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How KB Home stacks up
KBH · against 361 other Consumer Cyclical companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
46/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #211 of 362 · scores higher than 41% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score25 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including KBH · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 46?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.A mix: stronger operating margin, but weaker return on invested capital than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 64% of peers. Return on invested capital: 4.3% vs peer median 7.3%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.3% vs peer median 3.3%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 61% of peers. Operating margin: 8.4% vs peer median 6.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KBH, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KBH | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 349 reported | 4.3% | 9.5% | 29% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 362 reported | 8.4% | 7.1% | 57% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 358 reported | 3.3% | 4.1% | 42% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 315 reported | 5.9% | 11.8% | 33% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 363 reported | 17.1% | 36.0% | 17% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KBH| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.6B USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 1 | 2.4B USD | 99 | 65 | |
| 1 | 11.5B USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 10.7B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 1 | 6.5B USD | 99 | 62 | |
| 207 | 3.6B USD | 49 | 54 | |
| 207 | 16.8B USD | 49 | 46 | |
| 209 | 21.7B USD | 48 | 58 | |
| 210 | 249.7B USD | 47 | 46 | |
| 211 | 3.0B USD | 46 | 45 | |
| 211 | 7.8B USD | 46 | 49 | |
| 211 | 9.8B USD | 46 | 47 | |
| 211 | 1.4B USD | 46 | 38 | |
| 211 | 228.5B USD | 46 | 40 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score