{"id":966172,"date":"2026-05-21T18:16:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/meritage-homes-announces-quarterly-cash-dividend-3\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T18:16:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:16:45","slug":"meritage-homes-announces-quarterly-cash-dividend-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/meritage-homes-announces-quarterly-cash-dividend-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Meritage Homes Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"left\">SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May  21, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH, \u201cMeritage\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d), the fifth-largest homebuilder in the U.S., today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share. This dividend is payable on June 30, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of trading on June 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        <strong>About Meritage Homes Corporation<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">Meritage is the fifth-largest public homebuilder in the United States, based on homes closed in 2025. The Company offers energy-efficient and affordable entry-level and first move-up homes. Operations span across Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Tennessee, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">Meritage has delivered over 210,000 homes in its 41-year history, and has a reputation for its distinctive style, quality construction, and award-winning customer experience. The Company is an industry leader in energy-efficient homebuilding, an eleven-time recipient of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) ENERGY STAR\u00ae Partner of the Year for Sustained Excellence Award and Residential New Construction Market Leader Award, as well as a four-time recipient of the EPA&#8217;s Indoor airPLUS Leader Award.<\/p>\n<p align=\"start\">For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=TvzOB0E-tzI8RugswwFEUwLZ4uL7DbhSK8DLvwrsda22uHwmoUWFJhrxXIrWaqrnOTpri-R22imxjEgG2FYPJdSzbmiS_5Q1zlQlw6ktHuY=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>www.meritagehomes.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%\">Contacts:<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:90%;width:90%;min-width:90%\">Emily Tadano, VP Investor Relations and External Communications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>(480) 515-8979 (office)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>investors@meritagehomes.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"start\">\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTcyNTAwMyM3NjE2NDUxIzIwMjA2ODg=\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/ZDU5OGI0OTItMDViZC00MWJjLWFlZDctNWU3NjBmYWJjYjQ3LTEwMzIzMjMtMjAyNi0wNS0yMS1lbg==\/tiny\/Meritage-Homes-Corporation.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH, \u201cMeritage\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d), the fifth-largest homebuilder in the U.S., today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share. This dividend is payable on June 30, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of trading on June 16, 2026. About Meritage Homes Corporation Meritage is the fifth-largest public homebuilder in the United States, based on homes closed in 2025. The Company offers energy-efficient and affordable entry-level and first move-up homes. Operations span across Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, Tennessee, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Meritage has delivered over 210,000 homes in its 41-year history, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/meritage-homes-announces-quarterly-cash-dividend-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Meritage Homes Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-966172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Meritage Homes Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/meritage-homes-announces-quarterly-cash-dividend-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meritage Homes Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH, \u201cMeritage\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d), the fifth-largest homebuilder in the U.S., today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share. 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