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Meritage Homes Corporation

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Meritage Homes Corporation

MTH·NYSE·Real Estate & Construction·CIK 0000833079

Meritage Homes Corporation is a designer and builder of single-family attached and detached homes, primarily in long-term high-growth markets across the United States. The company focuses on entry-level and first move-up homes. Meritage Homes operates in three principal homebuilding reporting segments: West, Central, and East. These segments cover twelve states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Tennessee, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. In addition to homebuilding, Meritage Homes operates a financial services segment. This segment offers title and escrow, mortgage, and insurance services to its homebuyers. Carefree Title Agency, Inc., a wholly-owned title company, provides title insurance and closing/settlement services in certain states. Meritage Homes Insurance Agency, Inc., a wholly-owned insurance broker, collaborates with insurance companies to offer homeowners insurance and other insurance products. Mortgage services are provided through an unconsolidated joint venture. All homebuilding activities are conducted under the Meritage Homes name. As of December 31, 2025, the company was actively selling homes in 336 communities, with base prices ranging from approximately $161,000 to $1,000,000. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the average sales price on home closings was approximately $384,000, and on orders was approximately $391,000. Meritage Homes Corporation, incorporated in Maryland in 1988, operates as a holding company, with its homebuilding construction, development, and sales activities conducted through its subsidiaries.

Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) is a publicly traded company in the Real Estate & Construction sector. Wiseek has independently scored 10 items for MTH at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-29, rated 8/10. Across its 10 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 7 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for MTH spans 8-K, 10-Q, DEF 14A, PRE 14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Meritage Homes Q2 Revenue Drops 14%, Guides 2026 Below 2025
  • Meritage Homes Q2 Earnings Drop 38% on Softer Spring Selling; Cuts Full-Year Outlook
  • Meritage Homes Boosts Credit Facility to $980M, Adds $1.47B Accordion, Extends Maturity to 2031
  • Meritage Homes Expands Credit Facility to $980M, Extends Maturity to 2031
  • Meritage Homes Reports Sharp Q1 Earnings Decline Amid Market Headwinds, Boosts Share Buyback

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Net Income
$453.01M
Diluted EPS
$6.35
Op. Cash Flow
$118.29M
Free Cash Flow
$92.57M
Cash & Equivalents
$775.16M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Shares Outstanding
68.17M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-13 · accession 0000833079-26-000010

Short Interest & Short Volume

5.91 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 4,574,822 shares in MTH as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 3.3% increase from the prior period — about 5.9 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 52.1% of MTH volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)4,574,822 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 3.3%
Days to cover5.91 at avg daily volume of 773,729
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)52.1% of 212,930 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume54.0%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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52-week range · as of 2026-07-29 $58.03 – $85.38
Market cap
$4.16B
Volume
579.4K (0.7× avg)
3-mo avg 789.1K
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Apr 07, 2026, 4:21 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
8
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MTH
Mar 26, 2026, 4:28 PM EDT
Filing Type: PRE 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $60.54
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Change: +$3.31 (+5%) info
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Feb 13, 2026, 4:24 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $80.60
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Jan 28, 2026, 4:30 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $69.18
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Change: -$5.33 (-8%) info
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