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

Meritage Homes' (MTH) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.33 in Q1 2026, up 151.47% year-on-year from 0.13 in Q1 2025, and up 168.1% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 151.47% year-over-year to 0.33 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.51, a 274.07% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.31, up 408.63% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.33, up from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for MTH reached as high as 4.41 in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 0.64 in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.28 across 4 years, with a median of 0.05 in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio sank 581.82% in 2024 and soared 2122.02% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.09 in 2023, then tumbled 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.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 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 41.51 Bn 39.37 Bn 2.15 Bn 0.32
2 Pultegroup 24.47 Bn 23.14 Bn 3.92 Bn -3.84
3 Lennar 20.52 Bn 20.38 Bn 7.69 Bn -0.41
4 Nvr 17.90 Bn 16.26 Bn 1.31 Bn -
5 Toll Brothers 14.35 Bn 13.24 Bn 604.89 Mn 0.22
6 Taylor Morrison Home 6.96 Bn 6.31 Bn 290.64 Mn -0.46
7 Installed Building Products 6.15 Bn 5.68 Bn 212.30 Mn 0.68
8 Meritage Homes 4.94 Bn 4.18 Bn 68.61 Mn 0.33
9 Champion Homes 4.59 Bn 3.93 Bn 172.19 Mn -
10 Cavco Industries 4.50 Bn 4.47 Bn 135.92 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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