D.R. Horton, Inc. · DHI · FY2025 Q1 · Calendar Q1 2025

D.R. Horton: demand holds, but incentives pressure margins

The supplied analysis supports a mixed view: affordable-housing demand, improved cycle times and rental diversification are constructive, but incentives, financing conditions and cost inflation make sustained earnings growth less certain.

Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Cyclical $37.85B market cap
80quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $2.37
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $7.12B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -2.7% Event window
SPY move +0.9% Same window
Abnormal move -3.6% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -11.7% Up to 20 sessions
DHISPY benchmark

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What changed

Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the current review points to an earnings beat and lower cancellations, while keeping the broader guidance framework intact. Incentive spending and mortgage-rate sensitivity remain the principal offsets.

Guidance delta

Management guidance was maintained, but the supplied analysis indicates that near-term gross margin is expected to face pressure from higher incentives.

Key takeaways

  • Management emphasized affordable, smaller-format homes and improved construction cycle times as demand and inventory supports.
  • Cash generation and shareholder returns remained central to the quarter’s discussion.
  • The main tension is resilient buyer demand versus mortgage-rate sensitivity and rising incentives.

Management priorities

  • Expand affordable and smaller-format home offerings.
  • Grow rental operations and use Forestar and third-party developers to support lot supply.
  • Continue disciplined capital returns and improve construction and capital efficiency.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
DHI EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $3.06 Q2 '24 actual $3.52, beat Q3 '24 estimate $3.75 Q3 '24 actual $4.10, beat Q4 '24 estimate $4.17 Q4 '24 actual $3.92, miss Q3 '25 estimate $2.94 Q3 '25 actual $3.36, beat Q4 '25 estimate $3.27 Q4 '25 actual $3.04, miss Q1 '26 estimate $1.93 Q1 '26 actual $2.03, beat Q2 '26 estimate $2.15 Q2 '26 actual $2.24, beat Q3 '26 estimate $3.02 Q3 '26 actual $3.20, beat Q4 '26 estimate $3.01 Q1 '27 estimate $2.10 Q2 '27 estimate $2.45 Q3 '27 estimate $3.31
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold52 ratings
Bullish2446.1%
Neutral2548.1%
Bearish35.8%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$135.31Previous close
$61Low
$142.28Average
$210High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 20, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Wells Fargo Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainOct 16, 2026
RBC Capital Underperform UnderperformMaintainOct 15, 2026
Citigroup Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 15, 2026
Barclays Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainOct 6, 2026
Evercore ISI Group In Line In LineMaintainSep 25, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $135.31. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Wells FargoSam Reid$140$139.55 +3.5%Oct 16, 2026
Goldman SachsSusan Maklari$182$134.88 +34.5%Oct 12, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$130$133.23 -3.9%Oct 6, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$151$136.65 +11.6%Oct 1, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$166$140.35 +22.7%Sep 25, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Established in Arlington, Texas, in 1978, D.R. Horton, Inc. operates as a prominent residential construction enterprise. The company's core business involves acquiring and preparing land, then constructing and marketing homes across a substantial portion of the United States. Its operations span 31 states and 98 distinct markets, covering the East, North, Southeast, South Central, Southwest, and Northwest regions. Under several well-known brand names, including D.R. Horton, America's Builder, Express Homes, Emerald Homes, and Freedom Homes, the firm develops diverse housing types.…

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  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-01-07T00:03:40.049759+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-20T11:00:42.030253+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-20T11:00:42.025916+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-20. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.