Meritage Homes (MTH) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2026)
Meritage Homes (MTH) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.33 for Q1 2026, up 151.47% year-over-year from 0.13 in Q1 2025, and up 168.1% quarter-over-quarter from 0.12 in Q4 2025.
Meritage Homes (MTH) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meritage Homes (MTH) has 4 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.33 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.33, up 151.47% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.51 (up 274.07% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.31, up 408.63% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.33 in Q1 2026 per MTH's latest filing, from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 4.41 in Q2 2025 and troughed at 0.64 in Q1 2025.
- A 4-year average of 0.28 and a median of 0.05 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 581.82% in 2024, then surged 2122.02% in 2025.
- A 4-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.09 in 2023, then slumped by 185.5% to 0.25 in 2024, then surged by 148.86% to 0.12 in 2025, then surged by 168.1% to 0.33 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MTH's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.33 in Q1 2026, 0.12 in Q4 2025, and 0.29 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 43.54 Bn | 42.20 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.29 |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 23.57 Bn | 21.76 Bn | 881.27 Mn | 0.37 |
| 3 | Lennar | 22.65 Bn | 20.45 Bn | 6.36 Bn | -0.27 |
| 4 | Nvr | 17.80 Bn | 16.15 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 13.73 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 604.89 Mn | 0.22 |
| 6 | Taylor Morrison Home | 6.88 Bn | 6.88 Bn | 290.64 Mn | -0.46 |
| 7 | Installed Building Products | 5.53 Bn | 5.05 Bn | 212.30 Mn | 0.68 |
| 8 | Meritage Homes | 4.85 Bn | 4.09 Bn | -269,000.00 | 0.33 |
| 9 | Cavco Industries | 4.56 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 135.92 Mn | - |
| 10 | Champion Homes | 4.39 Bn | 3.74 Bn | 172.19 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.41 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.64 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.09 |