Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Price to Earnings (2013 - 2026)
Hovnanian Enterprises' (HOV) Price to Earnings was 106.90 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), compared with 4.14 a year earlier and up 283.0% from the prior quarter.
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Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Price to Earnings (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Price to Earnings at Hovnanian Enterprises was 14.58, up 259.7% from FY2024.
- Price to Earnings has increased for four consecutive fiscal years.
- By fiscal year, Price to Earnings came in at 4.05 in FY2024 (+113.0%), 1.90 in FY2023 (+88.5%), 1.01 in FY2022 (+30.1%) and 0.78 in FY2021 (-89.3%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since fiscal Q1 2019.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings gained in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 211.5%.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 819.8%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2021 (a decline of 89.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 27.91 (Q2 2026), 15.94 (Q1 2026) and 14.58 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 37.89 Bn | 28.78 Bn | 2.15 Bn |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 21.69 Bn | 14.98 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 3 | Lennar | 16.59 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 618.54 Mn |
| 4 | Nvr | 15.98 Bn | 9.26 Bn | 485.14 Mn |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 12.59 Bn | 7.97 Bn | 625.22 Mn |
| 6 | Taylor Morrison Home | 6.77 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 290.64 Mn |
| 7 | Champion Homes | 4.87 Bn | 2.35 Bn | - |
| 8 | Cavco Industries | 4.53 Bn | 3.28 Bn | - |
| 9 | Meritage Homes | 4.16 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 513.60 Mn |
| 10 | Hovnanian Enterprises | 745.01 Mn | -425.40 Mn | 106.58 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 106.90 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 27.91 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 15.94 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 14.58 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 4.14 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 3.03 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 3.66 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 4.05 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 4.77 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 3.60 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 4.51 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.90 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 3.71 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 2.16 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.72 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.01 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.29 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.42 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.89 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.78 |
API Access
Hovnanian Enterprises Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=HOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=HOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();