LEN vs PHM vs KBH Stock Comparison

Lennar, Pultegroup and Kb Home Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LEN Lennar Corp /New/
$84.00 +2.3% 1M -34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$19.94B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
PHM Pultegroup Inc/Mi/
$121.27 +1.2% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.69B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.98B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
KBH Kb Home
$46.33 -3.5% 1M -26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.82B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pultegroup leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Pultegroup 8, Lennar 3, Kb Home 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLENPHMKBHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.94B $22.69B $2.82B PHM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x 12.6x 12.4x KBH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 13.6x 15.3x PHM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.0% -9.3% -20.8% LEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 11.2% 4.4% PHM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -32.2% 14.1% 2.3% PHM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 0.1x 8.1x LEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% LEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.2% +0.6% -26.5% PHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr +20.0%/yr +3.0%/yr PHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 33.2% 39.3% PHM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 66/100 30/100 PHM

Percentile Scorecard

LENPHMKBH

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

AxisLENPHMKBH
Valuation 25 #16 of 21 45 #12 of 21 30 #15 of 21
Growth 26 #15 of 20 68 #7 of 20 5 #19 of 20
Profitability 24 #14 of 18 82 #4 of 18 12 #16 of 18
Financial Health 47 #10 of 18 88 #3 of 18 18 #15 of 18
Shareholder Returns 69 #6 of 17 44 #10 of 17 88 #3 of 17
Overall 38 66 30
  • LEN ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • PHM ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • KBH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLENPHMKBHSPY
1 month +2.3%+1.2%-3.5% -0.8%
3 months -1.2%-7.1%-19.6% +3.5%
6 months -9.9%-5.5%-16.4% +7.0%
Year to date -18.3%+3.4%-17.9% +12.2%
1 year -34.2%+0.6%-26.5% +13.0%
3 years -16.4%+68.6%+7.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.8%+19.0%+2.4% +23.1%
5 years -13.0%+148.8%+15.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.7%+20.0%+3.0% +11.0%
10 years +114.0%+552.7%+216.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%+20.6%+12.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLENPHMKBHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%33.2%39.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.4%30.2%35.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.940.890.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.870.02-0.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-38.3%-53.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.9%-14.9%-30.2% -1.8%
52-week high $133.13$142.56$66.36 $779.14
52-week low $73.54$109.38$41.63 $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.

MultipleLENPHMKBH
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 12.7x 12.6xmedian 12.7x 12.4xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.6x 1.4xmedian 0.6x 0.5xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 9.4x 8.2xmedian 9.4x 19.9xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 16.0x 17.2xmedian 16.0x 98.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.58median 1.06 -1.42median 1.06 -0.55median 1.06

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 monthsLENPHMKBH
Revenue $31.97B $15.98B $5.18B
Gross profit $2.90B $4.21B -$3.44B
Operating income -$11.68B $2.66B $194.41M
Net income $1.32B $1.80B $227.57M
Free cash flow $811.27M $1.30B $28.66M
EPS (diluted) $5.50 $9.56 $3.68
Cash & equivalents $1.43B $1.41B $160.06M
Total debt $4.30B $1.81B $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 237.76M 187.84M 61.76M
Enterprise value $10.31B $16.06B $2.03B

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
MetricLENPHMKBH
P/E 15.3x 12.6x 12.4x
P/FCF 21.5x 17.2x 98.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 15.9x 37.6x
P/S 0.5x 1.4x 0.5x
P/B 0.8x 1.7x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.7x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -1.8x 8.2x 19.9x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 8.6x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF 25.1x 17.5x 166.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x 16.1x 63.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.58 -1.42 -0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLENPHMKBH
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.0% -9.3% -20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -1.8% -8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -25.8% -16.2% 55.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -25.2% -6.5% -63.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% -27.0% -69.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -65.1% -11.2% -38.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -51.1% -31.7% -56.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.4% -13.5% -29.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.6% -28.0% -51.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.4% -8.8% -22.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 265.0% -15.6% -81.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.9% -21.2% -60.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 213.8% -16.3% -91.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -22.5% -70.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLENPHMKBH
Gross margin 9.1% 26.3% -66.5%
EBITDA margin -36.1% 17.3% 4.6%
Operating margin -36.5% 16.6% 3.8%
Pretax margin 5.6% 16.6% 3.8%
Net margin 4.1% 11.2% 4.4%
FCF margin 2.5% 8.1% 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% 8.8% 1.4%
Return on equity 6.1% 16.1% 3.6%
Return on assets 4.0% 11.4% 2.0%
Return on invested capital -32.2% 14.1% 2.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.8x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLENPHMKBH
Debt / assets 12.9% 9.8% 30.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 0.1x 8.1x
Debt / FCF 5.3x 1.4x 73.6x
Liabilities / assets 35.0% 29.2% 45.5%
Equity / assets 65.0% 70.8% 54.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLENPHMKBH
Dividend yield 2.4% 0.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 5.7% 6.0% 9.8%
Shareholder yield 8.1% 6.8% 12.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 37.2% – 27.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 60.7% – 221.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.9% – -10.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – 5.4%

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.

ConsensusLENPHMKBH
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.08FY2026 $8.93FY2026 $3.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.3%FY2026 -19.7%FY2026 -50.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.3% +3.5% +24.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.49BFY2026 $16.06BFY2026 $5.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.0%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026 -14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.4% +4.0% -10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLENPHMKBH
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 936 1,042 380
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +1.7% +4.2%
Institutions buying 506 485 185
Institutions selling 303 403 141
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.20 1.31

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.

LENPHMKBH
LEN 1.00 0.85 0.79
PHM 0.85 1.00 0.87
KBH 0.79 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEN, PHM and KBH?

Pultegroup (PHM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lennar (LEN) $19.94B, Pultegroup (PHM) $22.69B, Kb Home (KBH) $2.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, LEN, PHM and KBH?

Kb Home (KBH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lennar (LEN) 15.2x, Pultegroup (PHM) 12.6x, Kb Home (KBH) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pultegroup (PHM) is cheapest (Lennar (LEN) 16.5x, Pultegroup (PHM) 13.6x, Kb Home (KBH) 15.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lennar (LEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lennar (LEN) -8.0%, Pultegroup (PHM) -9.3%, Kb Home (KBH) -20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pultegroup (PHM) has the highest net margin (Lennar (LEN) 4.1%, Pultegroup (PHM) 11.2%, Kb Home (KBH) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Pultegroup (PHM) leads (Lennar (LEN) -32.2%, Pultegroup (PHM) 14.1%, Kb Home (KBH) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pultegroup (PHM) returned the most: Lennar (LEN) -34.2%, Pultegroup (PHM) +0.6%, Kb Home (KBH) -26.5%. Over five years, Pultegroup (PHM) compounded fastest (Lennar (LEN) -2.7%/yr, Pultegroup (PHM) +20.0%/yr, Kb Home (KBH) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lennar (LEN) has the highest dividend yield: Lennar (LEN) 0.02%, Pultegroup (PHM) 0.00%, Kb Home (KBH) 0.02%. Pultegroup (PHM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pultegroup (PHM) has been the steadiest (Lennar (LEN) 39.4%, Pultegroup (PHM) 33.2%, Kb Home (KBH) 39.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LEN, PHM and KBH?

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 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.