Meritage Homes (MTH) Debt to Equity (2013 - 2026)
Meritage Homes (MTH) reported Debt to Equity of $0.35 for Q1 2026, up 2.33% year-over-year from $0.35 in Q1 2025, and up 2.09% quarter-over-quarter from $0.35 in Q4 2025.
Meritage Homes (MTH) Debt to Equity (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meritage Homes (MTH) has 14 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.35 in Q1 2026.
- Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $0.35, up 2.33% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.35 (up 2.33% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $0.35, up 36.69% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity rose to $0.35 in Q1 2026 per MTH's latest filing, from $0.35 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $0.36 in Q1 2022 and troughed at $0.21 in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $0.29 and a median of $0.29 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Debt to Equity slipped 27.57% in 2023, then jumped 64.41% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.29 in 2022, then retreated by 25.51% to $0.22 in 2023, then climbed by 17.82% to $0.25 in 2024, then soared by 36.69% to $0.35 in 2025, then climbed by 2.09% to $0.35 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MTH's Debt to Equity at $0.35 in Q1 2026, $0.35 in Q4 2025, and $0.34 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 43.54 Bn | 42.20 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 23.57 Bn | 21.76 Bn | 881.27 Mn | - |
| 3 | Lennar | 22.65 Bn | 20.45 Bn | 6.36 Bn | - |
| 4 | Nvr | 17.80 Bn | 16.15 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 0.26 |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 13.73 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 604.89 Mn | 0.21 |
| 6 | Taylor Morrison Home | 6.88 Bn | 6.88 Bn | 290.64 Mn | 0.23 |
| 7 | Installed Building Products | 5.53 Bn | 5.05 Bn | 212.30 Mn | 1.60 |
| 8 | Meritage Homes | 4.85 Bn | 4.09 Bn | -269,000.00 | 0.35 |
| 9 | Cavco Industries | 4.56 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 135.92 Mn | - |
| 10 | Champion Homes | 4.39 Bn | 3.74 Bn | 172.19 Mn | 0.01 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.43 |