Meritage Homes (MTH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Meritage Homes (MTH) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 16.42% for Q2 2026, down 2.97 percentage points from 19.39% a year earlier but up 1.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Meritage Homes (MTH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Meritage Homes' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 15.88%, down 5.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 17.83%, down 5.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -1.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 23.13% in FY2024 (+0.33 pp), 22.80% in FY2023 (-4.22 pp), 27.02% in FY2022 (+0.99 pp) and 26.03% in FY2021 (+6.25 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of 14.67% in Q4 2025 and a high of 28.71% in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 8.10 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 8.30 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 15.14% (Q1 2026), 14.67% (Q4 2025) and 17.15% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 38.47 Bn | 29.36 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 12.52% |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 21.81 Bn | 15.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 16.95% |
| 3 | Lennar | 17.29 Bn | 6.72 Bn | 807.31 Mn | -84.82% |
| 4 | Nvr | 16.35 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 485.14 Mn | 14.38% |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 12.57 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 625.22 Mn | 13.51% |
| 6 | Taylor Morrison Home | 6.77 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 290.64 Mn | 16.70% |
| 7 | Champion Homes | 4.84 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Cavco Industries | 4.47 Bn | 3.22 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Meritage Homes | 4.20 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 513.60 Mn | 16.42% |
| 10 | M | 3.42 Bn | 495.84 Mn | 235.50 Mn | -68.02% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.80% |
API Access
Meritage Homes Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "MTH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();