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 -2.0% and GEO reads +15.0%; on revenue growth, DHI reads -3.8% and GEO reads +12.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's DHI price has a different growth bar priced in than GEO (-2.0% implied for DHI vs +15.0% for GEO); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What DHI's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What GEO's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DHI | GEO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $146.70 | $30.92 |
| Market cap | $41.5B | $4.1B |
| Sector | Homebuilders | Homebuilders |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -2.0% | +15.0% |
| P/E | 14.0 | 16.3 |
| P/B | 1.70 | 2.77 |
| P/S | 1.24 | 1.52 |
| EV/EBITDA | 1423.7 | 13.5 |
| Revenue growth | -3.8% | +12.8% |
| Operating margin | — | 12.7% |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 10.0% |
| Return on equity | 12.5% | 18.2% |
| Return on assets | 8.4% | 7.2% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 7.3% |
| FCF yield | 7.7% | -0.7% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.06 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.75 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.23 | 7.01 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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