LEN vs MTH vs GRBK Stock Comparison

Lennar, Meritage Homes and Green Brick Partners Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LEN Lennar Corp /New/
$83.49 +1.8% 1M -34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.36B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.97B
Div. yield
2.40%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$61.95 -4.7% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.04B
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Green Brick Partners leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Green Brick Partners 8, Lennar 2, Meritage Homes 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLENMTHGRBKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.36B $4.04B $2.69B LEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x 13.7x 9.9x GRBK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 12.5x 10.2x GRBK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.0% — -7.3% GRBK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% — 14.2% GRBK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -32.2% — 12.4% GRBK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — 0.4x LEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.40% 3.02% — MTH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.9% -12.8% -5.8% GRBK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.9%/yr +2.7%/yr +19.3%/yr GRBK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 38.8% 33.6% GRBK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 71/100 57/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

LENMTHGRBK

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

AxisLENMTHGRBK
Valuation 25 #16 of 21 95 #2 of 21 40 #13 of 21
Growth 28 #14 of 19 56 #9 of 19 78 #5 of 19
Profitability 13 #14 of 16 – 67 #6 of 16
Financial Health 47 #9 of 16 – 73 #5 of 16
Shareholder Returns 75 #5 of 17 63 #7 of 17 25 #13 of 17
Overall 38 71 57
  • LEN ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • GRBK ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLENMTHGRBKSPY
1 month +1.8%-4.7%-7.8% +0.9%
3 months -1.3%-13.4%-11.9% +5.9%
6 months -5.9%-7.6%-6.5% +8.5%
Year to date -18.8%-5.9%+0.5% +13.3%
1 year -34.9%-12.8%-5.8% +12.4%
3 years -16.9%+11.1%+64.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -6.0%+3.6%+18.0% +23.5%
5 years -13.7%+14.0%+141.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.9%+2.7%+19.3% +11.0%
10 years +112.2%+301.5%+717.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.8%+14.9%+23.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLENMTHGRBKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%38.8%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.4%35.3%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.940.980.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.89-0.33-0.17 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-46.8%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.3%-27.3%-21.9% -0.9%
52-week high $133.13$85.18$80.59 $779.14
52-week low $73.54$57.86$60.10 $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.

MultipleLENMTHGRBK
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 13.2x 13.7xmedian 13.2x 9.9xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x 1.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 9.6x —median 9.6x 7.8xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 15.9x 10.0xmedian 15.9x 38.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.58median 1.91 -0.54median 1.91 3.74median 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 monthsLENMTHGRBK
Revenue $31.97B – $1.93B
Gross profit $2.90B – $585.01M
Operating income -$11.68B – $360.12M
Net income $1.32B $297.75M $292.88M
Free cash flow $811.27M – $69.94M
EPS (diluted) $5.50 $4.50 $6.31
Cash & equivalents $1.43B $677.50M $99.97M
Total debt $4.30B – $234.95M
Shares (diluted) 237.76M 66.13M 43.20M
Enterprise value $7.87B $4.04B $2.22B

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
MetricLENMTHGRBK
P/E 15.2x 13.7x 9.9x
P/FCF 21.4x 10.0x 38.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.5x 8.0x 35.9x
P/S 0.5x 0.4x 1.4x
P/B 0.8x 0.8x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.8x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -1.8x – 7.8x
EV/EBIT -1.7x – 7.8x
EV/Revenue 0.6x – 1.5x
EV/FCF 24.9x – 40.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.6x 8.0x 37.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.58 -0.54 3.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLENMTHGRBK
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.0% – -7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -25.8% – -13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -25.2% – 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% – -19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -65.1% – 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -51.1% -45.0% -21.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.4% -28.1% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.6% -40.8% -18.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.4% -25.3% 2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 265.0% 323.7% -53.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.9% -21.4% -36.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 213.8% – -55.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.2% – -37.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLENMTHGRBK
Gross margin 9.1% – 30.4%
EBITDA margin -36.1% – 18.9%
Operating margin -36.5% – 18.7%
Pretax margin 5.6% – 19.5%
Net margin 4.1% – 14.2%
FCF margin 2.5% – 3.6%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% – 3.9%
Return on equity 6.1% – 14.5%
Return on assets 4.0% – 11.1%
Return on invested capital -32.2% – 12.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.7x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLENMTHGRBK
Debt / assets 12.9% – 8.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.3x – 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 35.0% 33.5% 23.9%
Equity / assets 65.0% 66.5% 76.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLENMTHGRBK
Dividend yield 2.4% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 5.7% – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 8.1% 3.0% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 37.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 60.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.9% – –
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.

ConsensusLENMTHGRBK
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.08FY2026 $4.96FY2026 $6.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.3%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026 -12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.3% +4.0% -9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.49BFY2026 $5.10BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.0%FY2026 -12.4%FY2026 -6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.4% +14.2% -8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLENMTHGRBK
Held by institutions 88.3% 100.0% 80.4%
Institutions holding 936 398 324
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +2.7% +1.4%
Institutions buying 506 204 170
Institutions selling 303 146 91
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.40 1.87

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.

LENMTHGRBK
LEN 1.00 0.82 0.78
MTH 0.82 1.00 0.87
GRBK 0.78 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEN, MTH and GRBK?

Lennar (LEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lennar (LEN) $17.36B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.04B, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) $2.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, LEN, MTH and GRBK?

Green Brick Partners (GRBK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lennar (LEN) 15.2x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 13.7x, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 9.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) is cheapest (Lennar (LEN) 16.4x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.5x, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 10.2x). 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: Lennar (LEN) -8.0%, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) -7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Green Brick Partners (GRBK) has the highest net margin (Lennar (LEN) 4.1%, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) leads (Lennar (LEN) -32.2%, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Green Brick Partners (GRBK) returned the most: Lennar (LEN) -34.9%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -12.8%, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) -5.8%. Over five years, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) compounded fastest (Lennar (LEN) -2.9%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +2.7%/yr, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) +19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Meritage Homes (MTH) has the highest dividend yield: Lennar (LEN) 2.40%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 3.02%. 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 (Lennar (LEN) 39.3%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.8%, Green Brick Partners (GRBK) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.