Century Communities, Inc. (CCS) Key Metrics
CCS valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.55B
- Enterprise value
- $3.35B
- P/E (TTM)
- 12.0 10-yr median 7.3
- Forward P/E
- 18.7
- PEG ratio
- 0.45
- Price / sales
- 0.4 10-yr median 0.5
- Price / book
- 0.7 10-yr median 0.9
- EV / EBITDA
- 16.2 10-yr median 10.2
- Dividend yield
- 2.29% $1.25 a year
- Beta
- 1.28
CCS key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCCS valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CCS returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CCS per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CCS financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CCS efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CCS valuation history
CCS returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CCS debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CCS cash returned to shareholders
CCS price vs earnings per share
CCS key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.80B | $2.36B | $2.94B | $1.65B | $2.82B | $1.47B | $853.0M | $524.6M | $763.7M | $436.6M |
| Enterprise value | $3.09B | $3.68B | $3.91B | $2.80B | $4.19B | $2.05B | $1.79B | $1.58B | $1.50B | $861.3M |
| P/E ratio | 12.2 | 7.1 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 15.2 | 8.8 |
| Price / sales | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Price / book | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Price / free cash flow | 14.5 | 27.2 | — | 6.2 | — | 4.4 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.8 | 18.7 | 70.5 | 5.2 | — | 4.3 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.1 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 17.4 | 11.1 |
| EV / free cash flow | 24.8 | 42.5 | — | 10.6 | — | 6.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 8.2% | 14.2% | 8.8% | 31.8% | 17.7% | 14.0% | 13.2% | 18.4% | 6.6% | 11.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 6.9% | 3.7% | −3.1% | 16.0% | −7.6% | 22.6% | −10.0% | −40.3% | −16.9% | −12.0% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 5.4% | 249.5% | 149.4% | 98.6% | 52.8% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 9.9% | 5.4% | 2.0% | 9.7% | 1.0% | 5.7% | 249.7% | 152.5% | 99.3% | 53.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $59.35 | $73.36 | $91.14 | $50.01 | $81.79 | $43.78 | $27.35 | $17.26 | $31.10 | $21.00 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $135.63 | $136.97 | $114.63 | $136.63 | $122.41 | $94.05 | $81.31 | $70.66 | $57.98 | $47.83 |
| Earnings per share | $4.86 | $10.40 | $8.05 | $15.92 | $14.47 | $6.13 | $3.62 | $3.17 | $2.05 | $2.38 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $5.04 | $3.91 | $1.29 | $9.56 | −$5.84 | $10.13 | −$2.21 | −$6.44 | −$4.53 | −$2.20 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.09 | $2.70 | −$2.80 | $8.03 | −$6.18 | $9.88 | −$2.72 | −$6.96 | −$5.25 | −$2.52 |
| Cash per share | $5.20 | $4.67 | $10.18 | $9.00 | $9.18 | $11.72 | $1.78 | $1.08 | $3.62 | $1.42 |
| Book value per share | $85.37 | $81.62 | $74.11 | $65.20 | $51.23 | $38.10 | $34.04 | $28.28 | $29.94 | $22.78 |
| Tangible book value per share | $83.64 | $79.02 | $72.20 | $63.55 | $49.95 | $37.20 | $33.06 | $27.11 | $28.71 | $21.61 |
| Dividends per share | $1.14 | $1.02 | $0.91 | $0.79 | $0.44 | $2.35 | $68.24 | $25.78 | $30.67 | $11.09 |
| Capex per share | $0.95 | $1.21 | $4.09 | $1.54 | $0.34 | $0.25 | $0.52 | $0.52 | $0.72 | $0.37 |
| Debt per share | $47.53 | $45.97 | $40.42 | $43.95 | $49.04 | $28.97 | $31.70 | $35.93 | $33.58 | $21.84 |
| Shares outstanding | 30.4M | 32.1M | 32.2M | 33.0M | 34.4M | 33.6M | 31.2M | 30.4M | 24.6M | 20.8M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −5.5% | −0.3% | −2.3% | −4.3% | +2.5% | +7.8% | +2.6% | +23.8% | +18.1% | +1.1% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 5.7% | 13.3% | 11.4% | 26.8% | 32.7% | 17.6% | 11.8% | 12.1% | 8.3% | 11.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 7.3% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 17.0% | 20.5% | 10.8% | 7.4% | 6.1% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 3.3% | 7.7% | 6.5% | 14.4% | 15.7% | 7.7% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 5.1% |
| Return on tangible assets | 3.3% | 7.5% | 6.3% | 14.1% | 14.4% | 7.3% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 5.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.0% | 2.0% | −2.4% | 5.9% | −5.0% | 10.5% | −3.3% | −9.8% | −9.1% | −5.3% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.04 | 0.38 | 0.16 | 0.60 | −0.40 | 1.65 | −0.61 | −2.03 | −2.21 | −0.93 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.44B | $1.48B | $1.30B | $1.45B | $1.69B | $973.8M | $988.6M | $1.09B | $824.6M | $454.1M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $158.0M | $150.0M | $328.0M | $296.7M | $316.3M | $394.0M | $55.4M | $32.9M | $88.8M | $29.4M |
| Net debt | $1.29B | $1.33B | $973.8M | $1.15B | $1.37B | $579.8M | $933.1M | $1.06B | $735.8M | $424.6M |
| Debt / equity | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.96 | 0.76 | 0.93 | 1.27 | 1.12 | 0.96 |
| Debt / assets | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.45 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.86 | 2.86 | 2.40 | 1.61 | 2.05 | 2.03 | 5.59 | 8.33 | 8.56 | 5.48 |
| Current ratio | 4.15 | 9.11 | 4.79 | 9.08 | 8.52 | 5.05 | 7.18 | 5.62 | 11.13 | 12.22 |
| Quick ratio | 0.25 | 1.16 | 0.57 | 2.12 | 2.40 | 1.49 | 1.18 | 0.83 | 1.70 | 1.23 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | 7.2 | 26.2 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 7.4 | — | — | — |
| Working capital | $2.71B | $3.52B | $2.71B | $3.28B | $3.02B | $2.20B | $2.05B | $1.78B | $1.49B | $875.5M |
| Invested capital | $3.88B | $3.95B | $3.36B | $3.30B | $3.14B | $1.86B | $1.99B | $1.92B | $1.47B | $898.3M |
| Tangible asset value | $2.54B | $2.54B | $2.33B | $2.10B | $1.72B | $1.25B | $1.03B | $823.9M | $704.9M | $449.4M |
| Net current asset value | $1.68B | $2.05B | $1.64B | $2.07B | $1.69B | $1.17B | $949.1M | $772.7M | $641.5M | $419.7M |
| Graham number | $96.63 | $138.17 | $115.84 | $152.84 | $129.16 | $72.52 | $52.68 | $44.94 | $37.15 | $34.95 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$0.40 | $0.10 | $3.45 | $3.88 | −$4.54 | −$5.63 | −$11.69 | −$14.08 | −$8.39 | −$3.42 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $34.7M | $32.8M | $29.4M | $26.0M | $15.2M | $79.1M | $2.13B | $783.6M | $753.1M | $230.6M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $143.6M | $94.3M | $29.9M | $133.4M | $13.7M | $5.1M | $1.4M | $16.4M | $5.2M | $2.4M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 23.5% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 38.3% | — | 812.4% | — | 465.5% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 143.5% | 146.5% | — | 60.2% | — | 25.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.7% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 18.8% | 31.0% | 316.3% | 16.1% | — | 2.5% | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.16 | 1.60 | 8.35 | 4.52 | 1.06 | 0.65 | 1.20 | 1.31 | 2.53 | 1.39 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| SG&A / revenue | 12.3% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 9.6% | 9.2% | 10.8% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 12.4% | 12.3% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 4.8 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 384.4 | 343.7 | 376.0 | 286.3 | 252.7 | 281.2 | 342.5 | 338.6 | 353.7 | 380.4 |
| Days payables outstanding | 14.0 | 14.9 | 16.3 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 375.2 | 334.1 | 366.0 | 279.8 | 244.4 | 270.3 | 329.8 | 328.9 | 349.8 | 378.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 76.57 | 69.52 | 57.24 | 95.13 | 132.35 | 128.45 | 124.00 | 162.30 | 152.05 | 87.28 |
| Payables turnover | 26.15 | 24.51 | 22.33 | 35.18 | 32.93 | 26.46 | 23.45 | 30.42 | 57.22 | 60.01 |
| Inventory turnover | 0.95 | 1.06 | 0.97 | 1.27 | 1.44 | 1.30 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.03 | 0.96 |
| Asset turnover | 0.91 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 1.24 | 1.33 | 1.18 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.03 |
| Average receivables | $53.8M | $63.3M | $64.5M | $47.4M | $31.9M | $24.6M | $20.5M | $13.2M | $9.4M | $11.4M |
| Average payables | $123.8M | $140.2M | $127.1M | $95.8M | $96.2M | $96.3M | $87.4M | $57.4M | $20.3M | $13.3M |
| Average inventory | $3.41B | $3.24B | $2.92B | $2.64B | $2.19B | $1.96B | $1.92B | $1.62B | $1.12B | $834.0M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2.4% |
Computed from CCS's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed January 29, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
CCS valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Century Communities traded at 12.2 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 7.3. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 12.0 and the forward P/E is 18.7. Century Communities earned a return on equity of 5.7% and a return on invested capital of 7.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $1.4 billion of debt and $158.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $1.3 billion. It returned $178.4 million to shareholders: $34.7 million in dividends and $143.6 million in share buybacks, 143% of free cash flow. The share count rose 46.0% from 20.8M to 30.4M over 9 years.
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CCS key metrics FAQ
What is Century Communities's P/E ratio?
Century Communities's trailing P/E ratio is 12.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 18.7. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 12.2, compared with a 10-year median of 7.3.
What is Century Communities's EV/EBITDA?
Century Communities's enterprise value was 14.1 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $3.1 billion, EBITDA $219.2 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 16.2.
What is Century Communities's return on equity?
Century Communities's return on equity (ROE) was 5.7% in fiscal 2025: net income of $147.6 million on average shareholders' equity of $2.6 billion.
What is Century Communities's ROIC?
Century Communities's return on invested capital was 7.3% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Century Communities have?
Century Communities had total debt of $1.4 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56 and $1.3 billion of net debt (5.86 times EBITDA).
What is Century Communities's dividend yield?
Century Communities's forward dividend yield is 2.29%. Century Communities paid $34.7 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.14 per share), a payout ratio of 23.5%.
Does Century Communities buy back its shares?
Yes. Century Communities spent $143.6 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −5.5% over the year, to 30.4M..
What is Century Communities's free cash flow yield?
Century Communities generated $124.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 6.9% on its market value at year-end ($1.8 billion).
What is Century Communities's current ratio?
Century Communities's current ratio was 4.15 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 4.15 times current liabilities.