GRBK vs PHM vs CCS Stock Comparison

Green Brick Partners, Pultegroup and Century Communities Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PHM Pultegroup Inc/Mi/
$136.20 +19.5% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$25.07B
P/E
14.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.98B
Div. yield
0.76%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
CCS Century Communities, Inc.
$57.12 -1.6% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.62B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.81B
Div. yield
2.19%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pultegroup leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pultegroup 5, Green Brick Partners 5, Century Communities 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGRBKPHMCCSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.84B $25.07B $1.62B PHM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 14.2x 15.0x GRBK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 15.3x 11.8x GRBK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.3% -9.3% -8.2% GRBK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 11.2% 2.9% GRBK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.4% 14.1% -50.1% PHM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.1x -0.6x CCS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.76% 2.19% CCS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.9% +13.8% -4.2% PHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.8%/yr +22.0%/yr -3.9%/yr PHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 34.5% 43.2% GRBK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 63/100 37/100 PHM

Percentile Scorecard

GRBKPHMCCS

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

AxisGRBKPHMCCS
Valuation 57 #11 of 24 52 #12 of 24 22 #19 of 24
Growth 73 #7 of 23 46 #13 of 23 55 #11 of 23
Profitability 65 #8 of 21 80 #5 of 21 5 #20 of 21
Financial Health 78 #5 of 19 89 #3 of 19 28 #14 of 19
Shareholder Returns 21 #16 of 20 47 #11 of 20 74 #6 of 20
Overall 59 63 37
  • GRBK ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • PHM ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • CCS ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGRBKPHMCCSSPY
1 month +1.6%+19.5%-1.6% -1.0%
3 months -9.1%+2.4%-19.9% -0.4%
6 months -0.4%+13.4%+5.3% +4.5%
Year to date +6.2%+16.2%-3.8% +12.4%
1 year +4.9%+13.8%-4.2% +13.6%
3 years +48.2%+63.4%-18.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +14.0%+17.8%-6.5% +20.8%
5 years +156.6%+170.1%-17.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +20.8%+22.0%-3.9% +10.4%
10 years +758.3%+646.7%+187.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +24.0%+22.3%+11.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGRBKPHMCCSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%34.5%43.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%30.5%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.911.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.140.40-0.10 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-38.3%-54.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-4.5%-23.7% -1.6%
52-week high $80.59$142.56$74.84 $779.14
52-week low $60.10$109.38$48.41 $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.

MultipleGRBKPHMCCS
P/E now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 14.5x 14.2xmedian 14.5x 15.0xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 11.1x 9.2xmedian 11.1x -1.2xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 17.8x 19.3xmedian 17.8x -18.6xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.95median 3.95 -1.60median 3.95 -0.72median 3.95

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 monthsGRBKPHMCCS
Revenue $1.93B $15.98B $3.81B
Gross profit $585.01M $4.21B -$2.38B
Operating income $360.12M $2.66B -$2.87B
Net income $292.88M $1.80B $109.13M
Free cash flow $69.94M $1.30B -$86.70M
EPS (diluted) $6.31 $9.56 $3.81
Cash & equivalents $99.97M $1.41B $86.09M
Total debt $234.95M $1.81B $1.81B
Shares (diluted) 43.20M 187.84M 28.65M
Enterprise value $2.37B $18.44B $1.25B

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
MetricGRBKPHMCCS
P/E 10.5x 14.2x 15.0x
P/FCF 40.7x 19.3x -18.6x
P/Operating cash flow 38.0x 17.8x -28.5x
P/S 1.5x 1.6x 0.4x
P/B 1.4x 1.9x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.9x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 9.2x -1.2x
EV/EBIT 8.3x 9.6x -1.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 42.6x 19.6x -38.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.8x 18.1x -58.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.95 -1.60 -0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRBKPHMCCS
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.3% -9.3% -8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -1.8% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.0% -16.2% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -6.5% -4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -19.4% -27.0% 4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -11.2% -4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -21.2% -31.7% -49.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -13.5% -23.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.7% -28.0% -46.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -8.8% -20.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -53.8% -15.6% -123.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -21.2% -28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -55.8% -16.3% -140.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.5% -22.5% -30.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRBKPHMCCS
Gross margin 30.4% 26.3% -62.3%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 17.3% -74.8%
Operating margin 18.7% 16.6% -75.4%
Pretax margin 19.5% 16.6% 3.8%
Net margin 14.2% 11.2% 2.9%
FCF margin 3.6% 8.1% -2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% 8.8% -1.5%
Return on equity 14.5% 16.1% 4.3%
Return on assets 11.1% 11.4% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 12.4% 14.1% -50.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.8x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRBKPHMCCS
Debt / assets 8.8% 9.8% 37.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.1x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 1.4x -20.9x
Liabilities / assets 23.9% 29.2% 46.5%
Equity / assets 76.1% 70.8% 53.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRBKPHMCCS
Dividend yield – 0.8% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 5.3% 5.6%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 6.1% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 32.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -41.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.1%

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.

ConsensusGRBKPHMCCS
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 15.3xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.18FY2026 $8.93FY2026 $4.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.6%FY2026 -19.7%FY2026 -18.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.1% +3.5% -4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.96BFY2026 $16.06BFY2026 $4.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.8%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.5% +4.0% -8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRBKPHMCCS
Held by institutions 80.4% 94.3% 91.9%
Institutions holding 327 1,044 264
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +1.7% +1.3%
Institutions buying 172 486 118
Institutions selling 91 404 109
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.20 1.08

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.

GRBKPHMCCS
GRBK 1.00 0.87 0.83
PHM 0.87 1.00 0.79
CCS 0.83 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRBK, PHM and CCS?

Pultegroup (PHM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Green Brick Partners (GRBK) $2.84B, Pultegroup (PHM) $25.07B, Century Communities (CCS) $1.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRBK, PHM and CCS?

Green Brick Partners (GRBK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 10.5x, Pultegroup (PHM) 14.2x, Century Communities (CCS) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) is cheapest (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 10.8x, Pultegroup (PHM) 15.3x, Century Communities (CCS) 11.8x). 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) -7.3%, Pultegroup (PHM) -9.3%, Century Communities (CCS) -8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Green Brick Partners (GRBK) has the highest net margin (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 14.2%, Pultegroup (PHM) 11.2%, Century Communities (CCS) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Pultegroup (PHM) leads (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 12.4%, Pultegroup (PHM) 14.1%, Century Communities (CCS) -50.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pultegroup (PHM) returned the most: Green Brick Partners (GRBK) +4.9%, Pultegroup (PHM) +13.8%, Century Communities (CCS) -4.2%. Over five years, Pultegroup (PHM) compounded fastest (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) +20.8%/yr, Pultegroup (PHM) +22.0%/yr, Century Communities (CCS) -3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Century Communities (CCS) has the highest dividend yield: Pultegroup (PHM) 0.76%, Century Communities (CCS) 2.19%. Green Brick Partners (GRBK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) has been the steadiest (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 34.5%, Pultegroup (PHM) 34.5%, Century Communities (CCS) 43.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRBK, PHM and CCS?

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