Meritage Homes (MTH) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Meritage Homes (MTH) reported Operating Expenses of $51.4 million for Q1 2026, down 9.82% year-over-year from $57.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 7.55% quarter-over-quarter from $47.8 million in Q4 2025.

Meritage Homes (MTH) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Meritage Homes (MTH) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $51.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $51.4 million, down 9.82% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $206.2 million (down 13.05% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $211.8 million, down 8.27% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses rose to $51.4 million in Q1 2026 per MTH's latest filing, from $47.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $69.0 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at $40.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $54.0 million and a median of $52.1 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses soared 30.24% in 2023, then slipped 29.45% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $56.6 million in 2022, then advanced by 21.83% to $69.0 million in 2023, then declined by 1.78% to $67.7 million in 2024, then fell by 29.45% to $47.8 million in 2025, then increased by 7.55% to $51.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MTH's Operating Expenses at $51.4 million in Q1 2026, $47.8 million in Q4 2025, and $51.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Horton D R 43.54 Bn 42.20 Bn 1.70 Bn 903.30 Mn
2 Pultegroup 23.57 Bn 21.76 Bn 881.27 Mn 380.33 Mn
3 Lennar 22.65 Bn 20.45 Bn 6.36 Bn 6.40 Bn
4 Nvr 17.80 Bn 16.15 Bn 1.31 Bn 156.97 Mn
5 Toll Brothers 13.73 Bn 12.64 Bn 604.89 Mn 258.25 Mn
6 Taylor Morrison Home 6.88 Bn 6.88 Bn 290.64 Mn 58.97 Mn
7 Installed Building Products 5.53 Bn 5.05 Bn 212.30 Mn 154.70 Mn
8 Meritage Homes 4.85 Bn 4.09 Bn -269,000.00 51.40 Mn
9 Cavco Industries 4.56 Bn 4.52 Bn 135.92 Mn 81.36 Mn
10 Champion Homes 4.39 Bn 3.74 Bn 172.19 Mn 109.73 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 51.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 47.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 51.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 55.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 67.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 59.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 53.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 50.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 68.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 63.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 52.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 47.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 56.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 48.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 47.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 53.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 47.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 43.16 Mn