Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Hovnanian Enterprises has reported Change in Inventory for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$180.7 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 420246.51% year-over-year to -$180.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$272.3 million (down 495.33% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$91.6 million, down 149.94% from the prior year.
• Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at -$180.7 million, down from -$137.2 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $159.2 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$180.7 million in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $13.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.3 million in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Change in Inventory jumped 1082.72% — and 2026, when it slumped 420246.51%.
• Hovnanian Enterprises' Change in Inventory stood at -$53.9 million in 2022, then fell by 14.12% to -$61.5 million in 2023, then surged by 103.66% to $2.3 million in 2024, then slumped by 6193.65% to -$137.2 million in 2025, then sank by 31.65% to -$180.7 million in 2026.
• The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$180.7 million (Q1 2026), -$137.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$35.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.