STC vs LEN vs NVR Stock Comparison

Stewart Information Services, Lennar and Nvr Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LEN Lennar Corp /New/
$83.49 +1.8% 1M -34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.20B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
1 win
NVR Nvr Inc
$5,796.56 -7.6% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.11B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Stewart Information Services leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Stewart Information Services 3, Nvr 3, Lennar 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTCLENNVRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.37B $20.20B $16.11B LEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 15.4x 15.4x STC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 16.4x 15.8x STC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.6% -8.0% — STC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.1% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -32.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.3% -34.9% -22.3% NVR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr -2.9%/yr +3.4%/yr NVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 39.3% 28.1% NVR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 38/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

STCLENNVR

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

AxisSTCLENNVR
Valuation 80 #25 of 119 25 #16 of 21 10 #19 of 21
Growth – 28 #14 of 19 –
Profitability – 13 #14 of 16 –
Financial Health – 47 #9 of 16 –
Shareholder Returns 88 #14 of 105 75 #5 of 17 –
Overall – 38 –
  • STC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • LEN ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • NVR ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTCLENNVRSPY
1 month -23.1%+1.8%-7.6% +0.9%
3 months -37.1%-1.3%-9.3% +5.9%
6 months -36.8%-5.9%-6.6% +8.5%
Year to date -37.0%-18.8%-20.5% +13.3%
1 year -38.3%-34.9%-22.3% +12.4%
3 years +3.4%-16.9%+7.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.1%-6.0%+2.5% +23.5%
5 years -37.8%-13.7%+18.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.1%-2.9%+3.4% +11.0%
10 years -0.3%+112.2%+280.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year 0.0%+7.8%+14.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSTCLENNVRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%39.3%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%37.4%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.940.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.08-0.89-0.79 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-60.5%-43.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.6%-37.3%-28.4% -0.9%
52-week high $77.17$133.13$8,097.25 $779.14
52-week low $42.86$73.54$5,563.62 $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.

MultipleSTCLENNVR
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 10.9x 15.2xmedian 13.2x 14.9xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 0.6x 1.7xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x -1.8xmedian 9.6x —median 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 8.5x 21.4xmedian 15.9x 15.9xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 4.5xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.59 -0.58median 1.91 -1.93median 1.91

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 monthsSTCLENNVR
Revenue $3.37B $31.97B –
Gross profit – $2.90B –
Operating income – -$11.68B –
Net income – $1.32B –
Free cash flow – $811.27M –
EPS (diluted) – $5.50 $371.85
Cash & equivalents $152.31M $1.43B –
Total debt – $4.30B –
Shares (diluted) 30.85M 237.76M 2.82M
Enterprise value $1.37B $10.57B $16.11B

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
MetricSTCLENNVR
P/E 12.8x 15.2x 14.9x
P/FCF 11.5x 21.4x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.5x –
P/S 0.4x 0.5x 1.7x
P/B – 0.8x 4.5x
P/Tangible book – 0.8x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA – -1.8x –
EV/EBIT – -1.7x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.6x –
EV/FCF – 24.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.58 -1.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTCLENNVR
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.6% -8.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% -1.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -25.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -25.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 15.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -65.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -51.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -30.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -47.6% -20.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -26.4% -7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 265.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -43.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 213.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -46.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTCLENNVR
Gross margin – 9.1% –
EBITDA margin – -36.1% –
Operating margin – -36.5% –
Pretax margin – 5.6% –
Net margin – 4.1% –
FCF margin – 2.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 2.9% –
Return on equity – 6.1% –
Return on assets – 4.0% –
Return on invested capital – -32.2% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTCLENNVR
Debt / assets – 12.9% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 5.3x –
Liabilities / assets 48.9% 35.0% 38.3%
Equity / assets – 65.0% 61.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTCLENNVR
Dividend yield 4.8% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – 5.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 8.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 37.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 60.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -6.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% –

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.

ConsensusSTCLENNVR
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.86FY2026 $5.08FY2026 $366.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 -36.3%FY2026 -16.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.7% +6.3% +3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.64BFY2026 $32.49BFY2026 $9.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.6%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% -6.4% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTCLENNVR
Held by institutions 97.9% 88.3% 88.3%
Institutions holding 253 936 683
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +3.9% +3.2%
Institutions buying 139 506 328
Institutions selling 78 303 237
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.67 1.38

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.

STCLENNVR
STC 1.00 0.23 0.35
LEN 0.23 1.00 0.71
NVR 0.35 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STC, LEN and NVR?

Lennar (LEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stewart Information Services (STC) $1.37B, Lennar (LEN) $20.20B, Nvr (NVR) $16.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, STC, LEN and NVR?

Stewart Information Services (STC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stewart Information Services (STC) 12.8x, Lennar (LEN) 15.4x, Nvr (NVR) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stewart Information Services (STC) is cheapest (Stewart Information Services (STC) 9.1x, Lennar (LEN) 16.4x, Nvr (NVR) 15.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stewart Information Services (STC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stewart Information Services (STC) +20.6%, Lennar (LEN) -8.0%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nvr (NVR) returned the most: Stewart Information Services (STC) -38.3%, Lennar (LEN) -34.9%, Nvr (NVR) -22.3%. Over five years, Nvr (NVR) compounded fastest (Stewart Information Services (STC) -9.1%/yr, Lennar (LEN) -2.9%/yr, Nvr (NVR) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Stewart Information Services (STC) 0.00%, Lennar (LEN) 0.02%, Nvr (NVR) 0.00%. Stewart Information Services (STC) and Nvr (NVR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvr (NVR) has been the steadiest (Stewart Information Services (STC) 35.6%, Lennar (LEN) 39.3%, Nvr (NVR) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STC, LEN and NVR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Stewart Information Services (STC) leads on 3. 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.