Lennar Corporation · LEN-B · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q1 2026

Lennar maintains volume as cost efficiency offsets affordability pressure

Lennar's quarter provides partial support for a resilience thesis: stable volume, lower direct construction costs and a strong balance sheet offset affordability pressure. The evidence remains mixed because reported EPS and revenue were below consensus, while rates, incentives and demand risks persist.

Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Cyclical $22.28B market cap
75quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.93 Consensus $0.95
EPS surprise -2.4% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $6.62B Consensus $6.83B
Revenue surprise -3.1% Reported versus consensus

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What changed

Management emphasized stable volume and improved operating efficiency despite high rates. New or reinforced evidence included 2.5x inventory turns, an 86% land-bank delivery rate, and expected SG&A relief as technology-transition costs and senior-leadership retirements taper.

Guidance delta

Management maintained guidance; Q2 outlook called for an average sales price of $370–$375k and gross margin of 15.5–16%.

Key takeaways

  • Volume remained stable despite high rates and affordability pressure.
  • Direct construction costs fell 12% year over year, supported by cost and technology initiatives.
  • The asset-light, land-light model improved inventory turnover and reduced balance-sheet risk.
  • Management pointed to core-plan adoption, land-bank partnerships and technology as profitability drivers.

Management priorities

  • Scale core-plan designs to roughly 65% of deliveries over 12–24 months.
  • Complete technology integration after the JDE-to-E1 ERP transition.
  • Expand land-bank partnerships and improve delivery rates.
  • Invest in digital customer acquisition and AI-assisted sales engagement.
  • Balance growth investment with shareholder returns.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
LEN-B EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $4.57 Q4 '23 actual $4.82, beat Q1 '24 estimate $2.20 Q1 '24 actual $2.57, beat Q2 '24 estimate $3.24 Q2 '24 actual $3.45, beat Q3 '24 estimate $3.63 Q3 '24 actual $4.26, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.94 Q2 '25 actual $1.81, miss Q3 '25 estimate $2.09 Q3 '25 actual $2.31, beat Q4 '25 actual $1.94, None Q1 '26 estimate $0.95 Q1 '26 actual $0.93, miss Q2 '26 estimate $1.24 Q2 '26 actual $1.24, match Q3 '26 estimate $1.27 Q3 '26 actual $1.23, miss Q4 '26 estimate $1.47 Q1 '27 estimate $0.74 Q2 '27 estimate $1.18 Q3 '27 estimate $1.39
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy44 ratings
Bullish3170.5%
Neutral1125.0%
Bearish24.5%

Firm-level rating actions

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

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 11, 2023
JP Morgan Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 19, 2023
JMP Securities Market Outperform Market OutperformMaintainSep 18, 2023
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainSep 18, 2023
UBS Buy BuyMaintainSep 17, 2023
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is unavailable because neither a positive current snapshot nor previous close is persisted. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Truist FinancialJonathan Bettenhausen$75$74.71 -Sep 21, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$70$78.27 -Sep 14, 2026
UBSJohn Lovallo$94$88.08 -Jun 16, 2026
RBC CapitalMike Dahl$85$88.5 -Jun 15, 2026
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$84$89.19 -Jun 11, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Lennar Corporation is a leading residential construction company in the United States, primarily operating under the Lennar brand alongside its various subsidiaries. Its diverse business activities are structured across several key divisions, including regional Homebuilding segments (East, Central, Texas, and West), Financial Services, Multifamily, and an "Lennar Other" category. The company's core homebuilding operations involve not only the development and sale of both attached and detached single-family residences but also the acquisition, preparation, and sale of land intended for residential use.…

Historical context

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—FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q3 2026—FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q2 2026

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Methodology

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-02. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.