NVR vs PHM vs DHI Stock Comparison

Nvr, Pultegroup and Horton D R Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVR Nvr Inc
$6,368.31 +6.7% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.97B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.53B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
PHM Pultegroup Inc/Mi/
$136.20 +19.5% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$25.07B
P/E
14.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.98B
Div. yield
0.76%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
DHI Horton D R Inc /De/
$157.01 +17.9% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$44.08B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.35B
Div. yield
1.15%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nvr leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nvr 5, Horton D R 4, Pultegroup 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVRPHMDHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.97B $25.07B $44.08B DHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 14.2x 14.5x PHM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 15.3x 14.5x DHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.9% -9.3% -3.5% DHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 11.2% 9.2% NVR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 14.1% 9.2% NVR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 0.1x 1.3x NVR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.76% 1.15% DHI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.9% +13.8% +7.8% PHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr +22.0%/yr +11.2%/yr PHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 34.5% 37.0% NVR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 63/100 60/100 NVR

Percentile Scorecard

NVRPHMDHI

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

AxisNVRPHMDHI
Valuation 35 #16 of 24 52 #12 of 24 65 #9 of 24
Growth 59 #10 of 23 46 #13 of 23 64 #9 of 23
Profitability 90 #3 of 21 80 #5 of 21 60 #9 of 21
Financial Health 67 #7 of 19 89 #3 of 19 56 #9 of 19
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 20 47 #11 of 20 58 #9 of 20
Overall 70 63 60
  • NVR ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • PHM 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

PeriodNVRPHMDHISPY
1 month +6.7%+19.5%+17.9% -1.0%
3 months -0.1%+2.4%+3.7% -0.4%
6 months +4.4%+13.4%+5.3% +4.5%
Year to date -12.7%+16.2%+9.0% +12.4%
1 year -10.9%+13.8%+7.8% +13.6%
3 years +8.1%+63.4%+32.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +2.6%+17.8%+9.7% +20.8%
5 years +25.1%+170.1%+69.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +4.6%+22.0%+11.2% +10.4%
10 years +323.7%+646.7%+446.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year +15.5%+22.3%+18.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNVRPHMDHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%34.5%37.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%30.5%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.510.910.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.370.400.21 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.9%-38.3%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-4.5%-6.4% -1.6%
52-week high $8,097.25$142.56$167.78 $779.14
52-week low $5,563.62$109.38$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.

MultipleNVRPHMDHI
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.5x 14.2xmedian 14.5x 14.5xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 11.1x 9.2xmedian 11.1x 12.5xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 17.8x 19.3xmedian 17.8x 13.8xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -3.33median 3.95 -1.60median 3.95 -1.65median 3.95

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 monthsNVRPHMDHI
Revenue $9.53B $15.98B $33.35B
Gross profit $2.10B $4.21B $7.54B
Operating income $1.50B $2.66B $3.81B
Net income $1.14B $1.80B $3.09B
Free cash flow $1.05B $1.30B $3.20B
EPS (diluted) $405.26 $9.56 $10.79
Cash & equivalents $1.14B $1.41B $2.13B
Total debt $908.16M $1.81B $7.11B
Shares (diluted) 2.82M 187.84M 283.00M
Enterprise value $10.26B $18.44B $34.97B

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
MetricNVRPHMDHI
P/E 15.1x 14.2x 14.5x
P/FCF 16.2x 19.3x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 17.8x 13.1x
P/S 1.8x 1.6x 1.3x
P/B 5.0x 1.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 1.9x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 9.2x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 9.6x 12.9x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.6x 1.5x
EV/FCF 16.0x 19.6x 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 18.1x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.33 -1.60 -1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVRPHMDHI
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.9% -9.3% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% -1.8% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.4% -16.2% -12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -6.5% -7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.9% -27.0% -22.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% -11.2% -15.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -24.9% -31.7% -22.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% -13.5% -14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.0% -28.0% -17.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -8.8% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% -15.6% 15.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.5% -21.2% -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% -16.3% 15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.7% -22.5% -0.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVRPHMDHI
Gross margin 22.0% 26.3% 22.6%
EBITDA margin 16.0% 17.3% 11.8%
Operating margin 15.8% 16.6% 11.4%
Pretax margin 15.5% 16.6% 12.3%
Net margin 12.0% 11.2% 9.2%
FCF margin 11.0% 8.1% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 8.8% 10.1%
Return on equity 32.9% 16.1% 12.7%
Return on assets 20.5% 11.4% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 14.1% 9.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVRPHMDHI
Debt / assets 16.6% 9.8% 19.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 0.1x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.9x 1.4x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 38.0% 29.2% 33.2%
Equity / assets 62.0% 70.8% 66.8%
Interest coverage 52.6x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVRPHMDHI
Dividend yield – 0.8% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 9.9% 5.3% 6.6%
Shareholder yield 9.9% 6.1% 7.7%
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.

ConsensusNVRPHMDHI
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 15.3xFY2026 14.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $366.66FY2026 $8.93FY2026 $10.84FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -16.0%FY2026 -19.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +3.5% +3.5% +24.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.90BFY2026 $16.06BFY2026 $31.48BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026 -4.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% +4.0% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVRPHMDHI
Held by institutions 88.3% 94.3% 85.7%
Institutions holding 685 1,044 1,231
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +1.7% +0.2%
Institutions buying 328 486 657
Institutions selling 238 404 403
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.20 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.

NVRPHMDHI
NVR 1.00 0.77 0.77
PHM 0.77 1.00 0.93
DHI 0.77 0.93 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVR, PHM and DHI?

Horton D R (DHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvr (NVR) $16.97B, Pultegroup (PHM) $25.07B, Horton D R (DHI) $44.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVR, PHM and DHI?

Pultegroup (PHM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvr (NVR) 15.1x, Pultegroup (PHM) 14.2x, Horton D R (DHI) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Horton D R (DHI) is cheapest (Nvr (NVR) 17.4x, Pultegroup (PHM) 15.3x, Horton D R (DHI) 14.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Horton D R (DHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nvr (NVR) -9.9%, Pultegroup (PHM) -9.3%, Horton D R (DHI) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvr (NVR) has the highest net margin (Nvr (NVR) 12.0%, Pultegroup (PHM) 11.2%, Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Nvr (NVR) leads (Nvr (NVR) 26.5%, Pultegroup (PHM) 14.1%, Horton D R (DHI) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pultegroup (PHM) returned the most: Nvr (NVR) -10.9%, Pultegroup (PHM) +13.8%, Horton D R (DHI) +7.8%. Over five years, Pultegroup (PHM) compounded fastest (Nvr (NVR) +4.6%/yr, Pultegroup (PHM) +22.0%/yr, Horton D R (DHI) +11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Horton D R (DHI) has the highest dividend yield: Nvr (NVR) 0.00%, Pultegroup (PHM) 0.76%, Horton D R (DHI) 1.15%. Nvr (NVR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvr (NVR) has been the steadiest (Nvr (NVR) 29.5%, Pultegroup (PHM) 34.5%, Horton D R (DHI) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVR, PHM 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, Nvr (NVR) leads on 5. 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.