Meritage Homes Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Meritage Homes has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 17.5%, while the Consumer Durables industry saw earnings growing at 5.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.1% per year. Meritage Homes's return on equity is 15.3%, and it has net margins of 12.3%.

Key information

17.5%

Earnings growth rate

18.4%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Durables Industry Growth-22.9%
Revenue growth rate11.1%
Return on equity15.3%
Net Margin12.3%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Meritage Homes makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:MEY Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 246,3957866400
30 Sep 246,4348126430
30 Jun 246,4568386480
31 Mar 246,3287936390
31 Dec 236,1387396170
30 Sep 236,4778026080
30 Jun 236,4428435720
31 Mar 236,2869065410
31 Dec 226,2929925160
30 Sep 225,7989674770
30 Jun 225,4799064670
31 Mar 225,3448234670
31 Dec 215,1417374670
30 Sep 215,0536534700
30 Jun 214,9315614680
31 Mar 214,6854844570
31 Dec 204,5014234470
30 Sep 204,2273754270
30 Jun 204,0293354140
31 Mar 203,8602954020
31 Dec 193,6672503930
30 Sep 193,5392223870
30 Jun 193,4822063830
31 Mar 193,4942093830
31 Dec 183,5292273800
30 Sep 183,4661873710
30 Jun 183,3871763620
31 Mar 183,3111643510
31 Dec 173,2411433460
30 Sep 173,1751603420
30 Jun 173,1211543400
31 Mar 173,1171523410
31 Dec 163,0421503390
30 Sep 162,9421513240
30 Jun 162,8591443150
31 Mar 162,6581333030
31 Dec 152,5791293010
30 Sep 152,4971253000
30 Jun 152,3831272920
31 Mar 152,2911332800
31 Dec 142,1801422610
30 Sep 142,0161392440
30 Jun 141,9501452320
31 Mar 141,8941382250

Quality Earnings: MEY has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: MEY's current net profit margins (12.3%) are higher than last year (12%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MEY's earnings have grown by 17.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: MEY's earnings growth over the past year (6.4%) is below its 5-year average (17.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: MEY earnings growth over the past year (6.4%) exceeded the Consumer Durables industry -3.2%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: MEY's Return on Equity (15.3%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/18 20:46
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/18 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Meritage Homes Corporation is covered by 30 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Stephen KimBarclays
John LovalloBofA Global Research