Hovnanian Enterprises HOV
NYSE HOV
$127.26 +9.14 (+7.73%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 10:14 AM EDT

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

Hovnanian Enterprises' (HOV) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.33 in Q1 2026, down 6.58% YoY from 0.35 in Q1 2025, and down 3.62% on a QoQ basis from 0.34 in Q4 2025.

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

Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.33 in 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 retreated to 0.33 in Q1 2026, from 0.34 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.54 in Q1 2022 to a low of 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 tumbled 30.11% — and 2025, when it slipped 0.58%.
  • Tracing HOV's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.49 in 2022, then fell by 13.69% to 0.42 in 2023, then fell by 18.45% to 0.34 in 2024, then decreased by 0.58% to 0.34 in 2025, then decreased by 3.62% to 0.33 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.33 (Q1 2026), 0.34 (Q4 2025), and 0.33 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Horton D R 41.84 Bn 39.71 Bn 2.15 Bn 0.19
2 Pultegroup 24.31 Bn 22.94 Bn 1.06 Bn 0.10
3 Lennar 20.88 Bn 18.70 Bn 7.69 Bn 0.18
4 Nvr 17.05 Bn 15.96 Bn 485.14 Mn 0.17
5 Toll Brothers 13.88 Bn 12.77 Bn 604.89 Mn 0.12
6 Taylor Morrison Home 6.77 Bn 6.12 Bn 290.64 Mn 0.15
7 Installed Building Products 6.55 Bn 6.15 Bn 258.90 Mn 0.49
8 Champion Homes 5.08 Bn 4.44 Bn - 0.01
9 Meritage Homes 4.69 Bn 3.89 Bn 254.14 Mn 0.24
10 Hovnanian Enterprises 816.53 Mn 807.73 Mn 111.87 Mn 0.32

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 0.32
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