Hovnanian Enterprises (HOVVB) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Hovnanian Enterprises posted quarterly EBT Margin of 4.54% for Q1 2026, down 138.0% year-on-year from 11.95% in Q1 2025, and up 1004.27% on a QoQ basis from 0.5% in Q4 2025.
Hovnanian Enterprises (HOVVB) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 4.54% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 138.0% year-over-year to 4.54%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 2.55% (down 797.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.89%, down 766.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.54%, up from 0.5% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 14.58% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.5% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 6.55% (2023), against an average of 7.93%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBT Margin surged 711 bps; it then slumped 1253 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 10.32% in 2022, then soared by 33 bps to 13.69% in 2023, then slipped by 12 bps to 12.03% in 2024, then plunged by 104 bps to 0.5% in 2025, then jumped by 1004 bps to 4.54% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 4.54% (Q1 2026), 0.5% (Q4 2025), and 2.97% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 42.35 Bn | 41.00 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 11.48% |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 22.70 Bn | 20.89 Bn | 881.27 Mn | 13.18% |
| 3 | Lennar | 21.95 Bn | 19.75 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 4.57% |
| 4 | Nvr | 16.98 Bn | 15.33 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 13.38% |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 13.26 Bn | 12.07 Bn | 476.99 Mn | 12.75% |
| 6 | Installed Building Products | 5.63 Bn | 5.15 Bn | 212.30 Mn | 7.13% |
| 7 | Taylor Morrison Home | 5.62 Bn | 5.62 Bn | 290.64 Mn | 9.42% |
| 8 | Meritage Homes | 4.40 Bn | 3.63 Bn | -269,000.00 | 19.13% |
| 9 | Cavco Industries | 4.23 Bn | 4.20 Bn | 135.92 Mn | 9.91% |
| 10 | Hovnanian Enterprises | - | - | 417.00 Mn | 4.54% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 4.54% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -0.50% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.97% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 3.86% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 5.92% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 12.03% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 13.46% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 9.80% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 5.48% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 13.69% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 10.83% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 6.55% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 3.50% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 10.32% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 14.58% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 11.52% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 6.26% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 9.51% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 8.95% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 4.41% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 3.41% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 6.21% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 2.58% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 0.78% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | -1.51% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | -0.08% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | -1.47% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | -3.38% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | -4.49% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 7.83% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 0.02% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | -1.91% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | -7.30% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 1.71% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | -8.48% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | -1.31% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 0.06% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 3.99% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 0.15% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | -2.69% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | -2.29% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 5.39% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | -1.85% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | -6.29% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | -4.42% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 5.15% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 2.79% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | -1.62% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | -6.56% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 5.68% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 2.17% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | -0.30% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | -5.81% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | -17.29% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | -0.47% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 0.68% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | -6.51% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | -28.62% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | -19.46% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | -28.88% |
| Jan 31, 2011 | -25.56% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | -39.02% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | -912.17% |