GRBK vs PHM vs MTH Stock Comparison

Green Brick Partners, Pultegroup and Meritage Homes Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PHM Pultegroup Inc/Mi/
$119.71 +0.4% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$23.02B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.98B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$61.95 -4.7% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.20B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pultegroup leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pultegroup 6, Green Brick Partners 4, Meritage Homes 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGRBKPHMMTHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.68B $23.02B $4.20B PHM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 12.8x 14.1x GRBK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 13.4x 12.5x GRBK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.3% -9.3% — GRBK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 11.2% — GRBK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.4% 14.1% — PHM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.1x — PHM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.8% -0.9% -12.8% PHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.3%/yr +20.0%/yr +2.7%/yr PHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 33.1% 38.8% PHM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 65/100 71/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

GRBKPHMMTH

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

AxisGRBKPHMMTH
Valuation 40 #13 of 21 45 #12 of 21 95 #2 of 21
Growth 78 #5 of 19 61 #8 of 19 56 #9 of 19
Profitability 67 #6 of 16 80 #4 of 16 –
Financial Health 73 #5 of 16 87 #3 of 16 –
Shareholder Returns 25 #13 of 17 50 #9 of 17 63 #7 of 17
Overall 57 65 71
  • GRBK ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • PHM ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGRBKPHMMTHSPY
1 month -7.8%+0.4%-4.7% +0.9%
3 months -11.9%-9.6%-13.4% +5.9%
6 months -6.5%-0.8%-7.6% +8.5%
Year to date +0.5%+2.1%-5.9% +13.3%
1 year -5.8%-0.9%-12.8% +12.4%
3 years +64.1%+66.4%+11.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +18.0%+18.5%+3.6% +23.5%
5 years +141.7%+149.0%+14.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.3%+20.0%+2.7% +11.0%
10 years +717.5%+546.7%+301.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +23.4%+20.5%+14.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGRBKPHMMTHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%33.1%38.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%30.1%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.890.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.17-0.03-0.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-38.3%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-16.0%-27.3% -0.9%
52-week high $80.59$142.56$85.18 $779.14
52-week low $60.10$109.38$57.86 $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.

MultipleGRBKPHMMTH
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 13.2x 12.4xmedian 13.2x 13.7xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.6x 1.4xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 9.6x 8.1xmedian 9.6x —median 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 15.9x 17.0xmedian 15.9x 10.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.74median 1.91 -1.41median 1.91 -0.54median 1.91

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 monthsGRBKPHMMTH
Revenue $1.93B $15.98B –
Gross profit $585.01M $4.21B –
Operating income $360.12M $2.66B –
Net income $292.88M $1.80B $297.75M
Free cash flow $69.94M $1.30B –
EPS (diluted) $6.31 $9.56 $4.50
Cash & equivalents $99.97M $1.41B $677.50M
Total debt $234.95M $1.81B –
Shares (diluted) 43.20M 187.84M 66.13M
Enterprise value $2.15B $16.38B $4.20B

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
MetricGRBKPHMMTH
P/E 9.9x 12.4x 13.7x
P/FCF 38.5x 17.0x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 35.9x 15.7x 8.0x
P/S 1.4x 1.4x 0.4x
P/B 1.3x 1.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.7x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 8.1x –
EV/EBIT 7.8x 8.4x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.4x –
EV/FCF 40.4x 17.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 37.7x 15.9x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.74 -1.41 -0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRBKPHMMTH
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.3% -9.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -1.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.0% -16.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -6.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -19.4% -27.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -11.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -21.2% -31.7% -45.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -13.5% -28.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.7% -28.0% -40.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -8.8% -25.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -53.8% -15.6% 323.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -21.2% -21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -55.8% -16.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.5% -22.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRBKPHMMTH
Gross margin 30.4% 26.3% –
EBITDA margin 18.9% 17.3% –
Operating margin 18.7% 16.6% –
Pretax margin 19.5% 16.6% –
Net margin 14.2% 11.2% –
FCF margin 3.6% 8.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% 8.8% –
Return on equity 14.5% 16.1% –
Return on assets 11.1% 11.4% –
Return on invested capital 12.4% 14.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRBKPHMMTH
Debt / assets 8.8% 9.8% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.4x 1.4x –
Liabilities / assets 23.9% 29.2% 33.5%
Equity / assets 76.1% 70.8% 66.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRBKPHMMTH
Dividend yield – 0.9% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 6.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 6.9% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusGRBKPHMMTH
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 13.4xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.18FY2026 $8.93FY2026 $4.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.6%FY2026 -19.7%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.1% +3.5% +4.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.96BFY2026 $16.06BFY2026 $5.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.8%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026 -12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.5% +4.0% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRBKPHMMTH
Held by institutions 80.4% 94.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 324 1,042 398
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +1.7% +2.7%
Institutions buying 170 485 204
Institutions selling 91 403 146
Buyers to sellers 1.87 1.20 1.40

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.

GRBKPHMMTH
GRBK 1.00 0.86 0.87
PHM 0.86 1.00 0.89
MTH 0.87 0.89 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRBK, PHM and MTH?

Pultegroup (PHM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Green Brick Partners (GRBK) $2.68B, Pultegroup (PHM) $23.02B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRBK, PHM and MTH?

Green Brick Partners (GRBK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 9.8x, Pultegroup (PHM) 12.8x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) is cheapest (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 10.2x, Pultegroup (PHM) 13.4x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.5x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pultegroup (PHM) returned the most: Green Brick Partners (GRBK) -5.8%, Pultegroup (PHM) -0.9%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -12.8%. Over five years, Pultegroup (PHM) compounded fastest (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) +19.3%/yr, Pultegroup (PHM) +20.0%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pultegroup (PHM) has been the steadiest (Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 33.6%, Pultegroup (PHM) 33.1%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.