Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOV) Inventory (2010 - 2026)
Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) reported Inventory of $1.79 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 6.0% from $1.69 billion a year earlier and up 4.1% from the prior quarter.
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOV) Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Hovnanian Enterprises posted Inventory of $1.64 billion, down 0.4% from FY2024.
- Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Inventory came in at $1.64 billion in FY2024 (+21.9%), $1.35 billion in FY2023 (-11.2%), $1.52 billion in FY2022 (+21.1%) and $1.25 billion in FY2021 (+4.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Inventory in data going back to fiscal Q4 2010.
- Year over year, Inventory gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 8.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year Inventory in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (growth of 23.1%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 11.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.72 billion (Q2 2026), $1.65 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.64 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.79 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.72 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.65 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.64 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.69 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.67 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.64 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.65 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.42 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.46 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.35 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.48 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.51 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.52 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.59 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.49 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 1.41 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.25 Bn |
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=HOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "ticker": "HOV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=HOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();