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MTH (Meritage Homes) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : N/A (As of Jul. 22, 2025)


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What is Meritage Homes Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-07-22), Meritage Homes's share price is $75.37. Meritage Homes's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $-5.19. Hence, Meritage Homes's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

The historical rank and industry rank for Meritage Homes's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, Meritage Homes's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 218.33. The lowest was 3.74. And the median was 8.13.

MTH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry.
Industry Median: 14.425
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Meritage Homes's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.66. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $-5.19.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Meritage Homes was -238.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -14.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Meritage Homes's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 58.80% per year. The lowest was -84.60% per year. And the median was -5.30% per year.


Meritage Homes Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meritage Homes's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Meritage Homes Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Meritage Homes Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
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Meritage Homes Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.48 - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Meritage Homes's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Meritage Homes's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Meritage Homes's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Meritage Homes's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Meritage Homes's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Meritage Homes Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Meritage Homes's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=75.37/-5.191
=N/A

Meritage Homes's Share Price of today is $75.37.
Meritage Homes's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-5.19.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Meritage Homes  (NYSE:MTH) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Meritage Homes Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
18655 North Claret Drive, Suite 400, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 85255
Meritage Homes Corp is engaged as a designer and builder of single-family attached and detached homes. It has operations in three regions: West, Central, and East, comprising ten states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. The company operates with two principal business segments: homebuilding and financial services. The homebuilding segments are engaged in the business of acquiring and developing land, constructing homes, marketing and selling those homes, and providing warranty and customer services, and the financial services segment offers title and escrow, mortgage, and insurance services. The company generates key revenue from the homebuilding segment.
Executives
Joseph Keough director 3715 NORTHSIDE PKWY NW, SUITE 4-600, ATLANTA GA 30327
Alison Sasser officer: SVP - Chief Accounting Officer 8800 E RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Clinton Szubinski officer: EVP - Chief Operating Officer 8800 E RAINTREE DRIVE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Steven J Hilton officer: Chief Executive Officer 6613 N SCOTTSDALE RD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85250
R. Odell Michael director 3111 WEST ALLEGHENY AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA PA 19130
Hilla Sferruzza officer: Chief Accounting Officer 8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Louis E Caldera director C/O BELO CORP, PO BOX 655237, DALLAS TX 75265-5237
Peter L Ax director
Javier Feliciano officer: EVP Chief Human Resources Off 8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Phillippe Lord officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Dennis V Arriola director 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
Gerald W Haddock director C/O ENSCO, 5847 SAN FELIPE, HOUSTON TX 77057
Raymond Oppel director
Malissia Clinton officer: EVP - Gen. Counsel, Secretary 333 THREE D SYSTEMS CIRCLE, ROCK HILL SC 29730
C Timothy White officer: EVP - Gen. Counsel, Secretary