KB HOME vs PULTEGROUP, INC., two Homebuilders stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KBH and PHM diverge most: on debt / equity, KBH reads 0.00 and PHM reads 0.14; on fcf yield, KBH reads 1.1% and PHM reads 7.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. 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 | KBH | PHM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $43.12 | $112.03 |
| Market cap | $2.7B | $21.4B |
| Sector | Homebuilders | Homebuilders |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 12.2 | 11.4 |
| P/B | 0.70 | 1.64 |
| P/S | 0.51 | 1.30 |
| EV/EBITDA | 61.1 | 193.7 |
| Revenue growth | -21.3% | -7.5% |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 11.6% |
| Return on equity | 6.0% | 14.7% |
| Return on assets | 3.3% | 10.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 0.6% | — |
| FCF yield | 1.1% | 7.1% |
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | 0.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.14 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.36 | 3.34 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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