KB Home
KB Home is an American construction company that focuses on residential construction in the United States. The company builds single-family homes and communities across different geographical segments which include the West Coast which also derives the majority of the revenue, Southwest, Central, and Southeast. The company operates in several markets and focuses on first-time and move-up homebuyers. It also invests in land acquisition and development to support future building activities and is also engaged in financial services operations which includes providing mortgage banking services through its joint venture with a third party.www.kbhome.com
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Sep 24, 2026
Keith LansfordHOST
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store jumped four and a half percent on earnings that surpassed analysts' consensus.
Keith LansfordHOST
And KB Home dropped three percent after reporting third-quarter results.
Keith LansfordHOST
Earnings beat consensus, but the home builder delivered a cautious outlook due to high mortgage rates and other uncertainties.
Keith LansfordHOST
[gentle music] The Dow Jones Industrial Average crumbled three hundred and fifty-two point one zero points, or zero point six eight percent, Wednesday to fifty-one thousand five eleven point five nine.
Diana OlickCORRESPONDENT
So that's what the builders are doing, lowering prices, doing incentives, buying down mortgage rates.
Diana OlickCORRESPONDENT
We heard that from KB Home a couple of days ago in their earnings.
Diana OlickCORRESPONDENT
where they beat, but they talked about shrinking margins, and that was a real problem.
Diana OlickCORRESPONDENT
We saw the stock dip on that despite a beat across the board.
Tracey RyniecGUEST
the 1990s to see the 8%.
Tracey RyniecGUEST
So then, uh, you know, some of the home builders already this week, KB Homes reported, and they're seeing it.
Tracey RyniecGUEST
They're seeing even more of a slowdown, and they were already slow.
Tracey RyniecGUEST
So we're gonna see people picking and choosing what they're, what they're buying as, uh, the rates rise.
Alexis MooreHOST
In South Korea, Hanwha Solutions rallied six percent and OCI Holdings jumped almost ten percent.
Alexis MooreHOST
And in the US, shares in home builder KB Home retreated about three percent.
Alexis MooreHOST
The home builder recently reported earnings and lowered its profit outlook as conditions for the housing industry continued to get worse.
Alexis MooreHOST
Heads up, an artificial intelligence tool helped us make this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and then reviewed and adapted by an editor.
Tim StenovecHOST
Uh, what else you got for us?
Arvalice Bonilla RamosGUEST
We got KB Home.
Arvalice Bonilla RamosGUEST
That is ticker KBH.
Arvalice Bonilla RamosGUEST
Uh, basically, the company's one of the largest-
Carol MassarHOST
Yeah.
Carol MassarHOST
Okay.
Carol MassarHOST
So let's go from KB Home to McDonald's.
Arvalice Bonilla RamosGUEST
We have McDonald's.
Diana OlickCORRESPONDENT
They are not loving this at all.
Diana OlickCORRESPONDENT
Down on the day, despite KB Home beating on the top and bottom lines in their earnings yesterday.
Diana OlickCORRESPONDENT
Scott.
Scott WapnerHOST
All right, Diana, thank you so much for that.
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KB Home takeaways focus on a soft housing market and weaker Q4GM guide.
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Frank CurzioHOST
But you could see the stocks specifically in that area have come back and doing a little bit better.
Frank CurzioHOST
But, you know, uh, KB Homes just came out with their latest report.
Frank CurzioHOST
We've been talking about housing a- and, uh, it says average selling price for homes, the company says 480,000.
Frank CurzioHOST
That's $20,000 lower than what management reported last quarter.
Carolyn WeigelHOST
It is September 23rd, 2026.
Carolyn WeigelHOST
We'll start with our market movers and active stocks.
Carolyn WeigelHOST
KB Homes is down 1% after lowering its gross profit margin guidance amid weaker housing market conditions, including affordability pressures.
Carolyn WeigelHOST
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is up 4%, higher after beating earnings estimates for its fourth quarter, aided by improved traffic trends.
Carolyn WeigelHOST
Six Flags Entertainment is down 1%, with activist investor Janna Partners pushing for a sale of the theme park company.
Frank CurzioHOST
But you can see the stocks specifically in that area have come back and doing a little bit better.
Frank CurzioHOST
But, you know, uh, KB Homes just came out with their latest report.
Frank CurzioHOST
We've been talking about housing a- and, uh, it says average selling price for homes, the company says 480,000.
Frank CurzioHOST
That's $20,000 lower than what management reported last quarter.
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