D.R. Horton, Inc. vs M/I HOMES, INC., two Homebuilders stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DHI and MHO diverge most: on ev/ebitda, DHI reads 1386.2 and MHO reads 9.5; on implied growth (priced in), DHI reads -2.1% and MHO reads -4.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's DHI price has a different growth bar priced in than MHO (-2.1% implied for DHI vs -4.2% for MHO); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What MHO'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 | MHO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $143.03 | $145.94 |
| Market cap | $40.5B | $3.8B |
| Sector | Homebuilders | Homebuilders |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -2.1% | -4.2% |
| P/E | 13.6 | 12.3 |
| P/B | 1.66 | 1.18 |
| P/S | 1.21 | 0.90 |
| EV/EBITDA | 1386.2 | 9.5 |
| Revenue growth | -3.8% | -5.0% |
| Operating margin | — | 9.5% |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 7.4% |
| Return on equity | 12.5% | 9.8% |
| Return on assets | 8.4% | 6.5% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 9.7% |
| FCF yield | 7.9% | 5.1% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.18 | 3.34 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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