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Meritage Homes (MTH) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Meritage Homes has reported Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $51.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 9.82% to $51.4 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $206.2 million through Mar 2026, down 13.05% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $211.8 million for FY2025, 8.27% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $51.4 million for Q1 2026 at Meritage Homes, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $52.1 million (2023), against an average of $54.0 million.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 30.24% in 2023 and then fell 29.45% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $56.6 million in 2022, then increased by 21.83% to $69.0 million in 2023, then decreased 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MTH's Operating Expenses are $51.4 million (Q1 2026), $47.8 million (Q4 2025), and $51.8 million (Q3 2025).