LRE vs DHI vs TOL Stock Comparison

Lead Real Estate, Horton D R and Toll Brothers 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
1 win
TOL Toll Brothers, Inc.
$142.00 +3.4% 1M +2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.06B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Toll Brothers leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Toll Brothers 10, Horton D R 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLREDHITOLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.28M $40.20B $13.06B DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 13.2x 10.9x TOL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.7x 11.6x TOL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.5% -1.1% TOL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.2% 11.1% TOL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.2% 9.7% TOL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 1.1x TOL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.5% -7.5% +2.4% TOL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.5%/yr +18.6%/yr TOL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.6% 35.7% 34.3% TOL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 62/100 64/100 TOL

Percentile Scorecard

LREDHITOL

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

AxisLREDHITOL
Valuation – 55 #10 of 21 85 #4 of 21
Growth – 74 #6 of 20 90 #3 of 20
Profitability – 65 #7 of 18 71 #6 of 18
Financial Health 0 #18 of 18 59 #8 of 18 41 #11 of 18
Shareholder Returns – 56 #8 of 17 31 #12 of 17
Overall – 62 64
  • LRE ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • DHI ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • TOL ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLREDHITOLSPY
1 month +0.9%+3.9%+3.4% -0.2%
3 months -14.6%-2.8%-8.4% +3.9%
6 months -13.3%-6.0%-1.2% +8.2%
Year to date -29.3%+2.0%+5.0% +12.9%
1 year -31.5%-7.5%+2.4% +12.3%
3 years -79.6%+44.5%+106.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -41.2%+13.1%+27.4% +23.3%
5 years —+64.5%+134.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+10.5%+18.6% +10.9%
10 years —+423.7%+422.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+18.0%+18.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLREDHITOLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.6%35.7%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.8%31.6%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.891.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.210.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.0%-44.8%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.8%-12.4%-14.5% -1.2%
52-week high $1.82$167.78$166.12 $779.14
52-week low $1.04$132.53$124.14 $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.

MultipleLREDHITOL
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.7x 13.6xmedian 12.7x 11.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.6x 1.2xmedian 0.6x 1.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.5x 11.8xmedian 9.5x 9.5xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.9x 12.9xmedian 15.9x 12.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.06 -1.54median 1.06 -3.22median 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 monthsLREDHITOL
Revenue – $33.35B $10.76B
Gross profit – $7.54B $2.55B
Operating income – $3.81B $1.49B
Net income – $3.09B $1.20B
Free cash flow – $3.20B $1.09B
EPS (diluted) – $10.79 $12.69
Cash & equivalents $6.58M $2.13B $1.06B
Total debt $358.71M $7.11B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 13.64M 283.00M 94.45M
Enterprise value -$19.98M $30.51B $8.43B

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
MetricLREDHITOL
P/E – 13.6x 11.1x
P/FCF – 12.9x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.3x 11.0x
P/S – 1.2x 1.2x
P/B 0.5x 1.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 11.8x 9.5x
EV/EBIT – 12.1x 9.9x
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 14.4x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.8x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.54 -3.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLREDHITOL
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.5% -1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -12.0% -8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -7.1% -3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -22.1% -15.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.0% -7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -22.7% -12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -14.3% -8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – -17.0% -8.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -8.8% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.2% 19.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% -14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.0% 18.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.4% -16.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLREDHITOL
Gross margin – 22.6% 23.7%
EBITDA margin – 11.8% 14.5%
Operating margin – 11.4% 13.8%
Pretax margin – 12.3% 13.8%
Net margin – 9.2% 11.1%
FCF margin – 9.6% 10.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.1% 11.1%
Return on equity – 12.7% 12.9%
Return on assets – 8.6% 7.5%
Return on invested capital – 9.2% 9.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLREDHITOL
Debt / assets 68.1% 19.5% 18.8%
Debt / equity 3.9x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 1.1x
Debt / FCF – 2.2x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 82.4% 33.2% 41.8%
Equity / assets 17.6% 66.8% 58.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x – –
Quick ratio 0.1x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLREDHITOL
Dividend yield – 1.2% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 7.0% 5.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 8.3% 5.9%
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.

ConsensusLREDHITOL
Forward P/E – 13.7xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.71FY2026 $12.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -7.4%FY2026 -9.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.2% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $30.74BFY2026 $10.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -10.3%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.4% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLREDHITOL
Held by institutions – 85.7% 90.9%
Institutions holding – 1,229 802
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.2% +3.7%
Institutions buying – 656 436
Institutions selling – 402 214
Buyers to sellers – 1.63 2.04

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.

LREDHITOL
LRE 1.00 0.08 0.08
DHI 0.08 1.00 0.86
TOL 0.08 0.86 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LRE, DHI and TOL?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lead Real Estate (LRE) $15.28M, Horton D R (DHI) $40.20B, Toll Brothers (TOL) $13.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, LRE, DHI and TOL?

Toll Brothers (TOL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Horton D R (DHI) 13.2x, Toll Brothers (TOL) 10.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toll Brothers (TOL) is cheapest (Horton D R (DHI) 13.7x, Toll Brothers (TOL) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Toll Brothers (TOL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Horton D R (DHI) -3.5%, Toll Brothers (TOL) -1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toll Brothers (TOL) has the highest net margin (Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Toll Brothers (TOL) leads (Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toll Brothers (TOL) returned the most: Lead Real Estate (LRE) -31.5%, Horton D R (DHI) -7.5%, Toll Brothers (TOL) +2.4%. Over five years, Toll Brothers (TOL) compounded fastest (Horton D R (DHI) +10.5%/yr, Toll Brothers (TOL) +18.6%/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%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 0.00%. Lead Real Estate (LRE) and Toll Brothers (TOL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toll Brothers (TOL) has been the steadiest (Lead Real Estate (LRE) 72.6%, Horton D R (DHI) 35.7%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Toll Brothers (TOL) leads on 10. 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.