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Meritage Homes Corporation filings document financial results, governance matters, compensation actions and financing arrangements for a public U.S. homebuilder. Results-related Form 8-K filings include operating measures such as homes closed, home closing revenue, average sales prices, orders, backlog, gross margin, earnings and liquidity commentary.
The company’s proxy materials cover board matters, executive compensation, equity awards and shareholder voting items. Other material-event filings address director changes, changes in board size, amendments to credit agreements and related financial obligations, providing formal disclosure around Meritage’s governance structure, capital resources and homebuilding operating model.
Meritage Homes Corp Executive Chairman Steven J. Hilton reported charitable and estate-planning related share transfers rather than market trades. On 2026-05-12, entities associated with him made two bona fide gifts of 11,000 shares of MTH common stock each, for a total of 22,000 shares, at a stated price of $0.0000 per share.
These transfers moved shares within Mr. Hilton’s indirect holdings, including a family trust controlled by him. After the gifts, indirect holdings reported in family trusts and a charitable foundation totaled 830,603 shares, while his direct holdings stood at 21,418 shares. Footnotes note that he disclaims beneficial ownership of certain trust and foundation shares where he has no pecuniary interest.
Meritage Homes executive Alison Sasser, the company’s SVP and Chief Accounting Officer, reported an open-market sale of 1,273 shares of MTH common stock at a weighted average price of $62.11 per share, in transactions ranging from $62.11 to $62.17. After this sale, she directly holds 7,634 common shares.
Meritage Homes Corporation submitted a Form 144 notice reporting proposed and recent dispositions of common stock by an affiliate. The filing lists proposed sales of 804 and 469 Vested Restricted Shares with a 05/13/2026 settlement date for each lot. It also discloses three transfers during the prior three months: 151 shares for $11,576.85, 158 shares for $12,329.33, and 680 shares for $54,012.40, associated with Alison Sasser.
Meritage Homes Corp reports an institutional ownership filing by Vanguard Capital Management. The filing shows 3,390,713 shares beneficially owned, representing 5.08% of the common stock as of 03/31/2026. The filer reports sole voting power over 507,903 shares and sole dispositive power over 3,390,713 shares. The filing is signed on 04/30/2026 by Vanguard Capital Management's Head of Global Fund Administration.
Meritage Homes Corp ownership disclosure: Vanguard Portfolio Management reports beneficial ownership of 4,002,986 shares of common stock, representing 6% of the class. The filer reports sole power to dispose of 4,002,986 shares and sole voting power for 35,550 shares.
Meritage Homes Corporation reported weaker results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as a softer housing market and higher incentives reduced profitability. Home closing revenue was $1.1 billion, down 17.5% from 2025, on 13.1% fewer closings and a 5.0% lower average sales price.
Home closing gross margin fell to 17.5% from 22.0%, cutting total closing gross profit to $193.5 million. Net earnings declined to $55.3 million from $122.8 million, with diluted EPS of $0.82. Orders and backlog also decreased in value, though Meritage ended the quarter with a record 345 active communities and maintained strong liquidity, including $766.6 million in cash and no borrowings on its $910.0 million revolver.
Meritage Homes reported weaker first quarter 2026 results as slowing demand and higher incentives pressured profitability. Home closing revenue fell to $1.1 billion, down 17% year-over-year, on 13% fewer closings and a 5% lower average sales price of $373,000.
Home closing gross margin declined to 17.5% from 22.0%, reflecting heavier incentives, higher lot costs and lower fixed-cost leverage, partially offset by cost savings. Net earnings dropped 55% to $55 million, with diluted EPS at $0.82 versus $1.69 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.86.
Orders softened, with 3,664 homes ordered, a 5% decline, and backlog value down 12% to $711 million. Despite the tougher backdrop, the company maintained a strong balance sheet with $767 million in cash, net debt-to-capital of 17.4%, and 345 active communities. It repurchased $130 million of stock and paid $32 million in dividends.
The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 13 to a Schedule 13G/A reporting its beneficial ownership position in Meritage Homes Corp common stock. The filing states Amount beneficially owned: 0 shares and Percent of class: 0%. The filing explains that an internal realignment on 01/12/2026 caused certain Vanguard subsidiaries to report separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538. The form is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration, dated 03/27/2026.