MTH
Meritage Homes Corp Consumer Discretionary Operative Builders Russell 3000
$64.47Close
$4.4BMarket cap
$57.85 – $85.1852-week range
Jan 27, 2027Next report · estimated
Highlights
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 2 of 8 trend conditions
- Lagging the market RS 32 · weaker than 68% of stocks over 12 months
- Earnings shrinking EPS −25% year on year
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
24%
1wk
up 0.4%
price change
1mo
up 2.6%
price change
12-month return
down 3%
market up 11% ·
its own down 13%
F-score
—
— Not assessed
Altman Z
—
Unknown
P/E
9.7×
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
0.8×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 16.2%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
—
of the market · not assessed
Revenue growth
—
year on year
EPS growth
down 25%
latest quarter · +8 pts
Sales growth
—
latest quarter
ROE
up 9%
return on equity
Free cash margin
—
$92.6M FCF
D/E
—
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.3×
net cash
Interest cover
—EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
Repair signals
- FCF turned positive ($-256M → $93M)
Trade setup
ATR%
3.6%
$2.33 a day · 2×ATR $59.81
RS
32 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
2 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
1.5×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.89
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no scheduled report
Trend template · 2 of 8
- Price above the 50-day average: passes
- Within 25% of the 52-week high: passes
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Profit not backed by cash Reported profit of $453.0M came with $118.3M of operating cash flow. Profit that cash does not follow is the classic signature of aggressive accounting.
Last reported
Oct 28, 2026
Results reaction
Oct 28, 2026+1% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Dec 31, 2020 | FY2021Dec 31, 2021 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 31, 2023 | FY2024Dec 31, 2024 | FY2025Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $423.5M | $737.4M | $992.2M | $738.7M | $786.2M | $453.0M |
| Earnings per share | $5.50 | $9.64 | $13.37 | $9.96 | $10.72 | $6.35 |
| Free cash flow | $510.4M | -$177.8M | $378.3M | $317.4M | -$256.2M | $92.6M |
| Cash | $745.6M | $618.3M | $861.6M | $921.2M | $651.6M | $775.2M |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.3B | $3.0B | $3.9B | $4.6B | $5.1B | $5.2B |
| Shares outstanding | 75.02m | 74.68m | 73.14m | 72.85m | 71.92m | 68.17m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2026 | 30d |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 31d |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 24d |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 44d |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 31d |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 25d |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 25d |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 51d |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 31d |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 26d |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 26d |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 45d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Charter or bylaws ↗ |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |
| May 21, 2026 | Shareholder vote ↗ |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Director or officer change · Other events ↗ |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |