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Meritage Homes Corp.

$65.24
Close May 29, 2026 · Stooq delayed · financials FY2017
Annual · FY2017 vs FY2016
Revenue
$3.19bn
+6.1% YoY
Net margin
4.5%
ROE
9.1%
-3.2 pts vs peer
Debt / cap
44.5%
+17.9 pts vs peer
P / E (trailing)
19.1×
EV / EBITDA
20.3×
Operations · geographic region · FY2025
Homes closed
15,026
-3.7% YoY
Net orders
14,650
+0.3% YoY
Book-to-bill
0.97×
orders ÷ closings
Avg selling price
$384k
-5.6% YoY
Backlog
1,168
$441m value
Cancellation rate
11.0%
of gross orders
Homes closed by geographic · FY2025click a market for its dashboard
MarketHomes closedYoYShareASPYoYNet ordersYoYBook-to-billBacklog
West3,821-15.6%
25%
$479k-2.6%3,571-15.3%0.93×185
Central5,264-4.7%
35%
$349k-4.4%5,240+1.5%1.00×457
East5,941+6.9%
40%
$353k-6.6%5,839+11.7%0.98×526
Consolidated15,026-3.7%$384k-5.6%14,650+0.3%0.97×1,168

ASP computed as closings value ÷ homes closed. ASP computed per region (value / homes). Effective 1/1/2025 Tennessee moved from East to Central; 2024 regional figures are the retroactively restated basis. Cancellation rate company-wide (11% / 9%).

Profitability · return on equity decompositionDuPont · FY2017
Net margin
4.5%
profit per $ of revenue
×
Asset turnover
1.0×
revenue per $ of assets
×
Equity multiplier
2.1×
assets per $ of equity
=
Return on equity
9.1%
peer rank #12/17

ROE is decomposed into how profitable each sale is (net margin), how hard the asset base works (asset turnover), and how much leverage amplifies it (equity multiplier). Homebuilder returns are driven primarily by margin and inventory turns; a high equity multiplier signals balance-sheet leverage rather than operating quality. Period-end balances; see methodology.

Gross margin
17.8%
#12 of 17
Net margin
4.5%
#12 of 17
Return on equity
9.1%
#12 of 17
Income & balance sheet ($)
MetricFY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017
Revenue$2.14bn$2.53bn$3.00bn$3.19bn
Gross profit$453m$489m$531m$566m
EBITDA (derived)$225m$220m$239m$268m
Net income$142m$129m$150m$143m
Total assets$2.32bn$2.68bn$2.89bn$3.25bn
Shareholders' equity$1.11bn$1.26bn$1.42bn$1.58bn
Total debt$904m$1.09bn$1.10bn$1.27bn
Real-estate inventory$1.88bn$2.10bn$2.42bn$2.73bn
Tangible book value$1.08bn$1.23bn$1.39bn$1.54bn
Margins, returns & efficiency
MetricFY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017
Gross margin21.1%19.3%17.7%17.8%
EBITDA margin (derived)10.5%8.7%8.0%8.4%
Net margin6.6%5.1%5.0%4.5%
Return on assets6.1%4.8%5.2%4.4%
Return on equity12.8%10.2%10.5%9.1%
Asset turnover0.9×0.9×1.0×1.0×
Inventory turnover0.9×1.0×1.0×1.0×
Leverage & growth
MetricFY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017
Debt / capital44.9%46.5%43.5%44.5%
Debt / equity0.8×0.9×0.8×0.8×
Net debt / capital41.9%39.8%40.4%41.0%
Revenue growth (YoY)20.1%18.2%18.6%6.1%
Net income growth (YoY)14.3%-9.5%16.2%-4.2%
Per share & valuation
MetricFY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017
Diluted EPS$3.46$3.09$3.55$3.41
Tangible book / share$27.55$31.14$34.9$38.48
Book value / share$28.39$31.98$35.73$39.3
Current market valuation
Market cap
$4.36bn
Enterprise value
$5.45bn
P / E (trailing)
19.1×
EV / EBITDA
20.3×
Price / TBV
1.7×
Price / book
1.7×

Multiples use the current share price (May 29, 2026, Stooq (delayed close, last known)) and the most recent share count. P/E uses trailing FY2017diluted EPS. EV/EBITDA uses derived EBITDA (pre-tax plus interest plus D&A).

Sources
Field-level XBRL tag mapping

Derived metrics (margins, returns, leverage, turnover, growth, valuation multiples) are computed from the as-reported figures above. See the methodology & sources page for every definition and known limitation.

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