Pultegroup (PHM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Pultegroup's Operating Margin was 16.85% in Q3 2026, down 1.82 percentage points from 18.67% a year earlier and down 0.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pultegroup (PHM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Pultegroup's Operating Margin was 16.63% through Sep 30, 2026, down 4.04 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 18.66%, down 4.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +1.06 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 22.98% in FY2024 (+0.60 pp), 22.38% in FY2023 (-0.33 pp), 22.71% in FY2022 (+2.75 pp) and 19.96% in FY2021 (+2.36 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between 14.70% (Q1 2026) and 24.86% (Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.96 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 3.44 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 7.26 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PHM's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 16.95% (Q2 2026), 14.70% (Q1 2026) and 17.60% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton D R | 42.23 Bn | 32.53 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 12.52% |
| 2 | Pultegroup | 24.45 Bn | 17.81 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 16.85% |
| 3 | Lennar | 20.89 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 618.54 Mn | -86.60% |
| 4 | Nvr | 16.29 Bn | 10.42 Bn | 482.36 Mn | 14.46% |
| 5 | Toll Brothers | 14.27 Bn | 9.64 Bn | 625.22 Mn | 13.51% |
| 6 | Cavco Industries | 5.07 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 147.61 Mn | 10.65% |
| 7 | Champion Homes | 5.06 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 185.60 Mn | 9.05% |
| 8 | Meritage Homes | 4.37 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 410.22 Mn | 15.57% |
| 9 | M | 3.35 Bn | 533.96 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Kb Home | 3.06 Bn | 2.26 Bn | -857.09 Mn | 5.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.85% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.64% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.49% |
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Pultegroup Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PHM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "PHM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PHM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();