Hovnanian Enterprises Inc cash flow statement HOV

Annual Quarterly

In fiscal 2025, which ended Oct 31, 2025, Hovnanian Enterprises Inc generated $188.3 million of cash from operations, up 696.4% from the year before. It spent $22.1 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $166.2 million. The company returned $10.7 million in dividends and $30.2 million in share buybacks to shareholders.

USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.

Line	FY 2026 Jul 31, 2026	FY 2025 Oct 31, 2025	FY 2024 Oct 31, 2024	FY 2023 Oct 31, 2023	FY 2022 Oct 31, 2022	FY 2021 Oct 31, 2021	FY 2020 Oct 31, 2020	FY 2019 Oct 31, 2019	FY 2018 Oct 31, 2018	FY 2017 Oct 31, 2017	FY 2016 Oct 31, 2016
Operating
Depreciation and amortization	16 +50.4%	14 +79.3%	8 -12.1%	9 +61.2%	5 +3.4%	5 -0.5%	5 +27.1%	4 +32.2%	3 -25.7%	4 +19.2%	4 +5.2%
Stock-based compensation	11 -40.3%	17 -34.0%	25 +77.6%	14 +38.4%	10 +34.0%	8	—	1 -80.3%	4 +558.7%	1 -80.9%	3 -66.9%
Operating cash flow	219 +62.1%	188 +696.4%	24 -94.6%	435 +386.5%	89 -57.4%	210 -28.2%	293 +217.5%	-249 -272.8%	-67 -122.2%	302 -22.1%	387 +220.7%
Investing
Capital expenditures	21 -1.8%	22 +23.7%	18 -5.1%	19 +49.5%	13 +111.9%	6 +75.8%	3 -15.6%	4 -22.9%	5 -19.8%	6 -19.1%	8 +289.8%
Investing cash flow	-44 +34.6%	-66 -42.0%	-46 +40.6%	-78 -3535.5%	-2 -123.9%	9 +320.4%	2 +125.8%	-8 -123.4%	36 +219.5%	-30 +42.7%	-52 -2198.9%
Financing
Dividends paid	—	11 +0.0%	11 +0.0%	11 +0.0%	11	0	—	—	—	—	—
Stock buybacks	18 -39.2%	30 +14.0%	27 +452.7%	5 -60.7%	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
Financing cash flow	-79 -37.9%	-70 +62.5%	-188 +28.2%	-262 -1484.2%	-17 +92.4%	-217 -29.5%	-168 -181.2%	207 +190.1%	-229 -55.2%	-148 +39.8%	-246 -179.3%
Change in cash
Net change in cash	96 +778.7%	52 +124.6%	-211 -321.1%	95 +34.7%	71 +3556.7%	2 -98.5%	127 +350.7%	-51 +80.5%	-261	—	—
Free cash flow	198 +74.1%	166 +2774.6%	6 -98.6%	416 +441.7%	77 -62.4%	204 -29.4%	289 +214.3%	-253 -251.5%	-72 -124.4%	295 -22.1%	379 +217.5%
Per share
Free cash flow per share	29.00 +76.7%	24.11 +2822.6%	0.83 -98.7%	62.47 +446.8%	11.43 -64.2%	31.94 -27.3%	43.96 +203.6%	-42.41 -257.6%	-11.86 -123.7%	49.95 +1843.3%	2.57 +217.0%
Shareholder returns
Returned to shareholders	18	41	37	16	23	0	—	—	—	—	—
Share of free cash flow	9.31%	24.64%	643.97%	3.72%	29.82%	0.00%	—	—	—	—	—
Ratios
Free cash flow margin	7.01%	5.58%	0.19%	15.11%	2.63%	7.34%	12.35%	-12.55%	-3.62%	12.04%	13.77%
Capital expenditures to revenue	0.75%	0.74%	0.59%	0.68%	0.43%	0.21%	0.14%	0.20%	0.26%	0.26%	0.29%
Stock-based compensation to revenue	0.41%	0.56%	0.84%	0.52%	0.35%	0.28%	—	0.04%	0.18%	0.02%	0.11%
Cash conversion	—	2.95x	0.10x	2.11x	0.40x	0.35x	5.75x	—	—	—	—

How these figures are calculated

Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.

Company profile

Industry: Operative Builders (SIC 1531)
Listed as: HOV (NYSE), HOVVB (OTC), HOVNP (Nasdaq)
Fiscal year ends: October 31
Incorporated in: DE
Headquarters: Matawan, NJ
SEC filer status: Accelerated filer
SEC CIK: 357294

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