Meritage Homes (MTH) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Meritage Homes (MTH) posted Gross Margin of 18.28% for Q2 2026, down 2.80 percentage points from 21.09% a year earlier but up 0.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Meritage Homes (MTH) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Gross Margin at Meritage Homes was 17.77%, down 5.06 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 19.64%, down 5.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -1.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Meritage Homes' Gross Margin was 24.94% in FY2024 (+0.24 pp), 24.70% in FY2023 (-3.86 pp), 28.56% in FY2022 (+0.76 pp) and 27.80% in FY2021 (+6.25 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 16.34% in Q4 2025 to a high of 31.53% in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.09 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 8.08 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 8.00 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 17.43% (Q1 2026), 16.34% (Q4 2025) and 18.98% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 39.14 Bn | 30.03 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 23.26% |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 22.34 Bn | 15.63 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 26.57% |
| 3 | Lennar | 17.27 Bn | 6.70 Bn | 807.31 Mn | 10.17% |
| 4 | Nvr | 16.72 Bn | 10.01 Bn | 485.14 Mn | 20.85% |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 12.58 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 625.22 Mn | 23.52% |
| 6 | Taylor Morrison Home | 6.77 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 290.64 Mn | 20.95% |
| 7 | Champion Homes | 4.80 Bn | 2.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Cavco Industries | 4.31 Bn | 3.07 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Meritage Homes | 4.24 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 513.60 Mn | 18.28% |
| 10 | M | 3.48 Bn | 550.71 Mn | 235.50 Mn | 22.15% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.98% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.67% |
Meritage Homes Gross Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=MTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();