Growth Metrics

Forestar (FOR) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Forestar has reported Gross Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 21.43% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 114.0% to 21.43% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 21.34% through Mar 2026, down 161.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 21.87% for FY2025, 194.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 21.43% for Q1 2026 at Forestar, up from 20.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 24.9% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 18.54% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 22.31% (2025), against an average of 22.15%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: tumbled -234bps in 2023 and later surged 635bps in 2024.
  • Tracing FOR's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 21.92% in 2022, then grew by 9bps to 23.83% in 2023, then decreased by -8bps to 21.96% in 2024, then fell by -8bps to 20.15% in 2025, then rose by 6bps to 21.43% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 21.43%, 20.15%, and 22.31% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.