LRE vs DHI vs MHO Stock Comparison

Lead Real Estate, Horton D R and M Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DHI Horton D R Inc /De/
$146.96 +3.9% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$40.20B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
MHO M/I Homes, Inc.
$126.14 -9.0% 1M -1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.12B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.21B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

M leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (M 5, Horton D R 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLREDHIMHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.28M $40.20B $3.12B DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 13.2x 11.3x MHO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.7x 10.7x MHO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.5% -6.0% DHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.2% 6.6% DHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.5% -7.5% -1.8% MHO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.5%/yr +16.9%/yr MHO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.6% 35.7% 33.8% MHO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 62/100 58/100 DHI

Percentile Scorecard

LREDHIMHO

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

AxisLREDHIMHO
Valuation – 55 #10 of 21 60 #9 of 21
Growth – 74 #6 of 20 47 #11 of 20
Profitability – 65 #7 of 18 35 #12 of 18
Financial Health 0 #18 of 18 59 #8 of 18 82 #4 of 18
Shareholder Returns – 56 #8 of 17 63 #7 of 17
Overall – 62 58
  • LRE ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • DHI ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • MHO ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLREDHIMHOSPY
1 month +0.9%+3.9%-9.0% -0.2%
3 months -14.6%-2.8%-17.2% +3.9%
6 months -13.3%-6.0%-6.7% +8.2%
Year to date -29.3%+2.0%-1.4% +12.9%
1 year -31.5%-7.5%-1.8% +12.3%
3 years -79.6%+44.5%+55.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -41.2%+13.1%+15.8% +23.3%
5 years —+64.5%+118.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+10.5%+16.9% +10.9%
10 years —+423.7%+492.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+18.0%+19.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLREDHIMHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.6%35.7%33.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.8%31.6%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.890.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.21-0.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.0%-44.8%-44.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.8%-12.4%-22.6% -1.2%
52-week high $1.82$167.78$163.00 $779.14
52-week low $1.04$132.53$114.03 $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.

MultipleLREDHIMHO
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.7x 13.6xmedian 12.7x 11.6xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.6x 1.2xmedian 0.6x 0.8xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.5x 11.8xmedian 9.5x —median 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.9x 12.9xmedian 15.9x 23.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.06 -1.54median 1.06 -0.81median 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 monthsLREDHIMHO
Revenue – $33.35B $4.21B
Gross profit – $7.54B –
Operating income – $3.81B –
Net income – $3.09B $277.42M
Free cash flow – $3.20B $137.09M
EPS (diluted) – $10.79 $10.69
Cash & equivalents $6.58M $2.13B $620.60M
Total debt $358.71M $7.11B $230.42M
Shares (diluted) 13.64M 283.00M 25.95M
Enterprise value -$19.98M $30.51B $310.04M

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
MetricLREDHIMHO
P/E – 13.6x 11.6x
P/FCF – 12.9x 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.3x 21.0x
P/S – 1.2x 0.8x
P/B 0.5x 1.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 11.8x –
EV/EBIT – 12.1x –
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 14.4x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.8x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.54 -0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLREDHIMHO
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.5% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -12.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -7.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -22.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -22.7% -41.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -14.3% -17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -17.0% -38.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -8.8% -14.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.2% -39.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% -40.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.0% -43.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.4% -41.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLREDHIMHO
Gross margin – 22.6% –
EBITDA margin – 11.8% –
Operating margin – 11.4% –
Pretax margin – 12.3% –
Net margin – 9.2% 6.6%
FCF margin – 9.6% 3.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.1% 3.6%
Return on equity – 12.7% –
Return on assets – 8.6% –
Return on invested capital – 9.2% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLREDHIMHO
Debt / assets 68.1% 19.5% 4.7%
Debt / equity 3.9x 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 2.2x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 82.4% 33.2% 33.1%
Equity / assets 17.6% 66.8% 66.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x – –
Quick ratio 0.1x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLREDHIMHO
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 7.0% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 8.3% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 16.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 14.8% –

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.

ConsensusLREDHIMHO
Forward P/E – 13.7xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.71FY2026 $11.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -7.4%FY2026 -28.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.2% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $30.74BFY2026 $4.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -10.3%FY2026 -7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.4% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLREDHIMHO
Held by institutions – 85.7% 96.2%
Institutions holding – 1,229 353
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.2% +1.6%
Institutions buying – 656 190
Institutions selling – 402 120
Buyers to sellers – 1.63 1.58

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.

LREDHIMHO
LRE 1.00 0.08 0.02
DHI 0.08 1.00 0.80
MHO 0.02 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LRE, DHI and MHO?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lead Real Estate (LRE) $15.28M, Horton D R (DHI) $40.20B, M (MHO) $3.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, LRE, DHI and MHO?

M (MHO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Horton D R (DHI) 13.2x, M (MHO) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, M (MHO) is cheapest (Horton D R (DHI) 13.7x, M (MHO) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Horton D R (DHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Horton D R (DHI) -3.5%, M (MHO) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Horton D R (DHI) has the highest net margin (Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, M (MHO) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year M (MHO) returned the most: Lead Real Estate (LRE) -31.5%, Horton D R (DHI) -7.5%, M (MHO) -1.8%. Over five years, M (MHO) compounded fastest (Horton D R (DHI) +10.5%/yr, M (MHO) +16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lead Real Estate (LRE) 0.00%, Horton D R (DHI) 0.01%, M (MHO) 0.00%. Lead Real Estate (LRE) and M (MHO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, M (MHO) has been the steadiest (Lead Real Estate (LRE) 72.6%, Horton D R (DHI) 35.7%, M (MHO) 33.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LRE, DHI and MHO?

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