---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001753926-26-001568"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HOV"
cik: "0000357294"
company_name: "HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-20T14:02:33+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-20T14:03:07.552138+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hovnanian Q3 net loss $4.5M ($0.70/sh) on revenue $705.7M, down 12% YoY

## Summary
- Total revenues $705.7M, down 12% from $800.6M; net loss available to common $4.5M ($0.70/diluted share) vs income $13.9M ($1.99) prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $31.9M vs $77.1M; homebuilding gross margin (before interest/land) 14.6% vs 17.3%, improved sequentially for 2nd quarter.
- Consolidated domestic backlog $881.9M, up 5.1% YoY; contracts per community down 4.1% to 9.4; cancellation rate flat at 19%.
- Q4 guidance: revenues $800-900M, adjusted gross margin 15.0-16.5%, adjusted pretax income $15-30M, adjusted EBITDA $50-65M.
- Total liquidity $379.8M, above target range; 87% of lots optioned, highest in company history.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001753926-26-001568
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HOV
- cik: 0000357294
- company_name: HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-20T14:02:33+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357294/000175392626001568/0001753926-26-001568-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357294/000175392626001568/hov-20260820.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001753926-26-001568.txt

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