Kb Home 10-Q for FY2026 Q3
Kb Home (KBH)
10-Q
2026-10-08
For: 2026-08-31
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About this 10-Q
Kb Home filed this 10-Q on October 8, 2026, covering the quarter ended August 31, 2026 (FY2026 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended August 31, 2026, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $1.3B
- down 20.0% from $1.62B a year earlier
- Net income
- $65.28M
- down 40.6% from net income of $109.83M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $1.05
- down 34.8% from $1.61 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2026 .
or
For the transition period from [ ] to [ ].
Commission File No. 001-09195
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State of incorporation) | (IRS employer identification number) | ||||
(310 ) 231-4000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number of principal executive offices)
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | |||||||||
| Emerging growth company | |||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
There were 60,762,736 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, outstanding on August 31, 2026.
KB HOME
FORM 10-Q
INDEX
| Page Number | |||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets - August 31, 2026 and November 30, 2025 | |||||
Three Months and Nine Months Ended August 31, 2026 and 2025 | |||||
Nine Months Ended August 31, 2026 and 2025 | |||||
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Financial Statements
KB HOME
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts – Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land costs | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income and other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding pretax income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial services: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial services pretax income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total pretax income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes.
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KB HOME
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands, Except Shares – Unaudited)
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Homebuilding: | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
Receivables | |||||||||||
Inventories | |||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | |||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
Deferred tax assets, net | |||||||||||
Other assets | |||||||||||
| Financial services | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Homebuilding: | |||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | |||||||||||
Notes payable | |||||||||||
| Financial services | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
Common stock — | |||||||||||
| Paid-in capital | |||||||||||
Retained earnings | |||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost — | ( | ( | |||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes.
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KB HOME
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In Thousands – Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended August 31, 2026 and 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Treasury Stock | Common Stock | Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Treasury Stock | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at May 31, 2026 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on common stock | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock options/other | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock awards | — | — | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock repurchases, including excise tax | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at August 31, 2026 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at May 31, 2025 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on common stock | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock options/other | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock repurchases, including excise tax | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at August 31, 2025 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended August 31, 2026 and 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Treasury Stock | Common Stock | Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Treasury Stock | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at November 30, 2025 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on common stock | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock options/other | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock awards | — | — | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock repurchases, including excise tax | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax payments associated with stock-based compensation awards | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement of treasury stock | ( | ( | — | ( | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at August 31, 2026 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at November 30, 2024 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on common stock | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee stock options/other | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock awards | — | — | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock repurchases, including excise tax | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax payments associated with stock-based compensation awards | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at August 31, 2025 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes.
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KB HOME
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In Thousands – Unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended August 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures | ( | ( | |||||||||
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures | |||||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale of investment | ( | ||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | |||||||||||
Inventory impairments and land option contract abandonments | |||||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
Receivables | ( | ||||||||||
Inventories | ( | ( | |||||||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
Other, net | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures | ( | ( | |||||||||
Return of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | |||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of investment | |||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
Borrowings under revolving credit facility | |||||||||||
Repayments under revolving credit facility | ( | ( | |||||||||
Payments on mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans | ( | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock under employee stock plans | |||||||||||
| Stock repurchases and excise taxes paid | ( | ( | |||||||||
Tax payments associated with stock-based compensation awards | ( | ( | |||||||||
Payments of cash dividends | ( | ( | |||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | ||||||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes.
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KB HOME
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended November 30, 2025, which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for that period. The consolidated balance sheet at November 30, 2025 has been taken from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair presentation of our results for the interim periods presented. The results of our consolidated operations for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year due to seasonal variations in operating results and other factors.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “we,” “our,” and “us” used in this report refer to KB Home, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries.
Comprehensive Income. Our comprehensive income was $65.3 million for the three months ended August 31, 2026 and $109.8 million for the three months ended August 31, 2025. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026 and 2025, our comprehensive income was $126.1 million and $327.3 million, respectively. Our comprehensive income for each of the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026 and 2025 was equal to our net income for the respective periods.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted. In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”), which modifies the rules on income tax disclosures to require entities to disclose (1) specific categories in the rate reconciliation, (2) the income or loss from continuing operations before income tax expense or benefit (separated between domestic and foreign) and (3) income tax expense or benefit from continuing operations (separated by federal, state and foreign). ASU 2023-09 also requires entities to disclose their income tax payments to international, federal, state and local jurisdictions, among other changes. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. ASU 2023-09 should be applied on a prospective basis, but retrospective application is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03, “Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses” (“ASU 2024-03”), which requires disclosure of certain costs and expenses on an interim and annual basis in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. ASU 2024-03 is to be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date or (2) retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-06, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software” (“ASU 2025-06”), which modernizes the accounting for costs related to internal-use software by removing all references to project
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2.Segment Information
We operate two principal businesses: homebuilding and financial services. An operating segment is defined as a component of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and for which segment results are evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.
Each of our homebuilding divisions has been identified as an operating segment. Our homebuilding operating segments have been aggregated into four homebuilding reporting segments, based primarily on similarities in economic and geographic characteristics, product types, regulatory environments, methods used to sell and construct homes and land acquisition characteristics. Through February 28, 2026, our chief executive officer and chief operating officer together served as our CODM for purposes of our reportable segment disclosures and regularly reviewed the operating results for the individual operating segments that comprise our reporting segments. Effective March 1, 2026, our chief executive officer transitioned to executive chairman of the board and our chief operating officer was promoted to chief executive officer. As a result, effective March 1, 2026, our CODM is our executive chairman of the board and our chief executive officer. This CODM transition did not affect the CODM’s approach to deciding how to allocate resources or to assessing performance with respect to our operating segments.
The CODM evaluates the performance of our homebuilding operating segments primarily based on their respective housing gross profit margin and pretax income (loss). These profitability measures are used by the CODM in making operating and capital resource allocation decisions at the segment level, including their review and approval of land acquisition and land sale transactions. The CODM also uses these measures in business planning and forecasting, and considers budget-to-actual variances for these measures when assessing segment performance. In addition, segment pretax income (loss) is used by the CODM in determining the compensation of certain employees.
As of August 31, 2026, our homebuilding reporting segments conducted ongoing operations in the following states:
| West Coast: | California, Idaho and Washington | ||||
| Southwest: | Arizona and Nevada | ||||
| Central: | Colorado and Texas | ||||
| Southeast: | Florida, Georgia and North Carolina | ||||
Our homebuilding reporting segments are engaged in the acquisition and development of land primarily for residential purposes and offer a wide variety of homes that are designed to appeal to first-time, first move-up and active adult homebuyers. Our homebuilding operations generate most of their revenues from the delivery of completed homes to homebuyers. They also earn revenues from the sale of land.
We also have one financial services reporting segment. The CODM reviews pretax income for our financial services segment to assess performance and to inform decisions about the allocation of resources to the segment and as to financial services product offerings.
Our financial services reporting segment offers property and casualty insurance and, in certain instances, earthquake, flood and personal property insurance to our homebuyers in the same markets as our homebuilding reporting segments, and provides title services in the majority of our markets located within our Southwest, Central and Southeast homebuilding reporting segments. Our financial services reporting segment earns revenues primarily from insurance commissions and from the provision of title services.
We offer mortgage banking services, including residential consumer mortgage loan (“mortgage loan”) originations, to our homebuyers indirectly through KBHS Home Loans, LLC (“KBHS”), our unconsolidated joint venture with GR Alliance Ventures, LLC (“GR Alliance”), a subsidiary of Guaranteed Rate, Inc. We and GR Alliance each have a 50.0
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Corporate and other is a non-operating segment that develops and oversees the implementation of company-wide strategic initiatives and provides support to our reporting segments by centralizing certain administrative functions. Corporate management is responsible for, among other things, evaluating and selecting the geographic markets in which we operate, consistent with our overall business strategy; allocating capital resources to markets for land acquisition and development activities; making major personnel decisions related to employee compensation and benefits; and monitoring the financial and operational performance of our divisions. Corporate and other includes general and administrative expenses related to operating our corporate headquarters. A portion of the expenses incurred by Corporate and other is allocated to our homebuilding reporting segments.
Our reporting segments follow the same accounting policies used for our consolidated financial statements. The results of each reporting segment are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred had the segment been an independent, stand-alone entity during the periods presented, nor are they indicative of the results to be expected in future periods.
The following tables present certain statements of operations information relating to our homebuilding reporting segments (dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | Southwest | Central | Southeast | Corporate and Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land costs: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory-related charges | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profits: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing (a) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commission expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses (b) | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (c) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Homebuilding pretax income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing gross profit margin as a percentage of housing revenues | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended August 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | Southwest | Central | Southeast | Corporate and Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land costs: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory-related charges | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profits: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing (a) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commission expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (c) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Homebuilding pretax income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing gross profit margin as a percentage of housing revenues | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended August 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | Southwest | Central | Southeast | Corporate and Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land costs: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Housing (a) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commission expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other (c) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Homebuilding pretax income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing gross profit margin as a percentage of housing revenues | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| West Coast | Southwest | Central | Southeast | Corporate and Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land costs: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Land | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory-related charges | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Housing (a) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commission expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other (c) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Homebuilding pretax income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing gross profit margin as a percentage of housing revenues | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Housing gross profits are calculated by subtracting housing construction and land costs and inventory-related charges from housing revenues.
(b) General and administrative expenses within Corporate and other for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 included $1.9 million and $3.4 million, respectively, of costs associated with the planned relocation of our corporate headquarters office, as discussed in Note 21 – Relocation of Corporate Headquarters.
(c) Other is primarily comprised of interest income, interest expense and equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures. Other within Corporate and other for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 included a $3.5 million gain on the sale of an investment in equity securities of a privately held technology company, as discussed in Note 10 – Other Assets. The following table summarizes the equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures by homebuilding reporting segment (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The following tables present certain balance sheet information relating to our homebuilding reporting segments (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Inventories: | |||||||||||
| West Coast | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Southwest | |||||||||||
| Central | |||||||||||
| Southeast | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: | |||||||||||
| West Coast | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Southwest | |||||||||||
| Central | |||||||||||
| Southeast | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||
| West Coast | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Southwest | |||||||||||
| Central | |||||||||||
| Southeast | |||||||||||
| Corporate and other | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
3. Financial Services
The following tables present financial information relating to our financial services reporting segment (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Insurance commissions | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Title services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pretax income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Receivables | |||||||||||
Investment in unconsolidated joint venture | |||||||||||
| Other assets (a) | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
(a)Other assets at August 31, 2026 and November 30, 2025 included $40.1 million and $39.1 million, respectively, of contract assets for estimated future renewal commissions.
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4. Earnings Per Share
Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Less: Distributed earnings allocated to participating securities | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator for basic earnings per share | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Add: Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator for diluted earnings per share | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding — basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based payments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
We compute earnings per share using the two-class method, which is an allocation of earnings between the holders of common stock and a company’s participating security holders. Our outstanding nonvested shares of restricted stock contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends and, therefore, are considered participating securities for purposes of computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. We had no other participating securities at August 31, 2026 and 2025.
5. Receivables
Receivables consisted of the following (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Due from utility companies, improvement districts and municipalities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Recoveries related to self-insurance and other legal claims | |||||||||||
| Refundable deposits and bonds | |||||||||||
| Income taxes receivable | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
Subtotal | |||||||||||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | ( | ( | |||||||||
Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
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6. Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Homes completed or under construction | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Land under development | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
Land under development at August 31, 2026 and November 30, 2025 included land held for future development of $10.0 million and $27.3 million, respectively.
Interest is capitalized to inventories while the related communities or land parcels are being actively developed and until homes are completed or the land is available for immediate sale. Capitalized interest is amortized to construction and land costs as the related inventories are delivered to homebuyers or land buyers (as applicable). We do not capitalize interest on land held for future development and land held for sale.
Our interest costs were as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalized interest at beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest incurred | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest amortized to construction and land costs (a) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalized interest at end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
(a)Interest amortized to construction and land costs for the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2025 included nominal amounts related to land sales during the periods.
7. Inventory Impairments and Land Option Contract Abandonments
We evaluated 23 active communities or land parcels for recoverability as of August 31, 2026 with a carrying value of $316.1 million. As of November 30, 2025, we evaluated 11 active communities or land parcels for recoverability with a carrying value of $154.1 million. In addition, we evaluated land held for future development for recoverability as of both August 31, 2026 and November 30, 2025.
Based on the results of our evaluations, we recognized inventory impairment charges of $1.1 million related to one community for the three months ended August 31, 2026, and $4.2 million related to two communities for the nine months ended August 31, 2026. For the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2025, we recognized $7.3 one
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The following table summarizes significant quantitative unobservable inputs we utilized in our fair value measurements with respect to the impaired community written down to fair value:
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unobservable Input | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average selling price | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deliveries per month | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discount rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of August 31, 2026, the aggregate carrying value of our inventory that had been impacted by inventory impairment charges was $24.0 million, representing six communities and various other land parcels. As of November 30, 2025, the aggregate carrying value of our inventory that had been impacted by inventory impairment charges was $38.0 million, representing seven communities and various other land parcels.
Our inventory controlled under land option contracts and other similar contracts is assessed on a quarterly basis to determine whether it continues to meet our investment return standards. When a decision is made not to exercise certain land option contracts and other similar contracts due to market conditions and/or changes in our marketing strategy, we write off the related inventory costs, including non-refundable deposits and unrecoverable pre-acquisition costs. Based on the results of our assessments, we recognized land option contract abandonment charges of $1.9 million and $6.5 million for the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026, respectively. For the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2025, we recognized land option contract abandonment charges of $4.0 million and $11.0 million, respectively.
Due to the judgment and assumptions applied in our inventory impairment and land option contract abandonment assessment processes, and in our estimations of the remaining operating lives of our inventory assets and the realization of our inventory balances, particularly as to land held for future development, it is possible that actual results could differ substantially from those estimated, especially in periods of volatile housing market or broader economic conditions.
8. Variable Interest Entities
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. We participate in joint ventures from time to time that conduct land acquisition, land development and/or other homebuilding activities in various markets where our homebuilding operations are located. Our investments in these joint ventures may create a variable interest in a variable interest entity (“VIE”), depending on the contractual terms of the arrangement. We analyze our joint ventures under the variable interest model to determine whether they are VIEs and, if so, whether we are the primary beneficiary. Based on our analyses, we determined that one
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The following table presents a summary of our interests in land option contracts and other similar contracts (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Deposits | Aggregate Purchase Price | Cash Deposits | Aggregate Purchase Price | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unconsolidated VIEs | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Other land option contracts and other similar contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
In addition to the cash deposits presented in the table above, our exposure to loss related to our land option contracts and other similar contracts with third parties and unconsolidated entities consisted of pre-acquisition costs of $87.5 million at August 31, 2026 and $62.8 million at November 30, 2025. These pre-acquisition costs and cash deposits were included in inventories in our consolidated balance sheets.
9. Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Homebuilding. We have investments in unconsolidated joint ventures that conduct land acquisition, land development and/or other homebuilding activities in various markets where our homebuilding operations are located. We and our unconsolidated joint venture partners make initial and/or ongoing capital contributions to these unconsolidated joint ventures, typically on a pro rata basis, according to our respective equity interests. The obligations to make capital contributions are governed by each such unconsolidated joint venture’s respective operating agreement and related governing documents.
We had investments in six The following table presents combined condensed information from the statements of operations for our homebuilding unconsolidated joint ventures (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land costs | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense, net | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
Income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
All the combined revenues and most of the construction and land costs for the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026 and 2025 related to homes delivered by an unconsolidated joint venture in California.
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The following table presents combined condensed balance sheet information for our homebuilding unconsolidated joint ventures (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | |||||||||
Receivables | |||||||||||
Inventories | |||||||||||
Other assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and equity | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Notes payable (a) | |||||||||||
| Equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
(a) As of August 31, 2026 and November 30, 2025, one of our unconsolidated joint ventures in California had $24.4 million and $40.2 million, respectively, of borrowings outstanding under a term loan with a third-party lender to finance its land acquisition, development and construction activities. Pursuant to the terms of the loan agreement, as amended, the aggregate commitment was $55.2 million at November 30, 2025 and decreased to $40.0 million on February 28, 2026. In April 2026, the loan agreement was further amended, reducing the aggregate commitment to $39.2 million, and extending the maturity date to November 30, 2027, with no option for further extension. On August 31, 2026, the loan agreement was amended again, providing for an aggregate commitment to $31.6 million. Borrowings under the term loan are secured by the underlying property and related project assets. This unconsolidated joint venture delivered homes in the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026 and 2025.
As of August 31, 2026, another unconsolidated joint venture in California had $19.7 million of borrowings outstanding under a revolving line of credit entered into with a third-party lender on that date to finance its land acquisition, development and construction activities. The line of credit has a maximum commitment of $37.5 million, which is scheduled to decrease to $35.0 million on August 1, 2028. Borrowings under the revolving line of credit are secured by the underlying property and related project assets. The line of credit matures on August 31, 2029, unless extended or terminated pursuant to its applicable terms.
We provide certain guarantees and indemnities to the lenders in connection with the above-described term loan and revolving line of credit, including a guaranty of interest and carry costs; a guaranty to complete the construction of certain specified improvements for the projects once commenced; a guaranty against losses suffered due to certain bad acts or failures to act by the unconsolidated joint venture or its partners; and an indemnity from environmental issues. Except to the extent related to the foregoing guarantees and indemnities, we do not have a guaranty or any other obligation to repay borrowings under the term loan or revolving line of credit or to support the value of the underlying collateral. However, various financial and non-financial covenants apply under the term loan and revolving line of credit and with respect to the related guaranty and indemnity obligations, and a failure to comply with such covenants could result in a default and cause the applicable lender to seek to enforce such guaranty and indemnity obligations. As of the date of this report, we were in compliance with the relevant covenants. We do not believe that our existing exposure under our guaranty and indemnity obligations related to outstanding borrowings under the term loan and the revolving line of credit is material to our consolidated financial statements.
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Financial Services. The following table presents combined condensed information from the statements of operations for our financial services unconsolidated joint venture (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenues are primarily generated from fees earned on mortgage loan originations, interest earned for the period loans are held by KBHS, and gains on the sales of mortgage loans held for sale. Gains on the sales of mortgage loans held for sale include the realized and unrealized gains and losses associated with changes in the fair value of such loans and any related derivative financial instruments.
The following table presents combined condensed balance sheet information for our financial services unconsolidated joint venture (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents (a) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Mortgage loans held for sale | |||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and equity | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Funding facilities | |||||||||||
| Equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
(a)Cash and cash equivalents included restricted cash of $.9
Mortgage loans held for sale. Originated mortgage loans expected to be sold into the secondary market in the foreseeable future are reported as mortgage loans held for sale and carried in KBHS’ balance sheets at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized within revenues in KBHS’ statements of operations.
Interest Rate Lock Commitments (“IRLCs”). KBHS enters into IRLCs in connection with originating certain mortgage loans held for sale, at specified interest rates and within a specified period of time, with customers who have applied for a mortgage loan and meet certain credit and underwriting criteria. KBHS accounts for IRLCs as free-standing derivatives and does not designate any for hedge accounting. As a result, IRLCs are recognized in KBHS’ balance sheets at fair value, and gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value are recognized within revenues in KBHS’ statements of operations. The fair value of IRLCs is based on market prices, which includes an estimate of the fair value of the associated mortgage servicing rights, adjusted for estimated costs to originate the underlying mortgage loans as well as the probability that the mortgage loans will fund within the terms of the IRLCs. The fair value of IRLCs included in other assets in KBHS’ balance sheets was $6.9 million at August 31, 2026 and $4.6 million at November 30, 2025. The changes in the fair value of IRLCs, which were reported in revenues for the applicable periods, were gains of $1.2 million and $2.2 million for the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026, and losses of $3.0 million and $6.6 million for the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2025.
KBHS manages the interest rate and price risk associated with its outstanding IRLCs by entering into best efforts forward sale commitments under which mortgage loans locked with a borrower are simultaneously committed to a secondary market investor at a fixed price, subject to the underlying mortgage loans being funded. These best efforts forward sale commitments do not meet the definition of derivative financial instruments and are therefore not recorded in KBHS’
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10.Other Assets
Other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance contracts | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | |||||||||||
Other (a) | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
11.Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Self-insurance and other legal liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Employee compensation and related benefits | |||||||||||
| Warranty liability | |||||||||||
| Inventory-related obligations (a) | |||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Customer deposits | |||||||||||
| Accrued interest payable | |||||||||||
| Real estate and business taxes | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(a)Represents liabilities for financing arrangements discussed in Note 8 – Variable Interest Entities, as well as liabilities for fixed or determinable amounts associated with tax increment financing entity (“TIFE”) assessments. As homes are delivered, our obligation to pay the remaining TIFE assessments associated with each underlying lot is transferred to the homebuyer. As such, these assessment obligations will be paid by us only to the extent we do not deliver homes on applicable lots before the related TIFE obligations mature.
12.Leases
The following table presents our lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
Lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are predominately within our homebuilding operations, with nominal amounts in our financial services operations.
13.Income Taxes
Income Tax Expense. Our income tax expense and effective tax rates were as follows (dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Effective tax rate | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Our income tax expense and effective tax rate for the three months ended August 31, 2026 reflected the favorable impacts of $3.8 million of Internal Revenue Code Section 45L (“Section 45L”) tax credits we recognized primarily from building energy-efficient homes and $3.4 million of excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, partly offset by $3.3 million of non-deductible executive compensation expense. Our income tax expense and effective tax rate for the three months ended August 31, 2025 included the favorable impacts of $5.3 million of Section 45L tax credits and $.2 million of excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, partly offset by $3.6 million of non-deductible executive compensation expense.
For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, our income tax expense and effective tax rate included the favorable impact of $7.2 million of excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation and $5.3 million of Section 45L tax credits, partly offset by $6.0 million of non-deductible executive compensation expense. Our income tax expense and effective tax rate for the nine months ended August 31, 2025 reflected the favorable impact of $10.1 million of Section 45L tax credits and $5.6 million of excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, partly offset by $8.8 million of non-deductible executive compensation expense.
On July 4, 2025, H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), was signed into law. Among its provisions is the repeal of Section 45L tax credits for new energy-efficient homes delivered after June 30, 2026. As a result, our income tax expense and effective tax rate for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 reflected the lower Section 45L benefit for the homes delivered after the effective date. The other tax-related provisions of the OBBBA did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance. We evaluate our deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if adjustments to our valuation allowance are required based on the consideration of all available positive and negative evidence using a “more likely than not” standard with respect to whether deferred tax assets will be realized. Our evaluation considers, among other factors, our historical operating results, our expectation of future profitability, the duration of the applicable statutory carryforward periods, and conditions in the housing market and the broader economy. The ultimate realization of our deferred tax assets depends primarily on our ability to generate future taxable income during the periods in which the related deferred tax assets become deductible. The value of our deferred tax assets depends on applicable income tax rates.
As of both August 31, 2026 and November 30, 2025, we had deferred tax assets of $104.2 15.5
We will continue to evaluate both the positive and negative evidence on a quarterly basis in determining the need for a valuation allowance with respect to our deferred tax assets. The accounting for deferred tax assets is based upon estimates of future results. Changes in positive and negative evidence, including differences between estimated and actual results, could result in changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets that could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Changes in existing federal and state tax laws and corporate income tax rates could also affect actual tax results and the realization of deferred tax assets over time.
14.Notes Payable
Notes payable consisted of the following (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Unsecured revolving credit facility | $ | $ | |||||||||
Senior unsecured term loan due November 12, 2029 | |||||||||||
| Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans | |||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
The carrying amounts of our senior notes listed above are net of unamortized debt issuance costs, which totaled $8.3 million at August 31, 2026 and $10.1 million at November 30, 2025.
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility. We have a $1.20 billion Credit Facility that will mature on November 12, 2030. The Credit Facility contains an uncommitted accordion feature under which its aggregate principal amount of available loans can be increased to a maximum of $1.70 billion under certain conditions, including obtaining additional bank commitments. The Credit Facility also contains a sublimit of $250.0 million for the issuance of letters of credit. Interest on amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility accrues at a term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), daily SOFR or a base rate, plus a spread that depends on our consolidated leverage ratio (“Leverage Ratio”), as defined under the Credit Facility. Interest is payable monthly (base rate or daily SOFR borrowings) or each month or three months (term SOFR borrowings). The Credit Facility also requires the payment of a commitment fee at a per annum rate ranging from .15 % to .35 % of the unused commitment, based on our Leverage Ratio. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, we are required, among other things, to maintain compliance with various covenants, including financial covenants relating to our consolidated tangible net worth, Leverage Ratio, and either a consolidated interest coverage ratio (“Interest Coverage Ratio”) or minimum level of liquidity, each as defined therein. Our obligations to pay borrowings under the Credit Facility are guaranteed on a joint and several basis by our Guarantor Subsidiaries. The amount of the Credit Facility available for cash borrowings and the issuance of letters of credit depends on the total cash borrowings and letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility and the maximum available amount under the terms of the Credit Facility. As of August 31, 2026, we had $415.0 million of cash borrowings and $1.6 million of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility. Therefore, as of August 31, 2026, we had $783.4 million available for cash borrowings under the Credit Facility, with up to
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$248.4 million of that amount available for the issuance of letters of credit. As of August 31, 2026, the weighted average annual interest rate on our outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility was 5.0 %.
Senior Unsecured Term Loan. We have a $360.0 million Term Loan with the lenders party thereto. The Term Loan will mature on November 12, 2029. Interest under the Term Loan accrues at a term SOFR, daily SOFR or a base rate, plus a spread that depends on our Leverage Ratio. Interest is payable quarterly (base rate borrowings), monthly (daily SOFR borrowings), or each month or three months (term SOFR borrowings). The Term Loan contains various covenants that are substantially the same as those under the Credit Facility. The proceeds drawn under the Term Loan are guaranteed on a joint and several basis by our Guarantor Subsidiaries. As of August 31, 2026, the weighted average annual interest rate on our outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan was 5.2 %.
Letter of Credit Facility. We maintain an unsecured letter of credit agreement with a financial institution (“LOC Facility”) to obtain letters of credit from time to time in the ordinary course of operating our business. Under the LOC Facility, which expires on February 13, 2028, we may issue up to $100.0 million of letters of credit. As of August 31, 2026 and November 30, 2025, we had letters of credit outstanding under the LOC Facility of $53.5 million and $68.2 million, respectively.
Senior Notes. All the senior notes outstanding at August 31, 2026 and November 30, 2025 represent senior unsecured obligations that are guaranteed by our Guarantor Subsidiaries and rank equally in right of payment with all of our and our Guarantor Subsidiaries’ existing unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. All of our senior notes were issued in underwritten public offerings. Interest on each of these senior notes is payable semi-annually.
The indenture governing our senior notes does not contain any financial covenants. Subject to specified exceptions, the indenture contains certain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur secured indebtedness, or engage in sale and leaseback transactions involving property above a certain specified value. In addition, the indenture contains certain limitations related to mergers, consolidations, and sales of assets.
As of August 31, 2026, we were in compliance with the applicable terms of all of our covenants and other requirements under the Credit Facility, the Term Loan, the senior notes, the indenture, the LOC Facility, and the mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans. Our ability to access the Credit Facility for cash borrowings and letters of credit and our ability to secure future debt financing depend, in part, on our ability to remain in such compliance. Our ability to access the Credit Facility’s full borrowing capacity, as well as the LOC Facility’s full issuance capacity, also depends on the ability and willingness of the applicable lenders and financial institutions, including any substitute or additional lenders and financial institutions, to meet their commitments to fund loans, extend credit or provide payment guarantees to or for us under those instruments.
Mortgages and Land Contracts Due to Land Sellers and Other Loans. As of August 31, 2026, inventories having a carrying value of $22.7 million were pledged to collateralize mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans.
Shelf Registration. On July 14, 2026, we filed an automatically effective universal shelf registration statement (“2026 Shelf Registration”) with the SEC. The 2026 Shelf Registration registers the offering of securities that we may issue from time to time in amounts to be determined. Our ability to issue securities is subject to market conditions and, with respect to debt securities, other factors impacting our borrowing capacity. The 2026 Shelf Registration replaced our previous such registration statement filed with the SEC on July 10, 2023. We have not made any offerings of securities under the 2026 Shelf Registration.
15.Fair Value Disclosures
Fair value measurements of assets and liabilities are categorized based on the following hierarchy:
| Level 1 | Fair value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. | |||||||
| Level 2 | Fair value determined using significant observable inputs, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data, by correlation or other means. | |||||||
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| Level 3 | Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs, such as pricing models, discounted cash flows, or similar techniques. | |||||||
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Fair Value Hierarchy | Pre-Impairment Value | Inventory Impairment Charges | Fair Value (a) | Pre-Impairment Value | Inventory Impairment Charges | Fair Value (a) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventories | Level 3 | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Amounts represent the aggregate fair value for real estate assets impacted by inventory impairment charges during the applicable period, as of the date that the fair value measurements were made. The carrying value for these real estate assets may have subsequently increased or decreased from the fair value reflected due to activity that has occurred since the measurement date.
The fair values for inventories that were determined using Level 3 inputs were based on the estimated future net cash flows discounted for inherent risk associated with each underlying asset.
The following table presents the fair value hierarchy, carrying values and estimated fair values of our financial instruments, except those for which the carrying values approximate fair values (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Fair Value Hierarchy | Carrying Value (a) | Estimated Fair Value | Carrying Value (a) | Estimated Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior notes | Level 2 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16.Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and contingencies include typical obligations of homebuilders for the completion of contracts and those incurred in the ordinary course of business.
Warranty. We provide a limited warranty on all of our homes. The specific terms and conditions of our limited warranty program vary depending upon the markets in which we do business. We generally provide a structural warranty of 10 years, a warranty on electrical, heating, cooling, plumbing and certain other building systems each varying from to five years based on geographic market and state law, and a warranty of one year for other components of the home. Our limited warranty program is ordinarily how we respond to and account for homeowners’ requests to local division offices seeking repairs of certain conditions or defects, including claims where we could have liability under applicable state statutes or tort law for a defective condition in or damages to a home. Our warranty liability covers the costs of repairs associated with homeowner claims made under our limited warranty program. These claims are generally made directly by a homeowner and involve their individual home.
We estimate the costs that may be incurred under each limited warranty and record a liability in the amount of such costs at the time the revenue associated with the sale of each home is recognized. Our primary assumption in estimating the amounts we accrue for warranty costs is that historical claims experience is a strong indicator of future claims experience.
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The changes in our warranty liability were as follows (in thousands):
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| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Payments | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Guarantees. In the normal course of our business, we issue certain representations, warranties and guarantees related to our home sales and land sales. Based on historical experience, we do not believe any potential liability with respect to these representations, warranties or guarantees would be material to our consolidated financial statements.
Self-Insurance. We maintain, and require the majority of our independent contractors to maintain, general liability insurance (including construction defect and bodily injury coverage) and workers’ compensation insurance. These insurance policies protect us against a portion of our risk of loss from claims related to our homebuilding activities, subject to certain self-insured retentions, deductibles and other coverage limits. We also maintain certain other insurance policies. Costs associated with our self-insurance programs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. In Arizona, California, Colorado and Nevada, our contractors’ general liability insurance primarily takes the form of a wrap-up policy under a program where eligible independent contractors are enrolled as insureds on each community. Enrolled contractors generally contribute toward the cost of the insurance and agree to pay a contractual amount in the future if there is a claim related to their work. To the extent provided under the wrap-up program, we absorb the enrolled contractors’ general liability associated with the work performed on our homes within the applicable community as part of our overall general liability insurance and our self-insurance.
We self-insure a portion of our overall risk through the use of a captive insurance subsidiary, which provides coverage for our exposure to construction defect, bodily injury and property damage claims and related litigation or regulatory actions, up to certain limits. Our self-insurance liability generally covers the costs of settlements and/or repairs, if any, as well as our costs to defend and resolve the following types of claims:
•Construction defect: Construction defect claims, which represent the largest component of our self-insurance liability, typically originate through a legal or regulatory process rather than directly by a homeowner and involve the alleged occurrence of a condition affecting two or more homes within the same community, or they involve a common area or homeowners’ association property within a community. These claims typically involve higher costs to resolve than individual homeowner warranty claims, and the rate of claims is highly variable.
•Bodily injury: Bodily injury claims typically involve individuals (other than our employees) who claim they were injured while on our property or as a result of our operations.
•Property damage: Property damage claims generally involve claims by third parties for alleged damage to real or personal property as a result of our operations. Such claims may occasionally include those made against us by owners of property located near our communities.
Our self-insurance liability at each reporting date represents the estimated costs of reported claims, claims incurred but not yet reported, and claim adjustment expenses. The amount of our self-insurance liability is based on an analysis performed by a third-party actuary that uses our historical claim and expense data, as well as industry data to estimate these overall costs. Key assumptions used in developing these estimates include claim frequencies, severities and resolution patterns, which can occur over an extended period of time. These estimates are subject to variability due to the length of time
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between the delivery of a home to a homebuyer and when a construction defect claim is made, and the ultimate resolution of such claim; uncertainties regarding such claims relative to our markets and the types of products we build; and legal or regulatory actions and/or interpretations, among other factors. Due to the degree of judgment involved and the potential for variability in these underlying assumptions, our actual future costs could differ from those estimated. In addition, changes in the frequency and severity of reported claims and the estimates to resolve claims can impact the trends and assumptions used in the actuarial analysis, which could be material to our consolidated financial statements. Though state regulations vary, construction defect claims are reported and resolved over a long period of time, which can extend for 10 years or more. As a result, the majority of the estimated self-insurance liability based on the actuarial analysis relates to claims incurred but not yet reported. Therefore, adjustments related to individual existing claims generally do not significantly impact the overall estimated liability. Adjustments to our liabilities related to homes delivered in prior years are recorded in the period in which a change in our estimate occurs.
The changes in our self-insurance liability were as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Self-insurance provided | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payments | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments (a) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
(a)Represents net changes in the portion of our self-insurance liability estimated to be recoverable from our insurers or other parties, and/or actual recoveries funded directly by our insurers or other parties, and/or adjustments, if any, to our previously recorded liability based on actuarially determined estimates.
For most of our claims, there is no interaction between our warranty liability and self-insurance liability. Typically, if a matter is identified at its outset as either a warranty or self-insurance claim, it remains as such through its resolution. However, there can be instances of interaction between the liabilities, such as where individual homeowners in a community separately request warranty repairs to their homes to address a similar condition or issue and subsequently join together to initiate, or potentially initiate, a legal process with respect to that condition or issue and/or the repair work we have undertaken. In these instances, the claims and related repair work generally are initially covered by our warranty liability, and the costs associated with resolving the legal matter (including any additional repair work) are covered by our self-insurance liability.
The payments we make in connection with claims and related repair work may be recovered from our insurers to the extent such payments exceed the self-insured retentions or deductibles under, and are within the scope of coverage provided by, our general liability insurance policies. Also, in certain instances, in the course of resolving a claim, we pay amounts in advance of and/or on behalf of an independent contractor(s) or their insurer(s) and believe we will be reimbursed for such payments. Estimates of all such amounts, if any, are recorded as receivables in our consolidated balance sheets when any such recovery is considered probable.
In addition to the risk that is effectively self-insured through our captive insurance subsidiary, we often obtain project-specific insurance coverage for construction defect risk on attached projects (e.g., condominiums or townhomes) with self-insured retentions generally ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 . We record estimated liabilities and recoveries for projected losses related to these projects on a gross basis, including for known claims as well as estimates for claims incurred but not yet reported, to the extent such amounts are considered probable and estimable.
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Performance Bonds and Letters of Credit. We are often required to provide to various municipalities and other government agencies performance bonds and/or letters of credit to secure the completion of our projects and/or in support of obligations to build community improvements such as roads, sewers, water systems and other utilities, and to support similar development activities by certain of our unconsolidated joint ventures. At August 31, 2026, we had $1.35 billion of performance bonds and $55.1 million of letters of credit outstanding. At November 30, 2025, we had $1.37 billion of performance bonds and $69.8 million of letters of credit outstanding. If any such performance bonds or letters of credit are called, we would be obligated to reimburse the issuer of the performance bond or letter of credit. We do not believe that a material amount of any currently outstanding performance bonds or letters of credit will be called. Performance bonds do not have stated expiration dates. Rather, we are released from the performance bonds as the underlying performance is completed. The expiration dates of some letters of credit issued in connection with community improvements coincide with the expected completion dates of the related projects or obligations. Most letters of credit, however, are issued with an initial term of one year and are typically extended on a year-to-year basis until the related performance obligations are completed.
Land Option Contracts and Other Similar Contracts. In the ordinary course of our business, we enter into land option contracts and other similar contracts to acquire rights to land for the construction of homes. At August 31, 2026, we had total cash deposits of $66.0 million to purchase land having an aggregate purchase price of $1.68 billion. Our land option contracts and other similar contracts generally do not contain provisions requiring our specific performance.
Civil Subpoena. On October 2, 2023, we received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, dated September 27, 2023, to produce certain documents and testimony with respect to the inspection, rating, marketing and advertising of our ENERGY STAR® certified homes, including our contracts and/or communications with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and third-party ENERGY STAR rating companies, real estate brokers, real estate appraisers, financial institutions and other parties, as well as inspection-related guidelines, instructions, methods, policies, processes and procedures. We are cooperating with the government and have produced documents and information. As of the date of this report, we are unable to predict what actions the government will take, if any; the timing or nature of the ultimate outcome in this matter; or the impact, if any, such outcome may have on our business or consolidated financial statements. As a result, while a loss or penalty, if any, is reasonably possible in this matter, it is not considered to be probable or estimable.
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18.Stockholders’ Equity
On February 20, 2026, the management development and compensation committee of our board of directors approved the payout of 568,696 shares of our common stock in connection with the vesting of PSUs that were granted to certain employees on November 14, 2022. The shares paid out under the PSUs reflected our achievement of certain performance measures that were based on cumulative earnings per share, average return on invested capital, and revenue growth relative to a peer group of high-production public homebuilding companies over the three-year period from December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2025. Of the shares of common stock paid out, 261,364 shares, or $17.1 million, were purchased by us in the 2026 first quarter to satisfy the recipients’ withholding taxes on the vesting of the PSUs. The shares purchased were not considered repurchases under the authorizations described below.
On October 9, 2025, our board of directors authorized us to repurchase up to $1.00 billion of our outstanding common stock. As of November 30, 2025, there was $900.0 million of remaining availability under this share repurchase authorization. In the nine months ended August 31, 2026, we repurchased 3,104,677 shares of our common stock at a total cost of $175.0 million. Repurchases under the authorization may occur periodically through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, with the timing and amount at management’s discretion and dependent on market, business and other conditions. This share repurchase authorization will continue in effect until fully used or earlier terminated or suspended by our board of directors, and does not obligate us to purchase any shares. As of August 31, 2026, there was $725.0 million of remaining availability under this share repurchase authorization.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which was enacted into law on August 16, 2022, imposed a non-deductible 1% excise tax on the net value of certain stock repurchases made after December 31, 2022. In the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 and 2025, we reflected the applicable excise tax in treasury stock as part of the cost basis of the stock repurchased and recorded a corresponding liability for the excise taxes payable in accrued expenses and other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. All dollar amounts presented in this report related to our share repurchases and our share repurchase authorization exclude such excise taxes, to the extent applicable, unless otherwise indicated.
In the 2026 and 2025 third quarters, our board of directors declared, and we paid, a quarterly cash dividend of $.25 .75
19.Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Options. At November 30, 2025, we had 350,864 stock options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $16.21 no stock options were outstanding at August 31, 2026. We have not granted stock option awards since 2016. As all stock options had been fully vested since 2019, no
Other Stock-Based Awards. From time to time, we grant restricted stock and PSUs to various employees as a compensation benefit. We recognized a nominal stock-based compensation amount related to these awards for the three months ended August 31, 2026, compared to expense of $8.4 million for the three months ended August 31, 2025. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026 and 2025, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $11.3 million and $25.1 million, respectively, related to these awards. The year-over-year decreases in stock-based compensation expense for both the three-month and nine-month periods were primarily due to lower compensation expense associated with PSUs, reflecting reduced expected achievement levels relative to the applicable performance metrics.
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20.Supplemental Disclosure to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
The following are supplemental disclosures to the consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):
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| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Summary of cash and cash equivalents at end of period: | |||||||||||
| Homebuilding | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Income taxes paid | |||||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash activities: | |||||||||||
| Decrease in consolidated inventories not owned | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Non-cash change in investment in unconsolidated joint venture, net | ( | ||||||||||
21.Relocation of Corporate Headquarters
On April 8, 2026, we announced plans to relocate our corporate headquarters office from Los Angeles, California to Tempe, Arizona. The relocation is intended to bring executive leadership and corporate functions together in a more centralized location and is expected to reduce our cost structure over time. Relocation activities will primarily occur in two phases, with the larger phase anticipated to be substantially complete in 2027 and a smaller phase expected to continue into 2028.
Based on our current estimates and assumptions, and subject to our relocation efforts proceeding as currently planned, we expect to incur total costs associated with the relocation of approximately $8.0 million to $12.0 million. The majority of these costs are expected to be incurred through 2027, with certain costs extending into 2028. These estimates are subject to change as our relocation plan progresses and workforce transition decisions and other factors continue to evolve; accordingly, actual costs and the timing of when such costs are incurred may differ from current expectations. The relocation cost estimates mainly consist of employee separation, retention and relocation expenses, with a smaller portion related to other exit costs such as travel; legal, consulting and other professional services; contract terminations; and asset impairments. As employees are required to provide service through applicable dates to receive separation or retention benefits, the expenses and related liabilities are recognized ratably over the required service period. Relocation expenditures and other exit costs are generally recognized in the period incurred.
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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Results of Operations
OVERVIEW
Revenues are generated from our homebuilding and financial services operations. The following table presents a summary of our consolidated results of operations (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
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| 2026 | 2025 | Variance | 2026 | 2025 | Variance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding | $ | 1,292,350 | $ | 1,614,462 | (20) | % | $ | 3,471,516 | $ | 4,526,219 | (23) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial services | 4,751 | 6,012 | (21) | 15,031 | 15,617 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 1,297,101 | $ | 1,620,474 | (20) | % | $ | 3,486,547 | $ | 4,541,836 | (23) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pretax income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding | $ | 73,799 | $ | 134,542 | (45) | % | $ | 139,172 | $ | 400,595 | (65) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial services | 7,381 | 8,686 | (15) | 19,581 | 24,373 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total pretax income | 81,180 | 143,228 | (43) | 158,753 | 424,968 | (63) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | (15,900) | (33,400) | 52 | (32,700) | (97,700) | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 65,280 | $ | 109,828 | (41) | % | $ | 126,053 | $ | 327,268 | (61) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.05 | $ | 1.61 | (35) | % | $ | 2.00 | $ | 4.60 | (57) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
During the 2026 third quarter, housing market conditions remained challenging, weakening from the prior quarter as an increase in mortgage loan interest rates further pressured affordability in many of our served markets. Higher interest rates coupled with persistent inflation, attributable in part to rising commodity and oil prices, heightened macroeconomic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions, including the military conflicts in the Middle East and in Ukraine, caused prospective buyers to become more cautious on purchasing a home. In addition, resale home inventory, which is our largest competitor, increased to its highest levels in a decade, and we are seeing pricing trending downward in several areas within our operational footprint. Even with the significant headwinds, demand for our Built to Order® homes contributed to our first year-over-year increase in ending backlog in four years, as these homes are generally sold prior to the start of construction and remain in backlog until delivered.
Reflecting the operating environment, we produced 2,604 net orders in the 2026 third quarter, down 12% from the year-earlier quarter, which contributed, along with a higher average community count, to a decline in the monthly net order pace per community to 3.1, compared to 3.8 for the prior-year period. Our average community count increased 8% year over year to 279, and our ending community count rose 5% to 277, primarily reflecting our continued investments in land and land development to support future growth. The value of net orders for the quarter was $1.21 billion, down 8% from the year-earlier period, primarily due to lower net orders, partly offset by a 4% increase in their average selling price to $463,600.
To support orders, we have remained focused in 2026 on our strategy of offering customers a simple, straightforward and transparent base price with limited, if any, concessions or incentives, intended to provide a compelling value competitive with area resale home prices. In addition, while selling through our existing inventory, we have continued to prioritize orders of our Built to Order homes, which are our core competency and a key industry differentiator for us that typically generate higher gross profit margins than inventory homes, and we generated predominantly Built to Order net orders in each of the first three quarters of 2026.
We believe this reflects, in part, how the value proposition of our Built to Order homes to prospective customers has increased with the meaningful reduction in build times we have achieved over the past few years. In 2026, our average build times improved year over year by 22% in the first quarter, 24% in the second quarter and 19% in the third quarter. With the substantial Built to Order net orders we generated in the first nine months of the year, we reached our goal of a predominantly Built to Order mix of homes delivered in the 2026 third quarter, with these homes comprising 74% of homes delivered and benefiting our housing gross profit margin.
Homebuilding revenues for the three months ended August 31, 2026 were generated solely from housing operations. For the three months ended August 31, 2025, homebuilding revenues were generated from housing operations and nominal land sales. Housing revenues for the 2026 third quarter decreased 20% year over year to $1.29 billion, due to a 19% decrease in the number of homes delivered to 2,732 and a slight decline in their average selling price to $473,000. Approximately 50% of our
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homes delivered in the 2026 third quarter were to first-time homebuyers. Our homes delivered as a percentage of backlog at the beginning of the quarter were 60% for the 2026 third quarter, compared to 71% for the year-earlier quarter. This decrease reflects growth in our backlog since the beginning of the year, as well as a lower percentage of homes sold and delivered within the same quarter, corresponding to our strategic shift toward increasing our mix of Built to Order net orders.
Homebuilding operating income for the three months ended August 31, 2026 was $67.1 million, compared to $131.2 million for the year-earlier period. As a percentage of revenues, homebuilding operating income was 5.2% for the 2026 third quarter, compared to 8.1% for the corresponding 2025 period, mainly due to a lower housing gross profit margin and higher selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues. Excluding inventory-related charges of $3.0 million for the current quarter and $11.3 million for the year-earlier quarter, the homebuilding operating income margin was 5.4%, compared to 8.8%. Our housing gross profit margin was 16.5%, compared to 18.2% for the year-earlier quarter. Excluding the above-mentioned inventory-related charges, the housing gross profit margin was 16.8%, compared to 18.9%, primarily reflecting pricing pressure, higher relative land costs and reduced operating leverage. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues increased 130 basis points year over year to 11.3%, mainly due to a decrease in operating leverage from lower housing revenues.
Total pretax income for the 2026 third quarter was $81.2 million, including a $3.5 million gain associated with the sale of an investment in equity securities of a privately held technology company, compared to $143.2 million for the year-earlier period. Net income and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended August 31, 2026 were $65.3 million and $1.05, respectively, compared to $109.8 million and $1.61, respectively, for the three months ended August 31, 2025. Our diluted earnings per share for the 2026 third quarter reflected lower net income, partly offset by a 9% reduction in our weighted-average diluted share count attributable to common stock repurchases over the past several quarters.
We continue to take a balanced approach to capital allocation, guided by market conditions and our priorities of investing in land and land development to support future growth and returning capital to our stockholders. Our investments in land and land development for the 2026 third quarter totaled $722.3 million, a 40% increase compared to the year-earlier quarter. During the 2026 third quarter, we repurchased .9 million shares of our common stock at a total cost of $50.0 million, compared to 3.3 million shares at a total cost of $188.5 million in the year-earlier quarter. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, we invested $1.79 billion in land and land development, representing an 8% decrease from the corresponding year-earlier period, and repurchased 3.1 million shares of our common stock at a total cost of $175.0 million. We ended the 2026 third quarter with total liquidity of $942.4 million, including cash and cash equivalents and $783.4 million of available capacity under the Credit Facility. We had $415.0 million of cash borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility at August 31, 2026.
With our ending backlog value at August 31, 2026 up 3% year over year to approximately $2.05 billion, we believe we are well positioned to achieve our projections for the 2026 fourth quarter and full year, as described below under “Outlook.”
HOMEBUILDING
Financial Results. The following table presents a summary of certain financial and operational data for our homebuilding operations (dollars in thousands, except average selling price):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing | $ | 1,292,350 | $ | 1,613,975 | $ | 3,470,076 | $ | 4,525,732 | |||||||||||||||
| Land | — | 487 | 1,440 | 487 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,292,350 | 1,614,462 | 3,471,516 | 4,526,219 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land costs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing | (1,078,590) | (1,320,611) | (2,923,732) | (3,658,080) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Land | — | (536) | (1,296) | (536) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | (1,078,590) | (1,321,147) | (2,925,028) | (3,658,616) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (146,626) | (162,152) | (418,217) | (477,638) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | (1,225,216) | (1,483,299) | (3,343,245) | (4,136,254) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 67,134 | 131,163 | 128,271 | 389,965 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income and other | $ | 4,518 | $ | 1,870 | $ | 6,963 | $ | 5,628 | |||||||||||||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures | 2,147 | 1,509 | 3,938 | 5,002 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding pretax income | $ | 73,799 | $ | 134,542 | $ | 139,172 | $ | 400,595 | |||||||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 2,732 | 3,393 | 7,497 | 9,283 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Average selling price | $ | 473,000 | $ | 475,700 | $ | 462,900 | $ | 487,500 | |||||||||||||||
| Housing gross profit margin as a percentage of housing revenues | 16.5 | % | 18.2 | % | 15.7 | % | 19.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted housing gross profit margin as a percentage of housing revenues | 16.8 | % | 18.9 | % | 16.1 | % | 19.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues | 11.3 | % | 10.0 | % | 12.0 | % | 10.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income as a percentage of revenues | 5.2 | % | 8.1 | % | 3.7 | % | 8.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
Revenues. Homebuilding revenues for the three months ended August 31, 2026 consisted solely of housing revenues. In the three months ended August 31, 2025, homebuilding revenues were generated from housing operations and nominal land sale revenues. Housing revenues for the 2026 third quarter declined 20% from the year-earlier quarter due to a decrease of 19% in the number of homes delivered and a slight decline in their overall average selling price. Each of our homebuilding reporting segments posted year-over-year decreases in third-quarter housing revenues, ranging from 7% in our West Coast segment to 34% in our Southwest and Central segments. The decline in the overall number of homes delivered primarily resulted from our having 5% fewer homes in backlog at the beginning of the 2026 third quarter compared to the year-earlier period, as well as our strategic shift toward a higher mix of Built to Order sales in the 2026 first nine months.
For the nine months ended August 31, 2026 and 2025, homebuilding revenues consisted of housing revenues and land sale revenues. Housing revenues for the nine months ended August 31, 2026 decreased 23% from the corresponding 2025 period due to a 19% decline in the number of homes delivered and a 5% decrease in their average selling price.
There were no land sale revenues for the three months ended August 31, 2026, compared to land sale revenues of $.5 million for the corresponding 2025 period. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, land sale revenues totaled $1.4 million, compared to $.5 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2025. Generally, land sale revenues fluctuate with our decisions to maintain or decrease our land ownership position in certain markets based upon the volume of our holdings, our business strategy, the strength and number of developers and other land buyers in particular markets at given points in time, the availability of opportunities to sell land at acceptable prices and prevailing market conditions.
Operating Income. Our homebuilding operating income for the three months ended August 31, 2026 decreased 49% from the prior-year period, reflecting lower housing gross profits, partly offset by lower selling, general and administrative expenses. Operating income for the 2026 third quarter included $3.0 million of inventory-related charges, compared to $11.3 million for the year-earlier quarter. As a percentage of revenues, our operating income for the three months ended August 31, 2026 was 5.2%, compared to 8.1% for the corresponding 2025 period, due to a lower housing gross profit margin and higher selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues. Excluding inventory-related charges, our operating income as a percentage of revenues was 5.4% for the three months ended August 31, 2026, compared to 8.8% for the year-earlier period.
For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, our homebuilding operating income declined 67% from the year-earlier period mainly due to a decrease in housing gross profits, partially offset by lower selling, general and administrative expenses. Operating income for the nine months ended August 31, 2026 included inventory-related charges of $10.7 million, compared to $18.4 million of such charges for the corresponding 2025 period. As a percentage of revenues, our operating income for the nine months ended August 31, 2026 decreased 490 basis points year over year to 3.7%, mainly reflecting a lower housing gross profit margin and higher selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues. Excluding inventory-related charges, our operating income as a percentage of revenues declined 500 basis points to 4.0% for the nine months ended August 31, 2026.
•Housing Gross Profits – Housing gross profits of $213.8 million for the three months ended August 31, 2026 were down 27% year over year, reflecting lower housing revenues and a 170 basis-point decrease in our housing gross profit margin to
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16.5%. The decline in the housing gross profit margin primarily reflected continued pricing pressure, higher relative land costs and reduced operating leverage. As a percentage of housing revenues, the amortization of previously capitalized interest associated with housing operations, which is included in construction and land costs, was 1.7% for both the three months ended August 31, 2026 and 2025. Excluding the above-mentioned inventory-related charges, all of which were associated with housing operations, our adjusted housing gross profit margin of 16.8% for the 2026 third quarter decreased 210 basis points year over year.
For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, our housing gross profits of $546.3 million decreased from $867.7 million for the year-earlier period due to lower housing revenues and a 350 basis-point decline in our housing gross profit margin. The housing gross profit margin decrease primarily reflected the same factors described above for the three months ended August 31, 2026. As a percentage of housing revenues, the amortization of previously capitalized interest associated with housing operations was 1.7% for both the nine months ended August 31, 2026 and 2025. Excluding the above-mentioned inventory-related charges, all of which were associated with housing operations, our adjusted housing gross profit margin of 16.1% for the nine months ended August 31, 2026 decreased 350 basis points year over year.
The calculation of adjusted housing gross profit margin, which we believe provides a clearer measure of the performance of our business, is described below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
•Land Sale Profits – There were no land sales during the three months ended August 31, 2026. Land sales generated nominal results for the nine months ended August 31, 2026 and the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2025.
•Selling, General and Administrative Expenses – The following table presents the components of our selling, general and administrative expenses (dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | % of Housing Revenues | 2025 | % of Housing Revenues | 2026 | % of Housing Revenues | 2025 | % of Housing Revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | $ | 39,722 | 3.1 | % | $ | 39,894 | 2.4 | % | $ | 117,498 | 3.4 | % | $ | 122,159 | 2.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commission expenses (a) | 44,358 | 3.4 | 56,062 | 3.5 | 124,099 | 3.5 | 155,742 | 3.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 62,546 | 4.8 | 66,196 | 4.1 | 176,620 | 5.1 | 199,737 | 4.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 146,626 | 11.3 | % | $ | 162,152 | 10.0 | % | $ | 418,217 | 12.0 | % | $ | 477,638 | 10.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Commission expenses include sales commissions on homes delivered paid to internal sales counselors and external real estate brokers.
Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended August 31, 2026 decreased 10% compared to the year-earlier period, primarily reflecting a decrease in commission expenses resulting from fewer homes delivered in the 2026 period and a reduction in general and administrative expenses largely due to lower costs associated with performance-based compensation and personnel reductions. As a percentage of housing revenues, our selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended August 31, 2026 increased 130 basis points year over year, mainly due to a decrease in operating leverage from lower housing revenues, partly offset by lower costs associated with certain performance-based employee compensation plans and personnel reductions. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 12% year over year, primarily due to the same factors described above for the three months ended August 31, 2026 as well as the favorable impact of $8.0 million in insurance recoveries. As a percentage of housing revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended August 31, 2026 increased 140 basis points, primarily reflecting decreased operating leverage from lower housing revenues, partly offset by lower costs associated with certain performance-based employee compensation plans and personnel reductions, and the insurance recoveries.
Interest Income/Expense and Other. Interest income and other for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 consisted of interest income and a $3.5 million gain associated with the sale of an investment in equity securities of a privately held technology company. Further information regarding this gain is provided in Note 10 – Other Assets in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report. For the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2025, interest income and other was comprised solely of interest income.
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Interest income, which is generated from short-term investments, was $1.0 million for the three months ended August 31, 2026, compared to $1.9 million for the year-earlier quarter. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, interest income was $3.5 million, compared to $5.6 million for the corresponding 2025 period. The year-over-year decreases for the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026 reflected our lower average balance of cash equivalents and a lower interest rate in the 2026 periods. Generally, increases and decreases in interest income are attributable to changes in the interest-bearing average balances of short-term investments and fluctuations in interest rates.
We incur interest principally from our borrowings to finance land acquisitions, land development, home construction and other operating and capital needs. All interest incurred during the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026 and 2025 was capitalized as the average amount of our inventory qualifying for interest capitalization was higher than our average debt level for each period. Accordingly, we had no interest expense for these periods. Further information regarding our interest incurred and capitalized is provided in Note 6 – Inventories in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
Equity in Income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. Our equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures was $2.1 million for the three months ended August 31, 2026, compared to $1.5 million for the year-earlier period. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, our equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures was $3.9 million, compared to $5.0 million for the corresponding 2025 period. Further information regarding our investments in homebuilding unconsolidated joint ventures is provided in Note 9 – Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
Net Orders, Cancellation Rates, Backlog and Community Count. The following table presents information about our net orders, cancellation rate, ending backlog and community count (dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net orders | 2,604 | 2,950 | 8,767 | 9,182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net order value (a) | $ | 1,207,224 | $ | 1,314,607 | $ | 4,119,932 | $ | 4,271,688 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cancellation rate (b) | 18 | % | 17 | % | 14 | % | 16 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ending backlog — homes | 4,398 | 4,333 | 4,398 | 4,333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending backlog — value | $ | 2,053,208 | $ | 1,988,863 | $ | 2,053,208 | $ | 1,988,863 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ending community count | 277 | 264 | 277 | 264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average community count | 279 | 259 | 276 | 258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Net order value represents potential future housing revenues associated with net orders generated during the period, as well as homebuyer selections of lot and product premiums and design choices and options for homes in backlog during the same period.
(b) Cancellation rate represents the total number of contracts for new homes cancelled during a period divided by the total (gross) orders for new homes generated during the same period.
Net Orders. Net orders for the 2026 third quarter were down 12% compared to the year-earlier quarter, driven by decreases ranging from 2% in our Southwest homebuilding reporting segment to 26% in our Central segment, partly offset by an increase of 8% in our West Coast segment. The pace of monthly net orders per community was 3.1 in the 2026 third quarter, compared to 3.8 for the corresponding 2025 quarter, reflecting the lower net order volume and our higher average community count. The value of net orders for the 2026 third quarter was $1.21 billion, a decline of 8% from year-earlier quarter, reflecting the lower net order volume, partly offset by a 4% increase in average selling price of those net orders to $463,600. Our cancellation rate as a percentage of gross orders for the three months ended August 31, 2026 was nearly even with the year-earlier period.
To support sales in the nine months ended August 31, 2026, we remained focused on offering customers a simple, straightforward, transparent base price with limited, if any, concessions or incentives, intended to provide a compelling value competitive with area resale home prices. Further, while selling through our existing inventory, we have continued to prioritize orders of our Built to Order homes, which are our core competency and a key industry differentiator for us that typically generate higher gross margins than inventory homes, and we generated predominantly Built to Order net orders in each of the first three quarters of 2026. This momentum contributed to a 74% mix of Built to Order homes delivered in the 2026 third quarter and helped drive the first year-over-year increase in our ending backlog in four years, as these homes are generally sold prior to the start of construction and remain in backlog until delivered.
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Backlog. The number of homes in our backlog at August 31, 2026 increased 2% compared to August 31, 2025. Our overall backlog value at August 31, 2026 grew 3% year over year due to the increased number of homes in backlog and their higher average selling price. Backlog value reflected a year-over-year increase of 22% in our West Coast homebuilding reporting segment, partially offset by decreases ranging from 9% in our Southwest segment to 12% in our Southeast segment. Based on our historical experience, a portion of the homes in backlog will not result in homes delivered due to cancellations. Among other benefits, our larger backlog of Built to Order homes generally provides us with greater visibility into future deliveries and enhanced predictability of housing gross profit margins compared to inventory homes, as the selling price and cost to build are usually known prior to starting the home.
Community Count. We use the term “community count” to refer to the number of communities open for sale with at least five homes left to sell at the end of a reporting period. Our ending community count for the 2026 third quarter grew 5% and our average community count increased 8%, each as compared to the year-earlier quarter.
HOMEBUILDING REPORTING SEGMENTS
Operational Data. The following tables present information about our homes delivered, net orders, cancellation rates as a percentage of gross orders, net order value, average community count and ending backlog (number of homes and value) by homebuilding reporting segment (dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homes Delivered | Net Orders | Cancellation Rates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | 966 | 972 | 937 | 870 | 16 | % | 18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest | 503 | 681 | 448 | 459 | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 609 | 943 | 587 | 795 | 19 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast | 654 | 797 | 632 | 826 | 20 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,732 | 3,393 | 2,604 | 2,950 | 18 | % | 17 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Order Value | Average Community Count | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment | 2026 | 2025 | Variance | 2026 | 2025 | Variance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | $ | 596,541 | $ | 550,753 | 8 | % | 111 | 89 | 25 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest | 194,690 | 218,931 | (11) | 38 | 36 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 188,092 | 255,530 | (26) | 67 | 66 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast | 227,901 | 289,393 | (21) | 63 | 68 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,207,224 | $ | 1,314,607 | (8) | % | 279 | 259 | 8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homes Delivered | Net Orders | Cancellation Rates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | 2,494 | 2,789 | 3,142 | 2,872 | 13 | % | 15 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest | 1,256 | 2,020 | 1,485 | 1,561 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 1,880 | 2,505 | 2,050 | 2,545 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast | 1,867 | 1,969 | 2,090 | 2,204 | 15 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 7,497 | 9,283 | 8,767 | 9,182 | 14 | % | 16 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Order Value | Average Community Count | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment | 2026 | 2025 | Variance | 2026 | 2025 | Variance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | $ | 2,025,545 | $ | 1,886,073 | 7 | % | 106 | 88 | 20 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest | 644,590 | 757,074 | (15) | 38 | 38 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 691,528 | 823,869 | (16) | 67 | 67 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast | 758,269 | 804,672 | (6) | 65 | 65 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 4,119,932 | $ | 4,271,688 | (4) | % | 276 | 258 | 7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Backlog – Homes | Backlog – Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment | 2026 | 2025 | Variance | 2026 | 2025 | Variance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | 1,589 | 1,294 | 23 | % | $ | 1,019,253 | $ | 833,715 | 22 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest | 696 | 675 | 3 | 296,130 | 326,959 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 1,042 | 1,173 | (11) | 351,418 | 390,780 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast | 1,071 | 1,191 | (10) | 386,407 | 437,409 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 4,398 | 4,333 | 2 | % | $ | 2,053,208 | $ | 1,988,863 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The composition of our homes delivered, net orders and backlog shifts with the product and geographic mix of our active communities and the corresponding average selling prices of the homes ordered and/or delivered at these communities in any particular period, changing as new communities open and existing communities wind down or sell out in the ordinary course. In addition, with our Built to Order business model, the selling prices of individual homes within a community may vary due to differing lot sizes and locations, home square footage, product premiums and the design choices and options buyers select. These intrinsic variations in our business limit the comparability of our homes delivered, net orders and backlog, as well as their corresponding values, between sequential and year-over-year periods, in addition to the effect of prevailing economic or housing market conditions in or across any particular periods.
Financial Results. Below is a discussion of the financial results for each of our homebuilding reporting segments. Further information regarding these segments, including their pretax income (loss), is included in Note 2 – Segment Information in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report. The difference between each homebuilding reporting segment’s operating income (loss) and pretax income (loss) is generally due to the equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures and/or interest income and expense.
In addition to the results of our homebuilding reporting segments presented below, our consolidated homebuilding operating income includes the results of Corporate and other, a non-operating segment. Corporate and other had operating losses of $31.4 million and $36.4 million in the three months ended August 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, Corporate and other had an operating loss of $101.9 million, compared to $113.3 million for the corresponding year-earlier period.
The financial results of our homebuilding reporting segments for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 and 2025 were impacted to varying degrees by price reductions and other homebuyer concessions we extended to buyers in conjunction with our sales strategies, as well as product and geographic mix shifts of homes delivered.
West Coast. The following table presents financial information related to our West Coast segment (dollars in thousands, except average selling price):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | Variance | 2026 | 2025 | Variance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 620,017 | $ | 664,880 | (7) | % | $ | 1,580,719 | $ | 1,926,722 | (18) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land costs | (516,320) | (549,332) | 6 | (1,340,827) | (1,579,624) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (50,723) | (45,899) | (11) | (135,026) | (135,363) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 52,974 | $ | 69,649 | (24) | % | $ | 104,866 | $ | 211,735 | (50) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2026 | 2025 | Variance | 2026 | 2025 | Variance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 966 | 972 | (1) | % | 2,494 | 2,789 | (11) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average selling price | $ | 641,800 | $ | 684,000 | (6) | % | $ | 633,500 | $ | 690,800 | (8) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income as a percentage of revenues | 8.5 | % | 10.5 | % | (200) | bps | 6.6 | % | 11.0 | % | (440) | bps | |||||||||||||||||||||||
This segment’s revenues for the three months ended August 31, 2026 and the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2025 were generated solely from housing operations. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, this segment’s revenues consisted of housing revenues and nominal land sale revenues. Housing revenues for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 decreased from the corresponding year-earlier periods, reflecting declines in both the number of homes delivered and their average selling price. Operating income for the three months ended August 31, 2026 decreased year over year due to lower housing gross profits and higher selling, general and administrative expenses. Operating income as a percentage of revenues decreased from the prior-year quarter due to a 70 basis-point decline in the housing gross profit margin to 16.7% and a 130 basis-point increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues to 8.2%. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, operating income decreased from the corresponding 2025 period, primarily reflecting lower housing gross profits. Operating income as a percentage of revenues also declined, mainly due to a 280 basis-point decrease in the housing gross profit margin to 15.2% and a 160 basis-point increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues to 8.5%.
The year-over-year decrease in the housing gross profit margin for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 was primarily due to continued pricing pressure, higher relative land costs, and product and geographic mix. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, the housing gross profit margin was also impacted by higher relative construction costs and reduced operating leverage. For the three months ended August 31, 2026, inventory-related charges associated with housing operations were $.7 million, compared to $1.1 million for the year-earlier period. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, inventory-related charges associated with housing operations were $5.7 million, compared to $3.0 million for the year-earlier period. The year-over-year increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 was mainly due to higher marketing and other expenses associated with our expanded community count in this segment as well as a decrease in operating leverage from lower housing revenues. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, these impacts were partly offset by insurance recoveries.
Southwest. The following table presents financial information related to our Southwest segment (dollars in thousands, except average selling price):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | Variance | 2026 | 2025 | Variance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 222,080 | $ | 335,505 | (34) | % | $ | 568,937 | $ | 962,486 | (41) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction and land costs | (178,287) | (254,515) | 30 | (453,207) | (723,639) | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | (17,844) | (23,544) | 24 | (48,781) | (67,245) | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 25,949 | $ | 57,446 | (55) | % | $ | 66,949 | $ | 171,602 | (61) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 503 | 681 | (26) | % | 1,256 | 2,020 | (38) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average selling price | $ | 441,500 | $ | 492,700 | (10) | % | $ | 453,000 | $ | 476,500 | (5) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income as a percentage of revenues | 11.7 | % | 17.1 | % | (540) | bps | 11.8 | % | 17.8 | % | (600) | bps | |||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026 and 2025, this segment’s revenues were generated solely from housing operations. This segment’s housing revenues declined year over year in both periods, reflecting decreases in both the number of homes delivered and their average selling price. Operating income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026 decreased from the corresponding year-earlier periods due to lower housing gross profits, partially offset by lower selling, general and administrative expenses. As a percentage of revenues, operating income for the 2026 third quarter declined from the year-earlier quarter, reflecting a 440 basis-point decrease in the housing gross profit margin to 19.7% and a 100 basis-point increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues to 8.0%. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, operating income as a percentage of revenues also decreased year over year due to a
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450 basis-point decrease in the housing gross profit margin to 20.3% and a 150 basis-point increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues to 8.6%.
The year-over-year decrease in the housing gross profit margin for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 primarily reflected continued pricing pressure, higher relative land costs and decreased operating leverage on lower housing revenues. There were no inventory-related charges associated with housing operations for the three months ended August 31, 2026, and such charges totaled $.4 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2026, compared to $.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively, for the corresponding year-earlier periods. The year-over-year increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues for both the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 was mainly due to a decrease in operating leverage from lower housing revenues.
Central. The following table presents financial information related to our Central segment (dollars in thousands, except average selling price):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | Variance | 2026 | 2025 | Variance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 205,567 | $ | 310,603 | (34) | % | $ | 635,004 | $ | 869,182 | (27) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction and land costs | (177,382) | (261,299) | 32 | (541,462) | (712,516) | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | (24,742) | (31,096) | 20 | (72,032) | (92,291) | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 3,443 | $ | 18,208 | (81) | % | $ | 21,510 | $ | 64,375 | (67) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 609 | 943 | (35) | % | 1,880 | 2,505 | (25) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average selling price | $ | 337,500 | $ | 329,400 | 2 | % | $ | 337,800 | $ | 347,000 | (3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income as a percentage of revenues | 1.7 | % | 5.9 | % | (420) | bps | 3.4 | % | 7.4 | % | (400) | bps | |||||||||||||||||||||||
This segment’s revenues for the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026 and 2025 were generated solely from housing operations. Housing revenues for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 were down from the corresponding year-earlier periods primarily due to a decrease in the number of homes delivered. Operating income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026 declined from the corresponding year-earlier periods due to lower housing gross profits, partly offset by lower selling, general and administrative expenses. This segment’s operating income as a percentage of revenues for the 2026 third quarter decreased from the year-earlier period due to a 220 basis-point decline in the housing gross profit margin to 13.7% and a 200 basis-point increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues to 12.0%. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, operating income as a percentage of revenues decreased year over year, reflecting a 330 basis-point decrease in the housing gross profit margin to 14.7%, and a 70 basis-point increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues to 11.3%.
The housing gross profit margin declined year over year for both the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026, mainly due to continued pricing pressure, higher relative land costs, product and geographic mix, and decreased operating leverage on lower housing revenues, partly offset by decreased inventory-related charges. Inventory-related charges associated with housing operations for the three months ended August 31, 2026 were $.9 million, compared to $7.2 million for the year-earlier period. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, inventory-related charges associated with housing operations were $1.9 million, compared to $9.4 million for the year-earlier period. The year-over-year increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 primarily reflected a decrease in operating leverage from lower housing revenues. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, the year-over-year increase was largely offset by the favorable impact of insurance recoveries.
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Southeast. The following table presents financial information related to our Southeast segment (dollars in thousands, except average selling price):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | Variance | 2026 | 2025 | Variance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 244,686 | $ | 303,474 | (19) | % | $ | 686,856 | $ | 767,829 | (11) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction and land costs | (204,228) | (254,025) | 20 | (583,070) | (637,145) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | (24,328) | (27,224) | 11 | (66,950) | (75,152) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 16,130 | $ | 22,225 | (27) | % | $ | 36,836 | $ | 55,532 | (34) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 654 | 797 | (18) | % | 1,867 | 1,969 | (5) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average selling price | $ | 374,100 | $ | 380,200 | (2) | % | $ | 367,600 | $ | 389,700 | (6) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income as a percentage of revenues | 6.6 | % | 7.3 | % | (70) | bps | 5.4 | % | 7.2 | % | (180) | bps | |||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended August 31, 2026, this segment’s revenues were generated solely from housing operations. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026 and the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2025, this segment’s revenues were comprised of housing revenues and nominal land sale revenues. Housing revenues for the three months ended August 31, 2026 decreased 19% year over year and, for the nine months ended August 31, 2026, declined 11% from the corresponding year-earlier period. In both periods, the decline reflected decreases in both the number of homes delivered and their average selling price. Operating income for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 was down from the corresponding year-earlier periods mainly due to lower housing gross profits, partially offset by lower selling, general and administrative expenses. As a percentage of revenues, operating income for the 2026 third quarter declined from the year-earlier quarter primarily due to a 90 basis-point increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues to 9.9%, partially offset by a 20 basis-point increase in the housing gross profit margin to 16.5%. Operating income as a percentage of revenues for the nine months ended August 31, 2026 declined from the year-earlier period due to a 190 basis-point decrease in the housing gross profit margin to 15.1%, partly offset by a 10 basis-point improvement in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues to 9.8%.
The year-over-year increase in the housing gross profit margin for three months ended August 31, 2026 primarily reflected lower construction costs, which more than offset the effects of continued pricing pressure and higher relative land costs. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, the housing gross profit margin decreased from the year-earlier period, mainly due to continued pricing pressure, higher land costs, and product and geographic mix, partially offset by lower construction costs. Inventory-related charges associated with housing operations for the three months ended August 31, 2026 were $1.4 million, compared to $2.5 million for the year-earlier quarter. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, inventory-related charges associated with housing operations were $2.7 million, compared to $4.4 million for the corresponding 2025 period. The year-over-year increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues for the three months ended August 31, 2026 was mainly due to a decrease in operating leverage from lower housing revenues.
FINANCIAL SERVICES REPORTING SEGMENT
The following table presents a summary of selected financial and operational data for our financial services reporting segment (dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 4,751 | $ | 6,012 | $ | 15,031 | $ | 15,617 | |||||||||||||||
| Expenses | (1,464) | (1,580) | (4,507) | (4,689) | |||||||||||||||||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture | 4,094 | 4,254 | 9,057 | 13,445 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pretax income | $ | 7,381 | $ | 8,686 | $ | 19,581 | $ | 24,373 | |||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total originations (a): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans | 2,010 | 2,314 | 5,331 | 6,630 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Principal | $ | 812,099 | $ | 917,658 | $ | 2,105,042 | $ | 2,717,138 | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage of homebuyers using KBHS | 85 | % | 83 | % | 83 | % | 86 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Average FICO score | 742 | 740 | 742 | 743 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loans sold (a): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans sold to GR Alliance | 1,536 | 1,786 | 4,107 | 5,021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Principal | $ | 634,695 | $ | 712,367 | $ | 1,653,980 | $ | 2,034,811 | |||||||||||||||
| Loans sold to third parties | 510 | 469 | 1,207 | 1,457 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Principal | $ | 186,307 | $ | 189,837 | $ | 429,040 | $ | 631,511 | |||||||||||||||
(a)Loan originations and sales occurred within KBHS.
Revenues. Financial services revenues for the three months ended August 31, 2026 declined 21% year over year, reflecting lower title services revenues and insurance commission revenues. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, financial services revenues decreased 4% from the corresponding year-earlier period, as lower title services revenues were partly offset by higher insurance commission revenues. Lower title services revenues in both periods primarily reflected fewer homes delivered in the 2026 periods. Insurance commission revenues decreased in the three-month period and increased in the nine-month period, primarily due to changes in estimated future renewal commissions.
Pretax income. Financial services pretax income for the three months ended August 31, 2026 decreased 15% from the year-earlier period, mainly reflecting lower results from title and insurance operations. Our equity in income of KBHS declined 4% year over year due to a decline in KBHS’ income that primarily reflected fewer loans originated resulting from the lower number of homes we delivered, partially offset by a higher percentage of our homebuyers using KBHS. The impact of the lower loan volume on KBHS’ income was partly offset by a $1.2 million gain in the fair value of IRLCs in the three months ended August 31, 2026, compared to a $3.0 million loss for the year‑earlier period.
For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, financial services pretax income declined 20% from the corresponding year-earlier period, primarily due to a 33% decrease in the equity in income of our unconsolidated joint venture, KBHS. Our equity in income of KBHS declined from the corresponding year-earlier period due to a decrease in KBHS’ income that mainly reflected fewer loans originated as a result of both the lower number of homes we delivered and a lower percentage of our homebuyers using KBHS. The impact of the lower loan volume for the nine months ended August 31, 2026 was partially offset by a $2.2 million gain in the fair value of IRLCs, compared to a $6.6 million loss in the corresponding period of 2025.
Further information regarding our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, including KBHS, is provided in Note 9 – Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
INCOME TAXES
Income Tax Expense. Our income tax expense and effective tax rates were as follows (dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | $ | 15,900 | $ | 33,400 | $ | 32,700 | $ | 97,700 | |||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 19.6 | % | 23.3 | % | 20.6 | % | 23.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Our effective tax rate for the three months ended August 31, 2026 decreased from the year-earlier period, primarily due to an increase in excess benefits from stock based compensation as well as the lower pretax income we generated for the 2026 period, which heightened their relative impact. For the nine months ended August 31, 2026, our effective tax rate decreased from the year-earlier period, mainly due to the lower pretax income, which resulted in a higher relative impact of excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation in the 2026 period, partly offset by a higher relative impact of non-deductible executive compensation expense.
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On July 4, 2025, the OBBBA was signed into law. Among its provisions is the repeal of Section 45L tax credits for new energy-efficient homes delivered after June 30, 2026. As a result, our income tax expense and effective tax rate for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2026 reflected the lower Section 45L benefit for the homes delivered after the effective date. The other tax-related provisions of the OBBBA did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Further information regarding our income taxes is provided in Note 13 – Income Taxes in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This report contains information about our adjusted housing gross profit margin, which is not calculated in accordance with GAAP. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure is relevant and useful to investors in understanding our operations, and may be helpful in comparing us with other companies in the homebuilding industry to the extent they provide similar information. However, because it is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, this non-GAAP financial measure may not be completely comparable to other companies in the homebuilding industry and, thus, should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to operating performance and/or financial measures prescribed by GAAP. Rather, this non-GAAP financial measure should be used to supplement the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure in order to provide a greater understanding of the factors and trends affecting our operations.
Adjusted Housing Gross Profit Margin. The following table reconciles our housing gross profit margin calculated in accordance with GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measure of our adjusted housing gross profit margin (dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended August 31, | Nine Months Ended August 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Housing revenues | $ | 1,292,350 | $ | 1,613,975 | $ | 3,470,076 | $ | 4,525,732 | |||||||||||||||
| Housing construction and land costs | (1,078,590) | (1,320,611) | (2,923,732) | (3,658,080) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Housing gross profits | 213,760 | 293,364 | 546,344 | 867,652 | |||||||||||||||||||
Add: Inventory-related charges (a) | 2,986 | 11,338 | 10,720 | 18,351 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted housing gross profits | $ | 216,746 | $ | 304,702 | $ | 557,064 | $ | 886,003 | |||||||||||||||
| Housing gross profit margin as a percentage of housing revenues | 16.5 | % | 18.2 | % | 15.7 | % | 19.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted housing gross profit margin as a percentage of housing revenues | 16.8 | % | 18.9 | % | 16.1 | % | 19.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
(a) Represents inventory impairment and land option contract abandonment charges associated with housing operations.
Adjusted housing gross profit margin is a non-GAAP financial measure, which we calculate by dividing housing revenues less housing construction and land costs excluding housing inventory impairment and land option contract abandonment charges (as applicable) recorded during a given period, by housing revenues. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is housing gross profit margin. We believe adjusted housing gross profit margin is a relevant and useful financial measure to investors in evaluating our performance as it measures the gross profits we generated specifically on the homes delivered during a given period. This non-GAAP financial measure isolates the impact that the housing inventory impairment and land option contract abandonment charges have on housing gross profit margins, and allows investors to make comparisons with our competitors that adjust housing gross profit margins in a similar manner. We also believe investors will find adjusted housing gross profit margin relevant and useful because it represents a profitability measure that may be compared to a prior period without regard to variability of housing inventory impairment and land option contract abandonment charges. This financial measure assists us in making strategic decisions regarding community location and product mix, product pricing and construction pace.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview. We have funded our homebuilding and financial services activities over the last several years with:
•internally generated cash flows;
•public issuances of debt securities;
•borrowings under the Credit Facility;
•the Term Loan;
•land option contracts and other similar contracts and seller notes;
•public issuances of our common stock; and
•letters of credit and performance bonds.
We manage our use of cash in the operation of our business to support the execution of our primary strategic goals. Over the past several years, we have primarily used cash for:
•land acquisitions and land development;
•home construction;
•operating expenses;
•principal and interest payments on notes payable;
•repayments of borrowings under the Credit Facility;
•dividends paid to stockholders; and
•repurchases of our common stock.
We ended the 2026 third quarter with total liquidity of $942.4 million, including cash and cash equivalents and $783.4 million of available capacity under the Credit Facility, with $415.0 million of cash borrowings outstanding. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $159.0 million at August 31, 2026, compared to $228.6 million at November 30, 2025. Cash equivalents included in the total were $35.7 million at August 31, 2026 and $152.6 million at November 30, 2025, and were mainly invested in interest-bearing bank deposit accounts and money market funds. Based on our financial position as of August 31, 2026, and our business forecast as discussed below under “Outlook,” we have no material concerns related to our liquidity. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, our anticipated cash flows from operations and amounts available under our Credit Facility will be sufficient to fund our anticipated operating and land-related investment needs for at least the next 12 months.
Cash Requirements. In the nine months ended August 31, 2026, there have been no significant changes in our cash requirements from those reported in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2025.
Investments in Land and Land Development. Our investments in land and land development for the nine months ended August 31, 2026 totaled $1.79 billion, an 8% decrease compared to the year-earlier period; the prior period included our purchase of two sizable land parcels in our Southwest homebuilding reporting segment. In the nine months ended August 31, 2026, land acquisition expenditures, which are included in our investments in land and land development, decreased to $650.3 million, or 36% of our total investments, compared to $771.3 million, or 40% of our total investments, in the corresponding period of 2025. While land and land development investments were made in all of our homebuilding reporting segments during the nine months ended August 31, 2026 and 2025, our West Coast segment comprised 47% and 51%, respectively, of our total investments.
In the 2026 fourth quarter, we intend to continue to invest in and develop land positions within attractive submarkets and selectively acquire or control additional land that meets our investment standards, depending significantly on market conditions and available opportunities that meet our investment return standards.
The following table presents the number of lots we owned or controlled under land option contracts and other similar contracts and the carrying value of inventory by homebuilding reporting segment (dollars in thousands):
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| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | Variance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment | Lots | Carrying Value | Lots | Carrying Value | Lots | Carrying Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Coast | 20,471 | $ | 3,214,169 | 20,750 | $ | 3,048,056 | (279) | $ | 166,113 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest | 10,165 | 1,173,794 | 11,142 | 969,260 | (977) | 204,534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 18,967 | 757,883 | 20,614 | 758,962 | (1,647) | (1,079) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast | 11,978 | 835,336 | 12,106 | 894,524 | (128) | (59,188) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 61,581 | $ | 5,981,182 | 64,612 | $ | 5,670,802 | (3,031) | $ | 310,380 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The carrying value of lots we owned or controlled under land option contracts and other similar contracts at August 31, 2026 increased 5% from November 30, 2025, mainly due to land and land development investments during the nine months ended August 31, 2026. The number of lots we owned or controlled as of August 31, 2026 decreased 5% from November 30, 2025, largely reflecting homes delivered and our strategic abandonment of 8,777 previously controlled lots, partly offset by newly optioned lots during the period. The number of lots in inventory as of August 31, 2026 included 9,549 lots under contract where the associated deposits were refundable at our discretion, compared to 7,715 of such lots at November 30, 2025. Our lots controlled under land option contracts and other similar contracts as a percentage of total lots was 40% at August 31, 2026, compared to 43% at November 30, 2025. Generally, this percentage fluctuates with our decisions to control (or abandon) lots under land option contracts and other similar contracts or to purchase (or sell owned) lots based on available opportunities and our investment return standards.
Land Option Contracts and Other Similar Contracts. As discussed in Note 8 – Variable Interest Entities in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report, our land option contracts and other similar contracts generally do not contain provisions requiring our specific performance. Our decision to exercise a particular land option contract or other similar contract depends on the results of our due diligence reviews and ongoing market and project feasibility analysis that we conduct after entering into such a contract. In some cases, our decision to exercise a land option contract or other similar contract may be conditioned on the land seller obtaining necessary entitlements, such as zoning rights and environmental and development approvals, and/or physically developing the underlying land by a pre-determined date. We typically have the ability not to exercise our rights to the underlying land for any reason and, if applicable, forfeit our deposits without further penalty or obligation to the sellers. If we were to acquire all the land we had under land option contracts and other similar contracts at August 31, 2026, we estimate the remaining purchase price to be paid would be as follows: 2026 – $358.3 million; 2027 – $859.0 million; 2028 – $297.3 million; 2029 – $98.5 million; 2030 – $4.0 million; and thereafter – $0.
Liquidity. The table below summarizes our cash and cash equivalents, and total liquidity (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 159,018 | $ | 228,614 | ||||||||||
| Credit Facility commitment | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||||||||
| Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility | (415,000) | — | ||||||||||||
| Letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility | (1,610) | (1,610) | ||||||||||||
| Credit Facility availability | 783,390 | 1,198,390 | ||||||||||||
| Total liquidity | $ | 942,408 | $ | 1,427,004 | ||||||||||
Capital Resources. Our notes payable consisted of the following (in thousands):
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | Variance | |||||||||||||||
| Credit Facility | $ | 415,000 | $ | — | $ | 415,000 | |||||||||||
| Term Loan | 358,640 | 358,317 | 323 | ||||||||||||||
| Senior notes | 1,333,070 | 1,331,584 | 1,486 | ||||||||||||||
| Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans | 2,435 | 3,076 | (641) | ||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,109,145 | $ | 1,692,977 | $ | 416,168 | |||||||||||
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Our financial leverage, as measured by the ratio of debt to capital, increased 540 basis points to 35.7% at August 31, 2026, compared to 30.3% at November 30, 2025 due to cash borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility. The ratio of debt to capital is calculated by dividing notes payable by capital (notes payable plus stockholders’ equity).
LOC Facility. We maintain the LOC Facility to obtain letters of credit from time to time in the ordinary course of operating our business. Under the LOC Facility, which expires on February 13, 2028, we may issue up to $100.0 million of letters of credit. As of August 31, 2026 and November 30, 2025, we had letters of credit outstanding under the LOC Facility of $53.5 million and $68.2 million, respectively.
Performance Bonds. As discussed in Note 16 – Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report, we had $1.35 billion and $1.37 billion of performance bonds outstanding at August 31, 2026 and November 30, 2025, respectively.
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility. We have a $1.20 billion Credit Facility that will mature on November 12, 2030. The Credit Facility contains an uncommitted accordion feature under which its aggregate principal amount of available loans can be increased to a maximum of $1.70 billion under certain conditions, including obtaining additional bank commitments. The amount of the Credit Facility available for cash borrowings and the issuance of letters of credit depends on the total cash borrowings and letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility and the maximum available amount under the terms of the Credit Facility. As of August 31, 2026, we had $415.0 million of cash borrowings and $1.6 million of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility is further described in Note 14 – Notes Payable in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
Under the terms of the Credit Facility and the Term Loan, we are required, among other things, to maintain compliance with various covenants, including financial covenants regarding our consolidated tangible net worth, Leverage Ratio, and either an Interest Coverage Ratio or minimum liquidity level, each as defined therein. Our compliance with these financial covenants is measured by calculations and metrics that are specifically defined or described by the terms of the Credit Facility and the Term Loan and can differ in certain respects from comparable GAAP or other commonly used terms. The financial covenant requirements under the Credit Facility and the Term Loan are set forth below:
•Consolidated tangible net worth – We must maintain a consolidated tangible net worth at the end of any fiscal quarter greater than or equal to the sum of (a) $2.70 billion, plus (b) an amount equal to 50% of the aggregate of the cumulative consolidated net income for each fiscal quarter commencing after August 31, 2025 and ending as of the last day of such fiscal quarter (though there is no reduction if there is a consolidated net loss in any fiscal quarter), plus (c) an amount equal to 50% of the cumulative net proceeds we receive from the issuance of our capital stock after August 31, 2025.
•Leverage Ratio – We must also maintain a Leverage Ratio of less than or equal to .60 at the end of each fiscal quarter. The Leverage Ratio is calculated as the ratio of our consolidated total indebtedness to the sum of consolidated total indebtedness and consolidated tangible net worth, all as defined under the Credit Facility and the Term Loan.
•Interest Coverage Ratio or liquidity – We are also required to maintain either (a) an Interest Coverage Ratio of greater than or equal to 1.50 at the end of each fiscal quarter; or (b) a minimum level of liquidity, but not both. The Interest Coverage Ratio is the ratio of our consolidated adjusted EBITDA to consolidated interest incurred, each as defined under the Credit Facility and the Term Loan, in each case for the previous 12 months. Our minimum liquidity is required to be greater than or equal to consolidated interest incurred, as defined under the Credit Facility and the Term Loan, for the four most recently ended fiscal quarters in the aggregate.
In addition, under the Credit Facility and the Term Loan, our equity investments in joint ventures and non-guarantor subsidiaries and other unconsolidated entities as of the end of each fiscal quarter cannot exceed the sum of (a) $104.8 million and (b) 20% of consolidated tangible net worth. Further, for so long as we do not hold an investment grade rating, as defined under the Credit Facility and the Term Loan, the Credit Facility and the Term Loan do not permit our borrowing base indebtedness, which, subject to certain exceptions, is the aggregate principal amount of our and certain of our subsidiaries’ outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money and non-collateralized financial letters of credit, to be greater than our borrowing base (a measure relating to our inventory and unrestricted cash assets).
The covenants and other requirements under the Credit Facility and the Term Loan represent the most restrictive covenants that we are subject to with respect to our notes payable. The following table summarizes the financial covenants and other requirements under the Credit Facility and the Term Loan, and our actual levels or ratios (as applicable) with respect to those covenants and other requirements, in each case as of August 31, 2026:
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| Financial Covenants and Other Requirements | Covenant Requirement | Actual | |||||||||||||||
| Consolidated tangible net worth | > | $2.82 billion | $3.76 billion | ||||||||||||||
| Leverage Ratio | < | .600 | .345 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage Ratio (a) | > | 1.500 | 3.863 | ||||||||||||||
| Minimum liquidity (a) | > | $112.7 million | $942.4 million | ||||||||||||||
| Investments in joint ventures and non-guarantor subsidiaries | < | $856.9 million | $472.0 million | ||||||||||||||
| Borrowing base in excess of borrowing base indebtedness (as defined) | n/a | $2.07 billion | |||||||||||||||
(a) Under the terms of the Credit Facility and the Term Loan, we are required to maintain either a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio or a minimum level of liquidity.
The indenture governing our senior notes does not contain any financial covenants. Subject to specified exceptions, the indenture contains certain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur secured indebtedness, or engage in sale-leaseback transactions involving property above a certain specified value. In addition, the indenture contains certain limitations related to mergers, consolidations, and sales of assets.
As of August 31, 2026, we were in compliance with the applicable terms of all of our covenants and other requirements under the Credit Facility, the Term Loan, the senior notes, the indenture, the LOC Facility and the mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans. Our ability to access the Credit Facility for cash borrowings and letters of credit and our ability to secure future debt financing depend, in part, on our ability to remain in such compliance. Our ability to access the Credit Facility’s full borrowing capacity, as well as the LOC Facility’s full issuance capacity, also depends on the ability and willingness of the applicable lenders and financial institutions, including any substitute or additional lenders and financial institutions, to meet their commitments to fund loans, extend credit or provide payment guarantees to or for us under those instruments.
There are no agreements that restrict our payment of dividends other than the Credit Facility and the Term Loan, which would restrict our payment of certain dividends, such as cash dividends on our common stock, if a default under the Credit Facility or the Term Loan exists at the time of any such payment, or if any such payment would result in such a default (other than dividends paid within 60 days after declaration, if there was no default at the time of declaration).
Depending on available terms, we finance certain land acquisitions with purchase-money financing from land sellers or with other forms of financing from third parties. At August 31, 2026, we had outstanding mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans payable in connection with such financing of $2.4 million, secured primarily by the underlying property, which had an aggregate carrying value of $22.7 million.
Senior Unsecured Term Loan. We have a $360.0 million Term Loan with the lenders party thereto that will mature on November 12, 2029, or earlier if we secure borrowings under the Credit Facility without similarly securing the Term Loan (subject to certain exceptions). The Term Loan is further described in Note 14 – Notes Payable in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. As discussed in Note 9 – Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report, we have investments in unconsolidated joint ventures in various markets where our homebuilding operations are located. As of August 31, 2026, two of our unconsolidated joint ventures had borrowings outstanding with third-party lenders, secured by the underlying property and related project assets.
Credit Rating. Our credit ratings are periodically reviewed by rating agencies. In July 2026, S&P Global Ratings downgraded our corporate credit rating to BB from BB+ and changed its rating outlook to negative from stable based primarily on the impact of persistent macroeconomic headwinds and softer homebuilding business conditions on our financial performance.
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Consolidated Cash Flows. The following table presents a summary of net cash provided by (used in) our operating, investing and financing activities (in thousands):
| Nine Months Ended August 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | |||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | (228,880) | $ | 31,840 | |||||||
| Investing activities | (15,347) | (42,237) | |||||||||
| Financing activities | 173,842 | (256,498) | |||||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (70,385) | $ | (266,895) | |||||||
Operating Activities. Generally, our net operating cash flows fluctuate mainly based on changes in our inventories and our profitability. Our net cash used by operating activities for the nine months ended August 31, 2026 mainly reflected a net increase in inventories of $326.5 million, a net decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities of $49.2 million, and a net increase in receivables of $32.7 million, partly offset by net income of $126.1 million. In the nine months ended August 31, 2025, our net cash provided by operating activities primarily reflected net income of $327.3 million and a net decrease in receivables of $7.2 million, partly offset by a net increase in inventories of $330.0 million and a net decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities of $63.8 million.
Investing Activities. In the nine months ended August 31, 2026, net cash used in investing activities consisted of $32.5 million for net purchases of property and equipment and $19.4 million of contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures, partially offset by $20.0 million of proceeds from the sale of our investment in the equity securities of a privately held technology company and a $16.6 million return of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures. In the nine months ended August 31, 2025, our net cash used in investing activities included $34.6 million for net purchases of property and equipment and $10.6 million for contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures, partly offset by a $3.0 million return of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures.
Financing Activities. In the nine months ended August 31, 2026, cash was provided by $415.0 million of net borrowings under the Credit Facility and $5.7 million of issuances of common stock under employee stock plans. The cash provided was partly offset by stock repurchases and excise taxes paid of $180.1 million, dividend payments on our common stock of $47.7 million, and tax payments associated with stock-based compensation awards of $18.3 million. In the nine months ended August 31, 2025, our uses of cash included stock repurchases of $438.5 million, dividend payments on our common stock of $52.8 million and tax payments associated with stock-based compensation awards of $15.9 million. The cash used was partially offset by $250.0 million of net borrowings under the Credit Facility and $.7 million of issuances of common stock under employee stock plans.
Dividends. In the 2026 and 2025 third quarters, our board of directors declared, and we paid, a quarterly cash dividend of $.25 per share. Quarterly dividends declared and paid during each of the nine-month periods ended August 31, 2026 and 2025 totaled $.75 per share. The declaration and payment of future cash dividends on our common stock, whether at current levels or at all, are at the discretion of our board of directors, and depend upon, among other things, our expected future earnings, cash flows, capital requirements, access to external financing, debt structure and any adjustments thereto, operational and financial investment strategy and general financial condition, as well as general business conditions.
Share Repurchase Program. On October 9, 2025, our board of directors authorized us to repurchase up to $1.00 billion of our outstanding common stock. As of November 30, 2025, there was $900.0 million of remaining availability under this share repurchase authorization. In the nine months ended August 31, 2026, we repurchased 3,104,677 shares of our common stock at a total cost of $175.0 million. Repurchases under the authorization may occur periodically through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, with the timing and amount at management’s discretion and dependent on market, business and other conditions. This share repurchase authorization will continue in effect until fully used or earlier terminated or suspended by our board of directors, and does not obligate us to purchase any shares. As of August 31, 2026, there was $725.0 million of remaining availability under this share repurchase authorization.
Shelf Registration. On July 14, 2026, we filed the 2026 Shelf Registration with the SEC. The 2026 Shelf Registration registers the offering of securities that we may issue from time to time in amounts to be determined. Our ability to issue securities is subject to market conditions and, with respect to debt securities, other factors impacting our borrowing capacity. The 2026 Shelf Registration replaced our previous such registration statement filed with the SEC on July 10, 2023. We have not made any offerings of securities under the 2026 Shelf Registration.
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As stated above, we believe we have adequate capital resources and sufficient access to external financing sources to satisfy our current and reasonably anticipated requirements for funds to conduct our operations and meet other needs in the ordinary course of our business. For the remainder of 2026, we expect to use or redeploy our cash resources or cash borrowings under the Credit Facility to support our business within the context of prevailing market conditions. During this time, we may also engage in capital markets, bank loan, project debt or other financial transactions, including the repurchase of debt or equity securities or potential new issuances of debt or equity securities to support our business needs. The amounts involved in these transactions, if any, may be material. In addition, as necessary or desirable, we may adjust or amend the terms of and/or expand the capacity of the Credit Facility or the LOC Facility, or enter into additional letter of credit facilities, or other similar facility arrangements, in each case with the same or other financial institutions, or allow any such facilities or loans to mature or expire. Our ability to engage in such transactions may be constrained by volatile or tight economic, capital, credit and/or financial market conditions or other factors, including those described below under “Outlook,” and/or our liquidity, leverage and net worth, and we can provide no assurance as to successfully completing, the costs of, or the operational limitations arising from any one or series of such transactions.
Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information
As of August 31, 2026, we had $1.34 billion in aggregate principal amount of outstanding senior notes, $415.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility and $360.0 million in aggregate principal amount of borrowings outstanding under the Term Loan. Our obligations to pay principal and interest on the senior notes and borrowings, if any, under the Credit Facility and the Term Loan are guaranteed on a joint and several basis by our Guarantor Subsidiaries. Our other subsidiaries, including all of our subsidiaries associated with our financial services operations, do not guarantee any such indebtedness (collectively, “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”), although we may cause a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to become a Guarantor Subsidiary if we believe it to be in our or the relevant subsidiary’s best interest. See Note 14 – Notes Payable in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report for additional information regarding the terms of our senior notes, the Credit Facility and the Term Loan.
The guarantees are full and unconditional, and the Guarantor Subsidiaries are 100% owned by us. The guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries and rank equally in right of payment with all unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and guarantees of such Guarantor Subsidiaries. The guarantees are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness of such Guarantor Subsidiaries to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, and structurally subordinated to indebtedness and other liabilities of Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.
Pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the senior notes and the terms of the Credit Facility and the Term Loan, if any of the Guarantor Subsidiaries ceases to be a “significant subsidiary” as defined by Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X using a 5% rather than a 10% threshold (provided that the assets of our Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries do not in the aggregate exceed 10% of an adjusted measure of our consolidated total assets), it will be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged from its guaranty of the senior notes, the Credit Facility and the Term Loan so long as all guarantees by such Guarantor Subsidiary of any other of our or our subsidiaries’ indebtedness are terminated at or prior to the time of such release.
The following tables present summarized financial information for KB Home and the Guarantor Subsidiaries on a combined basis, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures and after the elimination of (a) intercompany transactions and balances between KB Home and the Guarantor Subsidiaries and (b) equity in earnings from and investments in the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. See Note 9 – Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report for additional information regarding our unconsolidated joint ventures.
| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Summarized Balance Sheet Data (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||
| Cash | $ | 119,843 | $ | 170,338 | ||||||||||
| Inventories | 5,633,436 | 5,311,390 | ||||||||||||
| Amounts due from Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | 236,066 | 278,680 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | 6,632,617 | 6,360,871 | ||||||||||||
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| August 31, 2026 | November 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Summarized Balance Sheet Data (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||
| Notes payable | $ | 2,109,145 | $ | 1,692,977 | ||||||||||
| Amounts due to Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | 461,472 | 438,762 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 3,228,296 | 2,831,933 | ||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 3,404,321 | 3,528,938 | ||||||||||||
| Summarized Statement of Operations Data (in thousands) | Nine Months Ended August 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 3,164,958 | ||||||||||||
| Construction and land costs | (2,648,617) | |||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (401,080) | |||||||||||||
| Interest income from Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | 13,736 | |||||||||||||
| Pretax income | 135,079 | |||||||||||||
| Net income | 107,879 | |||||||||||||
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires the use of judgment in the application of accounting policies and estimates of uncertain matters. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended August 31, 2026 from those disclosed in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2025.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
There are no recent accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Outlook
We expect housing market conditions to remain challenging through the 2026 fourth quarter and into 2027 as higher mortgage loan interest rates, which increased further during the 2026 third quarter, continue to challenge affordability and, along with rising resale inventory levels, contribute to pricing pressure across many of our served markets. In addition, consumer confidence and homebuyer demand are expected to be negatively affected by persistent inflation, attributable in part to rising commodity and oil prices, heightened macroeconomic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions, including the military conflicts in the Middle East and in Ukraine. To the extent these conditions continue or worsen, net order activity, including net orders for our Built to Order homes, could remain subdued. As we navigate these near-term headwinds, we remain focused on executing our Built to Order strategy, balancing sales pace, pricing, and profitability, and selectively investing in land and land development to support future growth. We continue to believe that favorable demographic trends, an ongoing structural undersupply of homes and the appeal of new, personalized energy-efficient homes support the long-term outlook for our business.
Entering the 2026 fourth quarter, we plan to maintain the simplified sales approach we implemented more than a year ago. Additionally, while selling through our existing inventory, we will continue to emphasize sales of our Built to Order homes. Our mix of net orders in the 2026 first, second and third quarters was predominantly Built to Order. As a result, we believe we are positioned to achieve our goal of a 2026 full-year mix of Built to Order homes delivered within our historical average of 60% to 70%, compared to 56% for 2025.
The number of homes in our backlog at August 31, 2026 was up 2% from August 31, 2025, marking the first year-over-year increase in our ending backlog in four years. Among other benefits, a larger backlog of Built to Order homes generally provides us with greater visibility into future deliveries. We also intend to continue focusing on improving our build times and tightly managing our direct construction costs. However, as our average build time for the 2026 third quarter was the lowest in more than a decade, we expect the pace of future improvement to be more gradual relative to recent periods.
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Based on the present and expected housing market environment and our results through the first nine months of 2026, we currently expect our housing gross profit margin for the 2026 fourth quarter to decline sequentially from the third quarter. Accordingly, we have modestly lowered and narrowed our full-year housing gross profit margin outlook compared to our prior outlook.
We have maintained a strong financial position and financial flexibility, supported by our Credit Facility, which we expanded at the end of our 2025 fiscal year. For the 2026 fourth quarter, in order to strengthen our long-term growth platform, we intend, subject to the operating environment and available opportunities, to acquire and control additional land positions within attractive submarkets in our served markets that meet our investment standards. We also plan to continue to develop land we own in a manner that prioritizes capital efficiency, including developing lots in smaller phases, where possible, and aligning development with our starts pace to optimally manage our inventory of finished lots. Reflecting our ongoing investments in land and land development, our ending community count for the 2026 third quarter increased 5% year over year to 277.
Consistent with our balanced approach to capital allocation, we plan to continue returning capital to our stockholders, primarily through additional share repurchases. As of August 31, 2026, we had $725.0 million remaining under our current board of directors share repurchase authorization. This provides us with the opportunity to repurchase our common stock in the 2026 fourth quarter, with the pace, volume and timing based on considerations of our operating cash flow, liquidity outlook, land investment opportunities and needs, the market price of our common stock, and the housing market and general economic conditions.
Based on the foregoing, we have updated the 2026 full-year projections that were previously disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 31, 2026. Our present outlook for the 2026 fourth quarter and full‑year for certain metrics is as follows:
2026 Fourth Quarter
•We expect deliveries to be in the range of 3,000 to 3,500, compared to 3,619 for the 2025 fourth quarter.
•We expect to generate housing revenues in the range of $1.45 billion to $1.65 billion, compared to $1.68 billion for the corresponding 2025 period.
•We expect our housing gross profit margin will be in the range of 16.0% to 16.6%, assuming no inventory-related charges, compared to 17.8% for the corresponding 2025 quarter.
•We expect our selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues to be in the range of 10.3% to 10.9%, compared to 10.0% for the 2025 fourth quarter.
•We expect our effective tax rate will be approximately 26.0%, compared to 21.4% for the year-earlier quarter.
•We expect our ending community count will be in the range of 270 to 275, compared to 271 for the 2025 fourth quarter.
•We expect to repurchase up to $50.0 million of our common stock.
2026 Full Year
•We expect deliveries to be in the range of 10,500 to 11,000, compared to 12,902 for 2025.
•We expect our housing revenues to be in the range of $4.90 billion to $5.10 billion, compared to $6.21 billion for 2025.
•We expect our housing gross profit margin will be in the range of 16.0% to 16.2%, assuming no inventory-related charges, compared to 19.1% for 2025.
•We expect our selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of housing revenues to be in the range of 11.5% to 11.7%, compared to 10.4% for 2025.
•We expect our effective tax rate will be approximately 23.0%, compared to 22.6% for 2025.
In addition to factors discussed elsewhere in this report, our future performance and the strategies we implement (and adjust or refine as necessary or appropriate) will depend significantly on economic, employment, homebuilding industry and capital, credit and financial market conditions, as well as a fairly stable and constructive political and regulatory environment, particularly in regard to housing and mortgage loan financing policies. This includes U.S. trade policy and any tariffs, and other countries’ countervailing measures, including those recently established between the U.S. and Canada, that remain in effect on raw building materials such as steel, lumber, drywall and concrete, and/or finished products. Though certain tariffs
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and countervailing measures instituted in 2025 have affected pricing in adjacent sectors, we have not experienced significant cost increases or raw material/finished product availability constraints to date. However, if U.S. or foreign governments take actions that cause tariff-related cost or availability pressures to escalate or expand, we could experience higher construction costs and/or supply chain disruptions that would affect our business and consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods.
We also believe the ongoing significant volatility in global energy, credit and capital markets, international shipping instability, and negative consumer confidence impacts from the conflicts in the Middle East and in Ukraine, particularly if it intensifies or is prolonged, could cause supply chain disruptions, increase our land development and input costs – such as for lumber and oil‑ and petroleum‑based building products – or reduce our revenues or housing gross profit margins beyond our ability to offset through pricing or cost‑management initiatives. Additionally, as the Federal Reserve increased interest rates in September 2026 and its projections pointed to another possible increase before year-end, there can be no assurance it will implement rate reductions or other monetary policy changes in the near term that would meaningfully lower mortgage loan interest rates, increase demand or positively affect our business, results of operations or consolidated financial statements.
The potential extent and effect of these and other factors on our business is highly uncertain, unpredictable and outside our control, and our past performance, including in the three months ended August 31, 2026, should not be considered indicative of our future results on any metric or set of metrics, including, but not limited to, our net orders, backlog, revenues, margins and returns.
Forward-Looking Statements
Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this report, as well as some statements by us in periodic press releases and other public disclosures and some oral statements by us to securities analysts, stockholders and others during presentations, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”). Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “hope,” and similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that we may make or provide concerning future financial or operating performance (including without limitation future revenues, community count, homes delivered, net orders, selling prices, sales pace per new community, expenses, expense ratios, housing gross profits, housing gross profit margins, earnings or earnings per share, or growth or growth rates), future market conditions, future interest rates, and other economic conditions, ongoing business strategies or prospects, future dividends and changes in dividend levels, the value of our backlog (including amounts that we expect to realize upon delivery of homes included in our backlog and the timing of those deliveries), the value of our net orders, potential future asset acquisitions and the impact of completed acquisitions, future share issuances or repurchases, future debt issuances, repurchases or redemptions and other possible future actions are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Act. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about our operations, economic and market factors, and the homebuilding industry, among other things. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and we have no specific policy or intention to update these statements. If we update or revise any such statement(s), no assumption should be made that we will further update or revise that statement(s) or update or revise any other such statement(s). In addition, forward-looking and other statements in this report and in other public or oral disclosures that express or contain opinions, views or assumptions about market or economic conditions; the success, performance, effectiveness and/or relative positioning of our strategies, initiatives or operational activities; and other matters, may be based in whole or in part on general observations or opinions of our management, limited or anecdotal evidence and/or business or industry experience without in-depth or any particular empirical investigation, inquiry or analysis and are not intended, and do not express, factual assertions about past events.
Actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. The most important risk factors that could cause our actual performance and future events and actions to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:
•general economic, employment and business conditions (including, without limitation, consumer and producer price inflation; interest rates and terms available from outside financing sources for our business and for consumer mortgage loans; and consumer confidence, either generally or specifically with respect to purchasing homes);
•material and trade costs and availability;
•disruptions in world and regional trade flows and supply chains due to the military conflicts in the Middle East and in Ukraine and/or U.S. trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and duties on homebuilding materials and products, and related trade disputes with and retaliatory measures taken by other countries;
•population, household formations and demographic trends;
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•government actions, policies, programs and regulations, including tax-related, directed at or affecting, directly or indirectly, the housing market, the homebuilding industry, or our business;
•our ability to successfully implement our business strategies, achieve any associated financial and operational targets and objectives, and manage the related challenges or risks, including those identified or discussed in this report or in any of our other public filings, presentations or disclosures;
•changes in our credit rating;
•homebuyer interest in and ability to afford to purchase our homes (including their ability to obtain typical or lender-required insurance or other policies to cover hazards to their homes);
•our debt level, including our ratio of debt to capital, and our ability to adjust our debt level and maturity schedule;
•our compliance with the terms of our Credit Facility and our Term Loan;
•the execution of any securities repurchases pursuant to our board of directors’ authorization;
•impairment, land option contract abandonment or other inventory-related charges, including any stemming from decreases in the value of our land assets;
•volatility in the market price of our common stock;
•the costs we incur in connection with relocating our corporate headquarters office from Los Angeles, California to Tempe, Arizona in 2027;
•the performance of mortgage lenders for our homebuyers;
•the performance of KBHS;
•information technology failures and data security breaches; and
•other events outside of our control.
Please see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2025 and other filings with the SEC for a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our business.
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes in our market risk since November 30, 2025, other than our $415.0 million of cash borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility as of August 31, 2026. As disclosed in Note 14 – Notes Payable in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report, our Credit Facility is subject to interest rate changes as the borrowing rates are based on SOFR or a base rate, plus a spread that depends on our Leverage Ratio. For additional information regarding our market risk, refer to the “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2025.
Item 4.Controls and Procedures
We have established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and accumulated and communicated to management, as appropriate, including our president and chief executive officer, who is our principal executive officer and, effective July 6, 2026, our interim principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Under the supervision and with the participation of senior management, including our president and chief executive officer in his capacity as principal executive officer and interim principal financial officer, we evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our president and chief executive officer, as principal executive officer and interim principal financial officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of August 31, 2026.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended August 31, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II.OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings
For a discussion of our legal proceedings, see Note 17 – Legal Matters in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
Item 1A.Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors we previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2025. However, we cannot provide any assurance that any such risk factor will not materialize.
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table summarizes purchases of our own equity securities during the three months ended August 31, 2026 (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Dollar Value of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 1-30 | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 775,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| July 1-31 | 801,998 | 56.30 | 45,155 | 729,845 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 1-31 | 86,343 | 56.11 | 4,845 | 725,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 888,341 | $ | 56.28 | $ | 50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(a) On October 9, 2025, our board of directors authorized us to repurchase up to $1.00 billion of our outstanding common stock. As of November 30, 2025, there was $900.0 million of remaining availability under this share repurchase authorization. In the 2026 third quarter, we repurchased 888,341 shares of our common stock on the open market pursuant to this authorization at a total cost of $50.0 million. As of August 31, 2026, we were authorized to repurchase up to $725.0 million of our outstanding common stock.
Item 5.Other Information
None of our directors or executive officers adopted terminated
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| KB HOME Registrant | |||||
| Dated | October 8, 2026 | By: | /s/ ROBERT V. MCGIBNEY | |||||||||||
| Robert V. McGibney President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||||||||
| Dated | October 8, 2026 | By: | /s/ WILLIAM R. HOLLINGER | |||||||||||
| William R. Hollinger Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||||||||
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Robert V. McGibney, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of KB Home;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Dated | October 8, 2026 | /s/ ROBERT V. MCGIBNEY | |||||||||
| Robert V. McGibney | |||||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of KB Home (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 31, 2026 (the “Report”), I, Robert V. McGibney, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Dated | October 8, 2026 | /s/ ROBERT V. MCGIBNEY | |||||||||
| Robert V. McGibney | |||||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||