Kb Home (KBH) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kb Home (KBH) reported Operating Margin of 0.32% for Q1 2026, down 391.0% year-over-year from 0.11% in Q1 2025, and up 101.69% quarter-over-quarter from 18.68% in Q4 2025.
Kb Home (KBH) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kb Home (KBH) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 0.32% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 0.32%, down 391.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 2.99% (down 410.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.18%, up 87.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin grew to 0.32% in Q1 2026 per KBH's latest filing, from 18.68% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 15.38% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 23.34% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 2.13% and a median of 0.34% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin plunged 3768 bps in 2023, then jumped 2361 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 14.34% in 2022, then plunged by 263 bps to 23.34% in 2023, then jumped by 101 bps to 0.27% in 2024, then plunged by 7091 bps to 18.68% in 2025, then surged by 102 bps to 0.32% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows KBH's Operating Margin at 0.32% in Q1 2026, 18.68% in Q4 2025, and 0.27% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 43.54 Bn | 42.20 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 10.58% |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 23.57 Bn | 21.76 Bn | 881.27 Mn | 14.70% |
| 3 | Lennar | 22.65 Bn | 20.45 Bn | 6.36 Bn | -0.64% |
| 4 | Nvr | 17.80 Bn | 16.15 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 61.14% |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 13.73 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 604.89 Mn | 13.69% |
| 6 | Taylor Morrison Home | 6.88 Bn | 6.88 Bn | 290.64 Mn | 16.70% |
| 7 | Installed Building Products | 5.53 Bn | 5.05 Bn | 212.30 Mn | 8.72% |
| 8 | Meritage Homes | 4.85 Bn | 4.09 Bn | -269,000.00 | -13.63% |
| 9 | Cavco Industries | 4.56 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 135.92 Mn | 9.39% |
| 10 | Kb Home | 3.35 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 0.32% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.32% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -18.68% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.27% |
| May 31, 2025 | 8.59% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 4.22% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.27% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.29% |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.40% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 10.74% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -23.34% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 11.29% |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.34% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 11.30% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 14.34% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.24% |
| May 31, 2022 | 15.38% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.24% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 38.88% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 11.58% |
| May 31, 2021 | 0.25% |