D.R. Horton Inc vs PulteGroup Inc

D.R. Horton Inc (DHI) is slightly undervalued and PulteGroup Inc (PHM) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, PHM trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +32%, 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

PulteGroup Inc (PHM)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $179.30; the price of $122.29 is 32% below that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 77/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricDHIPHM
VerdictSlightly undervaluedUndervalued
Price$144.11$122.29
Intrinsic value$161.27$179.30
Margin of safety+11%+32%
Leak Score67/100 (8/12)77/100 (9/12)
Market cap$40.3B$22.9B
Revenue growth, 5 years11.0%9.4%
Operating margin12.1%15.6%
Net margin9.2%11.6%
Return on equity12.8%14.9%
Debt to equity0.300.19
P/E13.7x12.5x
Forward P/E12.4x11.0x
P/B1.7x1.8x
Dividend yield1.2%0.8%

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