Lennar vs NVR
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The short version
- Lennar is the larger business, with $34.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $10.3B for NVR, about 3.3 times as much.
- NVR grew revenue faster (−1.9%, against −3.5%).
- NVR turned more of its sales into free cash flow (10.6% FCF margin, against 0.1%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Lennar’s earnings: a P/E of 16.1x against 15.5x for NVR.
| Latest fiscal year | LEN · FY25 | NVR · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $20.2B | $16.8B |
| Revenue | $34.2B | $10.3B |
| Free cash flow | $28.2M | $1.1B |
| Net income | $2.1B | $1.3B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −3.5% | −1.9% |
| 5-year growth | 8.7% | 6.5% |
| Share count change | −5.3% | −7.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 13.0% |
| FCF margin | 0.1% | 10.6% |
| Return on capital | 8.3% | — |
| Return on equity | 8.3% | 33.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $2.1B | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.7x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $2.3B | $1.8B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.1x | 15.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | — |
Revenue
FY16
LEN $11.0B
NVR $5.8B
FY17
LEN $12.6B
NVR $6.3B
FY18
LEN $20.6B
NVR $7.2B
FY19
LEN $22.3B
NVR $7.4B
FY20
LEN $22.5B
NVR $7.5B
FY21
LEN $27.1B
NVR $9.0B
FY22
LEN $33.7B
NVR $10.5B
FY23
LEN $34.2B
NVR $9.5B
FY24
LEN $35.4B
NVR $10.5B
FY25
LEN $34.2B
NVR $10.3B
LEN
NVR
Operating margin
FY16
LEN 14.3%
NVR —
FY17
LEN 11.7%
NVR —
FY18
LEN 12.0%
NVR —
FY19
LEN 12.5%
NVR —
FY20
LEN 15.5%
NVR —
FY21
LEN —
NVR —
FY22
LEN —
NVR —
FY23
LEN —
NVR —
FY24
LEN —
NVR —
FY25
LEN —
NVR —
LEN
NVR
Free cash flow
FY16
LEN $431M
NVR $371M
FY17
LEN $871M
NVR $550M
FY18
LEN $1.6B
NVR $703M
FY19
LEN $1.4B
NVR $844M
FY20
LEN $4.1B
NVR $909M
FY21
LEN $2.5B
NVR $1.2B
FY22
LEN $3.2B
NVR $1.9B
FY23
LEN $5.1B
NVR $1.5B
FY24
LEN $2.2B
NVR $1.3B
FY25
LEN $28.2M
NVR $1.1B
LEN
NVR
Return on capital
FY16
LEN —
NVR —
FY17
LEN —
NVR —
FY18
LEN —
NVR —
FY19
LEN —
NVR —
FY20
LEN 11.8%
NVR —
FY21
LEN —
NVR —
FY22
LEN —
NVR —
FY23
LEN —
NVR —
FY24
LEN —
NVR —
FY25
LEN 8.3%
NVR —
LEN
NVR
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.