Green Brick revises revenue classification

Green Brick Partners, Inc. is changing how it reports certain homebuyer incentives in its financial statements.

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Green Brick Partners, Inc. is changing how it reports certain homebuyer incentives in its financial statements. The company’s audit committee determined that closing cost incentives, including interest-rate buydowns, should reduce residential units revenue rather than be recorded as cost of residential units under ASC 606.

As a result, Green Brick will restate its audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and related 2025 interim quarters, via a Form 10‑K/A. The change will lower reported revenues and costs in equal amounts, increase gross margin, and reduce metrics such as average sales price and SG&A leverage, but it will not affect gross profit, net income, earnings per share, cash flow, the balance sheet, or stockholders’ equity.

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Green Brick is restating prior periods for a revenue reclassification that does not change profits or cash.

Green Brick Partners identified that closing cost incentives, including interest-rate buydowns, had been recorded in cost of residential units instead of as a reduction of residential units revenue. After reviewing contracts under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, management concluded these incentives are consideration payable to customers.

The company will restate audited statements for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and interim 2025 quarters, via a Form 10‑K/A. Revenues and cost of revenues will both decline by the incentive amounts, mechanically raising gross margin while leaving gross profit, net income, EPS, cash flow, balance sheet, and equity unchanged.

This is a classification correction rather than an earnings change, but an Item 4.02 non‑reliance disclosure signals that prior presentation should not be used. The audit committee discussed the matter with RSM US LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm, and subsequent filings are expected to provide the fully restated figures.

8-K Event Classification

Item 4.02 — Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review

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Item 4.02 Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review Governance

Previously issued financial statements, a related audit report, or a completed interim review should no longer be relied upon.

Key Figures

Audit committee conclusion date: April 27, 2026 Restated fiscal years: 2023, 2024, 2025 Restated interim quarters: Q1, Q2, Q3 2025 +1 more

4 metrics

Audit committee conclusion date April 27, 2026 Date committee determined prior revenue presentation was incorrect

Restated fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025 Audited consolidated financial statements to be restated via Form 10‑K/A

Restated interim quarters Q1, Q2, Q3 2025 Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements to be restated

Profit impact No change Gross profit, net income and EPS unaffected by reclassification

Key Terms

ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, consideration payable to a customer, gross margin, SG&A leverage, +1 more

5 terms

ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers financial

"evaluation under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, management concluded that the incentives"

consideration payable to a customer financial

"management concluded that the incentives should be accounted for as consideration payable to a customer as a reduction of the transaction price"

gross margin financial

"The reclassification will result in an increase in gross margin, while certain operating metrics"

Gross margin is the difference between how much money a company makes from selling its products and how much it costs to produce them, expressed as a percentage of sales. It shows how efficiently a company is turning sales into profit before other expenses like marketing or salaries. Higher gross margin means the company keeps more money from each sale, which is a good sign of financial health.

SG&A leverage financial

"gross margin, while certain operating metrics such as average sales price and SG&A leverage are expected to decrease"

interest-rate buydowns financial

"closing cost incentives offered to homebuyers, including interest-rate buy-downs, which had previously been included"

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Why is Green Brick Partners (GRBK) restating its prior financial statements?

Green Brick is restating prior periods because residential units revenue previously excluded closing cost incentives, including interest-rate buydowns, which were recorded in cost of residential units. Under ASC 606, these incentives should reduce revenue as consideration payable to customers.

Which periods will Green Brick Partners (GRBK) restate?

Green Brick will restate audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025. It will also restate unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements for the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2025 in a Form 10‑K/A.

How will the reclassification affect Green Brick Partners’ (GRBK) financial results?

The reclassification will reduce residential units revenue and total revenues by the amount of closing cost incentives and reduce cost of residential units and total cost of revenues by the same amount. It will increase gross margin but leave gross profit, net income and earnings per share unchanged.

Does the Green Brick Partners (GRBK) restatement impact cash flow or the balance sheet?

The company states the reclassification of closing cost incentives will not affect cash flow, the balance sheet, or stockholders’ equity. Only the presentation of revenue, cost of revenues, and related operating metrics such as average sales price and SG&A leverage will change.

What specific incentives are being reclassified by Green Brick Partners (GRBK)?

The affected items are closing cost incentives offered to homebuyers, including interest-rate buydowns, that were previously included in cost of residential units. Management concluded these represent consideration payable to customers and should instead reduce the transaction price and related residential units revenue.

How was the Green Brick Partners (GRBK) restatement decision reached?

On April 27, 2026, the audit committee concluded prior revenue was reported on a gross basis without deducting closing cost incentives. Management evaluated the contracts under ASC 606, determined a different treatment was required, and the committee discussed these matters with RSM US LLP, the independent auditor.

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Accepted by SEC EDGAR 04/29/2026 - 04:00 PM

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

___________________

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2026


Green Brick Partners, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware				001-33530	20-5952523
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)				(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
5501 Headquarters Drive	,	Ste 300W
Plano	,	TX	75024	(469)	573-6755
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)				(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Not Applicable

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	GRBK	The New York Stock Exchange
		NYSE Texas
Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 5.75% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share)	GRBK PRA	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 4.02 Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.

On April 27, 2026, the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Green Brick Partners, Inc. (the “Company”), concluded that residential units revenue in prior periods had been incorrectly reported on a gross basis and excluded closing cost incentives offered to homebuyers, including interest-rate buy-downs, which had previously been included in cost of residential units. The Committee concluded that these closing cost incentives should have been reflected as a reduction in revenue. As a result, the Committee concluded that its previously issued audited consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025 included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025 would need to be restated.

Upon review of the underlying contractual arrangements and evaluation under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, management concluded that the incentives should be accounted for as consideration payable to a customer as a reduction of the transaction price and, therefore, a reduction in revenue. As a result, the Company will reduce residential units revenue, with a corresponding impact on total revenues, for the closing costs incentives, including interest-rate buydowns, that were paid on behalf of the homebuyer. In addition, the Company will reduce cost of residential units, with a corresponding impact on total cost of revenues, by this same amount of closing cost incentives.

The reclassification will result in an increase in gross margin, while certain operating metrics such as average sales price and SG&A leverage are expected to decrease as a result of the reclassification. The reclassification of closing cost incentives will have no impact on gross profit, net income, earnings per share, cash flow, balance sheet, or stockholders’ equity.

The Company will restate its audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 which will be filed with a Form 10-K/A. The 10-K/A will also include restated unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025, which will be presented with their comparative periods in a separate footnote.

The Committee has discussed the matters disclosed in this Current Report on Form 8-K with RSM US LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


GREEN BRICK PARTNERS, INC.
By:			/s/ Jeffery D. Cox
Name:			Jeffery D. Cox
Title:			Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 29, 2026

Source: View Original Filing on SEC EDGAR

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