Hovnanian Enterprises (HOVVB) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Hovnanian Enterprises (HOVVB) has 17 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$180.7 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 420246.51% year-over-year to -$180.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$272.3 million (down 495.33% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$91.6 million, down 149.94% from the prior year.
• Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at -$180.7 million, down from -$137.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $159.2 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$180.7 million in Q1 2026.
• The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $2.3 million (2024), against an average of $13.4 million.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Change in Inventory jumped 1082.72%; it then plunged 420246.51% in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at -$53.9 million in 2022, then retreated by 14.12% to -$61.5 million in 2023, then soared by 103.66% to $2.3 million in 2024, then sank by 6193.65% to -$137.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 31.65% to -$180.7 million in 2026.
• The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$180.7 million (Q1 2026), -$137.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$35.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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