Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. DHI scored 39.3, LEN-B scored 34.1 — DHI leads.
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DHI
D.R. Horton, Inc.
Residential Construction · Quality-Growth
39.3
$134.88 · $37.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
5.2
DHI leads
LEN-B
Lennar Corporation
Residential Construction · Quality-Growth
34.1
$76.02 · $18.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestDHI12.9x
Fastest growthDHI-6.9%
Strongest balance sheetLEN-B0.28
Highest qualityDHI78 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
DHI
stronger →← stronger
LEN-B
78
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
57
25
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
15
31
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
47
DHI is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
DHI
LEN-B
$3.2bB
FCF
$811mC+
-6.9%D
Rev
-8.0%D
0.29A-
D/E
0.28A-
12.9xA-
P/E
14.4xB+
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PEG
11.11D
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
DHI
LEN-B
11% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
110% above
~4%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~21%/yr
-5%
1-yr DCF upside
-50%
-10%
5-yr DCF upside
-52%
-16%
10-yr DCF upside
-55%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
DHI
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
LEN-B
Why this score
Buying back stock
The companies
DHID.R. Horton, Inc.
Residential Construction · $134.88 · beta 1.35
Why now
Residential Construction · market cap $37.7b. Down 21% from 52-week high of $170.79 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue -7% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. 14 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $155.00 (implying +15% upside).
Moat
ROE 13% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 105% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Revenue contracting -7% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line.
LEN-BLennar Corporation
Residential Construction · $76.02 · beta 1.38
Why now
Residential Construction · market cap $18.1b. Down 39% from 52-week high of $125.48 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue -8% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating.
Moat
Moat signals from the quantitative card are modest — profitability and capital efficiency are middle-of-pack. The thesis here depends on softer factors (switching costs, brand, distribution, regulatory protection) not captured by the quality-growth screen.
Risk
Revenue contracting -8% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Down 39% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Net margin 4.1% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where DHI and LEN-B diverge
On the headline score the gap is 5.2 points in favor of DHI. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
QualityDHI 77.5 · LEN-B 56.7DHI +20.8
ValueDHI 31.4 · LEN-B 47.4LEN-B +16.0
GrowthDHI 24.9 · LEN-B 14.7DHI +10.2
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is DHI or LEN-B the better stock?
DHI scores higher: DHI 39.3, LEN-B 34.1 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do DHI and LEN-B differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where DHI leads by 21 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are DHI and LEN-B scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.