Lennar Corp vs PulteGroup Inc

Lennar Corp (LEN) 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 +13% for LEN.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

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

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

MetricLENPHM
VerdictSlightly undervaluedUndervalued
Price$83.06$122.29
Intrinsic value$95.21$179.30
Margin of safety+13%+32%
Leak Score54/100 (8/12)77/100 (9/12)
Market cap$20.0B$22.9B
Revenue growth, 5 years8.7%9.4%
Operating margin5.5%15.6%
Net margin4.1%11.6%
Return on equity5.9%14.9%
Debt to equity0.200.19
P/E15.7x12.5x
Forward P/E15.5x11.0x
P/B0.9x1.8x
Dividend yield2.4%0.8%

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