DFH
Dream Finders Homes, Inc.
DFH trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
F
Ford Motor Company
F has the edge over DFH overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
DFH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
DFH's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
DFH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.5x | $6.22 | -44% |
| Fair | 8.9x | $8.44 | -23% |
| Current | 12x | $11.01 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $13.01 | +18% |
| Forward | 392x | $11.01 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DFH's PE is in its expensive range at 12x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 392x next year's earnings.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DFH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect DFH's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect F's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
DFH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.03 | -97% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.95 | -67% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.42 | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.71 | -49% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.14 | -36% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.85 | -5% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.08 | +1% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.33 | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.34 | +20% |
DFH has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
DFH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $996M | +2.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -7.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $887.8M | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $969.8M | -3.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +9% |
| Q1 2025 | $989.9M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | +37% |
DFH's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $996M last quarter, up 2.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3% | -4.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5% | -3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1% | -5.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.4% | -4.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.3% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.4% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.2% | -1.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -1.1 points |
DFH's operating margin was 1.3% last quarter, down 4.9 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F has the edge over DFH on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F has the edge over DFH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DFH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$158.5M | -$22.8M |
| Q2 2026 | -$107.2M | -$28.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$54.8M | -$6.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $136M | -55% |
| Q3 2025 | -$135.7M | +$86.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$78.8M | +$33.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$47.9M | +$201.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $302.6M | +38% |
DFH has burned cash in most quarters: −$185M over the past year, against $40M the year before.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F has the edge over DFH on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
DFH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -714K shares |
| 1 year | -9.9% | -10M shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -11.4M shares |
| 5 years | -2.2% | -2.1M shares |
| Available history | -2% | -1.9M shares |
DFH has the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6M |
| Q2 2026 | $14.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $18.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $9M |
| Q3 2025 | $9.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $16.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $7M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2M |
DFH spent $48M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 43% from the year before.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
DFH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 7.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
DFH's net debt is about 10 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.9 years a year ago.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over DFH on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
DFH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.9 | Neutral |
DFH's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 42 (neutral).
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
DFH PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | DFH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 18x | 36% below |
| PE % | 73 | 51 | 22 pts above |
DFH is trading at 12x earnings, a 36% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DFH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.5 | 5.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.9 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $15.2 | 27% below |
| 100 week MA | $19.5 | 44% below |
| 200 week MA | $23.1 | 52% below |
DFH has the edge over F on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
DFH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $21.4 | $19.1 | -11% |
| 2022 | $19.1 | $9.50 | -50% |
| 2023 | $9.50 | $35.5 | +274% |
| 2024 | $35.5 | $23.2 | -35% |
| 2025 | $23.2 | $17.9 | -23% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.9 | $11.0 | -38% |
DFH's yearly returns have swung widely, from +274% in 2023 to −50% in 2022. It's down 38% so far in 2026.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F has the edge over DFH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.