PHM vs RKT vs MTH Stock Comparison

Pultegroup, Rocket Companies and Meritage Homes Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PHM Pultegroup Inc/Mi/
$121.27 +1.2% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.73B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.98B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
RKT Rocket Companies, Inc.
$11.48 -5.7% 1M -35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$33.64B
P/E
71.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.02B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
2 wins
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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pultegroup leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pultegroup 6, Meritage Homes 3, Rocket Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPHMRKTMTHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.73B $33.64B $4.20B RKT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.7x 71.4x 12.8x PHM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.6x 19.1x 12.8x MTH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.3% +101.7% -13.3% RKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 4.7% 3.1% PHM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 2.4% 19.1% MTH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 10.8x 0.6x PHM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.6% -35.8% -10.9% PHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.0%/yr -6.5%/yr +3.7%/yr PHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 58.9% 38.8% PHM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 41/100 69/100 MTH

Percentile Scorecard

PHMRKTMTH

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

AxisPHMRKTMTH
Valuation 45 #12 of 21 17 #142 of 170 95 #2 of 21
Growth 68 #7 of 20 91 #16 of 160 37 #13 of 20
Profitability 82 #4 of 18 35 #97 of 149 59 #8 of 18
Financial Health 88 #3 of 18 46 #86 of 158 53 #9 of 18
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 15 #115 of 135 100 #1 of 17
Overall 66 41 69
  • PHM ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • RKT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • MTH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPHMRKTMTHSPY
1 month +1.2%-5.7%-2.1% -0.8%
3 months -7.1%-14.9%-13.2% +3.5%
6 months -5.5%-25.7%-8.7% +7.0%
Year to date +3.4%-40.7%-3.3% +12.2%
1 year +0.6%-35.8%-10.9% +13.0%
3 years +68.6%+57.3%+14.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.0%+16.3%+4.5% +23.1%
5 years +148.8%-28.4%+19.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.0%-6.5%+3.7% +11.0%
10 years +552.7%—+283.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.6%—+14.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePHMRKTMTHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%58.9%38.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%57.8%35.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.892.250.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.61-0.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-64.8%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-51.0%-25.3% -1.8%
52-week high $142.56$23.44$85.18 $779.14
52-week low $109.38$10.53$57.86 $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.

MultiplePHMRKTMTH
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 12.7x 69.1xmedian 11.0x 12.7xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.6x 4.3xmedian 2.6x 0.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 9.4x 29.9xmedian 13.1x 3.0xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 16.0x -55.8xmedian 6.9x 10.0xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.42median 1.06 0.44median 0.32 -0.53median 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 monthsPHMRKTMTH
Revenue $15.98B $10.02B $10.75B
Gross profit $4.21B – $1.91B
Operating income $2.66B – $1.71B
Net income $1.80B $471.36M $329.27M
Free cash flow $1.30B -$772.00M $414.71M
EPS (diluted) $9.56 $0.17 $4.98
Cash & equivalents $1.41B $3.10B $807.27M
Total debt $1.81B $27.41B $7.35B
Shares (diluted) 187.84M 2.84B 66.13M
Enterprise value $16.09B $19.32B $1.12B

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
MetricPHMRKTMTH
P/E 12.6x 69.1x 12.7x
P/FCF 17.2x -55.8x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x -68.0x 9.5x
P/S 1.4x 4.3x 0.4x
P/B 1.7x 1.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 9.3x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 29.9x 3.0x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 39.0x 3.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 6.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF 17.5x -87.3x 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x -106.3x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.42 0.44 -0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHMRKTMTH
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.3% 101.7% -13.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 39.7% -5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.2% – -32.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.5% – -16.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.0% – -34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.2% – -17.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -31.7% 4,530% -48.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.5% 39.3% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.0% 5,670% -43.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 157.4% -24.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.6% 70.4% 298.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.2% -30.9% -23.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.3% 65.1% 267.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.5% -32.0% -23.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPHMRKTMTH
Gross margin 26.3% – 17.8%
EBITDA margin 17.3% 22.5% 16.1%
Operating margin 16.6% – 15.9%
Pretax margin 16.6% 6.6% 3.9%
Net margin 11.2% 4.7% 3.1%
FCF margin 8.1% -7.7% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% -6.3% 4.1%
Return on equity 16.1% 2.0% 6.5%
Return on assets 11.4% 0.8% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 2.4% 19.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.2x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 4.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHMRKTMTH
Debt / assets 9.8% 45.0% 24.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 10.8x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 1.4x -35.5x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 29.2% 61.4% 33.1%
Equity / assets 70.8% 38.6% 66.9%
Interest coverage – 1.6x 615.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHMRKTMTH
Dividend yield 0.9% – 2.9%
Net buyback yield 6.0% -0.2% 10.5%
Shareholder yield 6.8% -0.2% 13.4%
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.

ConsensusPHMRKTMTH
Forward P/E 13.6xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.93FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $4.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.7%FY2026 +114.3%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.5% +21.7% +4.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.06BFY2026 $11.31BFY2026 $5.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.2%FY2026 +68.8%FY2026 -12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +6.4% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHMRKTMTH
Held by institutions 94.3% 50.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,042 793 398
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +16.2% +2.7%
Institutions buying 485 429 204
Institutions selling 403 259 146
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.66 1.40

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.

PHMRKTMTH
PHM 1.00 0.62 0.89
RKT 0.62 1.00 0.62
MTH 0.89 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PHM, RKT and MTH?

Rocket Companies (RKT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pultegroup (PHM) $22.73B, Rocket Companies (RKT) $33.64B, Meritage Homes (MTH) $4.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, PHM, RKT and MTH?

Pultegroup (PHM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pultegroup (PHM) 12.7x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 71.4x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Meritage Homes (MTH) is cheapest (Pultegroup (PHM) 13.6x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 19.1x, Meritage Homes (MTH) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rocket Companies (RKT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pultegroup (PHM) -9.3%, Rocket Companies (RKT) +101.7%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -13.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pultegroup (PHM) has the highest net margin (Pultegroup (PHM) 11.2%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 4.7%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Meritage Homes (MTH) leads (Pultegroup (PHM) 14.1%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 2.4%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 19.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pultegroup (PHM) returned the most: Pultegroup (PHM) +0.6%, Rocket Companies (RKT) -35.8%, Meritage Homes (MTH) -10.9%. Over five years, Pultegroup (PHM) compounded fastest (Pultegroup (PHM) +20.0%/yr, Rocket Companies (RKT) -6.5%/yr, Meritage Homes (MTH) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pultegroup (PHM) has been the steadiest (Pultegroup (PHM) 33.2%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 58.9%, Meritage Homes (MTH) 38.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PHM, RKT and MTH?

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 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.