D.R. Horton, Inc. vs KB HOME, two Homebuilders stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DHI and KBH diverge most: on revenue growth, DHI reads -3.8% and KBH reads -18.2%; on ev/ebitda, DHI reads 1333.9 and KBH reads 298.2. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's DHI price has a different growth bar priced in than KBH (-4.2% implied for DHI vs -3.2% for KBH); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What KBH'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 | KBH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $137.91 | $49.20 |
| Market cap | $39.0B | $3.0B |
| Sector | Homebuilders | Homebuilders |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -4.2% | -3.2% |
| P/E | 13.2 | 12.0 |
| P/B | 1.60 | 0.79 |
| P/S | 1.17 | 0.55 |
| EV/EBITDA | 1333.9 | 298.2 |
| Revenue growth | -3.8% | -18.2% |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 4.9% |
| Return on equity | 12.5% | 7.2% |
| Return on assets | 8.4% | 4.0% |
| FCF yield | 8.2% | 11.9% |
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.11 | 7.44 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 9 / 9 |
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