Meritage Homes (MTH) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Meritage Homes' (MTH) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 5.62% in Q1 2026, up 542.0% year-on-year from 0.88% in Q1 2025, and down 193.16% on a QoQ basis from 6.03% in Q4 2025.
Meritage Homes (MTH) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meritage Homes (MTH) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 5.62% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 542.0% year-over-year to 5.62% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 22.94%, a 2218.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 33.23%, up 77556.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 5.62%, down from 6.03% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for MTH reached as high as 17366.0% in Q3 2023 and fell as low as 528.38% in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 2771.95% across 5 years, with a median of 20.43% in 2025.
- On a YoY basis, Operating Margin climbed as much as 1730121 bps in 2023 and fell as far as 1043056 bps in 2023.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 34.83% in 2022, then tumbled by 473 bps to 129.79% in 2023, then surged by 85 bps to 19.53% in 2024, then surged by 131 bps to 6.03% in 2025, then tumbled by 193 bps to 5.62% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 5.62% in Q1 2026, 6.03% in Q4 2025, and 352.83% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 40.90 Bn | 39.56 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 12.52% |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 23.36 Bn | 22.03 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 88.86% |
| 3 | Lennar | 19.77 Bn | 19.63 Bn | 7.69 Bn | 1.84% |
| 4 | Nvr | 17.18 Bn | 15.54 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 61.14% |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 15.08 Bn | 13.99 Bn | 604.89 Mn | 13.69% |
| 6 | Taylor Morrison Home | 6.96 Bn | 6.31 Bn | 290.64 Mn | 10.22% |
| 7 | Installed Building Products | 5.97 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 212.30 Mn | 8.72% |
| 8 | Meritage Homes | 4.78 Bn | 4.01 Bn | 68.61 Mn | -5.62% |
| 9 | Champion Homes | 4.47 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 172.19 Mn | 9.51% |
| 10 | M | 4.43 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 202.59 Mn | -68.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -352.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -528.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -11.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -19.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -129.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17,366.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2,346.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 64.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9,534.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10,465.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -281.51% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 17.84% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -9.41% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 13.23% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 8,256.72% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 38.50% |