Consumer Cyclical
Meritage Homes Corporation(MTH)
Live Price
Offline$74.44
+1.16% today
1Y Change
+13.24%
Window
Jun 27, 2025 β Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $4.43B
- Revenue Growth
- -8.4%
- EPS Growth
- -41.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.7%
Coverage: 247 bars Β· Jun 27, 2025 β Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $4.43B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $74.44 and up 13.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 27, 2025 β Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -8.4%, EPS growth of -41.0%, a dividend yield of 2.7%. What stands out right now is revenue -8.4%, EPS -41.0%, free cash flow +136.1% with operating margin 8.1% and ROIC 30.2%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 11.6 and price/sales 0.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines MTH price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-8.4% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+8.1% vs +8.4% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
11.6 vs 18.1 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 22, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -8.4% and EPS is at -41.0%, with operating margin around 8.1%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.7%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 22, 2026 | β | +1.7% | -2.5% | -7.3% |
2026 Jan 28, 2026 | +7.7% | +1.1% | +9.0% | +9.0% |
2025 Oct 28, 2025 | -14.7% | -5.6% | -8.1% | +2.8% |
Benchmark Edge
MTH vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
MTH
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MTH Max Drawdown
-29.06%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MTH and SPY.
Company Overview
Meritage Homes Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Meritage Homes Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs and builds single-family homes in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Homebuilding and Financial Services. It acquires and develops land; and constructs, markets, and sells homes for first-time and first move-up buyers. The company also offers title insurance and closing/settlement services to its homebuyers. It builds and sells homes in Texas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee under the Meritage Homes brand name. Meritage Homes Corporation was founded in 1985 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- Leadership
- Phillippe Lord
- IPO Date
- Jul 26, 1988
- Employees
- 1.9k
- Street Address
- 8800 East Raintree Drive
- Mailing
- Scottsdale, AZ, 85260
- Region
- Scottsdale, AZ, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 480 515 8100
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 11.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 10.9
- Price/Sales
- 0.8
- Price/Book
- 0.9
Growth
- Revenue
- -8.4%
- EPS
- -41.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- +136.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 18.7%
- Operating Margin
- 8.1%
- Net Margin
- 6.9%
- ROE
- 7.4%
- ROIC
- 30.2%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.35
- Current Ratio
- 5.24
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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