Lennar vs NVR
LEN and NVR side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LEN and NVR compare
Lennar is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as NVR ($20.6B against $15.9B).
On earnings, NVR is cheaper: it trades at 15.4× trailing earnings, against 16.2× for Lennar.
Lennar grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−8.0% versus −9.9% for NVR).
NVR keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.0% compared with 4.1% at Lennar.
Lennar pays a dividend yielding 2.3%; NVR does not pay one.
NVR scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 8 for Lennar), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LEN | NVR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $20.6B | $15.9B |
| Share price | $85.46 | $5958.56 |
| Change, 1 year | −33.3% | −18.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −18.1% | 17.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.02 | 0.74 |
| Employees | 13K | 6,300 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.2× | 15.4× (better) |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 1.7× |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 4.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.6× | – |
| P/FCF | 25.4× | 15.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.9% | 6.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $76.05 | $5610.93 |
| Margin of safety | −12.4% | −6.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −8.0% (better) | −9.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.7% (better) | 6.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −51.3% | −24.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −47.7% | −18.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 13.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 4.1% | 12.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.5% | 11.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 5.9% | 31.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.93 | 10.63 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | – |
| Payout ratio | 37.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 4.8% | 11.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 7.2% | 11.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.7% | 89.8% |
| Held by insiders | 11.1% | 5.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $403M (better) | −$8.4M |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 5.7% |
Go deeper
- LEN stock overview
- LEN income statement
- LEN valuation and score
- NVR stock overview
- NVR income statement
- NVR valuation and score
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