PulteGroup, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

View all news 04/23/2026 Earnings of $1.79 Per Share Net New Orders Increased 3% to 8,034 Homes with a Value of $4.6 Billion Closed 6,102 Homes Generating Home Sale Revenues of $3.3 Billion Home Sale Gross Margin of 24.4% Unit Backlog of 10,427 Homes with a Value of $6.5 Billion Repurchased $308 Million of Common Shares Board Approves $1.5 Billion Increase in Share Repurchase Authorization PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) announced today financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026. For the quarter, the Company reported net income of $347 million, or $1.79 per share. In the comparable prior year period, the Company reported net income of $523 million, or $2.57 per share. “Our first quarter results reflect PulteGroup’s ability to successfully navigate current market conditions as we work to meet buyer demand, turn our assets and drive high returns,” said PulteGroup President and CEO Ryan Marshall. “Along with increased net new orders, we generated strong closings, revenues and earnings, while investing $1.3 billion into land acquisition and development and returning $360 million back to shareholders. “Within a demand environment impacted by domestic and global dynamics, we see a consumer with concerns about affordability and the economy, but still desirous of homeownership as demonstrated by the 3% growth in our first quarter net new orders,” added Marshall. “Given these dynamics, we continue to intelligently manage sales, incentives and production to best position the Company for near- and long-term success.” First Quarter Financial Results Home sale revenues for the first quarter totaled $3.3 billion, which is a decrease of 12% from the prior year. Revenues in the quarter reflect a 7% decrease in closing volumes to 6,102 homes, along with a 5% decrease in average sales price to $542,000. First quarter home sale gross margin was 24.4%, compared with prior year gross margin of 27.5%. First quarter gross margins reflect the impact of higher incentives as the Company responded to competitive market dynamics and successfully worked to reduce excess spec inventory. First quarter SG&A expense was $380 million, or 11.5% of home sale revenues. Prior year reported SG&A expense was $393 million, or 10.5% of home sale revenues. The Company’s net new orders for the first quarter increased 3% to 8,034 homes with a value of $4.6 billion. Prior year net new orders totaled 7,765 homes with a value of $4.5 billion. In the first quarter, the Company operated from an average of 1,043 communities, which is an increase of 9% over the prior year. The Company’s quarter-end backlog was 10,427 homes with a value of $6.5 billion. In the first quarter, the Company’s financial services operations reported pre-tax income of $13 million, compared with prior year pre-tax income of $36 million. Capture rate for the quarter was 85%, compared with 86% in the comparable prior year period. In the first quarter, the Company repurchased 2.4 million of its common shares outstanding for $308 million, or an average price of $127.39 per share. The Company ended the quarter with a debt-to-capital ratio of 12.3%, and a cash balance of $1.8 billion. In a separate release, PulteGroup announced that its Board of Directors approved a $1.5 billion increase to the Company’s share repurchase authorization, bringing its remaining share repurchase authorization to $2.1 billion. A conference call to discuss PulteGroup's first quarter results and financial and operational outlook is scheduled for Thursday April 23, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Interested investors can access the live webcast via PulteGroup's corporate website at www.pultegroup.com. Forward-Looking Statements This release includes “forward-looking statements.” These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities, as well as those of the markets we serve or intend to serve, to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate to matters of a strictly factual or historical nature and generally discuss or relate to forecasts, estimates or other expectations regarding future events. Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “project,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “might,” “should,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, including statements related to any potential impairment charges and the impacts or effects thereof, expected operating and performing results, planned transactions, planned objectives of management, future developments or conditions in the industries in which we participate and other trends, developments and uncertainties that may affect our business in the future. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among other things: interest rate changes and the availability of mortgage financing; the impact of any changes to our strategy in responding to the cyclical nature of the industry or deteriorations in industry conditions or downward changes in general economic or other business conditions, including any changes regarding our land positions and the levels of our land spend; economic changes nationally or in our local markets, including inflation, deflation, changes in consumer confidence and preferences and the state of the market for homes in general; supply shortages and the cost of labor and building materials; the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by us in our homebuilding operations; a decline in the value of the land and home inventories we maintain and resulting possible future writedowns of the carrying value of our real estate assets; competition within the industries in which we operate; rapidly changing technological developments including, but not limited to, the use of artificial intelligence in the homebuilding industry; governmental regulation directed at or affecting the housing market, the homebuilding industry or construction activities, slow growth initiatives and/or local building moratoria; the availability and cost of insurance covering risks associated with our businesses, including warranty and other legal or regulatory proceedings or claims; damage from improper acts of persons over whom we do not have control or attempts to impose liabilities or obligations of third parties on us; weather related slowdowns; the impact of climate change and related governmental regulation; adverse capital and credit market conditions, which may affect our access to and cost of capital; the insufficiency of our income tax provisions and tax reserves, including as a result of changing laws or interpretations; the potential that we do not realize our deferred tax assets; our inability to sell mortgages into the secondary market; uncertainty in the mortgage lending industry, including revisions to underwriting standards and repurchase requirements associated with the sale of mortgage loans, and related claims against us; risks associated with the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system; risks related to information technology failures, data security issues, and the effect of cybersecurity incidents and threats; the impact of negative publicity on sales; failure to retain key personnel; the impairment of our intangible assets; disruptions associated with epidemics, pandemics or other serious public health threats (as well as fear of such events), and the measures taken to address it; and other factors of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business and competitive nature. See Item 1A – Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, for a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our businesses. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in our expectations. About PulteGroup PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of America’s largest homebuilding companies with operations in more than 45 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup’s purpose is building incredible places where people can live their dreams. For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; pulte.com; centex.com; delwebb.com; divosta.com; and jwhomes.com. Follow PulteGroup, Inc. on X: @PulteGroupNews. PulteGroup, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations ($000's omitted, except per share data) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Revenues: Homebuilding Home sale revenues $ 3,307,510 $ 3,749,269 Land sale and other revenues 29,315 52,554 3,336,825 3,801,823 Financial Services 71,747 90,827 Total revenues 3,408,572 3,892,650 Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: Home sale cost of revenues (2,500,153 ) (2,719,115 ) Land sale and other cost of revenues (27,148 ) (50,955 ) (2,527,301 ) (2,770,070 ) Financial Services expenses (59,165 ) (54,970 ) Selling, general, and administrative expenses (380,334 ) (393,337 ) Equity income from unconsolidated entities, net 879 502 Other income, net 6,745 6,362 Income before income taxes 449,396 681,137 Income tax expense (102,400 ) (158,338 ) Net income $ 346,996 $ 522,799 Per share: Basic earnings $ 1.81 $ 2.59 Diluted earnings $ 1.79 $ 2.57 Cash dividends declared $ 0.26 $ 0.22 Number of shares used in calculation: Basic 192,088 202,063 Effect of dilutive securities 1,315 1,601 Diluted 193,403 203,664 PulteGroup, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets ($000's omitted) (Unaudited) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 ASSETS Cash and equivalents $ 1,807,020 $ 1,980,869 Restricted cash 36,368 27,907 Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 1,843,388 2,008,776 House and land inventory 13,301,028 12,925,413 Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale 509,270 613,665 Investments in unconsolidated entities 168,139 167,342 Other assets 2,260,830 2,217,483 Goodwill 40,377 40,377 Other intangible assets 24,798 26,210 Deferred tax assets 48,150 49,157 $ 18,195,980 $ 18,048,423 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Liabilities: Accounts payable $ 688,539 $ 724,885 Customer deposits 466,554 387,837 Deferred tax liabilities 456,784 448,493 Accrued and other liabilities 1,354,128 1,338,330 Financial Services debt 455,052 532,338 Notes payable 1,820,771 1,631,098 5,241,828 5,062,981 Shareholders' equity 12,954,152 12,985,442 $ 18,195,980 $ 18,048,423 PulteGroup, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows ($000's omitted) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 346,996 $ 522,799 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Deferred income tax expense 9,291 20,413 Land-related charges 10,881 23,772 Loss on debt retirement 2,637 — Depreciation and amortization 24,538 24,668 Equity income from unconsolidated entities, net (879 ) (502 ) Distributions of income from unconsolidated entities — 1,810 Share-based compensation expense 19,354 18,127 Other, net (83 ) (196 ) Increase (decrease) in cash due to: Inventories (376,394 ) (270,583 ) Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale 104,386 (13,211 ) Other assets (36,695 ) (71,846 ) Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities 55,719 (121,023 ) Net cash provided by operating activities 159,751 134,228 Cash flows from investing activities: Capital expenditures (25,396 ) (29,606 ) Investments in unconsolidated entities (2,922 ) (6,679 ) Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities 3,008 — Other investing activities, net 383 (3,448 ) Net cash used in investing activities (24,927 ) (39,733 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from debt issuance 794,784 — Repayments of notes payable (599,682 ) (2,688 ) Financial Services borrowings (repayments), net (77,286 ) (100,055 ) Debt issuance costs (22,592 ) — Proceeds from liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned 6,178 11,060 Payments related to consolidated inventory not owned (4,582 ) (11,363 ) Share repurchases (308,183 ) (300,000 ) Cash paid for shares withheld for taxes (36,814 ) (23,422 ) Dividends paid (52,035 ) (45,822 ) Net cash used in financing activities (300,212 ) (472,290 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (165,388 ) (377,795 ) Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period 2,008,776 1,653,680 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period $ 1,843,388 $ 1,275,885 Supplemental Cash Flow Information: Interest paid (capitalized), net $ 4,506 $ 3,342 Income taxes paid (refunded), net $ 3,914 $ 69,743 PulteGroup, Inc. Segment Data ($000's omitted) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 HOMEBUILDING: Home sale revenues $ 3,307,510 $ 3,749,269 Land sale and other revenues 29,315 52,554 Total Homebuilding revenues 3,336,825 3,801,823 Home sale cost of revenues (2,500,153 ) (2,719,115 ) Land sale and other cost of revenues (27,148 ) (50,955 ) Selling, general, and administrative expenses (380,334 ) (393,337 ) Equity income from unconsolidated entities, net 879 502 Other income, net 6,745 6,362 Income before income taxes $ 436,814 $ 645,280 FINANCIAL SERVICES: Income before income taxes $ 12,582 $ 35,857 CONSOLIDATED: Income before income taxes $ 449,396 $ 681,137 PulteGroup, Inc. Segment Data, continued ($000's omitted) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Home sale revenues $ 3,307,510 $ 3,749,269 Closings - units Northeast 261 339 Southeast 1,228 1,193 Florida 1,689 1,650 Midwest 977 1,090 Texas 866 1,039 West 1,081 1,272 6,102 6,583 Average selling price $ 542 $ 570 Net new orders - units Northeast 441 404 Southeast 1,423 1,356 Florida 2,206 1,869 Midwest 1,285 1,388 Texas 1,258 1,287 West 1,421 1,461 8,034 7,765 Net new orders - dollars $ 4,565,026 $ 4,477,827 Unit backlog Northeast 687 680 Southeast 1,946 2,075 Florida 2,938 3,014 Midwest 1,913 2,100 Texas 1,183 1,196 West 1,760 2,270 10,427 11,335 Dollars in backlog $ 6,527,628 $ 7,223,276 PulteGroup, Inc. Segment Data, continued ($000's omitted) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 MORTGAGE ORIGINATIONS: Origination volume 3,989 4,271 Origination principal $ 1,703,016 $ 1,866,018 Capture rate 84.8 % 86.4 % Supplemental Data ($000's omitted) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Interest in inventory, beginning of period $ 122,327 $ 139,960 Interest capitalized 27,835 26,092 Interest expensed (24,897 ) (26,511 ) Interest in inventory, end of period $ 125,265 $ 139,541 PulteGroup, Inc. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures This report contains information about our debt-to-capital ratios. These measures could be considered non-GAAP financial measures under the SEC's rules and should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, comparable GAAP financial measures. We calculate total net debt by subtracting total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash from notes payable to present the amount of assets needed to satisfy the debt. We use the debt-to-capital and net debt-to-capital ratios as indicators of our overall leverage and believe they are useful financial measures in understanding the leverage employed in our operations. We believe that these measures provide investors relevant and useful information for evaluating the comparability of financial information presented and comparing our profitability and liquidity to other companies in the homebuilding industry. Although other companies in the homebuilding industry report similar information, the methods used may differ. We urge investors to understand the methods used by other companies in the homebuilding industry to calculate these measures and any adjustments thereto before comparing our measures to those of such other companies. The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the debt-to-capital ratios ($000's omitted): Debt-to-Capital Ratios March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Notes payable $ 1,820,771 $ 1,631,098 Shareholders' equity 12,954,152 12,985,442 Total capital $ 14,774,923 $ 14,616,540 Debt-to-capital ratio 12.3 % 11.2 % Notes payable $ 1,820,771 $ 1,631,098 Less: Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (1,843,388 ) (2,008,776 ) Total net debt $ (22,617 ) $ (377,678 ) Shareholders' equity 12,954,152 12,985,442 Total net capital $ 12,931,535 $ 12,607,764 Net debt-to-capital ratio (0.2 )% (3.0 )% Source: PulteGroup, Inc. View all news