KB Home Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
KB Home has a total shareholder equity of $3.9B and total debt of $1.9B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 49.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $7.0B and $3.1B respectively. KB Home's EBIT is $675.8M making its interest coverage ratio -80.9. It has cash and short-term investments of $330.6M.
Key information
49.81%
Debt to equity ratio
US$1.94b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | -80.9x |
| Cash | US$330.59m |
| Equity | US$3.90b |
| Total liabilities | US$3.08b |
| Total assets | US$6.99b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25
Oct 28
KB Home's (NYSE:KBH) Dividend Will Be $0.25
Oct 13KB Home: Ongoing Softness As The Backlog Shrinks
Sep 25KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.25
Jul 29KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.25
Jul 15KB Home's (NYSE:KBH) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Market
Jul 11Earnings Release: Here's Why Analysts Cut Their KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Price Target To US$61.50
Jun 27These 4 Measures Indicate That KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jun 18Is KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Trading At A 36% Discount?
May 21KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25
May 07KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price
May 04KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.25
Apr 21KB Home's (NYSE:KBH) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business
Apr 09KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Just Missed Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Mar 27KB Home: Too Soon To Buy After A Weak Q1
Mar 24Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: KBH's short term assets ($6.6B) exceed its short term liabilities ($1.4B).
Long Term Liabilities: KBH's short term assets ($6.6B) exceed its long term liabilities ($1.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: KBH's net debt to equity ratio (41.3%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: KBH's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 68.1% to 49.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: KBH's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (20.3%).
Interest Coverage: KBH earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/11/14 12:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/11/30 |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
KB Home is covered by 27 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Christopher Graja | Argus Research Company |
| Matthew Bouley | Barclays |
| Stephen Kim | Barclays |