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PulteGroup Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

July 22, 2026 6:30 AM

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) announced today financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2026. For the quarter, the Company reported net income of $472 million, or $2.48 per share. In the prior year period, the Company reported net income of $608 million, or $3.03 per share.

“We continue to capture benefits from our return-focused operating model and business platform that is well diversified across markets and buyer groups,” said Ryan Marshall, President and CEO of PulteGroup. "The resulting benefits helped PulteGroup generate earnings of $2.48 per share in the quarter, while realizing a 6% increase in net new orders and generating a sequential increase in gross margin of 60 basis points."

“Overall, market conditions remain highly competitive as macroeconomic uncertainty, volatile interest rates and strained affordability weigh on housing demand, but there are early signs that conditions may be stabilizing in select geographies around the country. Within this operating environment, we continue to execute focused, tactical adjustments as we work to balance price and pace within each community in support of delivering high returns across the enterprise.”

Second quarter home sale revenues decreased 11% from the prior year to $3.8 billion. Lower revenues for the period reflect an 8% decrease in closing volumes to 6,997 homes, in combination with a 3% decrease in average sales price to $544,000.

For its second quarter, PulteGroup reported home sale gross margin of 25.0%, a sequential increase of 60 basis points from the first quarter of 2026, which is down from 27.0% last year. Second quarter SG&A expense for the Company was $383 million, or 10.1% of home sale revenues. Prior year SG&A expense was $390 million, or 9.1% of home sale revenues.

Net new orders for the second quarter increased 6% to 7,536 homes, as higher community count helped to drive an increase in orders across all buyer groups. The dollar value of net new orders in the period was $4.1 billion, which is an increase of 5% over the prior year quarter. Community count for the second quarter averaged 1,074, which is an increase of 8% over the second quarter of 2025.

The Company ended the second quarter with a backlog of 10,966 homes, which is an increase of 2% over the second quarter of last year. Backlog value for the second quarter decreased 1% over last year to $6.8 billion.

The Company's financial services operations reported second quarter pre-tax income of $37 million, compared with prior year pre-tax income of $43 million. Mortgage capture rate was 85% for the second quarter in both the current and prior year periods.

The Company ended the quarter with $1.4 billion in cash and a debt-to-capital ratio of 12.3%.

In the second quarter, the Company repurchased 3.1 million of its outstanding common shares for $373 million, or an average price of $119.42 per share. Through the first six months of 2026, the Company has repurchased 5.5 million shares, or 3% of its common shares, for $681 million.

A conference call discussing PulteGroup's second quarter 2026 results is scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Interested investors can access the live webcast via PulteGroup's corporate website at www.pultegroup.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release includes “forward-looking statements.” These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities, as well as those of the markets we serve or intend to serve, to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate to matters of a strictly factual or historical nature and generally discuss or relate to forecasts, estimates or other expectations regarding future events. Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “project,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “might,” “should,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, including statements related to any potential impairment charges and the impacts or effects thereof, expected operating and performing results, planned transactions, planned objectives of management, future developments or conditions in the industries in which we participate and other trends, developments and uncertainties that may affect our business in the future.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among other things: interest rate changes and the availability of mortgage financing; the impact of any changes to our strategy in responding to the cyclical nature of the industry or deteriorations in industry conditions or downward changes in general economic or other business conditions, including any changes regarding our land positions and the levels of our land spend; economic changes nationally or in our local markets, including inflation, deflation, changes in consumer confidence and preferences and the state of the market for homes in general; supply shortages and the cost of labor and building materials; the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by us in our homebuilding operations; a decline in the value of the land and home inventories we maintain and resulting possible future writedowns of the carrying value of our real estate assets; competition within the industries in which we operate; rapidly changing technological developments including, but not limited to, the use of artificial intelligence in the homebuilding industry; governmental regulation directed at or affecting the housing market, the homebuilding industry or construction activities, slow growth initiatives and/or local building moratoria; the availability and cost of insurance covering risks associated with our businesses, including warranty and other legal or regulatory proceedings or claims; damage from improper acts of persons over whom we do not have control or attempts to impose liabilities or obligations of third parties on us; weather related slowdowns; the impact of climate change and related governmental regulation; adverse capital and credit market conditions, which may affect our access to and cost of capital; the insufficiency of our income tax provisions and tax reserves, including as a result of changing laws or interpretations; the potential that we do not realize our deferred tax assets; our inability to sell mortgages into the secondary market; uncertainty in the mortgage lending industry, including revisions to underwriting standards and repurchase requirements associated with the sale of mortgage loans, and related claims against us; risks associated with the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system; risks related to information technology failures, data security issues, and the effect of cybersecurity incidents and threats; the impact of negative publicity on sales; failure to retain key personnel; the impairment of our intangible assets; disruptions associated with epidemics, pandemics or other serious public health threats (as well as fear of such events), and the measures taken to address it; and other factors of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business and competitive nature. See Item 1A – Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, for a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our businesses. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in our expectations.

About PulteGroup

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of America’s largest homebuilding companies with operations in more than 45 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup’s purpose is building incredible places where people can live their dreams.

For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to pultegroup.com; pulte.com; centex.com; delwebb.com; divosta.com; and jwhomes.com. Follow PulteGroup, Inc. on X: @PulteGroupNews.

PulteGroup, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

($000's omitted, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Revenues:

Homebuilding

Home sale revenues

$

3,807,097

$

4,267,975

$

7,114,607

$

8,017,244

Land sale and other revenues

78,921

34,622

108,235

87,176

3,886,018

4,302,597

7,222,842

8,104,420

Financial Services

96,939

101,158

168,687

191,986

Total revenues

3,982,957

4,403,755

7,391,529

8,296,406

Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:

Home sale cost of revenues

(2,856,634

)

(3,115,450

)

(5,356,788

)

(5,834,564

)

Land sale and other cost of revenues

(68,129

)

(30,488

)

(95,276

)

(81,443

)

(2,924,763

)

(3,145,938

)

(5,452,064

)

(5,916,007

)

Financial Services expenses

(60,673

)

(59,611

)

(119,839

)

(114,581

)

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

(382,965

)

(390,453

)

(763,298

)

(783,790

)

Equity income from unconsolidated entities, net

3,962

409

4,841

911

Other income (expense), net

3,921

(1,006

)

10,666

5,355

Income before income taxes

622,439

807,156

1,071,835

1,488,294

Income tax expense

(150,436

)

(198,673

)

(252,837

)

(357,012

)

Net income

$

472,003

$

608,483

$

818,998

$

1,131,282

Per share:

Basic earnings

$

2.49

$

3.05

$

4.29

$

5.64

Diluted earnings

$

2.48

$

3.03

$

4.27

$

5.60

Cash dividends declared

$

0.26

$

0.22

$

0.52

$

0.44

Number of shares used in calculation:

Basic

189,388

199,243

190,734

200,645

Effect of dilutive securities

1,195

1,438

1,256

1,520

Diluted

190,583

200,681

191,990

202,165

PulteGroup, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

($000's omitted)

(Unaudited)

June 30,
2026

December 31,
2025

ASSETS

Cash and equivalents

$

1,335,709

$

1,980,869

Restricted cash

41,633

27,907

Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

1,377,342

2,008,776

House and land inventory

13,715,417

12,925,413

Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale

549,713

613,665

Investments in unconsolidated entities

202,796

167,342

Other assets

2,307,328

2,217,483

Goodwill

40,377

40,377

Other intangible assets

23,385

26,210

Deferred tax assets

46,832

49,157

$

18,263,190

$

18,048,423

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

717,891

$

724,885

Customer deposits

512,255

387,837

Deferred tax liabilities

459,586

448,493

Accrued and other liabilities

1,261,546

1,338,330

Financial Services debt

477,904

532,338

Notes payable

1,820,277

1,631,098

5,249,459

5,062,981

Shareholders' equity

13,013,731

12,985,442

$

18,263,190

$

18,048,423

PulteGroup, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

($000's omitted)

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2026

2025

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$

818,998

$

1,131,282

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Deferred income tax expense

13,402

19,798

Land-related charges

27,561

42,184

Loss on debt retirement

2,637

Depreciation and amortization

49,935

49,714

Equity income from unconsolidated entities, net

(4,841

)

(911

)

Distributions of income from unconsolidated entities

4,758

3,060

Share-based compensation expense

34,207

30,973

Other, net

569

(380

)

Increase (decrease) in cash due to:

Inventories

(807,305

)

(533,041

)

Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale

63,933

47,986

Other assets

(94,825

)

(175,258

)

Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities

67,773

(193,674

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

176,802

421,733

Cash flows from investing activities:

Capital expenditures

(55,297

)

(64,138

)

Investments in unconsolidated entities

(40,875

)

(7,954

)

Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities

5,508

39,419

Other investing activities, net

2,905

(6,509

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(87,759

)

(39,182

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from debt issuance

794,784

Repayments of notes payable

(600,681

)

(9,163

)

Financial Services borrowings (repayments), net

(54,434

)

(28,549

)

Debt issuance costs

(22,759

)

Proceeds from liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned

18,303

16,633

Payments related to consolidated inventory not owned

(23,155

)

(22,438

)

Share repurchases

(681,167

)

(600,000

)

Excise tax on share repurchases

(11,482

)

(11,550

)

Cash paid for shares withheld for taxes

(38,062

)

(23,761

)

Dividends paid

(101,824

)

(90,077

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(720,477

)

(768,905

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

(631,434

)

(386,354

)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period

2,008,776

1,653,680

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period

$

1,377,342

$

1,267,326

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

Interest paid (capitalized), net

$

5,879

$

8,088

Income taxes paid (refunded), net

$

270,253

$

392,286

PulteGroup, Inc.

Segment Data

($000's omitted)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

HOMEBUILDING:

Home sale revenues

$

3,807,097

$

4,267,975

$

7,114,607

$

8,017,244

Land sale and other revenues

78,921

34,622

108,235

87,176

Total Homebuilding revenues

3,886,018

4,302,597

7,222,842

8,104,420

Home sale cost of revenues

(2,856,634

)

(3,115,450

)

(5,356,788

)

(5,834,564

)

Land sale and other cost of revenues

(68,129

)

(30,488

)

(95,276

)

(81,443

)

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

(382,965

)

(390,453

)

(763,298

)

(783,790

)

Equity income (loss) from unconsolidated entities, net

2,852

(841

)

3,731

(339

)

Other income (expense), net

3,921

(1,006

)

10,666

5,355

Income before income taxes

$

585,063

$

764,359

$

1,021,877

$

1,409,639

FINANCIAL SERVICES:

Income before income taxes

$

37,376

$

42,797

$

49,958

$

78,655

CONSOLIDATED:

Income before income taxes

$

622,439

$

807,156

$

1,071,835

$

1,488,294

PulteGroup, Inc.

Segment Data, continued

($000's omitted)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Home sale revenues

$

3,807,097

$

4,267,975

$

7,114,607

$

8,017,244

Closings - units

Northeast

331

451

592

790

Southeast

1,370

1,402

2,598

2,595

Florida

1,875

1,882

3,564

3,532

Midwest

1,173

1,272

2,150

2,362

Texas

1,121

1,218

1,987

2,257

West

1,127

1,414

2,208

2,686

6,997

7,639

13,099

14,222

Average selling price

$

544

$

559

$

543

$

564

Net new orders - units

Northeast

399

384

840

788

Southeast

1,442

1,405

2,865

2,761

Florida

2,115

1,773

4,321

3,642

Midwest

1,409

1,272

2,694

2,660

Texas

1,053

1,042

2,311

2,329

West

1,118

1,207

2,539

2,668

7,536

7,083

15,570

14,848

Net new orders - dollars

$

4,084,351

$

3,887,938

$

8,649,377

$

8,365,765

Unit backlog

Northeast

755

613

Southeast

2,018

2,078

Florida

3,178

2,905

Midwest

2,149

2,100

Texas

1,115

1,020

West

1,751

2,063

10,966

10,779

Dollars in backlog

$

6,804,881

$

6,843,239

PulteGroup, Inc.

Segment Data, continued

($000's omitted)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

MORTGAGE ORIGINATIONS:

Origination volume

4,629

4,984

8,618

9,255

Origination principal

$

1,976,303

$

2,164,755

$

3,679,319

$

4,030,773

Capture rate

85.2

%

84.8

%

85.0

%

85.5

%

Supplemental Data

($000's omitted)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Interest in inventory, beginning of period

$

125,265

$

139,541

$

122,327

$

139,960

Interest capitalized

28,489

26,129

56,324

52,221

Interest expensed

(28,455

)

(29,046

)

(53,352

)

(55,557

)

Interest in inventory, end of period

$

125,299

$

136,624

$

125,299

$

136,624

PulteGroup, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This report contains information about our debt-to-capital ratios. These measures could be considered non-GAAP financial measures under the SEC's rules and should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, comparable GAAP financial measures. We calculate total net debt by subtracting total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash from notes payable to present the amount of assets needed to satisfy the debt. We use the debt-to-capital and net debt-to-capital ratios as indicators of our overall leverage and believe they are useful financial measures in understanding the leverage employed in our operations. We believe that these measures provide investors relevant and useful information for evaluating the comparability of financial information presented and comparing our profitability and liquidity to other companies in the homebuilding industry. Although other companies in the homebuilding industry report similar information, the methods used may differ. We urge investors to understand the methods used by other companies in the homebuilding industry to calculate these measures and any adjustments thereto before comparing our measures to those of such other companies.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the debt-to-capital ratios ($000's omitted):

Debt-to-Capital Ratios

June 30,
2026

December 31,
2025

Notes payable

$

1,820,277

$

1,631,098

Shareholders' equity

13,013,731

12,985,442

Total capital

$

14,834,008

$

14,616,540

Debt-to-capital ratio

12.3

%

11.2

%

Notes payable

$

1,820,277

$

1,631,098

Less: Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

(1,377,342

)

(2,008,776

)

Total net debt

$

442,935

$

(377,678

)

Shareholders' equity

13,013,731

12,985,442

Total net capital

$

13,456,666

$

12,607,764

Net debt-to-capital ratio

3.3

%

(3.0

)%

Company Contact

Investors: Jim Zeumer

(404) 978-6434

[email protected]

Source: PulteGroup, Inc.

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