NVR vs MTH vs KBH Stock Comparison

Nvr, Meritage Homes and Kb Home Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVR Nvr Inc
$6,030.35 +0.6% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.38B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.53B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
MTH Meritage Homes CORP
$67.08 +5.1% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.83B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.26B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
KBH Kb Home
$48.91 +6.9% 1M -19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.25B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNVRMTHKBHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.38B $4.83B $3.25B NVR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x 16.2x 14.3x KBH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 13.5x 16.1x MTH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.9% -14.9% -20.8% NVR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 2.9% 4.4% NVR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 18.0% 2.3% NVR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 0.7x 8.1x NVR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.7% +2.0% -19.9% MTH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +4.2%/yr +3.3%/yr MTH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.0% 39.3% 39.9% NVR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 62/100 33/100 NVR

Percentile Scorecard

NVRMTHKBH

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

AxisNVRMTHKBH
Valuation 39 #15 of 24 96 #2 of 24 44 #14 of 24
Growth 59 #10 of 23 23 #18 of 23 5 #22 of 23
Profitability 90 #3 of 21 50 #11 of 21 10 #19 of 21
Financial Health 67 #7 of 19 44 #11 of 19 17 #16 of 19
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 20 95 #2 of 20 90 #3 of 20
Overall 71 62 33
  • NVR ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • KBH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVRMTHKBHSPY
1 month +0.6%+5.1%+6.9% -2.0%
3 months -3.9%-10.0%-15.8% -2.2%
6 months +0.4%+4.6%+1.0% +4.2%
Year to date -17.3%+1.9%-13.3% +10.6%
1 year -14.7%+2.0%-19.9% +10.4%
3 years +2.4%+0.6%-4.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +0.8%+0.2%-1.5% +20.2%
5 years +19.4%+22.6%+17.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +3.6%+4.2%+3.3% +10.1%
10 years +302.3%+347.8%+244.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +14.9%+16.2%+13.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNVRMTHKBHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.0%39.3%39.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%34.4%35.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.940.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.510.05-0.50 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.9%-46.8%-53.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.5%-21.2%-26.3% -3.2%
52-week high $8,097.25$85.18$66.36 $779.14
52-week low $5,563.62$57.86$41.63 $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.

MultipleNVRMTHKBH
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 13.4x 14.8xmedian 13.4x 13.1xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 10.1x 3.4xmedian 10.1x 20.5xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 16.6x 8.9xmedian 16.6x 103.7xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -3.15median 3.67 -0.58median 3.67 -0.58median 3.67

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 monthsNVRMTHKBH
Revenue $9.53B $10.26B $5.18B
Gross profit $2.10B $1.78B -$3.44B
Operating income $1.50B $1.59B $194.41M
Net income $1.14B $297.75M $227.57M
Free cash flow $1.05B $483.70M $28.66M
EPS (diluted) $405.26 $4.50 $3.68
Cash & equivalents $1.14B $677.50M $160.06M
Total debt $908.16M $1.85B $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 2.82M 66.13M 61.76M
Enterprise value $10.66B $1.80B $2.46B

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
MetricNVRMTHKBH
P/E 14.3x 14.8x 13.1x
P/FCF 15.4x 8.9x 103.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 8.6x 39.6x
P/S 1.7x 0.4x 0.6x
P/B 4.7x 0.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 0.9x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x 3.4x 20.5x
EV/EBIT 10.5x 3.5x 25.3x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF 15.1x 11.4x 171.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 10.9x 65.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.15 -0.58 -0.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVRMTHKBH
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.9% -14.9% -20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% -7.4% -8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.4% -30.9% 55.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -17.7% -63.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.9% -32.5% -69.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% -18.9% -38.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -24.9% -45.0% -56.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% -28.1% -29.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.0% -40.8% -51.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -25.3% -22.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% 323.7% -81.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.5% -21.4% -60.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 291.5% -91.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.7% -21.4% -70.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVRMTHKBH
Gross margin 22.0% 17.4% -66.5%
EBITDA margin 16.0% 15.7% 4.6%
Operating margin 15.8% 15.5% 3.8%
Pretax margin 15.5% 3.7% 3.8%
Net margin 12.0% 2.9% 4.4%
FCF margin 11.0% 4.7% 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 4.9% 1.4%
Return on equity 32.9% 5.9% 3.6%
Return on assets 20.5% 3.9% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 18.0% 2.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.7x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVRMTHKBH
Debt / assets 16.6% 24.4% 30.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 0.7x 8.1x
Debt / FCF 0.9x 3.8x 73.6x
Liabilities / assets 38.0% 33.5% 45.5%
Equity / assets 62.0% 66.5% 54.5%
Interest coverage 52.6x 384.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVRMTHKBH
Dividend yield – 2.8% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 10.4% 10.1% 9.3%
Shareholder yield 10.4% 12.9% 11.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 221.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -10.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.4%

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.

ConsensusNVRMTHKBH
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $366.66FY2026 $4.96FY2026 $3.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -16.0%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026 -50.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.5% +4.0% +24.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.90BFY2026 $5.10BFY2026 $5.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 -12.4%FY2026 -14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% +14.2% -10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVRMTHKBH
Held by institutions 88.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 685 400 381
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +2.7% +4.2%
Institutions buying 328 204 186
Institutions selling 238 146 141
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.40 1.32

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.

NVRMTHKBH
NVR 1.00 0.73 0.74
MTH 0.73 1.00 0.90
KBH 0.74 0.90 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVR, MTH and KBH?

Nvr (NVR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvr (NVR) $17.38B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.83B, Kb Home (KBH) $3.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVR, MTH and KBH?

Kb Home (KBH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvr (NVR) 15.2x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 16.2x, Kb Home (KBH) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Meritage Homes (MTH) is cheapest (Nvr (NVR) 16.4x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 13.5x, Kb Home (KBH) 16.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvr (NVR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nvr (NVR) -9.9%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -14.9%, Kb Home (KBH) -20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvr (NVR) has the highest net margin (Nvr (NVR) 12.0%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 2.9%, Kb Home (KBH) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Nvr (NVR) leads (Nvr (NVR) 26.5%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 18.0%, Kb Home (KBH) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Meritage Homes (MTH) returned the most: Nvr (NVR) -14.7%, Meritage Homes (MTH) +2.0%, Kb Home (KBH) -19.9%. Over five years, Meritage Homes (MTH) compounded fastest (Nvr (NVR) +3.6%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +4.2%/yr, Kb Home (KBH) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nvr (NVR) 0.00%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 0.00%, Kb Home (KBH) 0.02%. Nvr (NVR) and Meritage Homes (MTH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvr (NVR) has been the steadiest (Nvr (NVR) 29.0%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 39.3%, Kb Home (KBH) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVR, MTH and KBH?

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