Meritage Homes (MTH) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Meritage Homes' Tax Rate came in at 24.83% for Q2 2026, up 0.91 percentage points from 23.92% a year earlier and up 1.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Meritage Homes (MTH) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Meritage Homes reported Tax Rate of 22.43%, down 0.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 22.51%, up 0.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate carries a five-year change of +1.88 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Tax Rate was 21.61% in FY2024 (-0.58 pp), 22.19% in FY2023 (-0.85 pp), 23.05% in FY2022 (+0.28 pp) and 22.77% in FY2021 (+2.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q2 2019.
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.18 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 3.82 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 3.55 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MTH's Tax Rate at 23.74% (Q1 2026), 18.52% (Q4 2025) and 22.57% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 39.14 Bn | 30.03 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 25.08% |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 22.34 Bn | 15.63 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 22.28% |
| 3 | Lennar | 17.27 Bn | 6.70 Bn | 807.31 Mn | 25.43% |
| 4 | Nvr | 16.72 Bn | 10.01 Bn | 485.14 Mn | 25.10% |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 12.58 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 625.22 Mn | 26.35% |
| 6 | Taylor Morrison Home | 6.77 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 290.64 Mn | 23.15% |
| 7 | Champion Homes | 4.80 Bn | 2.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Cavco Industries | 4.31 Bn | 3.07 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Meritage Homes | 4.24 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 513.60 Mn | 24.83% |
| 10 | M | 3.48 Bn | 550.71 Mn | 235.50 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.29% |
API Access
Meritage Homes Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=MTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=MTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();