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KB Home (KBH)

Consumer Cyclical | Residential Construction | Los Angeles, United States | NYSE
54.81 USD -1.51 (-2.681%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 54.81
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:08 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is mixed, caught between a speculative bid for a housing recovery and heavy hedging against a pullback. While the stock has rallied recently, the underlying business fundamentals remain under severe stress. Revenue has contracted by nearly 27%, and earnings have collapsed by over 70%, reflecting the brutal reality of the current housing market. The balance sheet, while currently liquid, carries substantial debt relative to equity, and the return on equity is barely above 7%, far below the threshold required for a top-tier compounder. The recent price surge appears to be a temporary relief rally rather than a reversal of the secular headwinds facing the residential construction sector. Consequently, the long-term investment case remains weak due to deteriorating growth metrics and a challenging operating environment, despite the attractive dividend yield which serves more as a buffer than a growth engine.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.066446
AutoETS0.068681
MSTL0.068778
AutoARIMA0.068867
MSTL_1260.084710

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 2.98
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.497
Excess Kurtosis -0.61
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-05
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-06
Debt to Equity Ratio 52.641
Revenue per Share 86.492
Market Cap 3,360,386,304
Trailing P/E 13.70
Forward P/E 12.36
Beta 1.33
Profit Margins 4.94%
Website https://www.kbhome.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:08 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional bet. Call Open Interest is heavily skewed out-of-the-money (OTM) at strikes like 60 and 65, suggesting a bullish 'lottery ticket' strategy hoping for a housing market rebound. However, Put Open Interest is even more aggressive, with massive concentrations deep OTM (30, 45) and a notable volume spike at the 75 strike, indicating a hedge against a potential downside correction or a bearish view that the recent rally is unsustainable.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.51% 1.75% 1.56% 1.58%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-07 0.2500 0.508337
2026-02-05 0.2500 0.405778
2025-11-13 0.2500 0.414525
2025-08-07 0.2500 0.425387
2025-05-08 0.2500 0.459897
2025-02-06 0.2500 0.376393
2024-11-14 0.2500 0.318350
2024-08-08 0.2500 0.313637
2024-05-08 0.2500 0.360386
2024-02-07 0.2000 0.333500
2023-11-08 0.2000 0.391313
2023-08-02 0.2000 0.367918
2023-05-03 0.1500 0.339597
2023-02-01 0.1500 0.386299
2022-11-09 0.1500 0.535906
2022-08-03 0.1500 0.482160
2022-05-04 0.1500 0.420050
2022-02-02 0.1500 0.351453
2021-11-09 0.1500 0.351947
2021-08-04 0.1500 0.360664
2021-05-05 0.1500 0.304075
2021-02-03 0.1500 0.366569
2020-11-10 0.1500 0.454683
2020-08-05 0.0900 0.263930
2020-05-06 0.0900 0.344960
2020-02-05 0.0900 0.241222
2019-11-13 0.0900 0.261932
2019-07-31 0.0900 0.342596
2019-05-01 0.0250 0.097542
2019-02-06 0.0250 0.117758
2018-11-14 0.0250 0.120192
2018-08-01 0.0250 0.104297
2018-05-02 0.0250 0.092799
2018-02-07 0.0250 0.081860
2017-11-01 0.0250 0.090777
2017-08-01 0.0250 0.106883
2017-05-02 0.0250 0.123213
2017-02-07 0.0250 0.153186
2016-11-01 0.0250 0.173974
2016-08-02 0.0250 0.162232
2016-05-03 0.0250 0.186706
2016-02-02 0.0250 0.238095
2015-11-03 0.0250 0.187406
2015-08-04 0.0250 0.165782
2015-05-05 0.0250 0.172652
2015-02-03 0.0250 0.195312
2014-11-04 0.0250 0.159337
2014-08-05 0.0250 0.153280
2014-04-29 0.0250 0.152253
2014-02-04 0.0250 0.133761
2013-11-05 0.0250 0.151699
2013-07-30 0.0250 0.147754
2013-04-30 0.0250 0.110914
2013-02-05 0.0250 0.134192
2012-10-31 0.0250 0.156446
2012-07-31 0.0250 0.270563
2012-05-01 0.0250 0.283768
2012-02-03 0.0630 0.582794
2011-11-01 0.0630 0.960366
2011-08-02 0.0630 0.786517
2011-05-03 0.0630 0.544983
2011-02-01 0.0630 0.415020
2010-11-02 0.0630 0.573771
2010-08-03 0.0630 0.556046
2010-05-04 0.0630 0.344639
2010-02-02 0.0630 0.388649
2009-11-03 0.0630 0.421969
2009-08-04 0.0630 0.356738
2009-05-05 0.0630 0.329326
2009-02-03 0.0630 0.513029
2008-11-12 0.0630 0.504808
2008-07-08 0.2500 1.439263
2008-05-06 0.2500 0.982704
2008-02-05 0.2500 1.014199
2007-11-05 0.2500 0.999201
2007-08-07 0.2500 0.756201
2007-05-08 0.2500 0.562683
2007-02-06 0.2500 0.457122
2006-11-06 0.2500 0.574053
2006-08-08 0.2500 0.562430
2006-05-09 0.2500 0.420592
2006-02-07 0.2500 0.370370
2005-11-07 0.1880 0.278725
2005-08-09 0.1880 0.257534
2005-05-10 0.1880 0.325260
2005-02-08 0.1875 0.317716
2004-11-08 0.1250 0.295753
2004-08-10 0.1250 0.380633
2004-05-11 0.1250 0.401671
2004-02-09 0.1250 0.363901
2003-11-07 0.0375 0.110294
2003-08-11 0.0375 0.129422
2003-05-12 0.0375 0.143623
2003-02-10 0.0375 0.163970
2002-11-08 0.0375 0.172216
2002-08-12 0.0375 0.160772
2002-05-10 0.0375 0.148839
2002-02-08 0.0375 0.188917
2001-08-10 0.0375 0.258978
2001-05-09 0.0375 0.250668
2001-02-06 0.0375 0.219877
2000-11-10 0.0375 0.250522
2000-08-15 0.0375 0.321716
2000-05-09 0.0375 0.400000
2000-02-08 0.0375 0.349854
1999-11-08 0.0375 0.310078
1999-08-10 0.0375 0.382166
1999-05-11 0.0375 0.295567
1999-02-09 0.0375 0.291971
1998-11-06 0.0375 0.243902
1998-08-11 0.0375 0.280374
1998-05-11 0.0375 0.271493
1998-02-09 0.0375 0.287770
1997-11-07 0.0375 0.351906
1997-08-12 0.0375 0.372671
1997-05-12 0.0375 0.512821
1997-02-11 0.0375 0.555556
1996-11-08 0.0375 0.606061
1996-08-12 0.0375 0.582524
1996-05-10 0.0375 0.540541
1996-02-09 0.0375 0.458015
1995-11-10 0.0375 0.600000
1995-08-10 0.0375 0.560748
1995-05-08 0.0375 0.487805
1995-02-08 0.0375 0.521739
1994-11-08 0.0375 0.594059
1994-08-08 0.0375 0.521739
1994-05-09 0.0375 0.428571
1994-02-08 0.0375 0.331492
1993-11-08 0.0375 0.377358
1993-08-09 0.0375 0.368098
1993-05-07 0.0375 0.441176
1993-02-08 0.0375 0.402685
1992-11-09 0.0375 0.521739
1992-08-10 0.0375 0.483871
1992-05-07 0.0375 0.405405
1992-02-10 0.0375 0.315789
1991-11-12 0.0375 0.582524
1991-08-08 0.0375 0.625000
1991-05-07 0.0375 0.472441
1991-02-11 0.0375 0.576923
1990-11-05 0.0375 1.304348
1990-08-08 0.0375 0.789474
1990-05-10 0.0375 0.594059
1990-02-09 0.0375 0.612245
1989-11-06 0.0375 0.535714
1989-08-08 0.0375 0.408163
1989-05-10 0.0375 0.606061
1989-03-07 2.2500 40.909091
1989-02-10 0.0375 0.535714
1988-11-04 0.0375 0.779221
1988-02-09 0.0375 0.697674
1987-08-10 0.0250 0.392157
1987-05-22 0.0250 0.476190
1987-02-23 0.0250 0.404040
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.0
dividendYield 1.78
exDividendDate 2026-08-06
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.017755682
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-05-07
dividendDate 2026-08-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.018076658
Address1 10,990 Wilshire Boulevard
Address2 7th Floor
All Time High 89.7
All Time Low 2.6875
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 3.1 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,228,550
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,242,222
Average Volume 1,242,222
Average Volume10Days 1,228,550
Beta 1.331
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 4
Book Value 61.938
City Los Angeles
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 54.81
Current Ratio 5.635
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 56.625
Day Low 54.535
Debt To Equity 52.641
Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Dividend Rate 1.0
Dividend Yield 1.78
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,782,248,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,782,248,400
Earnings Growth -0.712
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.746
Earnings Timestamp 1,782,244,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,782,244,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,782,244,800
Ebitda 413,443,008
Ebitda Margins 0.07511
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.479
Enterprise To Revenue 0.937
Enterprise Value 5,159,240,192
Eps Current Year 3.3008
Eps Forward 4.4352
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.0
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,974,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 310 231 4222
Fifty Day Average 52.5548
Fifty Day Average Change 2.2552032
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.042911462
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.8076658
Fifty Two Week High 68.71
Fifty Two Week High Change -13.899998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.20229949
Fifty Two Week Low 44.03
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.780003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.24483313
Fifty Two Week Range 44.03 - 68.71
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 523,287,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.54
Float Shares 58,427,558
Forward Eps 4.4352
Forward P E 12.357954
Free Cashflow 316,819,744
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,118
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.17731
Gross Profits 975,948,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.04414
Held Percent Institutions 1.03088
Implied Shares Outstanding 61,309,728
Industry Residential Construction
Industry Disp Residential Construction
Industry Key residential-construction
Ir Website http://investor.kbhome.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,112,000
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,764,460,800
Last Split Date 1,114,732,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary KB Home operates as a homebuilding company in the United States. It builds and sells homes, including attached and detached single-family residential homes, townhomes, and condominiums primarily for first-time, first move-up, second move-up, and active adult homebuyers. The company also provides financial services, such as mortgage banking services, such as residential consumer mortgage loan originations to homebuyers; property and casualty insurance services, as well as earthquake, flood, and personal property insurance products to homebuyers; and title services. It conducts operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington. The company was formerly known as Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation and changed its name to KB Home in January 2001. KB Home was founded in 1957 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
Long Name KB Home
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,360,386,304
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_283234
Most Recent Quarter 1,780,185,600
Net Income To Common 270,558,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,996,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,452,963,880
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 56.3
Operating Cashflow 408,095,008
Operating Margins 0.036310002
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.2433
Peg Ratio 5.97
Phone 310 231 4000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 54.81
Post Market Time 1,783,981,116
Previous Close 56.32
Price Eps Current Year 16.605066
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.8849172
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.61050224
Profit Margins 0.049439996
Quick Ratio 0.547
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.13333
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.51
Regular Market Change Percent -2.68111
Regular Market Day High 56.625
Regular Market Day Low 54.535
Regular Market Day Range 54.535 - 56.625
Regular Market Open 56.3
Regular Market Previous Close 56.32
Regular Market Price 54.81
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 927,992
Return On Assets 0.033859998
Return On Equity 0.06989
Revenue Growth -0.273
Revenue Per Share 86.492
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 61,309,728
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1233
Shares Short 7,562,070
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 7,263,254
Short Name KB Home
Short Percent Of Float 0.2061
Short Ratio 4.57
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol KBH
Target High Price 77.0
Target Low Price 43.0
Target Mean Price 58.66667
Target Median Price 56.5
Total Cash 199,819,008
Total Cash Per Share 3.259
Total Debt 1,998,673,024
Total Revenue 5,504,297,984
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.017755682
Trailing Eps 4.0
Trailing P E 13.7025
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 57.6845
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.8745003
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.049831413
Type Disp Equity
Volume 927,992
Website https://www.kbhome.com
Zip 90,024