Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026)
Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 2.11% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 17.08 percentage points from 19.19% a year earlier and down 2.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Hovnanian Enterprises' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 7.83%, down 27.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a three-year change of -72.93 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Hovnanian Enterprises' Return on Equity [ROE] was 35.02% in FY2024 (-7.66 pp), 42.68% in FY2023 (-38.08 pp) and 80.76% in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to fiscal Q3 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -15.74 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2024, with a gain of 0.25 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a drop of 541.83 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 4.35% (Q2 2026), 6.78% (Q1 2026) and 7.67% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 38.33 Bn | 29.22 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 12.73% |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 21.75 Bn | 15.04 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 17.11% |
| 3 | Lennar | 17.19 Bn | 6.61 Bn | 807.31 Mn | - |
| 4 | Nvr | 16.44 Bn | 9.72 Bn | 485.14 Mn | 32.89% |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 12.42 Bn | 7.81 Bn | 625.22 Mn | 12.87% |
| 6 | Taylor Morrison Home | 6.77 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 290.64 Mn | 10.80% |
| 7 | Champion Homes | 4.74 Bn | 2.22 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Cavco Industries | 4.34 Bn | 3.09 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Meritage Homes | 4.10 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 513.60 Mn | 6.49% |
| 10 | Hovnanian Enterprises | 711.67 Mn | -458.74 Mn | 106.58 Mn | 2.11% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2.11% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 4.35% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 6.78% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 7.67% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 19.19% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 26.37% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 30.56% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 32.19% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 36.27% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 36.32% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 35.51% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 38.69% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 36.02% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 46.31% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 56.34% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 62.48% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 74.47% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 82.33% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 329.69% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 410.58% |
API Access
Hovnanian Enterprises Return on Equity [ROE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();