Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) posted Debt Ratio of 0.33 for Q1 2026, down 3.62% on a QoQ basis from 0.34 in Q4 2025, and down 6.58% year-over-year from 0.35 in Q1 2025.

Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hovnanian Enterprises' Debt Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.33 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 6.58% year-over-year to 0.33 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.33 (down 6.58% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.34, down 0.58% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.33 for Q1 2026 at Hovnanian Enterprises, down from 0.34 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.54 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.33 in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.41 and a median of 0.4 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio slumped 30.11% — and 2025, when it fell 0.58%.
  • Hovnanian Enterprises' Debt Ratio stood at 0.49 in 2022, then decreased by 13.69% to 0.42 in 2023, then decreased by 18.45% to 0.34 in 2024, then dropped by 0.58% to 0.34 in 2025, then dropped by 3.62% to 0.33 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HOV's Debt Ratio at 0.33 in Q1 2026, 0.34 in Q4 2025, and 0.33 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Horton D R 40.90 Bn 39.56 Bn 2.15 Bn 0.19
2 Pultegroup 23.36 Bn 22.03 Bn 3.92 Bn 0.10
3 Lennar 19.77 Bn 19.63 Bn 7.69 Bn 0.02
4 Nvr 17.18 Bn 15.54 Bn 1.31 Bn 0.16
5 Toll Brothers 15.08 Bn 13.99 Bn 604.89 Mn 0.06
6 Taylor Morrison Home 6.96 Bn 6.31 Bn 290.64 Mn 0.08
7 Installed Building Products 5.97 Bn 5.50 Bn 212.30 Mn 0.50
8 Meritage Homes 4.78 Bn 4.01 Bn 68.61 Mn 0.24
9 Champion Homes 4.47 Bn 3.81 Bn 172.19 Mn 0.01
10 Hovnanian Enterprises 847.85 Mn 840.35 Mn 631.95 Mn 0.33

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 0.33
Oct 31, 2025 0.34
Jul 31, 2025 0.33
Apr 30, 2025 0.34
Jan 31, 2025 0.35
Oct 31, 2024 0.34
Jul 31, 2024 0.35
Apr 30, 2024 0.40
Jan 31, 2024 0.40
Oct 31, 2023 0.42
Jul 31, 2023 0.44
Apr 30, 2023 0.46
Jan 31, 2023 0.47
Oct 31, 2022 0.49
Jul 31, 2022 0.45
Apr 30, 2022 0.53
Jan 31, 2022 0.54
Oct 31, 2021 0.57
Jul 31, 2021 0.57
Apr 30, 2021 0.61