Lennar Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results

Third Quarter 2025 Highlights - comparisons to the prior year quarter

• Net earnings per diluted share of $2.29 ($2.00 excluding mark-to-market gains on technology investments)
• Net earnings of $591 million
• New orders increased 12% to 23,004 homes
• Backlog of 16,953 homes with a dollar value of $6.6 billion
• Deliveries of 21,584 homes - consistent with prior year
• Total revenues of $8.8 billion
• Homebuilding operating earnings of $760 million
  • Gross margin on home sales of 17.5%
  • SG&A expenses as a % of revenues from home sales of 8.2%
  • Net margin on home sales of 9.2%
• Financial Services operating earnings of $178 million
• Multifamily operating loss of $16 million
• Lennar Other operating earnings of $62 million
• Years supply of owned homesites of 0.1 years
• Controlled homesites of 98%
• Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents of $1.4 billion
• Outstanding borrowings of $1.1 billion under the Company's $3.1 billion revolving credit facility
• Homebuilding debt to total capital of 13.5%
• Repurchased 4.1 million shares of Lennar common stock for $507 million

MIAMI, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN), one of the nation's leading homebuilders, today reported results for its third quarter ended August 31, 2025. Third quarter net earnings attributable to Lennar in 2025 were $591 million, or $2.29 per diluted share, compared to third quarter net earnings attributable to Lennar in 2024 of $1.2 billion, or $4.26 per diluted share. Excluding mark-to-market gains of $99 million on technology investments, third quarter net earnings attributable to Lennar in 2025 were $516 million, or $2.00 per diluted share. Excluding mark-to-market gains of $39 million on technology investments and one-time items of $89 million in the Company's Multifamily segment, third quarter net earnings attributable to Lennar in 2024 were $1.1 billion or $3.90 per diluted share.

Stuart Miller, Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Lennar, said, "Our third quarter results reflect both the continued pressures of today's housing market and the consistency of Lennar's operating strategy. This quarter, we delivered 21,584 homes and recorded 23,004 new orders. Achieving these results required additional incentives, resulting in a reduced average sales price of $383,000, and our gross margin drifted down to 17.5%, while our SG&A expenses came in at 8.2%, reflecting the soft market conditions." 

Mr. Miller continued, "While our current results reflect incentives and price adjustments to match market conditions, our scale and technology investments are building the foundation for structural cost efficiencies. Backed by a strong balance sheet and disciplined execution, we remain confident in our ability to build margin as conditions stabilize and to create sustained value."

Jon Jaffe, Lennar's Co-Chief Executive Officer and President, added, "During the quarter, we achieved a starts pace and sales pace of 4.4 homes and 4.7 homes per community per month, respectively, as we used targeted incentives, including mortgage rate buydowns, to sustain momentum. Additionally, we carefully managed our inventory levels, ending the quarter with fewer than two completed, unsold homes per active community, which is within our historical range. Inventory turns improved to 1.9 times, and cycle time improved to 126 days, the shortest cycle time we've ever experienced. This reflects the impact of our production-first approach and continued successful negotiations with our trade partners. These efficiency gains, together with our digital marketing and land-management initiatives, position us to deliver consistent volume, support affordability, and drive further improvements in our cost structure."

Mr. Miller concluded, "Interest rates remained elevated throughout the third quarter, but then declined towards the quarter's end. This downward trend, paired with the Fed's recent rate cut, gives us optimism as we head into the fourth quarter. Therefore, we believe that now is a good time to moderate our volume and allow the market to catch up. Accordingly, for the fourth quarter of 2025, we expect new orders of 20,000 - 21,000 homes, deliveries of 22,000 - 23,000 homes, and gross margin of approximately 17.5%, consistent with the third quarter, depending on market conditions."

"Looking ahead, the long-term need for housing remains, and we are committed to meeting affordability, sustaining even-flow production, and lowering costs through efficiency and scale."

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2025 COMPARED TO

THREE MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2024

As previously announced on February 10, 2025, Lennar Corporation completed its acquisition of Rausch Coleman Homes. Prior year information includes only stand-alone data for Lennar Corporation for the three months ended August 31, 2024.

Homebuilding

Revenues from home sales decreased 9% in the third quarter of 2025 to $8.2 billion from $9.0 billion in the third quarter of 2024. Revenues were lower primarily due to a 9% decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered. New home deliveries were 21,584 homes in the third quarter of 2025, compared to 21,516 homes in the third quarter of 2024. The average sales price of homes delivered was $383,000 in the third quarter of 2025, compared to $422,000 in the third quarter of 2024. The decrease in average sales price of homes delivered in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year was primarily due to continued weakness in the market.

Gross margins on home sales were $1.4 billion, or 17.5%, in the third quarter of 2025, compared to $2.0 billion, or 22.5%, in the third quarter of 2024. During the third quarter of 2025, gross margins decreased primarily due to a lower revenue per square foot and higher land costs year over year, which were partially offset by a decrease in construction costs, reflecting the Company's continued focus on cost-saving initiatives.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $676 million in the third quarter of 2025, compared to $601 million in the third quarter of 2024. As a percentage of revenues from home sales, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 8.2% in the third quarter of 2025, from 6.7% in the third quarter of 2024, primarily due to less leverage as a result of lower revenues and an increase in marketing and selling expenses.

Financial Services

Operating earnings for the Financial Services segment were $177 million in the third quarter of 2025, compared to $144 million in the third quarter of 2024. The increase in operating earnings was primarily due to higher profit per locked loan in the mortgage business as a result of higher margins.

Ancillary Businesses

Operating loss for the Multifamily segment was $16 million in the third quarter of 2025, compared to operating earnings of $79 million in the third quarter of 2024, which was positively impacted by a $179 million one-time net gain from the sale of assets in the Company's LMV Fund I, partially offset by a one-time $90 million write-down of non-core assets. Operating earnings for the Lennar Other segment were $62 million in the third quarter of 2025, compared to operating earnings of $20 million in the third quarter of 2024. The Lennar Other operating earnings for both the third quarter of 2025 and 2024 were primarily related to mark-to-market gains on technology investments.

Tax Rate

In the third quarter of 2025 and 2024, the Company had tax provisions of $191 million and $348 million, which resulted in an overall effective income tax rate of 24.4% and 23.0%, respectively. For both periods, the Company's effective income tax rate included state income tax expense and non-deductible executive compensation, partially offset by tax credits. The increase in the effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2025 compared to the prior period was primarily due to a decrease in tax credits. On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "Act") was enacted, introducing various changes to U.S. federal tax law. The Company does not expect the Act to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2025 and is currently evaluating the potential impact of the Act on its future periods.                       

Share Repurchases

In the third quarter of 2025, the Company repurchased 4.1 million shares of its common stock for $507 million at an average share price of $122.97.

Guidance

The following are the Company's expected results of its homebuilding and financial services activities for the fourth quarter of 2025:

About Lennar

Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation's leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar's Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of Lennar's homes and, through LMF Commercial, originates mortgage loans secured primarily by commercial real estate properties throughout the United States. Lennar's Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. LEN^X drives Lennar's technology, innovation and strategic investments. For more information about Lennar, please visit www.lennar.com.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Some of the statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the homebuilding market and other markets in which we participate, as well as our expected results and guidance. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. Rather, forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results. Accordingly, these forward-looking statements should be evaluated with consideration given to the many risks and uncertainties inherent in our business that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. We wish to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and speak only as of the date made. Important factors that could cause differences between anticipated and actual results include slowdowns in real estate markets in regions where we have significant Homebuilding or Multifamily development activities or own a substantial number of single-family homes for rent; decreased demand for our homes, either for sale or for rent, or Multifamily rental apartments; the potential impact of inflation; the impact of increased cost of mortgage financing for homebuyers, increased interest rates or increased competition in the mortgage industry; supply shortages and increased costs related to construction materials, including lumber, and labor; changes in trade policy affecting our business, including new or increased tariffs, as well as the potential impact of retaliatory tariffs and other penalties; changes in U.S and foreign governmental laws, regulations and policies, including retaliatory policies against the United States, that may impact our business and operations; cost increases related to real estate taxes and insurance; the effect of increased interest rates with regard to our funds' borrowings or the willingness of the funds to invest in new projects; reductions in the market value of our investments in public companies; natural disasters or catastrophic events for which our insurance may not provide adequate coverage; our inability to successfully execute our strategies, including our land light strategy; any potential subsequent transactions we may enter into following our spin-off of Millrose Properties, Inc.; a decline in the value of the land and home inventories we maintain and resulting possible future writedowns of the carrying value of our real estate assets; the forfeiture of deposits related to land purchase options we decide not to exercise; the effects of public health issues such as a major epidemic or pandemic that could have a negative impact on the economy and on our businesses; possible unfavorable results in legal proceedings; conditions in the capital, credit and financial markets; changes in laws, regulations or the regulatory environment affecting our business, and the other risks and uncertainties described in our filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those included under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on January 23, 2025 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

A conference call to discuss the Company's third quarter earnings will be held at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 19, 2025. The call will be broadcast live on the Internet and can be accessed through the Company's website at investors.lennar.com. If you are unable to participate in the conference call, the call will be archived at investors.lennar.com for 90 days. A replay of the conference call will also be available later that day by calling 203-369-0176 and entering 5723593 as the confirmation number.

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Contact:

Ian Frazer

Investor Relations

Lennar Corporation

(305) 485-4129

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