KBH vs LRE Stock Comparison

Kb Home and Lead Real Estate Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KBH Kb Home
$46.33 -3.5% 1M -26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.02%
Homebuilders Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Kb Home leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Kb Home 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKBHLRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.84B $14.32M KBH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.8% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.5% -36.0% KBH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 72.6% KBH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

KBHLRE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisKBHLRE
Valuation 30 #15 of 21 –
Growth 5 #19 of 20 –
Profitability 12 #16 of 18 –
Financial Health 18 #15 of 18 0 #18 of 18
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 17 –
Overall 30 –
  • KBH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • LRE ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodKBHLRESPY
1 month -3.5%-4.5% -0.8%
3 months -19.6%-18.6% +3.5%
6 months -16.4%-19.8% +7.0%
Year to date -17.9%-33.1% +12.2%
1 year -26.5%-36.0% +13.0%
3 years +7.4%-80.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.4%-42.3% +23.1%
5 years +15.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.0%— +11.0%
10 years +216.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKBHLRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%72.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.2%69.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.50 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.6%-88.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.2%-42.1% -1.8%
52-week high $66.36$1.82 $779.14
52-week low $41.63$1.04 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleKBHLRE
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.6x —median 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 98.2xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.55median 1.06 —median 1.06

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsKBHLRE
Revenue $5.18B –
Gross profit -$3.44B –
Operating income $194.41M –
Net income $227.57M –
Free cash flow $28.66M –
EPS (diluted) $3.68 –
Cash & equivalents $160.06M $6.58M
Total debt $2.11B $358.71M
Shares (diluted) 61.76M 13.64M
Enterprise value $2.05B -$20.99M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricKBHLRE
P/E 12.4x –
P/FCF 98.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 37.6x –
P/S 0.5x –
P/B 0.7x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x –
EV/EBIT 24.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x –
EV/FCF 166.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 63.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.55 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKBHLRE
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -63.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -69.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -56.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -51.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -81.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -91.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -70.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKBHLRE
Gross margin -66.5% –
EBITDA margin 4.6% –
Operating margin 3.8% –
Pretax margin 3.8% –
Net margin 4.4% –
FCF margin 0.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.4% –
Return on equity 3.6% –
Return on assets 2.0% –
Return on invested capital 2.3% –
Return on capital employed – –
Asset turnover 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKBHLRE
Debt / assets 30.3% 68.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.1x –
Debt / FCF 73.6x –
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 82.4%
Equity / assets 54.5% 17.6%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio – 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.1x
Cash ratio – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKBHLRE
Dividend yield 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 9.8% –
Shareholder yield 12.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 221.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -10.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.4% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusKBHLRE
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.03FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -50.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +24.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.35BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -14.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -10.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKBHLRE
Held by institutions 100.0% –
Institutions holding 380 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% –
Institutions buying 185 –
Institutions selling 141 –
Buyers to sellers 1.31 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

KBHLRE
KBH 1.00 0.06
LRE 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KBH and LRE?

Kb Home (KBH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kb Home (KBH) $2.84B, Lead Real Estate (LRE) $14.32M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kb Home (KBH) returned the most: Kb Home (KBH) -26.5%, Lead Real Estate (LRE) -36.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kb Home (KBH) 0.02%, Lead Real Estate (LRE) 0.00%. Lead Real Estate (LRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kb Home (KBH) has been the steadiest (Kb Home (KBH) 39.3%, Lead Real Estate (LRE) 72.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do KBH and LRE move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.06, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, KBH and LRE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kb Home (KBH) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.