MTH vs TOL vs MHO Stock Comparison

Meritage Homes, Toll Brothers and M Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$64.54 +1.0% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.23B
P/E
14.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
1 win
TOL Toll Brothers, Inc.
$144.39 +6.3% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.73B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
MHO M/I Homes, Inc.
$128.40 -5.5% 1M +2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.26B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.21B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Toll Brothers leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Toll Brothers 6, M 2, Meritage Homes 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTHTOLMHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.23B $13.73B $3.26B TOL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.2x 11.5x 11.8x TOL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 11.8x 10.9x MHO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.1% -6.0% TOL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.1% 6.6% TOL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.8% +7.3% +2.7% TOL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr +19.1%/yr +17.5%/yr TOL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.6% 34.4% 33.7% MHO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 62/100 57/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

MTHTOLMHO

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

AxisMTHTOLMHO
Valuation 90 #3 of 21 75 #6 of 21 55 #10 of 21
Growth 56 #9 of 19 89 #3 of 19 44 #11 of 19
Profitability – 67 #6 of 16 27 #12 of 16
Financial Health – 39 #9 of 14 77 #4 of 14
Shareholder Returns 67 #6 of 16 40 #10 of 16 80 #4 of 16
Overall 71 62 57
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • TOL 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

PeriodMTHTOLMHOSPY
1 month +1.0%+6.3%-5.5% +0.7%
3 months -8.9%-3.8%-15.0% +3.7%
6 months -4.2%+1.6%-2.3% +7.1%
Year to date -1.9%+6.8%+0.4% +12.8%
1 year -3.8%+7.3%+2.7% +11.9%
3 years +15.3%+108.1%+57.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.9%+27.7%+16.4% +22.8%
5 years +18.7%+140.0%+124.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.5%+19.1%+17.5% +10.9%
10 years +318.3%+426.8%+501.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.4%+18.1%+19.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTHTOLMHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.6%34.4%33.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%29.1%31.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.250.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.210.08 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.8%-46.1%-44.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.2%-13.1%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $85.18$166.12$163.00 $779.14
52-week low $57.86$124.14$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.

MultipleMTHTOLMHO
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 13.5x 11.3xmedian 13.5x 11.8xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 1.2xmedian 0.6x 0.8xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 9.6xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 15.9x 12.2xmedian 15.9x 23.4xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.56median 1.90 -3.27median 1.90 -0.82median 1.90

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 monthsMTHTOLMHO
Revenue – $10.76B $4.21B
Gross profit – $2.55B –
Operating income – $1.49B –
Net income $297.75M $1.20B $277.42M
Free cash flow – $1.09B $137.09M
EPS (diluted) $4.50 $12.69 $10.69
Cash & equivalents $677.50M $1.06B $620.60M
Total debt – $2.77B $230.42M
Shares (diluted) 66.13M 94.45M 25.95M
Enterprise value $4.23B $9.10B $448.26M

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
MetricMTHTOLMHO
P/E 14.3x 11.3x 11.8x
P/FCF 10.0x 12.2x 23.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 11.2x 21.4x
P/S 0.4x 1.2x 0.8x
P/B 0.8x 1.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 9.6x –
EV/EBIT – 10.1x –
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 13.8x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 12.6x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.56 -3.27 -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTHTOLMHO
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.1% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -8.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -15.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -45.0% -12.9% -41.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -8.6% -17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -40.8% -8.5% -38.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.3% -3.5% -14.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 323.7% 19.8% -39.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.4% -14.5% -40.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.7% -43.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -16.0% -41.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTHTOLMHO
Gross margin – 23.7% –
EBITDA margin – 14.5% –
Operating margin – 13.8% –
Pretax margin – 13.8% –
Net margin – 11.1% 6.6%
FCF margin – 10.1% 3.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.1% 3.6%
Return on equity – 12.9% –
Return on assets – 7.5% –
Return on invested capital – 9.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTHTOLMHO
Debt / assets – 18.8% 4.7%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x –
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 33.5% 41.8% 33.1%
Equity / assets 66.5% 58.2% 66.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTHTOLMHO
Dividend yield 2.9% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – 5.1% 6.0%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 5.8% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
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.

ConsensusMTHTOLMHO
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.96FY2026 $12.19FY2026 $11.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.9%FY2026 -9.6%FY2026 -28.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.0% +14.4% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.10BFY2026 $10.28BFY2026 $4.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.4%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026 -7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -0.5% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTHTOLMHO
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.9% 96.2%
Institutions holding 399 803 354
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +3.7% +1.6%
Institutions buying 204 437 191
Institutions selling 146 214 120
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.04 1.59

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.

MTHTOLMHO
MTH 1.00 0.85 0.84
TOL 0.85 1.00 0.81
MHO 0.84 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTH, TOL and MHO?

Toll Brothers (TOL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.23B, Toll Brothers (TOL) $13.73B, M (MHO) $3.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTH, TOL and MHO?

Toll Brothers (TOL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Meritage Homes (MTH) 14.2x, Toll Brothers (TOL) 11.5x, M (MHO) 11.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, M (MHO) is cheapest (Meritage Homes (MTH) 13.0x, Toll Brothers (TOL) 11.8x, M (MHO) 10.9x). 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: Toll Brothers (TOL) -1.1%, M (MHO) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toll Brothers (TOL) has the highest net margin (Toll Brothers (TOL) 11.1%, M (MHO) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toll Brothers (TOL) returned the most: Meritage Homes (MTH) -3.8%, Toll Brothers (TOL) +7.3%, M (MHO) +2.7%. Over five years, Toll Brothers (TOL) compounded fastest (Meritage Homes (MTH) +3.5%/yr, Toll Brothers (TOL) +19.1%/yr, M (MHO) +17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, M (MHO) has been the steadiest (Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.6%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 34.4%, M (MHO) 33.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTH, TOL 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, Toll Brothers (TOL) leads on 6. 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.