D.R. Horton Inc vs Lennar Corp

D.R. Horton Inc (DHI) is slightly undervalued and Lennar Corp (LEN) is slightly undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, LEN trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +13%, against +11% for DHI.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

D.R. Horton Inc (DHI)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $161.27; the price of $144.11 is 11% below that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 67/100 on 8 of 12 signals

Lennar Corp (LEN)

Discounting its cash flows at 11.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $95.21; the price of $83.06 is 13% below that value, and 69% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 54/100 on 8 of 12 signals

MetricDHILEN
VerdictSlightly undervaluedSlightly undervalued
Price$144.11$83.06
Intrinsic value$161.27$95.21
Margin of safety+11%+13%
Leak Score67/100 (8/12)54/100 (8/12)
Market cap$40.3B$20.0B
Revenue growth, 5 years11.0%8.7%
Operating margin12.1%5.5%
Net margin9.2%4.1%
Return on equity12.8%5.9%
Debt to equity0.300.20
P/E13.7x15.7x
Forward P/E12.4x15.5x
P/B1.7x0.9x
Dividend yield1.2%2.4%

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