KB HOME financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Symbol
KBH on NYSE
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Fiscal year end
30 November
Latest financial report
09 Apr 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • KBH - KB HOME financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 8.9%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-43%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 28 Feb 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-28) highlights Return On Equity 8.9%, Return On Assets 4.3%, and Operating Margin 3.0%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

28.5/100

Weak Confidence high

Return On Equity

8.9%

Metric score 5.1/100

Return On Assets

4.3%

Metric score 28.7/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
7.8x
Quick Ratio
0.72x
Debt to Equity
0.5x

Strengths

Quick Ratio and Debt-to-equity

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

8.9%

YoY: -43%

Industry median: 11% (n=23)

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Return On Assets

4.3%

YoY: -44%

Industry median: 6.1% (n=23)

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Debt-to-equity

0.5x

YoY:

Industry median: 0.77x (n=19)

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Revenues YoY

-14%

YoY:

Industry median: -2.9% (n=19)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

-44%

YoY:

Industry median: -35% (n=21)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 8.9% -43%
Return On Assets 4.3% -44%
Operating Margin 3%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 7.8x
Quick Ratio 0.72x
Debt-to-equity 0.5x

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY -14%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -44%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 62,648,246 -13%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $74,507,000 +0.09%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 62,663,000 -12%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 63,730,000 -13%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $5,921,448,000 -14%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $102,500,000 -46%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 5.29 -37%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 5.18 -37%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $25,888,000 +29%
Assets $6,702,837,000 -4%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $3,538,000 +4.5%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $3,645,806,000 +8.5%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $3,855,007,000 -5.8%
Liabilities and Equity $6,702,837,000 -4%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $5,995,000 -21%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $125,367,000 +63%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $114,694,000 +652%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $17,972,000 -69%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 74,506,740 +0.09%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $28,645,000 +91%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $201,798,000 -25%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $15,500,000 -7.7%
Operating Lease, Liability $28,473,000 +27%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment $13,224,000 +18%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $352,755,000 -44%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY