---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000795266-26-000068"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KBH"
cik: "0000795266"
company_name: "KB HOME"
filed_at: "2026-09-22T20:15:45+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-22T20:18:17.881931+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# KB Home Q3 revenue down 20% to $1.3B; EPS $1.05 vs $1.61; backlog up

## Summary
- Revenue $1.30B, -20% YoY; diluted EPS $1.05 vs $1.61; net income $65.3M vs $109.8M.
- Homes delivered 2,732 (-19%); housing gross margin 16.5% vs 18.2%; avg price $473K.
- Net orders 2,604 (-12%); backlog homes +2% to 4,398, value +3% to $2.05B.
- FY26 guidance reaffirmed: 10,500-11,000 deliveries, housing revenue $4.90-5.10B, GM 16.0-16.2%.
- Repurchased 0.9M shares for $50M in Q3; $175M total YTD, $725M remaining authorization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000795266-26-000068
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KBH
- cik: 0000795266
- company_name: KB HOME
- filed_at: 2026-09-22T20:15:45+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/795266/000079526626000068/0000795266-26-000068-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/795266/000079526626000068/kbh-20260922.htm

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