Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOV) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Hovnanian Enterprises' Operating Margin was -85.77% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 1.97 percentage points from -83.80% a year earlier and down 2.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOV) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Hovnanian Enterprises' Operating Margin was -83.20% through Jul 31, 2026, down 6.43 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was -81.55%, down 11.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -0.23 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin was -69.95% in FY2024 (-1.12 pp), -68.83% in FY2023 (-2.48 pp), -66.35% in FY2022 (+5.99 pp) and -72.34% in FY2021 (+8.98 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q1 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 12.54 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 16.53 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, HOV's Operating Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was -83.03% (Q2 2026), -79.65% (Q1 2026) and -83.88% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -85.77% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -83.03% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -79.65% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -83.88% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -83.80% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -80.00% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -77.70% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -68.14% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -67.27% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -69.89% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -76.27% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -61.13% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -67.31% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -74.11% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -76.77% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -68.80% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -61.60% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -62.82% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -73.33% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -68.38% |
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc Operating Margin API
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