Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026)
Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) reported Tax Rate of 21.62% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 8.63 percentage points from 30.25% a year earlier and down 253.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Hovnanian Enterprises' Tax Rate came in at 21.21%, down 2.44 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was 25.81%, up 2.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of +17.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Tax Rate came in at 23.68% in FY2024 (+4.11 pp), 19.57% in FY2023 (-9.92 pp), 29.49% in FY2022 (+249.65 pp) and -220.16% in FY2021 (-228.28 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +38.83 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 1497.62 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 33.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 275.52% (Q2 2026), 27.33% (Q1 2026) and 84.66% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 39.14 Bn | 30.03 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 25.08% |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 22.22 Bn | 15.51 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 22.28% |
| 3 | Lennar | 17.48 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 807.31 Mn | 25.43% |
| 4 | Nvr | 16.60 Bn | 9.88 Bn | 485.14 Mn | 25.10% |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 12.52 Bn | 7.91 Bn | 625.22 Mn | 26.35% |
| 6 | Taylor Morrison Home | 6.77 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 290.64 Mn | 23.15% |
| 7 | Champion Homes | 4.79 Bn | 2.27 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Cavco Industries | 4.30 Bn | 3.05 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Meritage Homes | 4.17 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 513.60 Mn | 24.83% |
| 10 | Hovnanian Enterprises | 720.45 Mn | -449.95 Mn | 106.58 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 275.52% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 27.33% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 30.25% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 25.65% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 29.35% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 19.94% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 25.09% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 26.80% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 26.72% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 19.91% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 20.78% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 26.02% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 39.23% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 26.19% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 22.87% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 29.94% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 32.18% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 22.82% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 3.20% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 4.26% |
Hovnanian Enterprises Tax Rate 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=HOV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();