For the quarter ended May 2026, KB Home (KBH Quick QuoteKBH - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.11 billion, down 27.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.43, compared to $1.50 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.03% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.09 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.43, the EPS surprise was -0.99%.

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 KB Home performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Backlog - Homes - Total: 4,526 versus 4,690 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Homes delivered - Total: 2,395 compared to the 2,326 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Net orders - Total: 3,317 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 3,412.
• Average selling price: $461.9 million compared to the $462.65 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Ending community count: 280 versus 274 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Backlog - Value - Total: $2.14 billion versus $2.25 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Average community count: 278 compared to the 275 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Total Revenues- Homebuilding- Housing: $1.11 billion compared to the $1.08 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -27.5% year over year.
• Total Revenues- Financial services: $5.33 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $4.54 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.4%.
• Total Revenues- Homebuilding: $1.11 billion versus $1.08 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -27.4% change.
• Total Revenues- Homebuilding- Land: $0.86 million versus $1.36 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Financial services pretax income: $6.67 million compared to the $6.41 million average estimate based on four analysts.

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Shares of KB Home have returned +8.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.