---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-107563"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NOBH"
cik: "0000072205"
company_name: "NOBILITY HOMES INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T12:12:48.674335+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nobility Homes Q1 revenue falls 14% to $10.5M, EPS $0.50 vs $0.61; special dividend $1.50

## Summary
- Net income $1.6M vs $2.0M YoY; operating income $1.8M vs $2.3M.
- Sales decline driven by fewer retail homes sold (43 vs 67) partly offset by higher dealer sales (57 vs 31).
- Board declares one-time cash dividend of $1.50/share, payable April 13, 2026 to holders of record March 30, 2026.
- Cash and short-term investments $25.9M; no debt; working capital $45.6M; book value $18.85/share.
- Management cites higher interest rates, tariffs, labor shortages, and material inflation as ongoing headwinds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-107563
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NOBH
- cik: 0000072205
- company_name: NOBILITY HOMES INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72205/000119312526107563/0001193125-26-107563-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72205/000119312526107563/d127468d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NOBILITY HOMES INC reported first quarter ended January 31, 2026 results: revenue Sales for the first quarter of 2026 were $10.5 million, net income Net income after taxes was $1.6 million, EPS Earnings per share for the first quarter of 2026 were $0.50 per share.
  - Period: first quarter ended January 31, 2026
  - Revenue: Sales for the first quarter of 2026 were $10.5 million
  - Net income: Net income after taxes was $1.6 million
  - EPS: Earnings per share for the first quarter of 2026 were $0.50 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On March 13, 2026, Nobility Homes, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding sales and earnings for its first quarter ended January 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72205/000119312526107563/0001193125-26-107563-index.htm

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