Meritage Homes (MTH) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Meritage Homes (MTH) reported Ending Cash Balance of $677.5 million for Q3 2026, down 7.1% from $728.94 million a year earlier and down 16.1% from the prior quarter.
Meritage Homes (MTH) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Meritage Homes posted Ending Cash Balance of $775.16 million, up 19.0% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Ending Cash Balance came in at $651.56 million in FY2024 (-29.3%), $921.23 million in FY2023 (+6.9%), $861.56 million in FY2022 (+39.3%) and $618.34 million in FY2021 (-17.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Ending Cash Balance has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 7.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Ending Cash Balance in five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 327.4%); the low point was Q2 2022 (a decline of 60.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $807.27 million (Q2 2026), $766.63 million (Q1 2026) and $775.16 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pultegroup | 96.17 Bn | 89.53 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 1.41 Bn |
| 2 | Horton D R | 42.03 Bn | 42.63 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Lennar | 18.02 Bn | 8.18 Bn | 618.54 Mn | 1.50 Bn |
| 4 | Nvr | 15.97 Bn | 10.10 Bn | 482.36 Mn | 1.17 Bn |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 14.02 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 625.22 Mn | 1.13 Bn |
| 6 | Cavco Industries | 5.03 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 147.61 Mn | 297.88 Mn |
| 7 | Champion Homes | 4.99 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 185.60 Mn | 702.78 Mn |
| 8 | Meritage Homes | 4.33 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 410.22 Mn | 677.50 Mn |
| 9 | M | 3.26 Bn | 442.92 Mn | 229.20 Mn | 620.60 Mn |
| 10 | Kb Home | 3.07 Bn | 2.27 Bn | -857.09 Mn | 160.06 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 677.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 807.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 766.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 775.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 728.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 930.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 651.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 831.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 992.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 905.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 921.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 957.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 861.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 299.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 272.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 520.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 618.34 Mn |
Meritage Homes Ending Cash Balance API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=MTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "ticker": "MTH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=MTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();