Dividend Power Score
A single, comprehensive score designed to measure the true strength of a company’s dividend.
This score combines three essential pillars of dividend quality:
Consistency – Measures how reliable the dividend has been over time, focusing on payment history, stability, and the absence of cuts or suspensions.
Payability – Assesses the company’s financial ability to sustain its dividend, taking into account cash flow, earnings coverage, balance sheet strength, and overall financial health.
Growth – Evaluates the long-term growth of both the dividend and the company’s share price, highlighting businesses that consistently increase payouts while creating shareholder value.
Higher scores identify companies that have historically delivered dependable income alongside sustained dividend growth and long-term capital appreciation.
Company Overview
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation is a U.S.-based homebuilder operating in the residential real estate and home construction industries. The company designs, builds, and sells single-family detached and attached homes, as well as master-planned and active adult communities. Its primary revenue driver is the sale of newly constructed homes, complemented by ancillary income from land development and financial services. The company serves a broad customer base that includes first-time buyers, move-up buyers, luxury homebuyers, and active adult (55+) consumers.
The company is positioned as a diversified national homebuilder with a strong focus on consumer research, design personalization, and community planning. Taylor Morrison differentiates itself through its data-driven approach to customer preferences, branded home collections, and a significant presence in high-growth housing markets. The company traces its origins to 1915 and has evolved through organic growth and acquisitions, most notably expanding its national footprint through consolidation within the U.S. homebuilding sector. It operates under the public holding company structure following its listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Business Operations
Taylor Morrison conducts its operations primarily through two reportable segments: Homebuilding and Financial Services. The Homebuilding segment encompasses land acquisition, development, construction, and sale of residential properties under the Taylor Morrison, Darling Homes, and Esplanade brands. Revenue is primarily generated through home closings, with pricing influenced by market conditions, product mix, and regional demand.
The Financial Services segment operates through a joint venture that provides mortgage origination and title services to homebuyers purchasing Taylor Morrison homes. The company controls a significant owned and controlled lot pipeline, which supports future construction activity and provides visibility into long-term operations. While the majority of operations are domestic, Taylor Morrison maintains centralized design, procurement, and technology platforms to support scale and efficiency across its operating regions.
Strategic Position & Investments
Taylor Morrison’s strategic direction emphasizes disciplined land investment, operational efficiency, and expansion in high-growth metropolitan areas. The company prioritizes capital allocation toward land development in markets with favorable demographic trends, employment growth, and housing supply constraints. It has pursued growth through selective acquisitions, including the acquisition of William Lyon Homes, which expanded its presence in the Western and Southeastern United States.
The company also invests in product innovation, sustainability initiatives, and construction technologies aimed at improving build times, cost management, and energy efficiency. Taylor Morrison maintains a portfolio of brands and community types, including active adult developments under Esplanade, which positions it to benefit from long-term demographic shifts such as population aging and migration to Sun Belt states.
Geographic Footprint
Taylor Morrison operates primarily across the United States, with a strong presence in the Southwest, Southeast, Mountain West, and Pacific Coast regions. Its headquarters are located in Scottsdale, Arizona, which serves as the company’s corporate and strategic center. Major operating markets include Arizona, Texas, Florida, California, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina, and Georgia.
The company does not have international homebuilding operations, and its geographic exposure is concentrated in domestic markets with above-average population growth. Its broad regional diversification helps mitigate localized housing market volatility while allowing the company to allocate capital toward regions demonstrating stronger demand and pricing power.
Leadership & Governance
Taylor Morrison is led by an executive team with extensive experience in homebuilding, real estate development, and consumer-focused industries. The leadership emphasizes customer-centric design, disciplined growth, and risk management, guided by long-term value creation for shareholders. Corporate governance aligns with public company standards and oversight requirements applicable to NYSE-listed issuers.
Key executives include:
- Sheryl Palmer – Chief Executive Officer and President
- Louie Griesbeck – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Darrell Sherman – Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary
- Paulino A. Marroquin – Executive Vice President of Operations
- John Lucas – Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
The leadership team’s strategic vision focuses on balancing growth with returns, maintaining a strong balance sheet, and adapting to evolving housing market dynamics while preserving brand reputation and customer satisfaction.