The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

MTH

Concerning the House

Meritage Homes Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs and builds single-family attached and detached homes in the United States. The company operates through two segments: Homebuilding and Financial Services. It acquires and develops land; and constructs, markets, and sells homes for entry-level and first move-up buyers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The company also provides title and escrow, mortgage, insurance, title insurance, and closing/settlement services to its homebuyers. Meritage Homes Corporation was founded in 1985 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

United States · www.meritagehomes.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Gross profit$131.87M-1.1%
Operating income$209.41M+101.6%
Net income$786.19M+48.6%
Cash from ops$355.57M+40.7%
Quotation

$73.62

+0.73 (+1.0%)

52w hi$85.18
52w lo$58.37
Vol416.30K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.29

Short-0.01
Medium-0.42
Long-0.60

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Meritage Homes Corporation

Consumer Cyclical · Residential Construction

Market cap$4.80B
Enterprise value$5.85B
Trailing P/E15.34x
Forward P/E12.06x
EV / EBITDA13.48x
P / S (ttm)0.89x
Profit margin6.1%
Return on equity6.4%
Revenue growth-13.8%
Earnings growth-32.8%
Debt / equity37.71
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.90
Corr SPX0.38
Annual vol38.5%
Annual ret-2.3%
Sharpe-0.06
Max DD-45.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.05
Sector+0.01
Technical-0.01
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$73.95$74.58$73.41$73.62416.30K
Aug 12$74.00$74.00$71.99$72.89964.50K
Aug 11$72.03$74.06$71.97$73.82684.50K
Aug 10$73.48$73.48$71.33$71.97543.80K
Aug 7$72.79$75.05$72.08$74.59934.70K