Meritage Homes CORP

Meritage Homes Corporation designs and builds single-family attached and detached homes, focusing primarily on entry-level and first move-up buyers. Its core homebuilding operations are divided into three regional segments: West, Central, and East. The company constructs speculative, move-in ready houses with standardized floor plans and energy-efficient features. In addition to residential construction, Meritage operates a financial services segment that provides title, escrow, and homeowners insurance through wholly-owned subsidiaries, alongside mortgage financing offered via an unconsolidated joint venture.

The company conducts its building and sales activities across twelve U.S. states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. As of year-end 2025, Meritage was actively marketing houses across 336 residential communities and maintained a portfolio of 77,625 controlled lots. The corporation is organized under Maryland law as a holding company and maintains its principal executive headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Summary of the business section of Meritage Homes's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

“At December 31, 2025, we had 1,860 full-time employees, including 374 in management and administration, 74 in our title and insurance companies, 534 in sales and marketing, and 878 in construction and warranty operations.”