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How KB Home stacks up
KBH · against 1,603 other Consumer Cyclical companies
Profitability
46/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #859 of 1,604 · scores higher than 46% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score160 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 · 1,510 reported | 4.3% | 7.3% | 36% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,601 reported | 8.4% | 6.4% | 61% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,528 reported | 3.3% | 3.3% | 49% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,476 reported | 5.9% | 7.7% | 42% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,613 reported | 17.1% | 30.2% | 24% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KBH| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.48T JPY (≈$10.1B) | 100 | 96 | |
| 1 | 358.0B INR (≈$4.3B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 3 | 880.5B TWD (≈$27.3B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 3 | 981.2B JPY (≈$6.7B) | 99 | 67 | |
| 3 | 5.2B MYR (≈$1.1B) | 99 | 84 | |
| 859 | 41.7B JPY (≈$284M) | 46 | 56 | |
| 859 | 220.8B INR (≈$2.6B) | 46 | 54 | |
| 859 | 573M EUR (≈$631M) | 46 | 53 | |
| 859 | 616M EUR (≈$678M) | 46 | 40 | |
| 859 | 3.0B USD | 46 | 45 | |
| 859 | 5.9B GBP (≈$7.6B) | 46 | 50 | |
| 859 | 7.8B USD | 46 | 49 | |
| 859 | 9.8B USD | 46 | 47 | |
| 859 | 1.4B USD | 46 | 38 |
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