Hovnanian Enterprises Inc
HOV Consumer Cyclical Residential Construction
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended October 2025) was $3.0 billion, down 0.88% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue fell 11.9%, EPS fell 132.7%, free cash flow fell 160.9% and total debt fell 39.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOV) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOV) trades at a EV/Sales of 0.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.1× (January 2018) to 0.7× (January 2015); the current reading is higher than 48% of that period. That is below the Residential Construction industry median of 1.3× and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.0×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.1× | (58.75%) |
| FY2024 | 0.3× | — |
| FY2023 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2022 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2021 | 0.1× | — |
| FY2020 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2019 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2018 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2017 | −0.1× | — |
| FY2016 | 0.0× | — |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 0.1× | 50.10% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.1× | 11.54% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.1× | (26.78%) |
| Oct 2025 | 0.1× | (14.89%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| HOV Hovnanian Enterprises Inc | 0.1× |
| DFH Dream Finders Homes, Inc. compare | 0.3× |
| MHO M/I Homes, Inc. compare | 0.8× |
| KBH KB Home compare | 0.8× |
| MTH Meritage Homes Corporation compare | 0.9× |
| BZH Beazer Homes USA, Inc. compare | 1.0× |
| GRBK Green Brick Partners, Inc. compare | 1.3× |
| LGIH LGI Homes, Inc. compare | 1.5× |
| LEGH Legacy Housing Corporation compare | 3.5× |
| Residential Construction industry median | 1.3× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 1.0× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)