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MTH vs KBH // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE) VS. KB Home (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MTH 5
— KBH 4
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: KBH
LAST: $64.49 (+3.98%) • MKT CAP: $4.20B
roic
8.00%
LAST: $47.66 (+3.23%) • MKT CAP: $2.90B
roic
11.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MTH VS. KBH)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MTH | KBH | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 8.00% | 11.00% | -3.00 | KBH | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.7x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.20% | 9.92% | -7.72 | KBH | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 47.00% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 38.50% | 6.90% | +31.60 | MTH | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.80% | -10.00% | +18.80 | MTH | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.88% | 2.37% | +0.51 | MTH | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.70 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 3/9 | +4.00 | MTH | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.4 | 58.0 | -2.64 | KBH | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.05 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 8.6x | 6.3x | +2.30 | KBH | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.20B | $2.90B | $1.31B | MTH | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MTH REV | KBH REV | MTH GROSS % | KBH GROSS % | MTH FCF | KBH FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $6.24B | — | — | $92.6M | $287.3M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $6.93B | — | — | -$256.2M | $323.4M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $6.41B | — | — | $355.6M | $1.08B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MTH // BETA 1.05
KBH // BETA —