Century Communities vs KB Home
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The short version
- KB Home is the larger business, with $6.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $4.1B for Century Communities, about 1.5 times as much.
- Century Communities grew revenue faster (−6.4%, against −10.0%).
- KB Home turned more of its sales into free cash flow (4.6% FCF margin, against 3.0%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of KB Home’s earnings: a P/E of 13.3x against 12.7x for Century Communities.
| Latest fiscal year | CCS · FY25 | KBH · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.7B | $2.9B |
| Revenue | $4.1B | $6.2B |
| Free cash flow | $124M | $287M |
| Net income | $148M | $429M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −6.4% | −10.0% |
| 5-year growth | 5.4% | 8.3% |
| Share count change | −5.5% | −10.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 6.9% |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | 4.6% |
| Return on capital | — | — |
| Return on equity | 5.7% | 10.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | — | $1.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $178M | $610M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 12.7x | 13.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | — |
Revenue
FY16
CCS $994M
KBH $3.6B
FY17
CCS $1.4B
KBH $4.4B
FY18
CCS $2.1B
KBH $4.5B
FY19
CCS $2.5B
KBH $4.6B
FY20
CCS $3.2B
KBH $4.2B
FY21
CCS $4.2B
KBH $5.7B
FY22
CCS $4.5B
KBH $6.9B
FY23
CCS $3.7B
KBH $6.4B
FY24
CCS $4.4B
KBH $6.9B
FY25
CCS $4.1B
KBH $6.2B
CCS
KBH
Operating margin
FY16
CCS 7.2%
KBH 4.2%
FY17
CCS —
KBH 6.5%
FY18
CCS —
KBH 7.6%
FY19
CCS —
KBH —
FY20
CCS —
KBH —
FY21
CCS —
KBH —
FY22
CCS —
KBH —
FY23
CCS —
KBH —
FY24
CCS —
KBH —
FY25
CCS —
KBH —
CCS
KBH
Free cash flow
FY16
CCS −$52.5M
KBH —
FY17
CCS −$129M
KBH —
FY18
CCS −$211M
KBH $214M
FY19
CCS −$85.6M
KBH $211M
FY20
CCS $332M
KBH $282M
FY21
CCS −$210M
KBH −$76.7M
FY22
CCS $295M
KBH $138M
FY23
CCS −$1.7M
KBH $1.0B
FY24
CCS $86.7M
KBH $323M
FY25
CCS $124M
KBH $287M
CCS
KBH
Return on capital
FY16
CCS 7.3%
KBH 2.9%
FY17
CCS —
KBH 4.8%
FY18
CCS —
KBH 4.9%
FY19
CCS —
KBH 7.4%
FY20
CCS —
KBH 8.0%
FY21
CCS —
KBH 14.0%
FY22
CCS —
KBH 17.0%
FY23
CCS —
KBH —
FY24
CCS —
KBH —
FY25
CCS —
KBH —
CCS
KBH
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.