# KB Home (KBH) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Construction & Engineering. Price $52.25, market value $3.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.7×** (5-yr avg 7.3×, 3-yr avg 9.0×). KB Home trades at 12.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 7.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 11.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.6×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.8×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 11.2%** (5-yr avg 8.0%). Free cash flow equals 11.2% of the market value, above its five-year average of 8.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 7.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 6.9%**. 6.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.0%**. 11.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 4.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -10.0%** (3-yr -3.3%/yr, 5-yr 8.3%/yr). Revenue fell 10.0% over the last year, against 8.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -27.2%** (3-yr -12.2%/yr, 5-yr 14.5%/yr). Earnings per share fell 27.2%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 27.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 27.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.91%** ($1.00 per share, trailing). KB Home yields 1.91%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 16%** (18% of free cash flow). 16% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 12**. 12 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 18.9%/yr** (1-yr 5.3%). The dividend has compounded at 18.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover KB Home; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $58.67 (+12% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -19.7%** (YTD -6.5%, 3-mo 0.4%). The shares are down 19.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -23.6%** (18.7% above the low). Trading 24% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.91** (volatility 39%). Beta of 0.91 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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