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PulteGroup Q1 earnings fall to $1.79 EPS; board adds $1.5B to buyback
PULTEGROUP INC/MI/
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$1.79
revenue$3,408,572,000
- Net income $347M ($1.79 EPS) vs $523M ($2.57 EPS) in Q1 2025; revenue down 12% to $3.3B.
- Home sale gross margin 24.4% vs 27.5% a year ago; average sales price $542K (-5% YoY).
- Net new orders up 3% to 8,034 homes valued at $4.6B; backlog 10,427 homes worth $6.5B.
- Board approved $1.5B increase to share repurchase authorization, bringing total to $2.1B.
- Repurchased $308M of common shares in Q1; ended quarter with $1.8B cash and 12.3% debt-to-capital.