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Net Income and Profitability

HORTON D R INC /DE/ · 2026-10-26 · Importance 29 · Surprise 22

D.R. Horton reported fiscal Q4 2026 net income of $741.8 million, or $2.67 per diluted share, compared with $3.04 per share a year earlier. Net income declined 18% year over year, and earnings missed the $3.03-per-share consensus estimate by 11.88%. Coverage attributed pressure on earnings to elevated sales incentives, softer homebuyer demand, lower homebuilding profitability, and rental-business inventory impairment charges.

Key facts

• D.R. Horton reported better-than-expected earnings in three of the trailing four quarters and missed once, with an average surprise of 1.9%. source