Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. PHM scored 31.1, DHI scored 39.3 — DHI leads.
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PHM
PulteGroup, Inc.
Residential Construction · Quality-Growth
31.1
$112.12 · $21.4B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
8.2
DHI leads
DHI
D.R. Horton, Inc.
Residential Construction · Quality-Growth
39.3
$134.88 · $37.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestPHM11.4x
Fastest growthDHI-6.9%
Strongest balance sheetPHM0.19
Highest qualityPHM79 / 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)
PHM
stronger →← stronger
DHI
79
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
78
22
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
25
17
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
31
DHI is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
PHM
DHI
$1.5bC+
FCF
$3.2bB
-7.3%D
Rev
-6.9%D
0.19A-
D/E
0.29A-
11.4xA-
P/E
12.9xA-
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
PHM
DHI
24% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
11% above
~6%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~4%/yr
-13%
1-yr DCF upside
-5%
-19%
5-yr DCF upside
-10%
-28%
10-yr DCF upside
-16%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
PHM
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
DHI
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
The companies
PHMPulteGroup, Inc.
Residential Construction · $112.12 · beta 1.16
Why now
Residential Construction · market cap $21.4b. Down 22% from 52-week high of $144.50 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue -7% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. 17 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $137.59 (implying +23% upside).
Moat
ROE 15% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Revenue contracting -7% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line.
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.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where PHM and DHI diverge
On the headline score the gap is 8.2 points in favor of DHI. The widest single difference is Value, where DHI leads by 14.3 points.
ValuePHM 17.1 · DHI 31.4DHI +14.3
GrowthPHM 22.2 · DHI 24.9level
QualityPHM 79.1 · DHI 77.5level
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 PHM the better stock?
DHI scores higher: DHI 39.3, PHM 31.1 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 PHM differ most?
The widest gap is value, where DHI leads by 14 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. The other two pillars are close enough to call level, so this is the one place they genuinely separate.
How are DHI and PHM 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.