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US homebuilder building entry-level to move-up homes, with in-house mortgage, title and insurance services.
US homebuilder building entry-level to move-up homes, with in-house mortgage, title and insurance services.
Sells homes it builds on land it buys or controls through options, so profit depends on the selling price against land and construction cost and on how fast each community sells. Its Century Complete line sells entry-level homes from a standard design, and its mortgage, title and insurance arms earn fees from the same buyers.
Moat: none (scale). Commodity homebuilding with limited differentiation beyond local land position.
Headquarters: Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States · Founded: 2002 · Employees: 1,660
Size Century Communities (CCS) is a United States Consumer Discretionary company (Homebuilding) with a market value of $1.56B, the 1965th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $55.21 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 0.4%, against -12.3% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 7.4% over the last twelve months (peer median -0.8%); the operating margin is 2.2% (peer median 5.5%).
Valuation It trades at 29.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.8× (3rd most expensive of 14).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 6.6 points below its cost of capital (8.1% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 6.6% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 3 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.75B | $4.06B | $4.34B | $3.68B | $4.51B |
| Revenue growth | — | -6% | +18% | -18% | — |
| Gross profit | $599M | $670M | $914M | $799M | $1.15B |
| EBITDA | $104M | $184M | $402M | $356M | $706M |
| Net income | $109M | $148M | $334M | $259M | $525M |
| Free cash flow | -$97.5M | $170M | -$12.1M | $43.8M | $299M |
| Capital expenditure | $29.8M | $28.8M | $39.0M | $43.1M | $20.4M |
| Total debt | $1.82B | $1.44B | $1.48B | $1.30B | $1.23B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century Communities CCS | $1.56B | 0% | -7% | 2% | 29.2× | n/a |
| KB Home KBH | $3.08B | +2% | -21% | 5% | 14.9× | 15.2% |
| LGI Homes LGIH | $1.06B | -2% | -2% | 4% | 17.1× | 18.3% |
| M/I Homes MHO | $3.29B | 0% | -6% | 8% | 12.8× | 8.3% |
| Dream Finders Homes DFH | $1.12B | -13% | -11% | 3% | 441.3× | n/a |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | CCS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -2.7% | +0.1% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +0.4% | -12.3% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -27.4% | -28.3% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -7.4% | -0.8% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 5.5% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 29.2× | 16.8× | 3rd most expensive of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -6.6 pp | -0.9 pp | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 16.4× | 4.0× | 3rd most indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century Communities CCS | United States | $1.56B | 0% | -7% | 2% | 29.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Gemdale 600383.SS | China | $1.45B | -26% | -47% | -24% | n/a | 10.8% | -15.6% |
| Katitas 8919.T | Japan | $1.69B | +11% | +20% | 12% | 18.6× | n/a | n/a |
| GS Engineering & Construction 006360.KS | South Korea | $1.86B | -22% | -15% | 3% | 16.8× | -9.8% | +4.2% |
| Nishimatsu Construction 1820.T | Japan | $1.28B | -11% | +14% | 8% | 9.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Cairn Homes CRN.L | United Kingdom | $1.92B | +18% | +44% | 18% | 11.9× | -0.7% | +28.6% |
| JSL Construction & Development 2540.TW | Taiwan | $1.25B | -14% | -35% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Okumura 1833.T | Japan | $1.19B | -17% | 0% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| CEVIA Enviro 000885.SZ | China | $1.16B | -14% | -2% | 27% | 6.0× | -8.3% | +14.0% |
| Vistry VTY.L | United Kingdom | $1.12B | -19% | -8% | -9% | 9.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Dream Finders Homes DFH | United States | $1.12B | -13% | -11% | 3% | 441.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Ruentex Development 9945.TW | Taiwan | $2.27B | +13% | +37% | 19% | n/a | -1.0% | +15.5% |
| LGI Homes LGIH | United States | $1.06B | -2% | -2% | 4% | 17.1× | 18.3% | -6.4% |
| Black Diamond BDI.TO | Canada | $1.02B | +25% | +26% | 12% | 32.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Huaku Development 2548.TW | Taiwan | $928M | -21% | +331% | 22% | 19.9× | -18.6% | +10.0% |
| Green Brick Partners GRBK | United States | $2.75B | -2% | -10% | 19% | 12.2× | 7.8% | +15.9% |
| Dexterra DXT.TO | Canada | $876M | +59% | +9% | 6% | 24.0× | 5.1% | +17.2% |
| Shanghai Tongji Science & Technology Industrial 600846.SS | China | $870M | -27% | +51% | 3% | n/a | 7.8% | -6.8% |
| Run Long Construction 1808.TW | Taiwan | $844M | +10% | +741% | 25% | n/a | -12.0% | -3.2% |
| KB Home KBH | United States | $3.08B | +2% | -21% | 5% | 14.9× | 15.2% | +8.3% |
| Chengdu Hi-Tech Development 000628.SZ | China | $3.10B | -39% | -32% | 4% | n/a | 57.5% | -2.1% |