What is Meritage Homes's interest coverage?

Meritage Homes (MTH) reported interest coverage of 847.6× in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Meritage Homes's interest coverage?

Over 2 years (2020 to 2022), Meritage Homes's interest coverage has grown at a 1030.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 246.1× to 31,447.8×.

What does interest coverage mean?

Trailing-twelve-month operating income (EBIT) divided by interest expense. Measures how many times over the company can cover its interest payments from operating profit.

Meritage Homes MTH Interest coverage

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422.5×+54.5×

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33.4×+5.4×

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8.6×-0.2×

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Other financials

Income statement

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Net income$55.3M-55.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.82-51.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$766.6M-24.2%

Total debt$60.8M+5.5%

Total equity$5.1B-1.9%

Total assets$7.6B-1.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$101.3M+338%

CapEx$4.3M-23.0%

Free cash flow$97.0M+301%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.05B-18.8%

Enterprise value$4.35B-17.1%

P/E13.1×+4.5×

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity7.5%-7.1pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Meritage Homes’s reported figures.

ebit/interest expense=847.6×

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Meritage Homes’s 10-Q, filed April 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Meritage Homes's interest coverage?: Meritage Homes (MTH) reported interest coverage of 847.6× in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Meritage Homes's interest coverage?: Over 2 years (2020 to 2022), Meritage Homes's interest coverage has grown at a 1030.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 246.1× to 31,447.8×.
What does interest coverage mean?: Trailing-twelve-month operating income (EBIT) divided by interest expense. Measures how many times over the company can cover its interest payments from operating profit.