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 | 41.60 Bn | 40.25 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 903.30 Mn |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 22.64 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 881.27 Mn | 380.33 Mn |
| 3 | Lennar | 22.34 Bn | 20.15 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 6.40 Bn |
| 4 | Nvr | 17.27 Bn | 15.62 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 156.97 Mn |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 13.05 Bn | 11.95 Bn | 604.89 Mn | 258.25 Mn |
| 6 | Taylor Morrison Home | 6.86 Bn | 6.86 Bn | 290.64 Mn | 58.97 Mn |
| 7 | Installed Building Products | 5.39 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 212.30 Mn | 154.70 Mn |
| 8 | Meritage Homes | 4.60 Bn | 3.84 Bn | -269,000.00 | 51.40 Mn |
| 9 | Cavco Industries | 4.47 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 135.92 Mn | 81.36 Mn |
| 10 | Champion Homes | 4.25 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 172.19 Mn | 109.73 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |