Kb Home (KBH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Kb Home's Return on Sales [ROS] was -3.30% in fiscal Q2 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 12.11 percentage points from 8.81% a year earlier and down 6.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kb Home (KBH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Kb Home's Return on Sales [ROS] was 4.72% through May 31, 2026, down 5.68 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), it was 8.42%, down 2.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +0.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 11.34% in FY2024 (-0.25 pp), 11.58% in FY2023 (-3.70 pp), 15.28% in FY2022 (+3.47 pp) and 11.81% in FY2021 (+3.97 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q2 2012.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 6.01 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 12.11 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KBH's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2026 was 3.38% (Q1 2026), 7.34% (Q4 2025) and 8.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 37.89 Bn | 28.78 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 12.52% |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 21.69 Bn | 14.98 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 16.95% |
| 3 | Lennar | 16.59 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 618.54 Mn | -86.60% |
| 4 | Nvr | 15.98 Bn | 9.26 Bn | 485.14 Mn | 14.38% |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 12.59 Bn | 7.97 Bn | 625.22 Mn | 13.51% |
| 6 | Taylor Morrison Home | 6.77 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 290.64 Mn | 16.70% |
| 7 | Champion Homes | 4.87 Bn | 2.35 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Cavco Industries | 4.53 Bn | 3.28 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Meritage Homes | 4.16 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 513.60 Mn | 16.42% |
| 10 | Kb Home | 2.81 Bn | 1.84 Bn | -758.80 Mn | -3.30% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | -3.30% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 3.38% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 7.34% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 8.37% |
| May 31, 2025 | 8.81% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 9.38% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 11.72% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 11.07% |
| May 31, 2024 | 11.41% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 11.05% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 11.26% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 11.66% |
| May 31, 2023 | 11.79% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 11.62% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 14.65% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 17.87% |
| May 31, 2022 | 15.60% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 12.36% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 13.08% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 11.85% |
Kb Home Return on Sales [ROS] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KBH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "KBH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KBH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();