PulteGroup (PHM Quick QuotePHM - Free Report) reported $3.98 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 9.6%. EPS of $2.48 for the same period compares to $3.03 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.98 billion, representing a surprise of +0.06%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4.2%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.38.

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.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

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: $544.00 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $546.26.
• Net new orders - units - Total: 7,536 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 7,371.
• Closings (units) - Total: 6,997 versus 6,987 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Unit backlog - Total: 10,966 compared to the 10,811 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Backlog dollars - Total: $6.8 billion compared to the $6.76 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
• Homebuilding Revenues- Home sale revenues: $3.81 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $3.93 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -10.8%.
• Revenues- Financial Services: $96.94 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $101.06 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.2%.
• Homebuilding Revenues: $3.89 billion versus $3.96 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -9.7% change.
• Homebuilding Revenues- Land sale and other revenues: $78.92 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $43.16 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +128%.
• Income / (loss) before income taxes- Financial Services: $37.38 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $44.86 million.

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Shares of PulteGroup have returned -1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.3% 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.