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Meritage Homes Corporation reports recurring developments in U.S. homebuilding, including quarterly results, home closings, home orders, backlog, average selling prices, gross margins and community count. The company designs and builds single-family attached and detached homes, with operations organized across West, Central and East regions in twelve states.
Meritage news also covers land acquisition and development spending, cycle-time and inventory commentary, energy-efficient entry-level and first move-up homes, and financial-services activities such as title, escrow, mortgage and insurance services. Capital allocation updates include cash dividends, share repurchases, credit capacity and community-giving initiatives through Meritage Cares.
Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) reported second quarter 2026 home closing revenue of $1.39 billion, down 14% year-over-year on an 11% decline in closings to 3,725 and a 4% lower average closing price of $373,000. Home closing gross margin fell to 18.3% from 21.1%, and net earnings declined 38% to $90.6 million, with diluted EPS of $1.37 versus $2.04. Orders fell 9% to 3,575 homes and ending backlog value decreased 5% to $661.9 million.
For the first half of 2026, home closing revenue declined 16% to $2.50 billion and net earnings dropped 46% to $145.9 million (EPS $2.18). Meritage Homes ended the quarter with $807 million in cash, no revolver borrowings, a net debt-to-capital ratio of 17.1%, and a 9% higher community count. The company returned $131 million to shareholders in Q2 via $100 million of share repurchases and $31 million of dividends, refinanced and upsized its revolving credit facility to $980 million, and now expects full-year 2026 home closings and revenue to be around 5% below 2025.
Frontdoor (NASDAQ:FTDR) expanded its board of directors to nine members and elected Hilla Sferruzza/b) as a director, effective immediately. She will also serve on the .
Sferruzza is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) and will stand for re-election at Frontdoor’s 2027 annual stockholders meeting.
Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) plans to release its second quarter 2026 earnings results on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 after the market close.
Management will host an earnings conference call and live webcast on Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. PT (11:00 a.m. ET). Investors can register and access the event, as well as a replay, via the company’s Investor Relations webpage or join by phone using the provided U.S. toll-free and direct-dial numbers with conference code MTHQ226.
Dream Finders Homes (NYSE: DFH) appointed homebuilding veteran Clint Szubinski as Chief Operating Officer. He will lead the company’s strategic vision and operational performance, working with National President Doug Moran during a transition period.
Szubinski brings decades of leadership experience from major public builders, supporting DFH’s multi-state expansion strategy.
Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) renewed its 13-year partnership with Operation Homefront’s Permanent Homes for Veterans program by donating a brand-new, mortgage-free home to a military family in Gulfport, Mississippi.
The 2,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bath home in the Hidden Trails community will be awarded around Veterans Day 2026. Since 2013, Meritage has donated 22 mortgage-free homes to veterans and their families.
Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 30, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of trading on June 16, 2026.
Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) reported Q1 2026 results for the period ended March 31, 2026. Home closing revenue was $1.108 billion, down 17% year-over-year; net earnings were $55.3 million (diluted EPS $0.82), down 55% year-over-year. Cash totaled $767 million and ending community count reached 345, a record high.
The company repurchased $130 million of shares, paid $32 million in dividends, and updated full-year 2026 guidance to be at or within 5% of 2025 home closing volume and revenue.
Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) will release first quarter 2026 results on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 after market close and host an earnings conference call and webcast on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET.
Investors may register for the live webcast on the company Investor Relations page, dial the provided U.S. toll-free number with conference code MTHQ126, or view a replay on the Investor Relations page.
Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share, a 12% increase from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share in 2025.
The dividend is payable on March 31, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of trading on March 17, 2026.
Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) reported Q4 2025 results: home closing revenue $1.406B, home closing gross margin 16.5% (adjusted 19.3% excluding $38.9M non-recurring charges), and diluted EPS $1.20 (adjusted $1.67). Full-year 2025 revenue was $5.76B and diluted EPS $6.35.
The company returned capital via $179M in Q4 dividends and buybacks, repurchased 2.24M shares in Q4, held $775M cash, and ended the year with a 15% increase in community count.