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Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Hovnanian Enterprises filings provide 17 years of Change in Inventory readings, the most recent being -$180.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory fell 420246.51% to -$180.7 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was -$272.3 million, a 495.33% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at -$91.6 million, down 149.94% from a year prior.
  • Change in Inventory hit -$180.7 million in Q1 2026 for Hovnanian Enterprises, down from -$137.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $159.2 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$180.7 million in Q1 2026.
  • Median Change in Inventory over the past 5 years was $2.3 million (2024), compared with a mean of $13.4 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Inventory: soared 1082.72% in 2024 and later plummeted 420246.51% in 2026.
  • Hovnanian Enterprises' Change in Inventory stood at -$53.9 million in 2022, then decreased by 14.12% to -$61.5 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 103.66% to $2.3 million in 2024, then plummeted by 6193.65% to -$137.2 million in 2025, then crashed by 31.65% to -$180.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Change in Inventory were -$180.7 million (Q1 2026), -$137.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$35.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.