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Meritage Homes MTH Operating Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow at other companies

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-$125.37M+62.5%
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$17.05M-94.1%
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$854M+32.1%
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$36.81M-2.5%
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-$82.12M-643%

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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CapEx$4.3M-23.0%
Free cash flow$97.0M+301%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.71B-8.0%
Enterprise value$4B-5.7%
P/E12.2×+4.2×

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity7.5%-7.1pp
Debt / equity0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Meritage Homes in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The source filing: Meritage Homes’s 10-Q, filed April 24, 2026.

Filed
Apr 24, 2026, 4:20 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q1 2026
Accession
0000833079-26-000105
Line itemThree Months Ended March 31, 2026Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Decrease/(increase) in other receivables, prepaids and other assets29,018(37,636)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities(43,274)(16,041)
Increase/(decrease) in home sale deposits1,694(2,863)
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities101,309(42,576)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in unconsolidated entities(3,517)(5,850)
Purchases of property and equipment(4,308)(5,592)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment9429

Item 1. Financial Statements

FAQ

What is Meritage Homes's operating cash flow?
Meritage Homes (MTH) reported operating cash flow of $101.31M in Q1 2026.
How has Meritage Homes's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
Meritage Homes's operating cash flow increased by 337.9% year-over-year, from -$42.58M to $101.31M.
What is the long-term trend for Meritage Homes's operating cash flow?
Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Meritage Homes's operating cash flow has grown at a -46.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $405.27M to $118.29M.
What does operating cash flow mean?
Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

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