Anywhere Real Estate Inc (HOUS) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:HOUS • US75605Y1064

17.64 USD
+0.61 (+3.58%)
At close: Jan 8, 2026
18.252 USD
+0.61 (+3.47%)
After Hours: 1/8/2026, 8:04:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

2

Overall HOUS gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated HOUS against 63 industry peers in the Real Estate Management & Development industry. Both the profitability and financial health of HOUS have multiple concerns. HOUS has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year HOUS has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year HOUS had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • HOUS had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • HOUS had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
HOUS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFHOUS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M -200M 400M 600M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -2.23%, HOUS perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 42.19% of the companies in the same industry.
  • HOUS has a Return On Equity (-8.44%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • HOUS has a Return On Invested Capital of 1.42%. This is in the better half of the industry: HOUS outperforms 60.94% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.23%
ROE -8.44%
ROIC 1.42%
ROA(3y)-2.81%
ROA(5y)-1.77%
ROE(3y)-10.07%
ROE(5y)-6.99%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
HOUS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICHOUS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10 -20

1.3 Margins

  • HOUS's Operating Margin of 1.38% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. HOUS outperforms 54.69% of its industry peers.
  • HOUS's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 14.52%, HOUS is doing worse than 60.94% of the companies in the same industry.
  • HOUS's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.38%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 14.52%
OM growth 3Y-48.78%
OM growth 5Y-29.54%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-8.63%
GM growth 5Y-5.84%
HOUS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsHOUS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5 -5 10 15 20

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so HOUS is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, HOUS has more shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for HOUS has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • HOUS has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
HOUS Yearly Shares OutstandingHOUS Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M
HOUS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsHOUS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.41, we must say that HOUS is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • HOUS's Altman-Z score of 0.41 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. HOUS is outperformed by 65.63% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.52 is on the high side and indicates that HOUS has dependencies on debt financing.
  • HOUS's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.52 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. HOUS is outperformed by 75.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.52
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.41
ROIC/WACC0.18
WACC7.91%
HOUS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFHOUS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • HOUS has a Current Ratio of 0.51. This is a bad value and indicates that HOUS is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • HOUS has a worse Current ratio (0.51) than 84.38% of its industry peers.
  • HOUS has a Quick Ratio of 0.51. This is a bad value and indicates that HOUS is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • HOUS's Quick ratio of 0.51 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. HOUS is outperformed by 81.25% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.51
Quick Ratio 0.51
HOUS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesHOUS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 26.32% over the past year.
  • Looking at the last year, HOUS shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 5.27% in the last year.
  • HOUS shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -0.61% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)26.32%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-100%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.27%
Revenue growth 3Y-10.66%
Revenue growth 5Y-0.61%
Sales Q2Q%5.93%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 35.68% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • HOUS is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 6.04% yearly.
EPS Next Y55.6%
EPS Next 2Y45.71%
EPS Next 3Y35.68%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year5.78%
Revenue Next 2Y6.36%
Revenue Next 3Y6.04%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
HOUS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesHOUS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2B 4B 6B 8B
HOUS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesHOUS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 1 -1 2 3

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • HOUS reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 168.72, which means the current valuation is very expensive for HOUS.
  • 67.19% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than HOUS, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 27.86. HOUS is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 168.72
HOUS Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsHOUS Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 50 100 150

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 76.56% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than HOUS, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 16.31
HOUS Per share dataHOUS EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 -20 40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as HOUS's earnings are expected to grow with 35.68% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y45.71%
EPS Next 3Y35.68%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • HOUS does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

Anywhere Real Estate Inc

NYSE:HOUS (1/8/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 18.252 +0.61 (+3.47%)

17.64

+0.61 (+3.58%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorReal Estate
GICS IndustryGroupEquity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
GICS IndustryReal Estate Management & Development
Earnings (Last)11-04
Earnings (Next)02-11
Inst Owners96.12%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners6.24%
Ins Owner Change-1651.72%
Market Cap1.98B
Revenue(TTM)5.87B
Net Income(TTM)-128.00M
Analysts47.5
Price Target14.62 (-17.12%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-52.22%
Min EPS beat(2)-100%
Max EPS beat(2)-4.45%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-40.41%
Min EPS beat(4)-100%
Max EPS beat(4)-4.45%
EPS beat(8)0
Avg EPS beat(8)-42.26%
EPS beat(12)0
Avg EPS beat(12)-723.13%
EPS beat(16)1
Avg EPS beat(16)-693.38%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.47%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.56%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.39%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.39%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.56%
Max Revenue beat(4)3.7%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.28%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.67%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.33%
PT rev (1m)22.86%
PT rev (3m)84.95%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-19.2%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-722.22%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)4.08%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.88%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 168.72
P/S 0.34
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 38.04
P/B 1.3
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 16.31
EPS(TTM)-0.7
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.1
Fwd EY0.59%
FCF(TTM)-0.37
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.46
OCFY2.63%
SpS52.39
BVpS13.52
TBVpS-21.65
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.23%
ROE -8.44%
ROCE 1.87%
ROIC 1.42%
ROICexc 1.46%
ROICexgc 15.06%
OM 1.38%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 14.52%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-2.81%
ROA(5y)-1.77%
ROE(3y)-10.07%
ROE(5y)-6.99%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y-35.1%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-12.65%
ROICexc growth 3Y-50.09%
ROICexc growth 5Y-24.12%
OM growth 3Y-48.78%
OM growth 5Y-29.54%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-8.63%
GM growth 5Y-5.84%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.02
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.52
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 8.51
Cap/Depr 48.95%
Cap/Sales 1.58%
Interest Coverage 0.52
Cash Conversion 19.19%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.51
Quick Ratio 0.51
Altman-Z 0.41
F-Score5
WACC7.91%
ROIC/WACC0.18
Cap/Depr(3y)42.35%
Cap/Depr(5y)45.53%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.41%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.4%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)26.32%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-100%
EPS Next Y55.6%
EPS Next 2Y45.71%
EPS Next 3Y35.68%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.27%
Revenue growth 3Y-10.66%
Revenue growth 5Y-0.61%
Sales Q2Q%5.93%
Revenue Next Year5.78%
Revenue Next 2Y6.36%
Revenue Next 3Y6.04%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y211.54%
EBIT growth 3Y-54.24%
EBIT growth 5Y-29.97%
EBIT Next Year152.32%
EBIT Next 3Y49.44%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-257.69%
FCF growth 3Y-63.66%
FCF growth 5Y-37.05%
OCF growth 1Y-50%
OCF growth 3Y-45.52%
OCF growth 5Y-22.46%

Anywhere Real Estate Inc / HOUS FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of Anywhere Real Estate Inc (HOUS) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to HOUS.


What is the valuation status for HOUS stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to Anywhere Real Estate Inc (HOUS). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for Anywhere Real Estate Inc?

Anywhere Real Estate Inc (HOUS) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


What is the financial health of Anywhere Real Estate Inc (HOUS) stock?

The financial health rating of Anywhere Real Estate Inc (HOUS) is 0 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for HOUS stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of Anywhere Real Estate Inc (HOUS) is expected to grow by 55.6% in the next year.