Meritage Homes Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Note 11 - Stock-based and Deferred Compensation (Tables)

Note 11 - Stock-based and Deferred Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Notes Tables

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Activity [Table Text Block]

		*Three Months Ended June 30,*								*Six Months Ended June 30,*
		*2022*				*2021*				*2022*				*2021*
Stock-based compensation expense		$	4,070			$	3,223			$	10,045			$	8,590
Non-vested shares granted			—				—				264,862				221,552
Performance-based non-vested shares granted			—				—				40,004				46,593
Performance-based shares issued in excess of target shares granted ⁽¹⁾			—				—				37,146				37,425
Restricted stock awards vested (includes performance-based awards)			—				—				392,160				434,729

Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost [Table Text Block]

		*As of*
		*June 30, 2022*				*December 31, 2021*
Unrecognized stock-based compensation cost		$	38,340			$	25,007
Weighted average years expense recognition period			2.13				1.97
Total equity awards outstanding ⁽¹⁾			816,513				883,280