PHM vs TOL vs KBH Stock Comparison

Pultegroup, Toll Brothers and Kb Home Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PHM Pultegroup Inc/Mi/
$121.65 +1.5% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$22.21B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.98B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
TOL Toll Brothers, Inc.
$142.00 +3.4% 1M +2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.06B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
KBH Kb Home
$46.75 -2.6% 1M -25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.80B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pultegroup leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pultegroup 7, Toll Brothers 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPHMTOLKBHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.21B $13.06B $2.80B PHM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 10.9x 12.3x TOL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.6x 11.6x 15.4x TOL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.3% -1.1% -20.8% TOL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 11.1% 4.4% PHM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 9.7% 2.3% PHM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.1x 8.1x PHM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.1% +2.4% -25.9% TOL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.1%/yr +18.6%/yr +3.0%/yr PHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 34.3% 39.3% PHM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 64/100 30/100 PHM

Percentile Scorecard

PHMTOLKBH

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

AxisPHMTOLKBH
Valuation 45 #12 of 21 85 #4 of 21 30 #15 of 21
Growth 68 #7 of 20 90 #3 of 20 5 #19 of 20
Profitability 82 #4 of 18 71 #6 of 18 12 #16 of 18
Financial Health 88 #3 of 18 41 #11 of 18 18 #15 of 18
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 31 #12 of 17 88 #3 of 17
Overall 66 64 30
  • PHM ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • TOL 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

PeriodPHMTOLKBHSPY
1 month +1.5%+3.4%-2.6% -0.2%
3 months -9.7%-8.4%-19.1% +3.9%
6 months -2.6%-1.2%-14.1% +8.2%
Year to date +3.7%+5.0%-17.1% +12.9%
1 year +1.1%+2.4%-25.9% +12.3%
3 years +69.1%+106.5%+8.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.2%+27.4%+2.7% +23.3%
5 years +150.0%+134.8%+16.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.1%+18.6%+3.0% +10.9%
10 years +568.8%+422.1%+229.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +20.9%+18.0%+12.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePHMTOLKBHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%34.3%39.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%29.4%35.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.260.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.07-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-46.1%-53.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.7%-14.5%-29.6% -1.2%
52-week high $142.56$166.12$66.36 $779.14
52-week low $109.38$124.14$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.

MultiplePHMTOLKBH
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 12.7x 11.1xmedian 12.7x 12.5xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.6x 1.2xmedian 0.6x 0.5xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 9.5x 9.5xmedian 9.5x 20.0xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 15.9x 12.0xmedian 15.9x 99.1xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.43median 1.06 -3.22median 1.06 -0.55median 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 monthsPHMTOLKBH
Revenue $15.98B $10.76B $5.18B
Gross profit $4.21B $2.55B -$3.44B
Operating income $2.66B $1.49B $194.41M
Net income $1.80B $1.20B $227.57M
Free cash flow $1.30B $1.09B $28.66M
EPS (diluted) $9.56 $12.69 $3.68
Cash & equivalents $1.41B $1.06B $160.06M
Total debt $1.81B $2.77B $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 187.84M 94.45M 61.76M
Enterprise value $15.58B $8.43B $2.00B

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
MetricPHMTOLKBH
P/E 12.6x 11.1x 12.5x
P/FCF 17.2x 12.0x 99.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 11.0x 37.9x
P/S 1.4x 1.2x 0.5x
P/B 1.7x 1.5x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.5x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 9.5x 20.0x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 9.9x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF 17.6x 13.6x 167.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 12.4x 63.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.43 -3.22 -0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHMTOLKBH
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.3% -1.1% -20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 0.2% -8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.2% -8.3% 55.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.5% -3.0% -63.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.0% -15.8% -69.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.2% -7.1% -38.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -31.7% -12.9% -56.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.5% -8.6% -29.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.0% -8.5% -51.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -3.5% -22.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.6% 19.8% -81.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.2% -14.5% -60.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.3% 18.7% -91.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.5% -16.0% -70.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPHMTOLKBH
Gross margin 26.3% 23.7% -66.5%
EBITDA margin 17.3% 14.5% 4.6%
Operating margin 16.6% 13.8% 3.8%
Pretax margin 16.6% 13.8% 3.8%
Net margin 11.2% 11.1% 4.4%
FCF margin 8.1% 10.1% 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 11.1% 1.4%
Return on equity 16.1% 12.9% 3.6%
Return on assets 11.4% 7.5% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 9.7% 2.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHMTOLKBH
Debt / assets 9.8% 18.8% 30.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.1x 8.1x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 2.5x 73.6x
Liabilities / assets 29.2% 41.8% 45.5%
Equity / assets 70.8% 58.2% 54.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHMTOLKBH
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.7% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 5.9% 5.2% 9.7%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 5.9% 11.9%
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.

ConsensusPHMTOLKBH
Forward P/E 13.6xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.93FY2026 $12.19FY2026 $3.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -19.7%FY2026 -9.6%FY2026 -50.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.5% +14.4% +24.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.06BFY2026 $10.28BFY2026 $5.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.2%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026 -14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% -0.5% -10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHMTOLKBH
Held by institutions 94.3% 90.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,042 802 380
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +3.7% +4.2%
Institutions buying 485 436 185
Institutions selling 403 214 141
Buyers to sellers 1.20 2.04 1.31

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.

PHMTOLKBH
PHM 1.00 0.89 0.87
TOL 0.89 1.00 0.81
KBH 0.87 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PHM, TOL and KBH?

Pultegroup (PHM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pultegroup (PHM) $22.21B, Toll Brothers (TOL) $13.06B, Kb Home (KBH) $2.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, PHM, TOL and KBH?

Toll Brothers (TOL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pultegroup (PHM) 12.4x, Toll Brothers (TOL) 10.9x, Kb Home (KBH) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toll Brothers (TOL) is cheapest (Pultegroup (PHM) 13.6x, Toll Brothers (TOL) 11.6x, Kb Home (KBH) 15.4x). 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: Pultegroup (PHM) -9.3%, Toll Brothers (TOL) -1.1%, Kb Home (KBH) -20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pultegroup (PHM) has the highest net margin (Pultegroup (PHM) 11.2%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 11.1%, Kb Home (KBH) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Pultegroup (PHM) leads (Pultegroup (PHM) 14.1%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 9.7%, Kb Home (KBH) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toll Brothers (TOL) returned the most: Pultegroup (PHM) +1.1%, Toll Brothers (TOL) +2.4%, Kb Home (KBH) -25.9%. Over five years, Pultegroup (PHM) compounded fastest (Pultegroup (PHM) +20.1%/yr, Toll Brothers (TOL) +18.6%/yr, Kb Home (KBH) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pultegroup (PHM) 0.00%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 0.00%, Kb Home (KBH) 0.02%. Pultegroup (PHM) and Toll Brothers (TOL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pultegroup (PHM) has been the steadiest (Pultegroup (PHM) 33.1%, Toll Brothers (TOL) 34.3%, Kb Home (KBH) 39.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PHM, TOL 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, 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.