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Meritage Homes (MTH) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Meritage Homes has reported Debt Ratio over the past 14 years, most recently at 0.24 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 2.28% to 0.24 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.24 through Mar 2026, up 2.28% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.24 for FY2025, 29.8% up from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.24 for Q1 2026 at Meritage Homes, up from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.24 in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.15 in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.2 (2022), against an average of 0.2.
  • Year-over-year, Debt Ratio dropped 21.62% in 2023 and then soared 52.47% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.2 in 2022, then decreased by 20.98% to 0.16 in 2023, then rose by 16.51% to 0.18 in 2024, then rose by 29.8% to 0.24 in 2025, then increased by 0.98% to 0.24 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MTH's Debt Ratio are 0.24 (Q1 2026), 0.24 (Q4 2025), and 0.23 (Q3 2025).