Hovnanian Enterprises (HOVVB) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Hovnanian Enterprises posted quarterly Operating Margin of 30.02% for Q1 2026, down 3457.0% year-on-year from 0.89% in Q1 2025, and down 61.24% on a QoQ basis from 18.62% in Q4 2025.
Hovnanian Enterprises (HOVVB) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 30.02% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 3457.0% year-over-year to 30.02%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 20.54% (down 6192.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.89%, down 1397.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 30.02%, down from 18.62% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 137.47% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 73.33% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 17.02% (2025), against an average of 16.15%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Margin soared 16829 bps; it then slumped 15609 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 68.8% in 2022, then soared by 55 bps to 30.82% in 2023, then surged by 546 bps to 137.47% in 2024, then slumped by 114 bps to 18.62% in 2025, then plunged by 61 bps to 30.02% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 30.02% (Q1 2026), 18.62% (Q4 2025), and 18.04% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 42.35 Bn | 41.00 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 10.58% |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 22.70 Bn | 20.89 Bn | 881.27 Mn | 14.70% |
| 3 | Lennar | 21.95 Bn | 19.75 Bn | 6.36 Bn | -0.64% |
| 4 | Nvr | 16.98 Bn | 15.33 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 61.14% |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 13.26 Bn | 12.07 Bn | 476.99 Mn | 10.21% |
| 6 | Installed Building Products | 5.63 Bn | 5.15 Bn | 212.30 Mn | 8.72% |
| 7 | Taylor Morrison Home | 5.62 Bn | 5.62 Bn | 290.64 Mn | 16.70% |
| 8 | Meritage Homes | 4.40 Bn | 3.63 Bn | -269,000.00 | -13.63% |
| 9 | Cavco Industries | 4.23 Bn | 4.20 Bn | 135.92 Mn | 9.39% |
| 10 | Hovnanian Enterprises | - | - | 417.00 Mn | -30.02% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -30.02% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -18.62% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -18.04% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -17.02% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 4.55% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 137.47% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -6.65% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -7.47% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 2.73% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -30.82% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -6.28% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -5.06% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -12.81% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -68.80% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -61.60% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -62.82% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -73.33% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -68.38% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -70.27% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -75.37% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -76.74% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | -73.68% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | -82.37% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | -83.49% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | -88.20% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | -230.43% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | -25.63% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | -32.30% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | -90.00% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | -75.77% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | -83.47% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | -84.48% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | -88.10% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | -80.88% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | -85.55% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | -85.44% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | -85.54% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | -283.77% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | -0.54% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | -2.48% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | -1.43% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 176.72% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | -84.81% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | -90.65% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | -5.88% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | -234.00% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | -77.10% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | -1.86% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | -7.09% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 0.27% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 1.10% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | -81.92% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | -7.82% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | -0.40% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | -3.70% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | -91.04% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | -100.94% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 200.76% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | -105.18% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | -22.37% |
| Jan 31, 2011 | -111.11% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 226.13% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | -5,280.96% |