Meritage Homes MTH
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Meritage Homes (MTH) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Meritage Homes (MTH) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 18.14% for Q2 2026, down 287.0% year-over-year from 9.7% in Q2 2025, and up 4.6% on a QoQ basis from 17.35% in Q1 2026.

Meritage Homes (MTH) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Meritage Homes has reported Gross Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 18.14% in Q2 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 18.14%, down 287.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 17.66% (down 509.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.54%, down 535.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin grew to 18.14% in Q2 2026, from 17.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 31.53% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 16.21% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 23.7% and a median of 24.41% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin soared 553 bps; it then plunged 799 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 25.09% in 2022, then rose by 0 bps to 25.14% in 2023, then fell by 8 bps to 23.13% in 2024, then slipped by 30 bps to 16.21% in 2025, then grew by 12 bps to 18.14% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 18.14% in Q2 2026, 17.35% in Q1 2026, and 16.21% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Horton D R 41.75 Bn 39.61 Bn 2.15 Bn 23.26%
2 Pultegroup 24.22 Bn 22.84 Bn 1.06 Bn 26.57%
3 Lennar 20.63 Bn 18.45 Bn 7.69 Bn 96.82%
4 Nvr 17.05 Bn 15.96 Bn 485.14 Mn 20.85%
5 Toll Brothers 13.82 Bn 12.72 Bn 604.89 Mn 23.90%
6 Taylor Morrison Home 6.77 Bn 6.12 Bn 290.64 Mn 20.95%
7 Installed Building Products 6.51 Bn 6.12 Bn 258.90 Mn 33.29%
8 Champion Homes 5.01 Bn 4.37 Bn - -
9 Meritage Homes 4.69 Bn 3.88 Bn 254.14 Mn 18.14%
10 Cavco Industries 4.53 Bn 4.28 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 18.14%
Mar 31, 2026 6.19%
Dec 31, 2025 0.07%
Sep 30, 2025 590.09%
Jun 30, 2025 1,453.17%
Mar 31, 2025 0.27%
Dec 31, 2024 -29.59%
Dec 31, 2023 -98.10%
Sep 30, 2023 27,892.47%
Jun 30, 2023 3,862.50%
Mar 31, 2023 65.39%
Dec 31, 2022 52.95%
Sep 30, 2022 90.02%
Jun 30, 2022 12,951.05%
Mar 31, 2022 14,524.96%
Dec 31, 2021 -249.14%
Jun 30, 2021 27.00%
Mar 31, 2021 0.35%
Dec 31, 2020 22.52%
Sep 30, 2020 15,523.71%