PHM vs LEN vs CCS Stock Comparison

Pultegroup, Lennar and Century Communities Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PHM Pultegroup Inc/Mi/
$121.16 +2.1% 1M +0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.63B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.98B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
LEN Lennar Corp /New/
$84.93 +4.2% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.96B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
CCS Century Communities, Inc.
$57.97 -5.6% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.93B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pultegroup leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pultegroup 7, Century Communities 3, Lennar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPHMLENCCSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.63B $19.96B $1.65B PHM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 15.3x 12.3x CCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 16.7x 11.9x CCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.3% -8.0% -8.9% LEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 4.1% 3.4% PHM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% -75.5% -53.1% PHM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.1x -0.5x CCS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% LEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.2% -33.3% -10.9% PHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr -2.7%/yr -2.1%/yr PHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 39.3% 41.8% PHM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 40/100 41/100 PHM

Percentile Scorecard

PHMLENCCS

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

AxisPHMLENCCS
Valuation 45 #12 of 21 25 #16 of 21 40 #13 of 21
Growth 65 #8 of 21 40 #13 of 21 60 #9 of 21
Profitability 78 #5 of 19 17 #16 of 19 11 #17 of 19
Financial Health 89 #3 of 19 56 #9 of 19 22 #15 of 19
Shareholder Returns 41 #11 of 18 65 #7 of 18 71 #6 of 18
Overall 64 40 41
  • PHM ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • LEN ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • CCS ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPHMLENCCSSPY
1 month +2.1%+4.2%-5.6% -1.0%
3 months -6.0%+0.3%-16.4% +2.9%
6 months -5.0%-9.7%-3.1% +6.4%
Year to date +3.3%-17.4%-2.3% +11.4%
1 year +0.2%-33.3%-10.9% +13.1%
3 years +69.1%-16.4%-2.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.2%-5.8%-0.9% +21.5%
5 years +143.7%-12.7%-10.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +19.5%-2.7%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years +535.7%+116.4%+180.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.3%+8.0%+10.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePHMLENCCSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%39.3%41.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%37.5%38.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.940.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.85-0.26 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-60.5%-54.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-36.2%-22.5% -2.5%
52-week high $142.56$133.13$74.84 $779.14
52-week low $109.38$73.54$48.41 $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.

MultiplePHMLENCCS
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 12.7x 15.4xmedian 12.7x 12.4xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.6x 0.6xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 9.5x -0.8xmedian 9.5x -1.1xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 15.9x 21.8xmedian 15.9x 47.1xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.42median 1.06 -0.59median 1.06 -0.58median 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 monthsPHMLENCCS
Revenue $15.98B $31.97B $3.93B
Gross profit $4.21B $2.90B -$2.43B
Operating income $2.66B -$27.35B -$2.92B
Net income $1.80B $1.32B $133.92M
Free cash flow $1.30B $811.27M $35.03M
EPS (diluted) $9.56 $5.50 $4.67
Cash & equivalents $1.41B $1.43B $92.33M
Total debt $7.08B $4.30B $6.32B
Shares (diluted) 187.84M 237.76M 28.65M
Enterprise value $16.00B $10.33B $1.24B

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
MetricPHMLENCCS
P/E 12.6x 15.4x 12.4x
P/FCF 17.2x 21.8x 47.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 18.8x 24.1x
P/S 1.4x 0.6x 0.4x
P/B 1.7x 0.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x -0.8x -1.1x
EV/EBIT 8.5x -0.8x -1.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 17.5x 25.3x 92.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 21.9x 47.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.42 -0.59 -0.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHMLENCCS
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.3% -8.0% -8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.8% -1.5% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.2% -25.8% 3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.5% -25.2% -3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.0% 0.4% 3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.2% -8.9% -3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -31.7% -51.1% -48.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.5% -30.4% -24.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.0% -47.6% -44.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -26.4% -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.6% 265.0% -56.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.2% -43.9% -50.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.3% 213.8% -73.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.5% -46.2% -59.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPHMLENCCS
Gross margin 26.3% 9.1% -61.7%
EBITDA margin 17.3% -85.1% -73.8%
Operating margin 16.6% -85.5% -74.4%
Pretax margin 16.6% 5.6% 4.5%
Net margin 11.2% 4.1% 3.4%
FCF margin 8.1% 2.5% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 2.9% 1.7%
Return on equity 16.1% 6.1% 5.2%
Return on assets 11.4% 4.0% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 14.1% -75.5% -53.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHMLENCCS
Debt / assets 9.8% 12.9% 35.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.1x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 5.3x 48.1x
Liabilities / assets 29.2% 35.0% 45.3%
Equity / assets 70.8% 65.0% 54.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHMLENCCS
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.4% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 6.0% 5.6% 6.0%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 8.0% 8.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 37.2% 26.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 60.7% 101.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -6.9% 4.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 8.8%

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.

ConsensusPHMLENCCS
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.52FY2026 $5.08FY2026 $4.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.4%FY2026 -36.3%FY2026 -18.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +7.5% -4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.75BFY2026 $32.49BFY2026 $4.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.2%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.0% -6.2% -8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHMLENCCS
Held by institutions 94.3% 100.0% 91.9%
Institutions holding 1,042 936 263
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +3.9% +1.3%
Institutions buying 485 506 117
Institutions selling 403 303 109
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.67 1.07

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.

PHMLENCCS
PHM 1.00 0.85 0.80
LEN 0.85 1.00 0.79
CCS 0.80 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PHM, LEN and CCS?

Pultegroup (PHM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pultegroup (PHM) $22.63B, Lennar (LEN) $19.96B, Century Communities (CCS) $1.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, PHM, LEN and CCS?

Century Communities (CCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pultegroup (PHM) 12.6x, Lennar (LEN) 15.3x, Century Communities (CCS) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Century Communities (CCS) is cheapest (Pultegroup (PHM) 12.7x, Lennar (LEN) 16.7x, Century Communities (CCS) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lennar (LEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pultegroup (PHM) -9.3%, Lennar (LEN) -8.0%, Century Communities (CCS) -8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pultegroup (PHM) has the highest net margin (Pultegroup (PHM) 11.2%, Lennar (LEN) 4.1%, Century Communities (CCS) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Pultegroup (PHM) leads (Pultegroup (PHM) 14.1%, Lennar (LEN) -75.5%, Century Communities (CCS) -53.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pultegroup (PHM) returned the most: Pultegroup (PHM) +0.2%, Lennar (LEN) -33.3%, Century Communities (CCS) -10.9%. Over five years, Pultegroup (PHM) compounded fastest (Pultegroup (PHM) +19.5%/yr, Lennar (LEN) -2.7%/yr, Century Communities (CCS) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lennar (LEN) has the highest dividend yield: Pultegroup (PHM) 0.00%, Lennar (LEN) 0.02%, Century Communities (CCS) 0.02%. Pultegroup (PHM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pultegroup (PHM) has been the steadiest (Pultegroup (PHM) 33.1%, Lennar (LEN) 39.3%, Century Communities (CCS) 41.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PHM, LEN and CCS?

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