Meritage Homes Corporation
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PositoAI's own ratios from Meritage Homes Corporation's yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Consumer Cyclical companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.
What stands out
- Profit Cash Ratio: Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $12 of operating cash. Lower than 98% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
- Cash Locked Ratio: For every $100 of sales, $104 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $68 tied up three years earlier. More money tied up than 98% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Where $100 of sales goes
Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.
Cash quality
Profit Cash Ratio
$12Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $12 of operating cash.
Lower than 98% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Self-Funding Ratio
2.7×Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 2.7 times.
Higher than 60% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Cash Locked Ratio
$104For every $100 of sales, $104 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $68 tied up three years earlier.
More money tied up than 98% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Growth quality
Steadiness Ratio
1/3 · 1/3Sales grew in 1 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 1 of 3.
Less steady than 74% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Growth Efficiency Ratio
—Sales fell 7%
Sales fell 7% in 3 years, so extra profit per extra sales cannot be measured.
Asset Productivity Ratio
-7% / +32%In 3 years sales changed by -7% while total assets changed by +32%. Assets grew faster than sales.
Balance-sheet strength
Debt Due Cover Ratio
—Data incomplete
Cash Cushion Ratio
−27%Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 27% of its market value (net debt).
Higher than 56% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Tangible Assets Ratio
—Data incomplete
Tangible Net Worth Ratio
—Data incomplete
Shareholders
Standard fundamentals
P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (13)
Meritage Homes Corporation owes $0.33 for every $1 it owns. Net profit fell 42% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 23% a year on average over 3 years.
Compared with Consumer Cyclical companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.
P/E ratio
13.3Investors pay $13.3 for every $1 of Meritage Homes Corporation's yearly profit, lower than 73% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
P/B ratio
0.82The share price is 0.82 times Meritage Homes Corporation's book value per share, lower than 83% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Market cap
$4.1 BThe total market value of all of Meritage Homes Corporation's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), larger than 68% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Meso Cap.
Net worth (book value)
$5.1 BWhat Meritage Homes Corporation would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).
Book value per share
$77.61Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $63.63 is 0.8 times this, which is the P/B above.
Return on equity (ROE)
6.4%Meritage Homes Corporation earned 6.4% on its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 53% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Owes vs Owns
0.33×Meritage Homes Corporation owes $0.33 for every $1 it owns (low), lower than 89% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Dividend yield
3.24%Meritage Homes Corporation pays 3.24% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 74% of dividend-paying Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Revenue growth
-8%Revenue fell 8% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 2% a year on average over 3 years.
Profit growth
-42%Net profit fell 42% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 23% a year on average over 3 years.
Profit margin
7.7%Meritage Homes Corporation keeps $8 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.
Cash quality
0.3×Cash from Meritage Homes Corporation's business was 0.3× its reported profit in the year to Dec 2025 — less cash came in than the profit reported.
Cash vs debt
Net debtMeritage Homes Corporation had $1.1 B more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.
Questions
What is Meritage Homes Corporation's P/E ratio?
Investors pay $13.3 for every $1 of Meritage Homes Corporation's yearly profit, lower than 73% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?
P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Meritage Homes Corporation: $4.1 B ÷ $5.1 B (30 Jun 2026) = 0.8.
What is Meritage Homes Corporation's return on equity?
Meritage Homes Corporation earned 6.4% on its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 53% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
How much does Meritage Homes Corporation owe compared with what it owns?
Meritage Homes Corporation owes $0.33 for every $1 it owns (low), lower than 89% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Does Meritage Homes Corporation pay a dividend?
Yes. Meritage Homes Corporation pays 3.24% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 74% of dividend-paying Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Is Meritage Homes Corporation's revenue growing?
Revenue fell 8% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 2% a year on average over 3 years.
Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.