Century Communities vs KB Home
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KIRAβs take AI analyst
I put Century Communities and KB Home side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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 (β6.4%, against β10.0%).
- 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 Homeβs earnings: a P/E of 13.1x against 12.6x for Century Communities.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 6 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Century Communities
CCS
1/6
Revenue growth
KB Home
KBH
5/6
5-year growthNet marginFCF marginReturn on equityShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CCS FY25 | KBH FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.6B | $2.9B |
| Revenue | $4.1B | $6.2B |
| Free cash flow | $124M | $287M |
| Net income | $148M | $429M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | β6.4% | β10.0% |
| 5-year growth | 5.4% | 8.3% |
| Share count change | β5.5% | β10.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | β | β |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 6.9% |
| FCF margin | 3.0% | 4.6% |
| Return on capital | β | β |
| Return on equity | 5.7% | 10.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | β | $1.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $178M | $610M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 12.6x | 13.1x |
| Piotroski F-score | β | β |
Ten years
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Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.