Meritage Homes CORP (MTH) stock
MTHNYSEOperative BuildersFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 30, 2026Score 9/3026% above fair value
$64.80−1.73 (-2.60%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $4.17BP/E 14.6Yield 0.66%
Meritage Homes statistics
81 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 27, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 15, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 0.83
- 1.44
- P/OCF Ratio
- 8.30
- 14.11
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / FCF
- 7.23
- 17.22
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -6.94%
- -4.65%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -1.15%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 62M
- 28M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 4.14%
- 4.12%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 105.1%
- 91.5%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -6.90%
- 0.78%
- Short % of Float
- 7.75%
- 7.22%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 7.43%
- 6.11%
- Days to Cover
- 4.49
- 4.49
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $85.38
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $56.66
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $65.04
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $63.91
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $68.67
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.90
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -8.77%
- -7.56%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 11.7%
- 8.09%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -11.3%
- -11.3%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 4.77%
- 0.11%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -1.52%
- -4.28%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -5.92%
- -13.1%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -3.56%
- 16.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 12.5%
- 30.6%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 286.3%
- 282.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 892,285
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.56
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 48.8
- 48.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 41.2%
- 49.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.03
- 1.04
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 5.76%
- 8.67%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 3.88%
- 3.84%
GrowthIndustry
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -45.0%
- -43.2%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -40.8%
- -38.3%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -22.0%
- -4.75%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 2.92%
- 12.5%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Profits Per Employee
- $160.08K
- $83.53K
- Employee Count
- 1,860
- 1,860
- WACC
- 10.0%
- 10.0%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $381.04M
- $146.07M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $677.50M
- $93.03M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $10.52
- $2.63
- Equity (Book Value)
- $5.04B
- $1.37B
- Book Value Per Share
- $78.30
- $34.59
- Tangible Book Value
- $5.01B
- $1.04B
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$19.49M
- -$31.77M
- FCF Per Share
- $7.51
- $5.06
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 7.13%
- 6.84%
- FCF Yield
- 11.6%
- 5.28%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.66%
- 0.72%
- Buyback Yield
- 10.4%
- 5.00%
- Shareholder Yield
- 11.1%
- 5.32%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.43
- $0.98
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 14.7%
- 10.5%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 2
- 5
- Payout Ratio
- 41.5%
- 22.3%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 25.5%
- 15.8%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $4.13M
- $3.27M
- Income Tax
- $83.28M
- $64.58M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 21.9%
- 25.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $88.34
- $76.78
- Graham Upside
- 36.3%
- -1.71%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.91
- 2.35
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | MTH | S&P 500 | Difference | MTH per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +12.0% | -2.7% | +14.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | -10.4% | -1.7% | −8.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | +0.6% | +11.9% | −11.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | -1.8% | +12.0% | −13.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +2.8% | +78.2% | −75.4 pts | +0.9% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +20.9% | +73.2% | −52.4 pts | +3.9% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +315.1% | +309.6% | +5.4 pts | +15.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
5M MTH shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 6.9% from the previous report, or 7.75% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 60.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 4,783,549 | -6.9% | 1,066,449 | 4.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,138,030 | +28.8% | 1,036,371 | 5.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3,989,910 | -12.8% | 977,819 | 4.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,574,822 | +3.3% | 773,729 | 5.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,430,579 | -1.7% | 534,643 | 8.3 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4,506,230 | +9.5% | 769,033 | 5.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,116,577 | +22.4% | 930,814 | 4.4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 3,362,619 | -8.3% | 869,167 | 3.9 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3,665,166 | +2.9% | 1,159,053 | 3.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3,560,160 | +11.0% | 1,024,464 | 3.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 3,207,525 | +1.2% | 656,590 | 4.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 3,169,840 | -12.8% | 846,596 | 3.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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