KB Home (KBH) Q2 2026 Earnings Summary

KB Home’s backlog is up 45% since January as built-to-order returns, with build times down to 100 days and about 4 points of margin spread over specs.

Quarter ended May 31, 2026 (fiscal Q2).

Closings 2,395 (↓23%)
Revenue $1.11B (↓27%)
Gross margin 15.2%
Orders 3,317 (↓4%)

From the call

“It’s right around 4 points of spread is what we typically see between BTO and spec sales even within the same community, same product.”

Same community, same plan, about 4 points of margin difference between sold-before-start and spec. That is the clearest number we have seen on what spec inventory really costs.

Source: KB Home 8-K and earnings call.

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