MTH vs TOL vs DHI Stock Comparison

Meritage Homes, Toll Brothers and Horton D R Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$63.64 -2.1% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.20B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.75B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
TOL Toll Brothers, Inc.
$140.37 +2.2% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.36B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
DHI Horton D R Inc /De/
$146.48 +3.5% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$41.48B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Toll Brothers leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Toll Brothers 7, Meritage Homes 3, Horton D R 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTHTOLDHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.20B $13.36B $41.48B DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 11.1x 13.6x TOL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.8x 11.5x 13.7x TOL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.3% -1.1% -3.5% TOL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 11.1% 9.2% TOL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.1% 9.7% 9.2% MTH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.1x 1.3x MTH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.9% +1.8% -7.3% TOL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr +18.7%/yr +10.8%/yr TOL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.8% 34.4% 35.8% TOL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 64/100 62/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

MTHTOLDHI

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

AxisMTHTOLDHI
Valuation 95 #2 of 21 85 #4 of 21 55 #10 of 21
Growth 37 #13 of 20 90 #3 of 20 74 #6 of 20
Profitability 59 #8 of 18 71 #6 of 18 65 #7 of 18
Financial Health 53 #9 of 18 41 #11 of 18 59 #8 of 18
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 17 31 #12 of 17 56 #8 of 17
Overall 69 64 62
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • TOL ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • DHI ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTHTOLDHISPY
1 month -2.1%+2.2%+3.5% -0.8%
3 months -13.2%-7.0%-0.8% +3.5%
6 months -8.7%-4.7%-8.1% +7.0%
Year to date -3.3%+3.8%+1.7% +12.2%
1 year -10.9%+1.8%-7.3% +13.0%
3 years +14.1%+104.1%+44.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.5%+26.9%+12.9% +23.1%
5 years +19.7%+135.9%+66.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.7%+18.7%+10.8% +11.0%
10 years +283.8%+400.1%+412.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.4%+17.5%+17.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMTHTOLDHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.8%34.4%35.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%29.4%31.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.991.260.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.280.05-0.20 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.8%-46.1%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-15.5%-12.7% -1.8%
52-week high $85.18$166.12$167.78 $779.14
52-week low $57.86$124.14$132.53 $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.

MultipleMTHTOLDHI
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 12.7x 11.0xmedian 12.7x 13.5xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 1.2xmedian 0.6x 1.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 9.4x 9.4xmedian 9.4x 11.8xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 16.0x 11.9xmedian 16.0x 12.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.53median 1.06 -3.18median 1.06 -1.54median 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 monthsMTHTOLDHI
Revenue $10.75B $10.76B $33.35B
Gross profit $1.91B $2.55B $7.54B
Operating income $1.71B $1.49B $3.81B
Net income $329.27M $1.20B $3.09B
Free cash flow $414.71M $1.09B $3.20B
EPS (diluted) $4.98 $12.69 $10.79
Cash & equivalents $807.27M $1.06B $2.13B
Total debt $7.35B $2.77B $7.11B
Shares (diluted) 66.13M 94.45M 283.00M
Enterprise value $1.12B $8.73B $31.79B

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
MetricMTHTOLDHI
P/E 12.7x 11.0x 13.5x
P/FCF 10.0x 11.9x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 10.9x 12.3x
P/S 0.4x 1.2x 1.2x
P/B 0.8x 1.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 3.0x 9.4x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 3.0x 9.8x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 12.5x 13.4x 14.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 12.3x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.53 -3.18 -1.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTHTOLDHI
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.3% -1.1% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 0.2% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -32.5% -8.3% -12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.1% -3.0% -7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.1% -15.8% -22.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.4% -7.1% -15.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.4% -12.9% -22.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -8.6% -14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -43.9% -8.5% -17.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.0% -3.5% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 298.7% 19.8% 15.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.2% -14.5% -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 267.0% 18.7% 15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.7% -16.0% -0.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTHTOLDHI
Gross margin 17.8% 23.7% 22.6%
EBITDA margin 16.1% 14.5% 11.8%
Operating margin 15.9% 13.8% 11.4%
Pretax margin 3.9% 13.8% 12.3%
Net margin 3.1% 11.1% 9.2%
FCF margin 3.9% 10.1% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.1% 11.1% 10.1%
Return on equity 6.5% 12.9% 12.7%
Return on assets 4.4% 7.5% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 19.1% 9.7% 9.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTHTOLDHI
Debt / assets 24.5% 18.8% 19.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.1x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 2.5x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 33.1% 41.8% 33.2%
Equity / assets 66.9% 58.2% 66.8%
Interest coverage 615.5x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTHTOLDHI
Dividend yield 2.9% 0.7% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 10.5% 5.3% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 13.4% 6.0% 8.3%
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.

ConsensusMTHTOLDHI
Forward P/E 12.8xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.96FY2026 $12.19FY2026 $10.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.9%FY2026 -9.6%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.0% +14.4% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.10BFY2026 $10.28BFY2026 $30.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.4%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -0.5% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTHTOLDHI
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.9% 85.7%
Institutions holding 398 802 1,229
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +3.7% +0.2%
Institutions buying 204 436 656
Institutions selling 146 214 402
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.04 1.63

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.

MTHTOLDHI
MTH 1.00 0.84 0.87
TOL 0.84 1.00 0.86
DHI 0.87 0.86 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTH, TOL and DHI?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.20B, Toll Brothers (TOL) $13.36B, Horton D R (DHI) $41.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTH, TOL and DHI?

Toll Brothers (TOL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.8x, Toll Brothers (TOL) 11.1x, Horton D R (DHI) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toll Brothers (TOL) is cheapest (Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.8x, Toll Brothers (TOL) 11.5x, Horton D R (DHI) 13.7x). 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: Meritage Homes (MTH) -13.3%, Toll Brothers (TOL) -1.1%, Horton D R (DHI) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toll Brothers (TOL) has the highest net margin (Meritage Homes (MTH) 3.1%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 11.1%, Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Meritage Homes (MTH) leads (Meritage Homes (MTH) 19.1%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 9.7%, Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toll Brothers (TOL) returned the most: Meritage Homes (MTH) -10.9%, Toll Brothers (TOL) +1.8%, Horton D R (DHI) -7.3%. Over five years, Toll Brothers (TOL) compounded fastest (Meritage Homes (MTH) +3.7%/yr, Toll Brothers (TOL) +18.7%/yr, Horton D R (DHI) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Meritage Homes (MTH) 0.00%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 0.00%, Horton D R (DHI) 0.01%. Meritage Homes (MTH) and Toll Brothers (TOL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toll Brothers (TOL) has been the steadiest (Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.8%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 34.4%, Horton D R (DHI) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.