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KB Home

NYQ:KBH · US48666K1097
Household DurablesLarge

360

14
EV / EBIT11
Price / Owner Earnings63
Owner Earnings Yield52
Dividend Yield83
Price/Sales67
EV / Gross Profit38
Price/Book79
Return on Capital33
Cash Return on Capital39
Return on Equity43
EBIT Margin41
Gross Profitability37
Cash Conversion82
Accruals77
Owner Earnings Margin50
Sales growth4
Profit Growth64
Long-Term EPS Growth9
Owner Earnings Growth18
Reinvestment12
Price momentum37
Debt load40
Refinancing84
Debt Payback14
Liquidity32
Analyst ratings7
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside12
Market mood85
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

KB Home doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHousehold Durables
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1981
Employees1,915
Websitekbhome.com
ISINUS48666K1097
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Consumer LendingHome ImprovementConstructionReal Estate

Description

KB Home operates as a homebuilding company in the U.S. The company builds a variety of new homes, including attached and detached single-family residential homes, townhomes, and condominiums, designed primarily for first-time and first move-up, as w…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

KB Home is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 9.9× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -3% yearly growth; analysts expect -2%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
39
2023202420252026

All-time high

71

Jan 2025

All-time low

31

Mar 2026

Average rank

57

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
67
71
69
85
Price/Earnings
28
83
86
89
Price/Book
79
61
67
87
Dividend Yield
83
77
84
87
Value (overall)
79
95
99
99

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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