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PulteGroup (PHM) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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PulteGroup (PHM - Free Report) reported $4.4 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 4.3%. EPS of $3.03 for the same period compares to $3.58 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.8% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.37 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.92, the EPS surprise was +3.77%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how PulteGroup performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Average Selling Price - Total: $559.00 versus the five-analyst average estimate of $565.10.
  • Net New Orders in Units - Total: 7,083 versus 7,355 estimated by five analysts on average.
  • Closings (units) - Total: 7,639 versus the five-analyst average estimate of 7,509.
  • Unit Backlog - Total: 10,779 versus the five-analyst average estimate of 11,181.
  • Backlog Value - Total: $6.84 billion versus $7.27 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Net New Orders (Value) - Total: $3.89 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $4.3 billion.
  • Homebuilding- Home sale revenues: $4.27 billion versus $4.23 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.1% change.
  • Revenues- Financial Services: $101.16 million versus $108.69 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -9.4% change.
  • Revenues- Homebuilding: $4.3 billion versus $4.26 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.1% change.
  • Homebuilding- Land sale revenues: $34.62 million compared to the $40.17 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -13.1% year over year.
  • Income / (loss) before income taxes- Financial Services: $42.8 million compared to the $53.19 million average estimate based on five analysts.
  • Income / (loss) before income taxes- Homebuilding: $764.36 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $748.36 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for PulteGroup here>>>

Shares of PulteGroup have returned +3.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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