MTH vs ILAL vs DREM Stock Comparison

Meritage Homes, International Land Alliance and Dream Homes & Development Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$63.64 -2.1% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.16B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.75B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Dream Homes & Development leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Dream Homes & Development 4, Meritage Homes 3, International Land Alliance 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTHILALDREMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.16B $5.43M $971.29K MTH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x — 2.3x DREM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.8x 1.4x — ILAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.3% — +102.5% DREM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% — 4.2% DREM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — 1.8x MTH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.9% +806.3% +100.0% ILAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr +12.6%/yr -31.2%/yr ILAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.8% 426.0% 208.2% MTH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 — 79/100 DREM

Percentile Scorecard

MTHILALDREM

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

AxisMTHILALDREM
Valuation 95 #2 of 21 – 100 #1 of 21
Growth 37 #13 of 20 – 100 #1 of 20
Profitability 59 #8 of 18 – 88 #3 of 18
Financial Health 53 #9 of 18 – 29 #13 of 18
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 17 – –
Overall 69 – 79
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • ILAL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • DREM ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTHILALDREMSPY
1 month -2.1%-63.7%-33.3% -0.8%
3 months -13.2%-58.0%+100.0% +3.5%
6 months -8.7%-79.3%+100.0% +7.0%
Year to date -3.3%+530.4%0.0% +12.2%
1 year -10.9%+806.3%+100.0% +13.0%
3 years +14.1%+866.7%0.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.5%+113.1%0.0% +23.1%
5 years +19.7%+81.2%-84.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.7%+12.6%-31.2% +11.0%
10 years +283.8%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.4%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMTHILALDREMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.8%426.0%208.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%182.2%739.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.99-0.19-0.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.281.890.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.8%-96.7%-92.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-86.8%-33.3% -1.8%
52-week high $85.18$11.00$0.03 $779.14
52-week low $57.86$0.14$0.01 $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.

MultipleMTHILALDREM
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 12.7x —median 7.8x 2.3xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x —median 4.9x 0.1xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 9.4x —median 11.2x 2.7xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 16.0x —median 6.4x 0.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x —median 0.6x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.53median 1.06 —median 0.33 0.09median 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 monthsMTHILALDREM
Revenue $10.75B – $10.07M
Gross profit $1.91B – $2.10M
Operating income $1.71B – $1.10M
Net income $329.27M – $749.00K
Free cash flow $414.71M – $3.95M
EPS (diluted) $4.98 – $0.01
Cash & equivalents $807.27M – $899.41K
Total debt $7.35B $34.32M $13.78M
Shares (diluted) 66.13M 3.75M 48.42M
Enterprise value $1.08B $5.43M -$736.43K

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
MetricMTHILALDREM
P/E 12.7x – 2.3x
P/FCF 10.0x – 0.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x – 0.2x
P/S 0.4x – 0.1x
P/B 0.8x – 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x – 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 3.0x – 2.7x
EV/EBIT 3.0x – 2.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 0.3x
EV/FCF 12.5x – 0.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x – 0.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.53 – 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTHILALDREM
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.3% – 102.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – 16.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -32.5% – -7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.1% – 24.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.1% – -26.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.4% – 75.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.4% – -14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% – 69.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.9% – 8.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.0% – 26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 298.7% – 610.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.2% – 87.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 267.0% – 542.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.7% – 89.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTHILALDREM
Gross margin 17.8% – 20.9%
EBITDA margin 16.1% – 11.2%
Operating margin 15.9% – 11.0%
Pretax margin 3.9% – 8.3%
Net margin 3.1% – 4.2%
FCF margin 3.9% – 39.2%
Operating cash flow margin 4.1% – 39.2%
Return on equity 6.5% – 35.3%
Return on assets 4.4% – 9.1%
Return on invested capital 19.1% – –
Return on capital employed – – 24.5%
Asset turnover 1.4x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTHILALDREM
Debt / assets 24.5% – 40.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 4.5x – 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 33.1% – 76.3%
Equity / assets 66.9% – 23.7%
Interest coverage 615.5x – 12.4x
Current ratio – – 1.6x
Quick ratio – – 0.3x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTHILALDREM
Dividend yield 2.9% – –
Net buyback yield 10.5% – –
Shareholder yield 13.4% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 262.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 49.9%
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.

ConsensusMTHILALDREM
Forward P/E 12.8xFY2026 1.4xFY2023 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.98FY2026 $1.02FY2023 –
EPS growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +827.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.11BFY2026 $8.48MFY2023 –
Revenue growth, next FY -12.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +250.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTHILALDREM
Held by institutions 100.0% – –
Institutions holding 398 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – –
Institutions buying 204 – –
Institutions selling 146 – –
Buyers to sellers 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.

MTHILALDREM
MTH 1.00 0.07 0.05
ILAL 0.07 1.00 0.01
DREM 0.05 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTH, ILAL and DREM?

Meritage Homes (MTH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.16B, International Land Alliance (ILAL) $5.43M, Dream Homes & Development (DREM) $971.29K.

Which stock is cheaper, MTH, ILAL and DREM?

Dream Homes & Development (DREM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.6x, Dream Homes & Development (DREM) 2.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Land Alliance (ILAL) is cheapest (Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.8x, International Land Alliance (ILAL) 1.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dream Homes & Development (DREM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Meritage Homes (MTH) -13.3%, Dream Homes & Development (DREM) +102.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dream Homes & Development (DREM) has the highest net margin (Meritage Homes (MTH) 3.1%, Dream Homes & Development (DREM) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Land Alliance (ILAL) returned the most: Meritage Homes (MTH) -10.9%, International Land Alliance (ILAL) +806.3%, Dream Homes & Development (DREM) +100.0%. Over five years, International Land Alliance (ILAL) compounded fastest (Meritage Homes (MTH) +3.7%/yr, International Land Alliance (ILAL) +12.6%/yr, Dream Homes & Development (DREM) -31.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Meritage Homes (MTH) has been the steadiest (Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.8%, International Land Alliance (ILAL) 426.0%, Dream Homes & Development (DREM) 208.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTH, ILAL and DREM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dream Homes & Development (DREM) leads on 4. 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.