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Forestar Group Inc
FOR Real Estate Real Estate Development
Forestar Group Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended September 2026) was $1.6 billion, down 1.64% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- −13.4%
- EPS
- −32.0%
- Free cash flow
- +118.0%
- Total debt
- −1.06%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
23.90
0.56
−2.29%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to September
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | ||||||||||||||||
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| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 114 | 78 | 428 | 932 | 1,326 | 1,519 | 1,437 | 1,509 | 1,662 | 1,635 | +34.4% | 1,677 | 1,683 | — | +1.5% | |
| Gross margin, % | 1.49 | 36.78 | 15.32 | 12.67 | 17.29 | 21.33 | 21.16 | 23.80 | 21.87 | 19.72 | +18.2 pt | ||||||
| EBT | 52 | 45 | 46 | 78 | 147 | 236 | 222 | 270 | 219 | 192 | +15.6% | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 45.58 | 57.09 | 10.67 | 8.38 | 11.06 | 15.52 | 15.42 | 17.89 | 13.19 | 11.75 | (33.8) pt | ||||||
| Net income | 52 | 70 | 36 | 62 | 111 | 179 | 167 | 203 | 168 | — | +15.7% | ||||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 2.72 | 1.87 | 10.20 | 19.41 | 27.11 | 30.50 | 28.74 | 29.95 | 32.66 | 32.00 | +31.5% | |||||
| Earnings | 1.24 | 1.64 | 0.79 | 1.26 | 2.25 | 3.59 | 3.34 | 4.03 | 3.30 | 2.80 | +9.4% | ||||||
| Cash flow | (0.36) | (6.75) | (9.31) | (3.51) | (6.20) | 2.18 | 7.28 | (3.14) | (3.88) | 0.00 | n/m | ||||||
| Capex | (0.06) | 6.16 | (0.02) | 0.01 | (0.03) | (0.01) | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.00 | n/m | ||||||
| Free cash flow | (0.42) | (0.59) | (9.34) | (3.49) | (6.23) | 2.18 | 7.29 | (3.00) | (3.84) | 0.00 | n/m | ||||||
| Book value | 14.39 | 16.10 | 19.26 | 18.16 | 20.78 | 24.08 | 27.40 | 31.65 | 34.75 | 37.53 | +11.2% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 42 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | +2.2% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 11.72 | 6.82 | 23.44 | 14.05 | 8.24 | 3.12 | 7.95 | 8.03 | 8.06 | 9.22 | 10.1 | |||||
| P/S | 7.17 | 10.95 | 1.79 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.37 | 0.93 | 1.08 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 2.5 | ||||||
| P/B | 1.48 | 1.31 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.90 | 0.46 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 0.77 | 0.69 | 1.0 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 5.02 | 8.17 | 1.97 | 1.18 | 1.10 | 0.66 | 0.98 | 1.23 | 1.07 | 0.89 | 2.2 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | (2.17) | (4.62) | (2.16) | (6.59) | (4.80) | 9.25 | 3.87 | (12.29) | (9.52) | 5.06 | (2.4) | ||||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | (15) | (283) | (391) | (168) | (303) | 109 | 364 | (158) | (198) | — | +37.7% | |||||
| Capex | (2) | 258 | (1) | 1 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | n/m | ||||||
| Free cash flow | (18) | (25) | (392) | (168) | (305) | 108 | 364 | (151) | (195) | — | +34.9% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 354 | 282 | 290 | 278 | (55) | 0 | 382 | 182 | 93 | 361 | +0.2% | |||||
| Net debt | (255) | (223) | 78 | 247 | 551 | 441 | 79 | 225 | 424 | 137 | n/m | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 606 | 675 | 809 | 872 | 1,016 | 1,199 | 1,370 | 1,595 | 1,769 | 1,918 | +13.7% | ||||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 6.73 | 8.31 | 2.81 | 3.81 | 5.74 | 8.05 | 6.93 | 7.66 | 5.62 | 4.42 | (2.3) pt | |||||
| ROIC | 7.09 | 5.15 | 2.83 | 4.09 | 6.52 | 8.90 | 8.97 | 8.59 | 6.11 | 5.52 | (1.6) pt | ||||||
| ROE | 8.61 | 10.75 | 4.45 | 7.24 | 11.68 | 16.14 | 12.99 | 13.72 | 9.98 | 7.74 | (0.9) pt | ||||||
| People | |||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 34 | 41 | 78 | 143 | 250 | 291 | 303 | 303 | 433 | — | +37.4% | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 3.36 | 1.91 | 5.49 | 6.52 | 5.30 | 5.22 | 4.74 | 4.98 | 3.84 | 0.00 | n/m | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Sep 2026 · latest quarter Sep 2026 · fundamentals updated 2 Nov 2026
Forestar Group Inc vs peers in Real Estate Development (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCS Century Communities, Inc. | $1.6B | 14.7× | 10.3× | −11.81% (below 0%: shrinking) | −64.70% (below 0%: shrinking) | −669.34% (below 0%: shrinking) | 17.16% | 3.42% | Compare |
| FOR Forestar Group Inc | $1.3B | 8.6× | 9.1× | −13.38% (below 0%: shrinking) | −32.02% (below 0%: shrinking) | +118.00% (above 0%: growing) | 17.75% | 12.86% | |
| SKYH Sky Harbour Group Corporation | $816.3M | 342× | — (loss-making) | +49.59% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +90.92% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | (68.68%) | Compare |
| SDHC Smith Douglas Homes Corp. | $524.6M | 18.0× | 43.6× | +0.18% (above 0%: growing) | −70.83% (below 0%: shrinking) | −263.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | 16.27% | 0.00% | Compare |
| FPH Five Point Holdings, LLC | $470.0M | 10.4× | 38.8× | +8.36% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −146.39% (below 0%: shrinking) | 51.05% | (34.73%) | Compare |
| OZ Belpointe PREP, LLC | $132.2M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +165.62% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +86.19% (above 0%: growing) | 19.96% | (140.87%) | Compare |
| AXR AMREP Corporation | $112.5M | 19.4× | 27.1× | −66.10% (below 0%: shrinking) | −94.32% (below 0%: shrinking) | −138.27% (below 0%: shrinking) | 37.10% | (2.69%) | Compare |
| LPA Logistic Properties of the Americas | $72.3M | 4.3× | 8.4× | +26.09% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +225.63% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 189.88% | Compare |
| AEI Alset Inc. | $19.5M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −10.05% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −187.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | 8.49% | (181.43%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $301.1M | 16.3× | 27.1× | +4.27% | −70.83% | −142.33% | 28.53% | (18.71%) |
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 16 December 2025
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
less than 1%
D.R. Horton, Inc.
61.80%
The Vanguard Group
5.50%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
5.10%
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
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