PulteGroup (PHM Quick QuotePHM - Free Report) reported $4.61 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 6.3%. EPS of $2.88 for the same period compares to $3.50 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.31 billion, representing a surprise of +6.96%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.53%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.78.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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: $573.00 versus $564.19 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Net new orders - units - Total: 6,428 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 5,967.
• Unit backlog - Total: 8,495 compared to the 8,439 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Closings (units) - Total: 7,821 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 7,416.
• Average active communities: 1,014 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1,002.
• Net new orders - dollars - Total: $3.51 billion versus $3.27 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Backlog dollars - Total: $5.27 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $5.32 billion.
• Revenues- Homebuilding- Home sale revenues: $4.48 billion compared to the $4.16 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.9% year over year.
• Revenues- Financial Services: $93.43 million compared to the $107.17 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -18.9% year over year.
• Revenues- Homebuilding: $4.52 billion compared to the $4.2 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6% year over year.
• Revenues- Homebuilding- Land sale and other revenues: $39.42 million compared to the $58.6 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -60.2% year over year.
• Income / (loss) before income taxes- Financial Services: $35.02 million compared to the $46.52 million average estimate based on four analysts.

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Shares of PulteGroup have returned +5.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.