KB HOME vs NVR, Inc., two Homebuilders stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KBH and NVR diverge most: on ev/ebitda, KBH reads 349.0 and NVR reads 2813.5; on p/b, KBH reads 0.93 and NVR reads 5.43. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's KBH price has a different growth bar priced in than NVR (+7.6% implied for KBH vs +9.9% for NVR); 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 (segment-resolved basis). What NVR'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 | KBH | NVR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $56.29 | $6479.37 |
| Market cap | $3.5B | $19.0B |
| Sector | Homebuilders | Homebuilders |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +7.6% | +9.9% |
| P/E | 13.7 | 15.8 |
| P/B | 0.93 | 5.43 |
| P/S | 0.64 | 1.94 |
| EV/EBITDA | 349.0 | 2813.5 |
| Revenue growth | -18.2% | -7.9% |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 12.6% |
| Return on equity | 7.2% | 35.5% |
| Return on assets | 4.0% | 22.2% |
| FCF yield | 10.2% | 6.5% |
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.44 | 10.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 9 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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