KB Home

KBH Consumer Cyclical Residential Construction

KB Home’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended November 2025) was $6.2 billion, down 10.0% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−20.0%
EPS
−35.3%
Free cash flow
−178.0%

Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier

51.99 1.13 −2.13%
Market cap
$3.2B
P/E
14.4×
Fwd P/E
14.9×
Dividend yield
1.92%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
3.83
Beneish M
−2.41
Dividend safety
75/100

KB Home (KBH) Return on equity

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KB Home's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 5.88%, down 4.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.13% (fiscal 2015) to 24.3% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is below the Residential Construction industry median of 11.6% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 10.7% (5.82)
FY2024 16.5% 0.84
FY2023 15.7% (8.65)
FY2022 24.3% 4.56
FY2021 19.8% 8.10
FY2020 11.7% (0.28)
FY2019 12.0% 3.51
FY2018 8.44% (1.39)
FY2017 9.83% 3.68
FY2016 6.15% 1.02

Against its own ten years

Low 5.13% High 24.3%
Ten-year median 11.7%
Current reading's percentile 45

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
IBP Installed Building Products, Inc. compare 34.3%
CVCO Cavco Industries, Inc. compare 16.6%
GRBK Green Brick Partners, Inc. compare 14.3%
SKY Champion Homes, Inc. compare 11.8%
MHO M/I Homes, Inc. compare 8.67%
DFH Dream Finders Homes, Inc. compare 6.36%
KBH KB Home 5.88%
MTH Meritage Homes Corporation compare 5.76%
LGIH LGI Homes, Inc. compare 3.35%
Residential Construction industry median 11.6%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.20%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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