KBH's Quality Score fell 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to -2. Trading picked back up (2 chart checks stopped).
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Up 8% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%.
| Long-term trend | −3 |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 14 |
TodayHomebuilder stocks fell together: “Odds of Fed rate hike rise after US consumer prices rise above forecasts in October”
Thu Nov 12: Ex-dividend, $0.25 a shareAt the open. Pays Nov 25.
After its last 4 reports it closed +0.9% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
KBH is #8 of 13 by Quality Score.
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| 8 |
Net income over four quarters: KBH $228M, NVR $1.05B, CCS $109M, DFH $106M.
Expected to report Thu Dec 17, after the close (in 37 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“The homebuilding operating income margin was 5.2%, compared to 8.1%, due to a lower housing gross profit margin and a higher selling, general and administrative expense ratio.”
KBH's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
“The lower effective tax rate was mainly due to the impact of excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation in the current period.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Sep 22)
Sales grew 8.3% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $1.00 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | -3.0% | -3.0% | -2.4% |
| Jun 23, 2026 | +7.5% | +16.6% | +18.7% |
| Mar 24, 2026 | -0.8% | -1.6% | -2.3% |
| Dec 18, 2025 | -10.0% | -8.5% | -8.7% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $6.2B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 56.9, MACD above signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 212% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $1.00 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $60.8M a year |
| Free cash flow | $28.7M |
4 insiders sold $17.9M across 9 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: KBH is under 0.1% of VYM and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
KB Home is an American construction company that focuses on residential construction in the United States. The company builds single-family homes and communities across different geographical segments which include the West Coast which also derives the majority of the revenue, Southwest, Central, and Southeast. The company operates in several markets and focuses on first-time and move-up homebuyers. It also invests in land acquisition and development to support future building activities and is also engaged in financial services operations which includes providing mortgage banking services through its joint venture with a third party.
KBH scores -2 today, which Breakaway calls Poor. It is #8 of 13 in Operative Builders by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 8% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
KBH scores -2 today, which Breakaway calls Poor (below zero). That is #8 of 13 in Operative Builders by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind KBH's -2.
4 insiders sold $17.9M across 9 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Albert Z. Praw, EVP, Real Estate & Bus. Dev., who sold $1.3M on Aug 5. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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