NVR, INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

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NVR (NYSE: NVR) reported second quarter 2026 net income of $236.5 million, or $83.96 per diluted share, down 29% and 23% respectively from the 2025 quarter. Consolidated revenues were $2.33 billion, compared with $2.60 billion a year earlier. For the first half of 2026, revenues fell 16% to $4.21 billion, while net income declined 31% to $434.8 million and diluted EPS decreased 26% to $151.38.

In homebuilding, Q2 2026 revenues declined 11% to $2.28 billion and gross margin narrowed to 19.2% from 21.5%, impacted by higher lot costs, affordability-related pricing pressure and about $21.7 million of contract land deposit impairments. New orders rose 9% to 5,885 units with a lower 15% cancellation rate, but settlements fell 8%. Backlog increased 9% in units to 10,998 and 5% in dollars to $4.99 billion. Mortgage banking closed loan production declined 13% to $1.35 billion, with segment pre-tax income down 14% to $25.4 million.

Positive

• New home orders +9% YoY to 5,885 units in Q2 2026
• Backlog +9% units, +5% dollars to 10,998 homes and $4.99B
• Cancellation rate improved to 14.9% from 16.5% in Q2 2025
• Lots controlled increased to 184,400 from 171,400 year over year
• Share repurchases of 144,896 shares in six months costing $989.7M

Negative

• Consolidated Q2 revenue down to $2.33B from $2.60B (-10%)
• Q2 net income -29% to $236.5M; diluted EPS -23% to $83.96
• Six‑month net income -31% to $434.8M; diluted EPS -26% to $151.38
• Homebuilding gross margin compressed to 19.2% from 21.5% in Q2 2025
• Contract land deposit impairments of approximately $21.7M in Q2 2026
• Mortgage loan closings -13% to $1.35B; segment pre‑tax income -14%

News Explained

By June 30, NVR had repurchased 54,716 shares during the quarter, leaving 2,678,153 shares outstanding and changing the share base for existing holders.

On July 23, NVR reported second-quarter results for the period ended June 30; its disclosed capital-allocation activity included repurchasing 54,716 shares for an aggregate $357,777 thousand.

For existing common holders, the disclosed structural effect is a smaller outstanding-share base: NVR reported 2,678,153 shares outstanding at June 30, alongside 17,877,177 shares held as treasury stock.

Across the first six months, the company reported 144,896 shares repurchased for an aggregate cost of $989,733 thousand, so the buyback disclosure covers activity beyond the second quarter alone.

Market Context

NVR's tag-specific earnings history averaged -1.59% across 5 events. That record places the current ...

Analysis

NVR's tag-specific earnings history averaged -1.59% across 5 events. That record places the current mix of weaker earnings and margins against stronger orders and backlog, while low short positioning remains a documented risk context.

Key Figures

Q2 net income: $236.5 million Diluted EPS: $83.96 Consolidated revenue: $2.33 billion +5 more

8 metrics

Q2 net income $236.5 million Second quarter ended June 30, 2026

Diluted EPS $83.96 Second quarter ended June 30, 2026

Consolidated revenue $2.33 billion Second quarter 2026

Six-month revenue $4.21 billion Six months ended June 30, 2026

New orders 5,885 units Second quarter 2026

Average new-order price $437,100 Second quarter 2026

Backlog value $4.99 billion As of June 30, 2026

Gross profit margin 19.2% Homebuilding, second quarter 2026

Previous Earnings Reports

5 past events · Latest: Apr 22 (Negative)

Same Type Pattern 5 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	24h Move	Catalyst
Apr 22	First-quarter earnings	Negative	-4.8%	Net income, EPS, revenue, and settlements declined year over year.
Oct 22	Third-quarter earnings	Negative	-1.2%	Profit, orders, backlog, and gross margin declined amid higher lot costs.
Jul 23	Second-quarter earnings	Negative	-0.1%	Net income, orders, margin, and mortgage banking income declined year over year.
Apr 22	First-quarter earnings	Negative	+0.5%	Net income, EPS, orders, cancellations, backlog, and margin weakened.
Oct 22	Third-quarter earnings	Neutral	-2.3%	Revenue, orders, settlements, and backlog increased while margin and mortgage income declined.

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Pattern Detected

Tag-specific earnings events averaged a -1.59% 24-hour reaction, with three aligned and two divergent reactions.

Key Terms

contract land deposit impairments, capture rate, forward-looking statements

3 terms

contract land deposit impairments financial

"contract land deposit impairments totaling approximately $21.7 million"

An accounting charge taken when a company determines that deposits paid under a land purchase or development contract are unlikely to be fully recovered. It treats part or all of the cash or receivable tied to a land contract as reduced in value, similar to acknowledging that a prepayment or deposit has lost some of its worth. Investors watch these impairments because they reduce reported assets and profit, and signal problems with specific land deals or project viability.

capture rate financial

"Capture rate | 85 % | 87 %"

Capture rate is the percentage of an available group that a product, service or clinical procedure actually reaches or successfully treats; for example, the share of eligible patients who receive a therapy or the share of potential customers who adopt an offering. Investors care because a higher capture rate means faster growth and stronger revenue potential—like picking more apples from the same orchard, it shows how well a company converts opportunity into sales or clinical impact.

forward-looking statements regulatory

"constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning"

Forward-looking statements are predictions or plans that companies share about what they expect to happen in the future, like estimating sales or profits. They matter because they help investors understand a company's outlook, but since they are based on guesses and assumptions, they can sometimes be wrong.

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RESTON, VA, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NVR, Inc. (NYSE: NVR), one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announced net income for its second quarter ended June 30, 2026 of $236.5 million, or $83.96 per diluted share.  For the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, net income and diluted earnings per share decreased 29% and 23%, respectively, when compared to 2025 second quarter net income of $333.7 million, or $108.54 per diluted share.  Consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2026 totaled $2.33 billion, compared to $2.60 billion in the second quarter of 2025. 

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, consolidated revenues were $4.21 billion, a 16% decrease from $5.00 billion reported for the same period of 2025. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $434.8 million, a decrease of 31% when compared to net income for the six months ended June 30, 2025 of $633.3 million. Diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $151.38, a decrease of 26% from $203.20 per diluted share for the same period of 2025.

Homebuilding

New orders in the second quarter of 2026 increased by 9% to 5,885 units, when compared to 5,379 units in the second quarter of 2025. The average sales price of new orders in the second quarter of 2026 was $437,100, a decrease of 5% when compared to the second quarter of 2025.  The cancellation rate in the second quarter of 2026 was 15% compared to 17% in the second quarter of 2025.  Settlements in the second quarter of 2026 decreased by 8% to 5,058 units, compared to 5,475 units in the second quarter of 2025. The average settlement price in the second quarter of 2026 was $450,700, a decrease of 3% when compared to the second quarter of 2025. Our backlog of homes sold but not settled as of June 30, 2026 increased on a unit basis by 9% to 10,998 units and increased on a dollar basis by 5% to $4.99 billion when compared to the respective backlog unit and dollar balances as of June 30, 2025.

Homebuilding revenues of $2.28 billion in the second quarter of 2026 decreased by 11% compared to homebuilding revenues of $2.55 billion in the second quarter of 2025. Gross profit margin in the second quarter of 2026 decreased to 19.2%, from 21.5% in the second quarter of 2025.  Gross profit margin was negatively impacted by higher lot costs, pricing pressure due to continued affordability challenges and weak consumer sentiment, and by contract land deposit impairments totaling approximately $21.7 million. Income before tax from the homebuilding segment totaled $293.2 million in the second quarter of 2026, a decrease of 30% when compared to the second quarter of 2025.

Mortgage Banking

Mortgage closed loan production in the second quarter of 2026 totaled $1.35 billion, a decrease of 13% when compared to the second quarter of 2025. Income before tax from the mortgage banking segment totaled $25.4 million in the second quarter of 2026, a decrease of 14% when compared to $29.6 million in the second quarter of 2025.

About NVR

NVR, Inc. operates in two business segments:  homebuilding and mortgage banking.  The homebuilding segment sells and builds homes under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes and Heartland Homes trade names, and operates in thirty-seven metropolitan areas in sixteen states and Washington, D.C.  For more information about NVR, Inc. and its brands, see www.nvrinc.com, www.ryanhomes.com, www.nvhomes.com and www.heartlandluxuryhomes.com.

Some of the statements in this release made by the Company constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Certain, but not necessarily all, of such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "could," or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology.  All statements other than of historical facts are forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements contained in this document may include those regarding market trends, NVR's financial position and financial results, business strategy, the outcome of pending litigation, investigations or similar contingencies, and projected plans and objectives of management for future operations.  Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results or performance of NVR to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  Such risk factors include, but are not limited to the following: general economic and business conditions (on both a national and regional level); interest rate changes; access to suitable financing by NVR and NVR's customers; increased regulation in the mortgage banking industry; the ability of our mortgage banking subsidiary to sell loans it originates into the secondary market; competition; the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by NVR in its homebuilding operations; shortages of labor; the economic impact of a major epidemic or pandemic; weather related slow-downs; building moratoriums; governmental regulation; fluctuation and volatility of stock and other financial markets; mortgage financing availability; and other factors over which NVR has little or no control.  NVR undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements except as required by law.

NVR, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2026		2025		2026		2025
Homebuilding:
Revenues		$      2,279,771		$      2,548,267		$      4,114,650		$      4,898,712
Other income		12,095		25,088		40,144		51,800
Cost of sales		(1,841,217)		(1,999,983)		(3,315,756)		(3,835,358)
Selling, general and administrative		(150,721)		(149,170)		(307,692)		(314,287)
Interest expense		(6,698)		(6,685)		(13,552)		(13,866)
Homebuilding income		293,230		417,517		517,794		787,001
Mortgage Banking:
Mortgage banking fees		46,585		50,547		92,769		103,134
Interest income		3,983		4,493		7,612		8,299
Other income		1,292		1,301		2,069		2,394
General and administrative		(26,153)		(26,425)		(49,280)		(51,118)
Interest expense		(296)		(300)		(629)		(573)
Mortgage banking income		25,411		29,616		52,541		62,136
Income before taxes		318,641		447,133		570,335		849,137
Income tax expense		(82,183)		(113,396)		(135,518)		(215,824)
Net income		$        236,458		$        333,737		$        434,817		$        633,313
Basic earnings per share		$            87.65		$          114.52		$          158.75		$          214.78
Diluted earnings per share		$            83.96		$          108.54		$          151.38		$          203.20
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		2,698		2,914		2,739		2,949
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		2,816		3,075		2,872		3,117

NVR, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except share and per share data) (unaudited)
		June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents		$         1,093,736		$         1,883,844
Restricted cash		44,562		34,348
Receivables		49,642		32,742
Inventory:
Lots and housing units, covered under sales agreements with customers		1,877,430		1,410,695
Unsold lots and housing units		307,698		252,029
Land under development		21,067		39,312
Building materials and other		29,094		21,524
		2,235,289		1,723,560
Contract land deposits, net		927,380		851,458
Property, plant and equipment, net		99,248		103,770
Operating lease right-of-use assets		110,893		110,535
Other assets		348,163		349,306
		4,908,913		5,089,563
Mortgage Banking:
Cash and cash equivalents		50,938		32,642
Restricted cash		8,023		6,047
Mortgage loans held for sale, net		396,678		571,596
Property and equipment, net		7,723		7,727
Operating lease right-of-use assets		22,538		23,953
Other assets		75,807		125,402
		561,707		767,367
Total assets		$         5,470,620		$         5,856,930

NVR, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued) (in thousands, except share and per share data) (unaudited)
		June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable		$           375,478		$           259,244
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		311,697		376,976
Customer deposits		294,698		249,210
Operating lease liabilities		117,947		117,589
Senior notes		908,162		909,160
		2,007,982		1,912,179
Mortgage Banking:
Accounts payable and other liabilities		46,849		53,738
Operating lease liabilities		24,593		26,144
		71,442		79,882
Total liabilities		2,079,424		1,992,061
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,555,330 shares  issued as of both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025		206		206
Additional paid-in capital		3,223,670		3,155,367
Deferred compensation trust – 106,697 shares of NVR, Inc. common stock as of  both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025		(16,710)		(16,710)
Deferred compensation liability		16,710		16,710
Retained earnings		16,821,586		16,386,769
Less treasury stock at cost – 17,877,177 and 17,755,943 shares as of June 30, 2026  and December 31, 2025, respectively		(16,654,266)		(15,677,473)
Total shareholders' equity		3,391,196		3,864,869
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$         5,470,620		$         5,856,930

NVR, Inc. Operating Activity (dollars in thousands) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2026				2025				2026				2025
		Units		Average Price		Units		Average Price		Units		Average Price		Units		Average Price
New orders, net of cancellations:
Mid Atlantic (1)		2,081		$           499.2		1,930		$           531.3		3,998		$           499.2		3,796		$           523.0
North East (2)		390		$           639.4		424		$           655.3		859		$           624.4		801		$           674.0
Mid East (3)		1,186		$           419.2		1,072		$           424.2		2,369		$           422.2		2,170		$           422.0
South East (4)		2,228		$           353.3		1,953		$           361.7		4,397		$           356.0		3,957		$           359.0
Total		5,885		$           437.1		5,379		$           458.1		11,623		$           438.6		10,724		$           453.3
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2026				2025				2026				2025
		Units		Average Price		Units		Average Price		Units		Average Price		Units		Average Price
Settlements:
Mid Atlantic (1)		1,721		$           511.1		2,101		$           537.2		3,139		$           515.3		4,151		$           532.6
North East (2)		452		$           621.1		474		$           651.7		818		$           637.2		945		$           632.5
Mid East (3)		1,056		$           429.4		1,082		$           415.8		1,778		$           429.6		2,095		$           411.6
South East (4)		1,829		$           364.1		1,818		$           363.3		3,338		$           363.0		3,417		$           359.2
Total		5,058		$           450.7		5,475		$           465.4		9,073		$           453.5		10,608		$           461.8

		As of June 30,
		2026				2025
		Units		Average Price		Units		Average Price
Backlog:
Mid Atlantic (1)		4,019		$     509.2		3,713		$     532.6
North East (2)		1,014		$     632.9		911		$     698.4
Mid East (3)		2,224		$     426.2		2,120		$     426.8
South East (4)		3,741		$     362.5		3,325		$     371.6
Total		10,998		$     453.9		10,069		$     472.1

NVR, Inc. Operating Activity (Continued) (dollars in thousands) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2026		2025		2026		2025
Average active communities:
Mid Atlantic (1)		133		120		129		120
North East (2)		28		26		29		25
Mid East (3)		95		94		97		93
South East (4)		186		186		182		175
Total		442		426		437		413
		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2026		2025		2026		2025
Homebuilding data:
New order cancellation rate		14.9 %		16.5 %		14.4 %		16.0 %
Lots controlled at end of period						184,400		171,400
Mortgage banking data:
Loan closings		$      1,354,713		$      1,555,280		$    2,407,697		$    2,988,201
Capture rate		85 %		87 %		84 %		87 %
Common stock information:
Shares outstanding at end of period						2,678,153		2,883,215
Number of shares repurchased		54,716		65,834		144,896		142,954
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased		$        357,777		$        471,413		$      989,733		$    1,054,807

(1)	Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and Washington, D.C.
(2)	New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania
(3)	New York, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois
(4)	North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia and Kentucky

 

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FAQ

How did NVR (NYSE: NVR) perform financially in Q2 2026?

NVR reported Q2 2026 net income of $236.5 million and diluted EPS of $83.96, with consolidated revenue of $2.33 billion. According to NVR, these results represent declines of 29% in net income and 23% in diluted EPS versus Q2 2025.

What were NVR's revenue and earnings trends for the first half of 2026?

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, NVR generated $4.21 billion in revenue and $434.8 million in net income. According to NVR, revenue decreased 16%, while net income and diluted EPS fell 31% and 26% respectively compared with the 2025 period.

How did NVR's homebuilding segment perform in Q2 2026?

NVR's homebuilding revenues were $2.28 billion in Q2 2026, down 11% year over year, with income before tax of $293.2 million. According to NVR, homebuilding gross margin declined to 19.2% from 21.5%, pressured by higher lot costs, affordability issues and land deposit impairments.

What happened to NVR's new orders, settlements, and backlog in Q2 2026?

New orders increased 9% to 5,885 units, while settlements fell 8% to 5,058 units in Q2 2026. According to NVR, backlog rose to 10,998 units and $4.99 billion, representing 9% unit and 5% dollar growth versus June 30, 2025.

How did NVR's mortgage banking business perform in Q2 2026?

NVR's mortgage banking closed loan production totaled $1.35 billion in Q2 2026, down 13% from 2025. According to NVR, mortgage banking income before tax declined 14% to $25.4 million, and the capture rate slipped to 85% from 87% a year earlier.

Did NVR repurchase stock during the first half of 2026 and what was the cost?

NVR repurchased 144,896 shares of its common stock during the first six months of 2026 at an aggregate cost of $989.7 million. According to NVR, this follows repurchases of 142,954 shares for $1.05 billion in the prior-year period.

What factors did NVR cite for pressure on margins in Q2 2026?

NVR reported that Q2 2026 homebuilding gross margin fell to 19.2%, from 21.5% a year earlier. According to NVR, higher lot costs, affordability-driven pricing pressure, weak consumer sentiment and about $21.7 million of contract land deposit impairments negatively affected margins.