PULTEGROUP INC/MI/
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed Apr 23, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed Apr 23, 2026
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-09-30; filed 2025-10-21.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2026-03-31; filed 2026-04-23.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
Compared 128 previous paragraphs and 124 current paragraphs.
70 unchanged; 44 reworded; 8 added; 13 removed; 1 previous and 2 current paragraphs rearranged.
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Current report
Demand conditions to start 2026 remained challenging as the result of elevated mortgage interest rates, higher housing costs, and general economic uncertainty. As volatility in geopolitical conditions increased in March, it negatively impacted inflation and interest rates, further weakening consumer confidence. We have continued responding to these conditions by adjusting production cadence and sales prices where necessary and focusing sales incentives on discounts on spec inventory (houses without customer orders), closing cost incentives, and mortgage interest rate buydowns. These pricing actions contributed to a 3% increase in net new orders in units, but lower average selling prices and gross margins during the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025. Closings decreased 7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 primarily due to a lower order backlog entering 2026 compared to 2025.
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–Opportunistically extending and expanding our revolving credit facility while also issuing $800.0 million of senior notes at lower interest rates than the $589.1 million of senior notes repaid and redeemed in the first three months of 2026; and
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(b)Percentage not meaningful.
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(d) Percentage not meaningful.
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Total Financial Services revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2026 decreased 21% compared with the same period in 2025, reflective of the lower homebuilding volume and lower net gains from the sale of mortgages.
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In February 2026, we issued $800.0 million of unsecured senior notes, consisting of $400.0 million of 4.250% senior notes scheduled to mature on March 1, 2031, and $400.0 million of 4.900% senior notes scheduled to mature on March 1, 2036. The net proceeds from the February 2026 senior notes issuance were used to repay at maturity $251.9 million principal amount of unsecured senior notes which matured on March 1, 2026, and to redeem in full prior to maturity all $337.3 million principal amount of unsecured senior notes which were scheduled to mature in January 2027, and, in each case, to pay any premium and accrued interest in respect thereof, with the remaining net proceeds used for general corporate purposes.
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PulteGroup, Inc. and Guarantor Subsidiaries of the Company’s 7.875% unsecured senior notes due 2032, 6.375% unsecured senior notes due 2033, and 6.000% unsecured senior notes due 2035:
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PulteGroup, Inc. and Guarantor Subsidiaries of the Company’s 4.250% unsecured senior notes due 2031 and 4.900% unsecured senior notes due 2036:
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Previous report
In the third quarter of 2025, the consumer demand weakness we experienced in the first half of the year continued. This softening continued to be influenced by ongoing affordability challenges, resulting from elevated mortgage interest rates and higher housing costs, as well as volatility in other macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, including weakened consumer confidence. We have responded to these conditions by adjusting production cadence and sales prices where necessary and focusing sales incentives on discounts on spec inventory (houses without customer orders) and closing cost incentives, especially mortgage interest rate buydowns. Despite these efforts, net new orders in units decreased 6% and 7% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, versus the comparable prior year periods.
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–Taking an opportunistic approach to retiring debt; and
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(b)SG&A includes insurance reserve reversals of $78.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 (see Note 8).
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(c)Equity income from unconsolidated entities includes a gain of $37.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 related to the sale of our minority interest in a joint venture.
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(d)Percentage not meaningful.
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The increase in write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs for 2025 relative to 2024 resulted from strategic decisions to not move forward with certain projects based on the current environment. Interest income declined in 2025, primarily due to lower returns on invested cash balances.
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For the third quarter of 2025, Northeast home sale revenues increased 14% when compared with the prior year period due to a 4% increase in closings combined with a 9% increase in average selling price. The increase in closings and average selling price occurred across the majority of markets. Income before income taxes increased 19%, primarily due to higher revenues across the majority of markets. Net new orders decreased across the majority of markets.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, Northeast home sale revenues increased 25% when compared with the prior year period due to a 14% increase in closings combined with a 10% increase in average selling price. The increase in closings was primarily due to the timing of projects in our Northeast Corridor operations, while the increase in average selling price occurred across all markets. Income before income taxes increased 41% primarily due to higher revenues and gross margins across the majority of markets. Net new orders decreased across the majority of markets.
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For the third quarter of 2025, Southeast home sale revenues increased 16% when compared with the prior year period due to a 8% increase in closings combined with a 7% increase in average selling price. The increase in closings and average selling price occurred across the majority of markets. Income before income taxes increased 8%, primarily due to higher revenues across the majority of markets. The increase in net new orders occurred across the majority of among markets.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, Florida home sale revenues decreased 14% when compared with the prior year period due to a 10% decrease in closings combined with a 4% decrease in the average selling price. The decrease in closings and average selling price occurred across the majority of markets. Income before income taxes decreased 31% primarily due to lower revenues and gross margins across the majority of markets. The decrease in net new orders was mixed among markets.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, Midwest home sale revenues increased 8% when compared with the prior year period due to an 9% increase in closings partially offset by a slight 1% decrease in average selling price. The increase in closings and the decrease in average selling price occurred across the majority of markets. Income before income taxes increased 14% primarily due to higher revenues and gross margins across the majority of markets. The increase in net new orders was mixed among markets.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, West home sale revenues increased 8% when compared with the prior year period due to an 8% increase in average selling price partially offset by a slight decrease in closings. The increase in average selling price and decrease in closings occurred across the majority of markets. Income before income taxes decreased 13% primarily due to lower gross margin and increased overhead costs across the majority of markets. Net new orders decreased across the majority of markets
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Total Financial Services revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 decreased 9% and 7%, respectively, compared with the comparable prior year periods, reflective of the lower homebuilding volume. Insurance agency commissions reflect lower policy retention and commission rates as a result of the evolving environment for home insurance as carriers adjust their premiums, geographic markets, and product coverages.
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We expect that many homebuyers will continue to face affordability challenges, so our sales paces may remain volatile on a monthly basis. In response, we expect our sales incentives to remain elevated and for our pace of house starts to remain dynamic. Additionally, we continue to face pressure in the cost of land acquisition and development. Due to the length of our land development and construction cycle times, there is a lag between when such cost changes occur and when they impact our operating results. This is evidenced in our gross margin from home sales for the third quarter of 2025, which decreased to 26.2% from 28.8% in the comparable prior year period, and from 27.0% in the second quarter of 2025. These decreases are primarily due to higher land costs combined with the aforementioned elevated sales incentives. While we expect to continue to generate healthy gross margins, they may decline somewhat in future periods as a result of these factors.
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We expect that many homebuyers will continue to face affordability challenges. In response, we expect our sales incentives to remain elevated and for our pace of house starts to remain dynamic in response to market conditions. We have successfully lowered our mix of spec home inventory and are increasing our backlog of build-to-order production. However, we continue to face pressure in the cost of land acquisition and development. Due to the length of our land development and construction cycle times, there is a lag between when such cost changes occur and when they impact our operating results. Our gross margin from home sales decreased to 24.4% in the first quarter of 2026 versus 27.5% in the first quarter of 2025, and gross margin from home sales decreased each quarter in 2025, ending the year at 24.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025. These decreases are primarily due to the aforementioned higher land costs, pricing actions, and elevated sales incentives in response to buyer affordability challenges and reducing our mix of spec inventory.
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–Increasing our lot optionality within our land pipeline for increased flexibility;
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–Emphasizing our lot optionality within our land pipeline for increased flexibility;
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In response to the significant shift in market conditions in 2025, we have slowed the pace of our housing starts, have increased sales incentives, and are taking additional pricing actions in many of our communities, which have resulted in $42.2 million of land inventory impairments during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. We continue to update the underwriting for our land option contracts prior to buying additional land and have made decisions to walk away from a number of land option agreements, which resulted in write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs totaling $26.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025. We will continue working with our trade partners to update the costs for materials, labor, and services to reflect changes in market conditions and plan to adjust our overhead cost structure as necessary to align with demand.
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–Updating the underwriting for our land option contracts prior to buying additional land, and we have made decisions to walk away from a limited number of land option agreements;
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–Producing sufficient levels of spec inventory to service buyers seeking to close within 30 to 90 days;
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–Rebalancing our mix of spec versus sold home inventory to continue to service buyers seeking to close within 30 to 90 days while increasing our backlog of build-to-order homes;
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–Maintaining a focus on shareholder return through share buybacks and dividends, including a 10% increase in our quarterly dividends from $0.20 to $0.22 per share effective with our January 2025 dividend payment and an additional $1.5 billion share repurchase authorization effective January 2025, bringing our total remaining share repurchase authorization to $1.3 billion as of September 30, 2025, after $900.0 million of share repurchases in the first nine months of 2025;
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–Maintaining a focus on shareholder return through share buybacks and dividends, including $308.2 million of share repurchases in the first three months of 2026 and an 18% increase in our quarterly dividends from $0.22 to $0.26 per share effective with our January 2026 dividend payment;
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(e)Net new order dollars represent a composite of new order dollars combined with other movements of the dollars in backlog related to cancellations and change orders.
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(c)Net new order dollars represent a composite of new order dollars combined with other movements of the dollars in backlog related to cancellations and change orders.
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Home sale revenues in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 were lower than the prior year periods by $94.9 million and $345.4 million, respectively. In the three months ended September 30, 2025, the 2% decrease resulted primarily from a 5% decrease in closings from the prior year period, partially offset by a 3% increase in average selling price. In the nine months ended September 30, 2025 the 3% decrease resulted primarily from a 6% decrease in closings, partially offset by a 3% increase in average selling price. The decreases in closings were primarily attributable to lower net new orders in the first half of 2025 and a weaker order backlog entering the year, partially offset by a higher community count and improved production cycle times. Average selling price during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 increased primarily due to product and geographic mix, including a slightly higher mix of closings toward our move-up buyers and in our Northeast segment, both of which carry a higher average selling price.
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Home sale revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2026 were lower than the prior year period by $441.8 million. The 12% decrease resulted primarily from a 7% decrease in closings from the prior year period combined with a 5% decrease in average selling price. The decrease in closings was primarily attributable to a lower order backlog entering the year, partially offset by a higher community count and improved production cycle times. Average selling price during the three months ended March 31, 2026 decreased primarily due to increased incentives in our efforts to reduce spec inventory.
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Home sale gross margins were 26.2% and 26.9% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, compared with 28.8% and 29.4% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. The decreases in home sale gross margins were primarily attributable to the aforementioned pricing actions, including elevated sales incentives, and increased land acquisition and development costs. We expect these factors to continue to impact our gross margins over the near term. Gross margins for the first nine months of 2025 were also unfavorably impacted by our efforts to reduce completed spec inventory to more appropriate levels, which we expect will continue to be an area of focus for the remainder of 2025. While we have made significant progress in reducing the level of spec inventory during 2025, the level of completed spec inventory remains elevated for the current demand environment.
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Home sale gross margins were 24.4% in the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared with 27.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2025. The lower home sale gross margins were primarily attributable to the aforementioned pricing actions we took in 2025 and 2026, elevated sales incentives, and higher land acquisition and development costs. We expect these factors to continue to impact our gross margins over the near term. Gross margins in the first three months of 2026 were also unfavorably impacted by our efforts to reduce completed spec inventory to more appropriate levels.
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We periodically elect to sell parcels of land to third parties in the event such assets no longer fit into our strategic operating plans or are zoned for commercial or other development. Land sale and other revenues and their related gains or losses vary between periods, depending on the timing of land sales and our strategic operating decisions. Land sales and other revenues contributed income of $5.1 million and $10.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, compared with losses of $6.0 million and $4.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.
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We periodically elect to sell parcels of land to third parties in the event such assets no longer fit into our strategic operating plans or are zoned for commercial or other development. Land sale and other revenues and their related gains or losses vary between periods, depending on the timing of land sales and our strategic operating decisions. Land sales and other revenues contributed income of $2.2 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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SG&A as a percentage of home sale revenues was 9.4% and 9.7% and in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, compared with 9.4% and 8.9% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. The gross dollar amount of our SG&A decreased $6.2 million, or 2%, for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared with the prior year period, and increased $58.8 million, or 5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared with the prior year period. The increase in gross dollars for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 resulted primarily from insurance reserve reversals of $78.7 million recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Additionally, SG&A for the first nine months of 2025 reflects modestly higher headcount and technology costs to support ongoing production volumes. We expect to continue managing and balancing our overhead costs consistent with expected changes in the demand environment.
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SG&A as a percentage of home sale revenues was 11.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared with 10.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The gross dollar amount of our SG&A decreased $13.0 million, or 3%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared with the prior year period. The decrease in gross dollars for the three months ended March 31, 2026 is primarily attributable to lower commissions associated with the decrease in closings. We expect to continue managing and balancing our overhead costs consistent with expected changes in the demand environment.
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Net new orders in units decreased 6% while net new orders in dollars decreased 7% in the three months ended September 30, 2025, as compared with the prior year period. Net new orders in units decreased 7% while net new orders in dollars decreased 8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared with the prior year period. The decreased net new order volume and dollars in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 over the comparable prior year periods was primarily attributable to lower order volumes in our Texas and West segments. Cancellation rates (canceled orders for the period divided by gross new orders for the period) were 16% and 15% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and 15% and 14% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Ending backlog dollars, which represent orders for homes that have not yet closed, decreased 19% at September 30, 2025 compared with September 30, 2024.
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Net new orders in units increased 3% while net new orders in dollars increased 2% in the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared with the prior year period. The increased net new order volume and dollars in the three months ended March 31, 2026 over the comparable prior year period was primarily attributable to higher order volumes in our Florida segment. Cancellation rates (canceled orders for the period divided by gross new orders for the period) were 12% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 13% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Ending backlog dollars, which represent orders for homes that have not yet closed, decreased 10% at March 31, 2026 compared with March 31, 2025.
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We operate our business to generate a cadence of house starts that aligns with the sales environment, and an appropriate inventory of quick move-in speculative (spec) homes as we focus on turning our assets and delivering high returns on investment, which has allowed us to achieve an effective balance of price and pace. Our production cycle times have improved significantly over the past two years and have now returned to near historical norms. The following is a summary of our homes in production:
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The following is a summary of our homes in production:
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The number of homes in production at September 30, 2025 was 10% lower than at September 30, 2024. This decrease was primarily due to a decreased number of sold homes due to lower backlog and improved production cycle times, which reduces the length of time a home sits in inventory.
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The number of homes in production at March 31, 2026 was 13% lower than at March 31, 2025. This decrease was primarily due to lower order volumes, a focused reduction of spec homes, and improved production cycle times, which reduces the length of time a home remains under construction.
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While competition for well-positioned land is robust, we have continued to pursue land investments that we believe can achieve appropriate risk-adjusted returns on invested capital. We have also continued to seek to maintain a high percentage of our lots that are controlled via land option agreements as such contracts enable us to defer acquiring portions of properties owned by third parties or unconsolidated entities until we have determined whether and when to exercise our option, which reduces our financial risks associated with long-term land holdings. The remaining purchase price under our land option agreements totaled $9.9 billion at September 30, 2025.
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While competition for well-positioned land is robust, we have continued to pursue land investments that we believe can achieve appropriate risk-adjusted returns on invested capital. We have also continued to seek to maintain a high percentage of our lots that are controlled via land option agreements as such contracts enable us to defer acquiring portions of properties owned by third parties or unconsolidated entities until we have determined whether and when to exercise our option, which reduces our financial risks associated with long-term land holdings. The remaining purchase price under our land option agreements totaled $9.7 billion at March 31, 2026.
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As of September 30, 2025, we conducted our operations in 47 markets located throughout 26 states. For reporting purposes, our Homebuilding operations are aggregated into six reportable segments:
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As of March 31, 2026, we conducted our operations in 48 markets located throughout 26 states. For reporting purposes, our Homebuilding operations are aggregated into six reportable segments:
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(b)Includes land-related charges as summarized in the table below.
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(b)Income before income taxes includes land-related charges as summarized in the table below.
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(c) Other homebuilding includes the amortization of intangible assets and capitalized interest and other items not allocated to the other segments. Other homebuilding also includes insurance reserve reversals of $78.7 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, (see Note 8), and a gain of $37.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 related to the sale of our minority interest in a joint venture.
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(c) Other homebuilding includes the amortization of intangible assets and capitalized interest and other items not allocated to the other segments.
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For the third quarter of 2025, Texas home sale revenues decreased 28% when compared with the prior year period due to a 28% decrease in closings combined with a slight decrease in average selling price. The decrease in closings occurred across all markets while the decrease in average selling price was mixed among markets. Income before income taxes decreased 58% primarily due to lower revenues across all markets and lower gross margins across the majority of markets. The decrease in net new orders occurred across all markets.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2026, Northeast home sale revenues decreased by 29% when compared with the prior year period due to a 23% decrease in closings combined with an 8% decrease in average selling price. The decrease in closings was due to the timing of projects in our Northeast Corridor and New England operations, while the decrease in average selling price occurred across all markets. Income before income taxes decreased 59% primarily due to lower revenues across all markets and lower gross margins across the majority of markets. Net new orders increased across all markets.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, Southeast home sale revenues increased slightly when compared with the prior year period due to a 6% increase in average selling price partially offset by a 6% decrease in closings. The increase in average selling price and decrease in closings was mixed among markets. Income before income taxes decreased 11% primarily due to lower gross margins across all markets. The decrease in net new orders was mixed among markets.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2026, Southeast home sale revenues decreased 2% when compared with the prior year period due to a 5% decrease in average selling price partially offset by a 3% increase in closings. The decrease in average selling price and the increase in closings occurred across the majority of markets. Income before income taxes decreased 28% primarily due to lower gross margins across all markets combined with lower revenues across the majority of markets. The increase in net new orders was mixed among markets.
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For the third quarter of 2025, Florida home sale revenues decreased 6% when compared with the prior year period primarily due to a 3% decrease in closings combined with an 3% decrease in average selling price. The decrease in closings and average selling price occurred across the majority of markets. Income before income taxes decreased 20% primarily due to lower revenues across the majority of markets and lower gross margins across all markets. Net new orders increased across the majority of markets.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2026, Florida home sale revenues decreased 6% when compared with the prior year period due to an 8% decrease in the average selling price partially offset by a 2% increase in closings. The decrease in average selling price and increase in closings occurred across the majority of markets. Income before income taxes decreased 27% primarily due to lower revenues across the majority of markets and lower gross margins across all markets. Net new orders increased across all markets.
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For the third quarter of 2025, Midwest home sale revenues increased 9% when compared with the prior year period due to a 10% increase in closings partially offset by a 1% decrease in average selling price. The increase in closings occurred across the majority of markets while the decrease in average selling price was mixed among markets. Income before income taxes increased 13% primarily due to higher revenues and gross margins across the majority of markets. The decrease in net new orders occurred across the majority of markets.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2026, Midwest home sale revenues decreased 9% when compared with the prior year period due to a 10% decrease in closings partially offset by a 1% increase in average selling price. The decrease in closings and increase in average selling price occurred across the majority of markets. Income before income taxes decreased 15% primarily due to lower revenues across the majority of markets. Net new orders decreased across the majority of markets.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, Texas home sale revenues decreased 23% when compared with the prior year period due to a 22% decrease in closings combined with a 1% decrease in average selling price. The decrease in closings occurred across all markets while the decrease in average selling price was mixed among markets. Income before income taxes decreased 50% primarily due to decreased revenues across all markets and decreased gross margins across the majority of markets. Net new orders decreased across all markets.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2026, Texas home sale revenues decreased 23% when compared with the prior year period due to a 17% decrease in closings combined with an 8% decrease in average selling price. The decrease in average selling price and the decrease in closings occurred across all markets. Income before income taxes decreased 59% primarily due to lower revenues and gross margins across all markets. Net new orders decreased across the majority of markets.
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For the third quarter of 2025, West home sale revenues decreased 7% when compared with the prior year period due to a 11% decrease in closings partially offset by a 5% increase in average selling price. The decrease in closings and increase in average selling price occurred across the majority of markets. Income before income taxes decreased 35%, primarily due to lower revenues and gross margins across the majority of markets. Net new orders decreased across the majority of markets.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2026, West home sale revenues decreased 17% when compared with the prior year period due to a 15% decrease in closings combined with a 2% decrease in average selling price. The decrease in closings occurred across the majority of markets while the decrease in average selling price was mixed among markets. Income before income taxes decreased 49% primarily due to lower revenues and gross margins across the majority of markets. Net new orders decreased across the majority of markets.
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Income before income taxes in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 decreased 19% and 23%, respectively, compared with the same period in 2024 due to lower insurance agency commissions combined with higher expenses.
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Income before income taxes in the three months ended March 31, 2026 decreased 65% compared with the same period in 2025 as a result of the lower revenues.
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Our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was 23.7% and 23.9%, respectively, compared with 23.0% and 23.1% for the comparable prior year periods. Our effective tax rate for each of these periods differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to state income tax expense and federal tax credits. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 also reflected a reduction in income tax liabilities totaling $13.2 million related to the favorable resolution of uncertain state tax positions.
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Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was 22.8% compared with 23.2% for same period in 2025. Our effective tax rate for each of these periods differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to state income tax expense and benefits from stock-based compensation and federal tax credits.
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At September 30, 2025, we had unrestricted cash and equivalents of $1.5 billion, restricted cash balances of $28.0 million, and$902.0 million available under our Revolving Credit Facility. Our ratio of debt-to-total capitalization, excluding our Financial Services debt, was 11.2% at September 30, 2025, compared with 11.8% at December 31, 2024. We follow a diversified investment approach for our cash and equivalents by maintaining such funds with a portfolio of banks within our group of relationship banks in high quality, highly liquid, short-term deposits and investments, which helps mitigate banking concentration risk.
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At March 31, 2026, we had unrestricted cash and equivalents of $1.8 billion, restricted cash balances of $36.4 million, and$1.4 billion available under our Revolving Credit Facility. Our ratio of debt-to-total capitalization, excluding our Financial Services debt, was 12.3% at March 31, 2026, compared with 11.2% at December 31, 2025. We follow a diversified investment approach for our cash and equivalents by maintaining such funds with a portfolio of banks within our group of relationship banks in high quality, highly liquid, short-term deposits and investments, which helps mitigate banking concentration risk.
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For the next 12 months, we expect our principal demand for funds will be for the acquisition and development of land inventory, construction of house inventory, the repayment of certain of our unsecured senior notes due in March 2026, and operating expenses, including our general and administrative expenses. We plan to continue our dividend payments and repurchases of common stock. In August 2026, we need to repay or refinance Pulte Mortgage's master repurchase agreement with third-party lenders (as amended, the "Repurchase Agreement"). While we intend to refinance the Repurchase Agreement, there can be no assurances that the Repurchase Agreement can be renewed or replaced on commercially reasonable terms upon its expiration. However, we believe we have adequate liquidity to meet Pulte Mortgage's anticipated financing needs. Beyond the next 12 months, we will need to repay or refinance our Revolving Credit Facility, which matures in June 2027, and additional unsecured senior notes beginning in January 2027 and beyond (see Note 4). We may from time to time repurchase our unsecured senior notes through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise.
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For the next 12 months, we expect our principal demand for funds will be for the acquisition and development of land inventory, construction of house inventory, and operating expenses, including our general and administrative expenses. We plan to continue our dividend payments and repurchases of common stock. We need to repay or refinance Pulte Mortgage's master repurchase agreement with third-party lenders (as amended, the "Repurchase Agreement") prior to or at the time it comes due in August 2026. While we intend to refinance the Repurchase Agreement, there can be no assurances that the Repurchase Agreement can be renewed or replaced on commercially reasonable terms upon its expiration. However, we believe we have adequate liquidity to meet Pulte Mortgage's anticipated financing needs. Beyond the next 12 months, we will need to repay or refinance our Revolving Credit Facility, which matures in February 2031, and additional unsecured senior notes beginning in March 2031 and beyond (see Note 4). We may from time to time repurchase our unsecured senior notes through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise.
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We had $1.6 billion of unsecured senior notes outstanding at both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, with no repayments due until March 2026, when $251.9 million of unsecured senior notes are scheduled to mature.
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We had $1.8 billion and $1.6 billion of unsecured senior notes outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. As of March 31, 2026 no repayments are due until March 2031.
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Other notes payable include non-recourse and limited recourse secured notes with third parties that totaled $39.7 million and $35.8 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. These notes have maturities ranging up to five years, are secured by the applicable land positions to which they relate, and generally have no recourse to other assets. The stated interest rates on these notes range up to 9%.
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Other notes payable include non-recourse and limited recourse secured notes with third parties that totaled $38.4 million and $47.2 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. These notes have maturities ranging up to four years, are secured by the applicable land positions to which they relate, and generally have no recourse to other assets. The stated interest rates on these notes range up to 9%.
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We maintain a revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") maturing in June 2027 that has a maximum borrowing capacity of $1.3 billion and contains an uncommitted accordion feature that could increase the capacity to $1.8 billion, subject to certain conditions and availability of additional bank commitments. The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for the issuance of letters of credit that reduce the available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility, up to the maximum borrowing capacity. The interest rate on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be based on either the Secured Overnight Financing Rate or a base rate plus an applicable margin, as defined therein. The Revolving Credit Facility contains financial covenants that require us to maintain a minimum Tangible Net Worth and a maximum Debt-to-Capitalization
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We maintain a revolving credit facility with third-party lenders entered into in June 2022 (the "Original Revolving Credit Facility", and, as amended, the "Revolving Credit Facility") scheduled to mature in February 2031. The Original Revolving Credit Facility was amended and restated in February 2026 to (i) extend the maturity from June 2027 to February 2031, (ii) increase the total committed capacity from $1.25 billion to $1.75 billion, and (iii) expand the uncommitted accordion feature from $500.0 million to $750.0 million, providing for potential capacity of up to $2.5 billion, subject to customary conditions and additional lender commitments. The Revolving Credit Facility provides for the issuance of letters of credit that reduce the available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility, up to the maximum borrowing capacity. The interest rate on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be based on either the Secured Overnight Financing Rate or a base rate, plus an applicable margin, as defined therein. The Revolving Credit Facility contains financial covenants that require us to maintain a minimum Tangible Net Worth and a maximum Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio (as each term is defined in the Revolving Credit Facility). As of March 31, 2026, we were in compliance with all covenants and requirements of the Revolving Credit Facility. Outstanding balances under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Previous wording
At September 30, 2025, we had no borrowings outstanding, $348.0 million of letters of credit issued, and $902.0 million of remaining capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility. At December 31, 2024, we had no borrowings outstanding, $321.1 million of letters of credit issued, and $928.9 million of remaining capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Current wording
At March 31, 2026, we had no borrowings outstanding, $348.1 million of letters of credit issued, and $1.4 billion of remaining capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility. At December 31, 2025, we had no borrowings outstanding, $357.1 million of letters of credit issued, and $892.9 million of remaining capacity under the Original Revolving Credit Facility.
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At September 30, 2025, aggregate outstanding debt of unconsolidated joint ventures was $37.2 million.
Current wording
At March 31, 2026, aggregate outstanding debt of unconsolidated joint ventures was $44.4 million.
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Pulte Mortgage maintains a master repurchase agreement with third-party lenders (as amended, the "Repurchase Agreement") that matures on August 12, 2026. The maximum aggregate commitment under the Repurchase Agreement was $625.0 million at September 30, 2025, which continues until maturity. The Repurchase Agreement also contains an accordion feature that could increase the commitment by $50.0 million above its active commitment level. Borrowings under the Repurchase Agreement are secured by residential mortgage loans available-for-sale. The Repurchase Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants applicable to Pulte Mortgage, including quantitative thresholds related to net worth, net income, and liquidity. At September 30, 2025, Pulte Mortgage had $404.2 million outstanding at a weighted-average interest rate of 5.93% and $220.8 million of remaining capacity under the Repurchase Agreement. At December 31, 2024, Pulte Mortgage had $526.9 million outstanding at a weighted-average interest rate of 6.13% and $148.1 million of remaining capacity under the Repurchase Agreement. Pulte Mortgage was in compliance with all covenants and requirements as of such dates.
Current wording
Pulte Mortgage maintains a master repurchase agreement with third-party lenders (as amended, the "Repurchase Agreement") that matures on August 12, 2026. The maximum aggregate commitment under the Repurchase Agreement was $625.0 million at March 31, 2026, which continues until maturity. The Repurchase Agreement also contains an accordion feature that could increase the commitment by $50.0 million above its active commitment level. Borrowings under the Repurchase Agreement are secured by residential mortgage loans available-for-sale. The Repurchase Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants applicable to Pulte Mortgage, including quantitative thresholds related to net worth, net income, and liquidity. At March 31, 2026, Pulte Mortgage had $455.1 million outstanding at a weighted-average interest rate of 5.43% and $169.9 million of remaining capacity under the Repurchase Agreement. At December 31, 2025, Pulte Mortgage had $532.3 million outstanding at a weighted-average interest rate of 5.51% and $92.7 million of remaining capacity under the Repurchase Agreement. Pulte Mortgage was in compliance with all covenants and requirements as of such dates.
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In the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we declared cash dividends totaling $132.2 million and repurchased 8.2 million shares under our share repurchase authorization for $900.0 million. In the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we declared cash dividends totaling $126.2 million and repurchased 7.6 million shares under our share repurchase authorization for $880.0 million. On January 29, 2025, the Board of Directors increased our share repurchase authorization by $1.5 billion, which was publicly announced on January 30, 2025. At September 30, 2025, we had remaining authorization to repurchase $1.3 billion of common shares.
Current wording
In the three months ended March 31, 2026, we declared cash dividends totaling $50.2 million and repurchased 2.4 million shares under our share repurchase authorization for $308.2 million. In the three months ended March 31, 2025, we declared cash dividends totaling $44.7 million and repurchased 2.8 million shares under our share repurchase authorization for $300.0 million. On January 29, 2025, the Board of Directors increased our share repurchase authorization by $1.5 billion, which was publicly announced on January 30, 2025. At March 31, 2026, we had remaining authorization to repurchase $674.7 million of common shares. On April 22, 2026, the Board of Directors approved an additional increase to our share repurchase authorization of $1.5 billion, which was publicly announced on April 23, 2026.
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We use letters of credit and surety bonds to guarantee our performance under various contracts, principally in connection with the development of our homebuilding projects and insurance programs. The expiration dates of the letter of credit contracts coincide with the expected completion date of the related homebuilding projects and insurance programs. If the obligations related to a project or program are ongoing, annual extensions of the letters of credit are typically granted on a year-to-year basis. At September 30, 2025, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $348.0 million. Our surety bonds generally do not have stated expiration dates; rather, we are released from the bonds as the contractual performance is completed. These bonds, which approximated $3.1 billion at September 30, 2025, are typically outstanding over a period of approximately three to five years. Because significant construction and development work has been performed related to projects that have not yet received final acceptance by the respective counterparties, the aggregate amount of surety bonds outstanding is in excess of the projected cost of the remaining work to be performed.
Current wording
We use letters of credit and surety bonds to guarantee our performance under various contracts, principally in connection with the development of our homebuilding projects and insurance programs. The expiration dates of the letter of credit contracts coincide with the expected completion date of the related homebuilding projects and insurance programs. If the obligations related to a project or program are ongoing, annual extensions of the letters of credit are typically granted on a year-to-year basis. At March 31, 2026, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $348.1 million. Our surety bonds generally do not have stated expiration dates; rather, we are released from the bonds as the contractual performance is completed. These bonds, which approximated $3.0 billion at March 31, 2026, are typically outstanding over a period of approximately three to five years. Because significant construction and development work has been performed related to projects that have not yet received final acceptance by the respective counterparties, the aggregate amount of surety bonds outstanding is in excess of the projected cost of the remaining work to be performed.
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In the ordinary course of business, we enter into land option agreements in order to procure land for the construction of houses in the future. At September 30, 2025, these agreements had an aggregate remaining purchase price of $9.9 billion. Pursuant to these land option agreements, we generally provide a deposit to the seller as consideration for the right to purchase land at different times in the future, usually at predetermined prices. At September 30, 2025, outstanding deposits totaled $681.5 million, of which $18.0 million is refundable.
Current wording
In the ordinary course of business, we enter into land option agreements in order to procure land for the construction of houses in the future. At March 31, 2026, these agreements had an aggregate remaining purchase price of $9.7 billion. Pursuant to these land option agreements, we generally provide a deposit to the seller as consideration for the right to purchase land at different times in the future, usually at predetermined prices. At March 31, 2026, outstanding deposits totaled $735.2 million, of which $19.0 million is refundable.
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Net cash provided by operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $1.1 billion. Generally, the primary drivers of our cash flow from operations are profitability and changes in the levels of inventory and residential mortgage loans available-for-sale, each of which experiences seasonal fluctuations. The cash inflows from our operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were primarily due to net income of $1.7 billion, partially offset by a net increase in inventories of $635.9 million, which was primarily attributable to land acquisition, development, and house spend to support ongoing operations.
Current wording
Net cash provided by operating activities in the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $159.8 million. Generally, the primary drivers of our cash flow from operations are profitability and changes in the levels of inventory and residential mortgage loans available-for-sale, each of which experience seasonal fluctuations. The cash inflows from our operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were primarily due to net income of $347.0 million and a net decrease in residential mortgage loans available-for-sale of $104.4 million, partially offset by a net increase in inventories of $376.4 million, which was primarily attributable to land acquisition, development, and house spend to support ongoing operations.
Previous wording
Net cash provided by operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $1.1 billion. The cash inflows from our operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were primarily due to net income of $2.2 billion, partially offset by a net increase in inventories of $805.3 million, which was primarily attributable to land acquisition, development, and house spend to support expected future growth, and a $45.2 million increase in residential mortgage loans available-for-sale due to higher loan origination volumes.
Current wording
Net cash provided by operating activities in the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $134.2 million. The cash inflows from our operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were primarily due to net income of $522.8 million, partially offset by a net increase in inventories of $270.6 million, which was primarily attributable to land acquisition, development, and house spend to support expected future growth.
Previous wording
Net cash used in investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $108.4 million. These cash outflows primarily resulted from capital expenditures of $94.1 million related to our ongoing investments in new communities, facilities, and information technology applications along with $15.1 million of investments in unconsolidated entities.
Current wording
Net cash used in investing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $24.9 million. These cash outflows primarily resulted from capital expenditures of $25.4 million related to our ongoing investments in new communities, facilities, and information technology applications.
Previous wording
Net cash used in investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $64.1 million. These cash outflows primarily resulted from capital expenditures of $91.4 million related to our ongoing investments in new communities, facilities, and information technology applications, partially offset by distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities of $45.7 million.
Current wording
Net cash used in investing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $39.7 million. These cash outflows primarily resulted from capital expenditures of $29.6 million related to our ongoing investments in new communities, facilities, and information technology applications.
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–Working with our trade partners to update the costs for materials, labor, and services to reflect changes in market conditions;
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Ratio (as each term is defined in the Revolving Credit Facility). We were in compliance with all covenants and requirements as of September 30, 2025. Outstanding balances under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries.