.6xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x 4.9xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 9.4x 3.0xmedian 9.4x 5.6xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 16.0x 10.0xmedian 16.0x -4.0xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.06 -0.53median 1.06 -0.18median 0.33

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 monthsGRBKMTHSTRS
Revenue $1.98B $10.75B $28.66M
Gross profit $606.74M $1.91B -$9.32M
Operating income $383.06M $1.71B $29.79M
Net income $314.87M $329.27M $20.07M
Free cash flow $111.62M $414.71M -$35.66M
EPS (diluted) $6.73 $4.98 $2.67
Cash & equivalents $131.64M $807.27M $73.54M
Total debt $1.14B $7.35B $143.76M
Shares (diluted) 43.28M 66.13M 8.06M
Enterprise value $2.18B $1.07B $18.23M

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
MetricGRBKMTHSTRS
P/E 9.5x 12.7x 6.6x
P/FCF 24.7x 10.0x -4.0x
P/Operating cash flow 23.5x 9.5x -4.4x
P/S 1.4x 0.4x 4.9x
P/B 1.4x 0.8x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.8x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 3.0x 5.6x
EV/EBIT 7.6x 3.0x 7.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.5x 7.4x
EV/FCF 26.1x 12.5x -5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.8x 11.8x -6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 -0.53 -0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRBKMTHSTRS
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.7% -13.3% -12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% -5.8% -10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -11.9% -32.5% -384.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -16.1% -57.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.8% -34.1% 415.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.1% -17.4% 58.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.1% -48.4% 314.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -26.9% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.7% -43.9% 491.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -24.0% -35.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -29.5% 298.7% -23.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.5% -23.2% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.4% 267.0% 30.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.3% -23.7% 30.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRBKMTHSTRS
Gross margin 30.6% 17.8% -32.5%
EBITDA margin 19.6% 16.1% 133.0%
Operating margin 19.3% 15.9% 103.9%
Pretax margin 20.4% 3.9% 95.7%
Net margin 14.7% 3.1% 75.0%
FCF margin 5.6% 3.9% -124.4%
Operating cash flow margin 5.9% 4.1% -111.6%
Return on equity 16.0% 6.5% 5.8%
Return on assets 12.3% 4.4% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 19.1% 4.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.3x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.2% 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRBKMTHSTRS
Debt / assets 11.0% 24.5% 27.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.6x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 4.5x -4.0x
Liabilities / assets 23.6% 33.1% 34.2%
Equity / assets 76.4% 66.9% 65.8%
Interest coverage – 615.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRBKMTHSTRS
Dividend yield – 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 10.5% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 13.4% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusGRBKMTHSTRS
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 12.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.25FY2026 $4.98FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -11.6%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -6.4% +5.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.97BFY2026 $5.11BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -6.3%FY2026 -12.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -7.1% +14.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRBKMTHSTRS
Held by institutions 80.4% 100.0% 49.1%
Institutions holding 324 398 55
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +2.7% -6.5%
Institutions buying 170 204 26
Institutions selling 91 146 17
Buyers to sellers 1.87 1.40 1.53

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.

GRBKMTHSTRS
GRBK 1.00 0.87 0.25
MTH 0.87 1.00 0.23
STRS 0.25 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRBK, MTH and STRS?

Meritage Homes (MTH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Green Brick Partners (GRBK) $2.75B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.15B, Stratus Properties (STRS) $141.77M.

Which stock is cheaper, GRBK, MTH and STRS?

Stratus Properties (STRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 9.4x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.6x, Stratus Properties (STRS) 6.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) is cheapest (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 10.3x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Green Brick Partners (GRBK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Green Brick Partners (GRBK) -5.7%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -13.3%, Stratus Properties (STRS) -12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stratus Properties (STRS) has the highest net margin (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 14.7%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 3.1%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 75.0%). On return on invested capital, Meritage Homes (MTH) leads (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 13.4%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 19.1%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Green Brick Partners (GRBK) returned the most: Green Brick Partners (GRBK) -5.8%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -10.9%, Stratus Properties (STRS) -13.5%. Over five years, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) compounded fastest (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) +20.8%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +3.7%/yr, Stratus Properties (STRS) -12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) has been the steadiest (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 33.6%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.8%, Stratus Properties (STRS) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRBK, MTH and STRS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 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.