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Lennar Corporation (LEN)

Consumer Cyclical Dividend payer

Lennar is one of America's largest homebuilders, constructing everything from starter homes to luxury estates across the United States.

$82.35

Is Lennar Corporation a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Lennar is one of America's largest homebuilders, constructing everything from starter homes to luxury estates across the United States.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price-51.7%
Priced in USD - as a UK investor your £ return also moves with the pound-to-dollar exchange rate, on top of the share price itself.
52-week range-22% past year
$82.35
Low $79.83High $144.24
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put $1,000 into Lennar Corporation
$483-52%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
$19.84B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
2.70M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
$81.95 – $83.80
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
$79.83 – $144.24
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
12.9
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
2.4%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
1.39
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 1.39
Calm
Wild
Bumpier than the market

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▲ +3% past week · ▼ -22% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

Strong population growth creates a long-term need for new housing.

The bear case

A significant downturn in the property market or a recession.

What does Lennar Corporation do?

Lennar makes its money by buying land, building houses on it, and selling them to families. Because they are in the business of building new homes, their success is tied closely to how easy it is for people to get a mortgage and how confident they feel about the economy. Everything turns on how interest rates change, since these dictate whether potential buyers can afford the monthly payments on a new Lennar property.

VQGMI
Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and income, and weakest on growth.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 69Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 35Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 7Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 11Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 67
Quick checks
What's strong
  • A major player with significant scale in the US housing market
  • Offers a regular dividend payment to shareholders
  • Currently trading at a relatively low valuation compared to its sales
What to watch
  • Growth screens low (7/100)
  • Momentum screens low (11/100)
  • Rising interest rates make mortgages more expensive for customers
  • A slowdown in the wider economy could reduce demand for new homes
  • High sensitivity to market swings, as shown by the high beta

What do Lennar Corporation's numbers mean?

P/E
13.0
This shows you are paying £13 for every £1 of profit the company made last year, which helps you see how much the market is currently valuing those earnings.
P/S
0.6
This compares the company's total market value to its total sales, suggesting the market is currently valuing the business at less than its annual revenue.
Beta
1.4
A number above 1.0 means the share price tends to be more jumpy and sensitive to wider market swings than the average company.
Dividend yield
2.4%
This is the annual cash payment the company gives back to shareholders as a percentage of its current share price.

How much money does Lennar Corporation make?

Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.

RevenueNet income
$0$2.34B$4.68B$7.03B$9.37BQ2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26Q2 26
Gross margin
16.4%
Net margin
4.9%
Return on equity
7.4%

Does Lennar Corporation pay a dividend?

Yes - Lennar Corporation currently pays a dividend of about 2.4% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.

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What are the scenarios for Lennar Corporation?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

$138$82$65today · $82▲ Bull · $89• Base · $82▼ Bear · $74in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +10%Interest rates stabilise or fall, encouraging more buyers.
Base
-2% to +2%Market remains steady with no major economic shifts.
Bear
-5% to -15%Economic uncertainty causes buyers to delay big purchases.

What are the pros and cons of Lennar Corporation?

3bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case3
  • A major player with significant scale in the US housing market
  • Offers a regular dividend payment to shareholders
  • Currently trading at a relatively low valuation compared to its sales
The catch3
  • Recent revenue and earnings have both seen a decline
  • The business is highly sensitive to economic cycles
  • Profit margins are relatively thin
Key risks3
  • Rising interest rates make mortgages more expensive for customers
  • A slowdown in the wider economy could reduce demand for new homes
  • High sensitivity to market swings, as shown by the high beta
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: USD · flags: none · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

Figures as of 2026-08-01. Prices may be delayed and numbers can go stale - always double-check before acting.