SuperworthKB Home profit margin KBH
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 4.4%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 5.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −3.5 pts
- Peer median
- 6.0%
Over the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, KB Home kept 4.4% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 5.1% and a gross margin of 16.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 9.5%.
The median for 10 homebuilders of a similar size is 6.0%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.9% | 8.4% | 18.9% |
| FY2024 | 9.5% | 11.3% | 21.3% |
| FY2023 | 9.2% | 11.6% | 21.5% |
| FY2022 | 11.8% | 15.3% | 24.5% |
| FY2021 | 9.9% | 11.8% | 21.9% |
| FY2020 | 7.1% | 7.8% | 19.2% |
| FY2019 | 5.9% | 7.5% | 18.4% |
| FY2018 | 3.7% | 7.8% | 17.6% |
| FY2017 | 4.1% | 6.5% | n/a |
| FY2016 | 2.9% | 4.2% | n/a |
| FY2015 | 2.8% | 4.6% | n/a |
| FY2014 | 38.2% | 4.8% | n/a |
| FY2013 | 1.9% | 4.4% | n/a |
| FY2012 | −3.8% | −1.3% | n/a |
| FY2011 | −13.6% | −7.8% | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 4.4% | −3.5 pts | 5.1% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 4.9% | −3.5 pts | 6.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 6.0% | −3.2 pts | 7.3% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 6.9% | −2.6 pts | 8.4% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 7.9% | −1.4 pts | 9.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 8.5% | −1.0 pts | 10.4% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 9.1% | −0.2 pts | 11.0% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 9.5% | +0.2 pts | 11.3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 9.3% | −0.5 pts | 11.2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 9.4% | −1.6 pts | 11.3% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 9.3% | −2.4 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 9.2% | −2.6 pts | 11.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Residential Construction nearest KB Home's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| KBHKB Home | 4.4% |
| GRBKGreen Brick Partners | 14.5% |
| MHOM/I Homes | 6.6% |
| GEOGEO | 10.3% |
| TPCTutor Perini | 2.1% |
| MTHMeritage Homes CORP | 6.1% |
| ECGEverus Construction | 6.0% |
| CCSCentury Communities | 3.4% |
| IBPInstalled Building Products | 8.5% |
| LGIHLGI Homes | 3.9% |
| DFHDream Finders Homes | 3.5% |
| Peer median | 6.0% |
Where KB Home ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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