Meritage Homes MTH
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$71.03 -3.12 (-4.21%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Meritage Homes (MTH) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2026)

Meritage Homes (MTH) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.17 for Q2 2026, down 96.14% year-over-year from 4.41 in Q2 2025, and down 48.46% on a QoQ basis from 0.33 in Q1 2026.

Meritage Homes (MTH) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Meritage Homes has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 4 years, with the latest figure at 0.17 in Q2 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 0.17, down 96.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.3 (up 163.65% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.31, up 408.63% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.17 in Q2 2026, from 0.33 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 0.07 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 581.82%; it then soared 2122.02% in 2025.
  • A 4-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.09 in 2023, then sank by 185.5% to 0.25 in 2024, then soared by 148.86% to 0.12 in 2025, then jumped by 38.17% to 0.17 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.17 in Q2 2026, 0.33 in Q1 2026, and 0.12 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Horton D R 41.75 Bn 39.61 Bn 2.15 Bn 0.32
2 Pultegroup 24.22 Bn 22.84 Bn 1.06 Bn -3.84
3 Lennar 20.63 Bn 18.45 Bn 7.69 Bn -0.41
4 Nvr 17.05 Bn 15.96 Bn 485.14 Mn -
5 Toll Brothers 13.82 Bn 12.72 Bn 604.89 Mn 0.22
6 Taylor Morrison Home 6.77 Bn 6.12 Bn 290.64 Mn -0.46
7 Installed Building Products 6.51 Bn 6.12 Bn 258.90 Mn 0.20
8 Champion Homes 5.01 Bn 4.37 Bn - -
9 Meritage Homes 4.69 Bn 3.88 Bn 254.14 Mn 0.17
10 Cavco Industries 4.53 Bn 4.28 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.17
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