D.R. Horton, Inc. vs The GEO Group, Inc., two Homebuilders stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DHI and GEO diverge most: on implied growth (priced in), DHI reads -4.4% and GEO reads +11.7%; on revenue growth, DHI reads -3.8% and GEO reads +15.3%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's DHI price has a different growth bar priced in than GEO (-4.4% implied for DHI vs +11.7% for GEO); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DHI | GEO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $134.86 | $31.16 |
| Market cap | $38.2B | $4.1B |
| Sector | Homebuilders | Homebuilders |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -4.4% | +11.7% |
| P/E | 12.9 | 15.2 |
| P/B | 1.56 | 2.71 |
| P/S | 1.14 | 1.45 |
| EV/EBITDA | 385.0 | 12.4 |
| Revenue growth | -3.8% | +15.3% |
| Operating margin | — | 13.9% |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| Return on equity | 12.5% | 19.2% |
| Return on assets | 8.4% | 7.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 0.2% | 8.2% |
| FCF yield | 8.4% | 0.6% |
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.29 | 1.00 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.65 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.06 | 7.07 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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