Beazer Homes Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) (www.beazer.com) today announced its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2025.

"Results for our first fiscal quarter of 2026 reflected persistent demand challenges and elevated incentives in the market," said Allan P. Merrill, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "However, with national builders slowing starts last year and lower mortgage rates, we are cautiously optimistic for the spring selling season."

"As we navigate an uncertain environment, we remain focused on driving sequential margin improvements through the remainder of fiscal 2026 through construction cost reductions, favorable mix impacts, and strong performance from our newest communities. We will also realign our land portfolio through selective asset sales and use a portion of the proceeds to accelerate highly accretive share repurchases."

Speaking to Beazer's Multi-Year Goals, Mr. Merrill said, "During the year we expect to make further progress toward our 2027 goals for community count, deleveraging, and book value per share growth. We are confident in our differentiated product strategy, the value of our assets, and our ability to generate improving returns over time, which positions the Company well to create long-term shareholder value."

Beazer Homes Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Highlights and Comparison to Fiscal First Quarter 2025

• Net loss was $32.6 million, or net loss of $1.13 per diluted share. This included a litigation-related charge recognized during the first fiscal quarter which reduced diluted earnings per share by $0.23. During the fiscal first quarter 2025, net income was $3.1 million, or $0.10 per diluted share
• Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $11.2 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $23.0 million a year ago
• Homebuilding revenue was $359.7 million, down 21.9% on a 22.8% decrease in home closings to 700, partially offset by a 1.2% increase in average selling price (ASP) to $513.9 thousand
• Homebuilding gross margin was 10.4%, down 480 basis points compared to a year ago. Excluding impairments, abandonments and amortized interest, homebuilding gross margin was 14.0%, down 420 basis points
• SG&A as a percentage of total revenue was 17.9%, up 390 basis points
• Net new orders were 763, down 18.1% on a 21.1% decrease in orders per community per month to 1.5, partially offset by a 3.7% increase in average active community count to 167
• Active community count at period-end of 168, up 3.1%
• Backlog dollar value was $573.3 million, down 29.7% on a 33.1% decrease in backlog units to 1,008, partially offset by a 5.0% increase in ASP of homes in backlog to $568.7 thousand
• Land acquisition and land development spending was $180.7 million, down 14.5% from $211.3 million
• Repurchased $15.1 million of the Company's outstanding common stock through open market transactions
• Controlled lots of 24,832, down 14.0% from 28,874
• Unrestricted cash at quarter end was $120.8 million; total liquidity was $342.7 million
• Total debt to total capitalization ratio of 48.4% at quarter end compared to 46.5% a year ago. Net debt to net capitalization ratio was 45.6% at quarter end compared to 44.5% a year ago

The following provides additional details on the Company's performance during the fiscal first quarter 2026:

Profitability. Net loss was $32.6 million, generating diluted loss per share of $1.13. This included a litigation-related charge recognized during the first fiscal quarter which reduced diluted earnings per share by $0.23. First quarter Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $11.2 million compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $23.0 million a year ago. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to lower closings and lower gross margin as well as the impact of the litigation-related charge.

Orders. Net new orders for the first quarter decreased to 763, down 18.1% from 932 in the prior year quarter, driven by a 21.1% decrease in sales pace to 1.5 orders per community per month from 1.9 in the prior year quarter, partially offset by a 3.7% increase in average community count to 167 from 161 a year ago. The cancellation rate for the quarter was 18.3%, up from 16.5% in the prior year quarter.

Backlog. The dollar value of homes in backlog as of December 31, 2025 was $573.3 million, representing 1,008 homes, compared to $816.0 million, representing 1,507 homes, at the same time last year. The ASP of homes in backlog was $568.7 thousand, up 5.0% versus the prior year quarter. The increase in backlog ASP was primarily due to changes in product and community mix.

Homebuilding Revenue. First quarter homebuilding revenue was $359.7 million, down 21.9% year-over-year. The decrease in homebuilding revenue was driven by a 22.8% decrease in home closings to 700 homes, partially offset by a 1.2% increase in ASP to $513.9 thousand. The decrease in closings was primarily due to the lower beginning backlog.

Homebuilding Gross Margin. Homebuilding gross margin was 10.4%, down 480 basis points compared to a year ago. Excluding impairments, abandonments and amortized interest, homebuilding gross margin was 14.0% for the first quarter, down from 18.2% in the prior year quarter primarily due to an increase in price concessions and closing cost incentives, changes in product and community mix, and a litigation-related charge recognized during the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The litigation-related charge reduced homebuilding gross margin by 1.8%.

SG&A Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenue was 17.9% for the quarter, up 390 basis points year-over-year primarily due to lower homebuilding revenue.

Land Position. For the current fiscal quarter, land acquisition and land development spending was $180.7 million, down 14.5% year-over-year. Controlled lots decreased 14.0% to 24,832, compared to 28,874 from the prior year quarter. Excluding land held for future development and land held for sale lots, active lots controlled were 23,498, down 16.6% year-over-year. As of December 31, 2025, the Company controlled 61.0% of its total active lots through option agreements compared to 58.9% as of December 31, 2024.

Liquidity. At the close of the first quarter, the Company had $342.7 million of available liquidity, including $120.8 million of unrestricted cash and $221.9 million of remaining capacity under the unsecured revolving credit facility, compared to total available liquidity of $335.4 million a year ago.

Share Repurchases. During the quarter, the Company repurchased $15.1 million of its outstanding common stock through open market transactions at an average price per share of $21.72.

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call on January 29, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss these results. Interested parties may listen to the conference call and view the Company's slide presentation on the "Investor Relations" page of the Company's website, www.beazer.com. In addition, the conference call will be available by telephone at 800-475-0542 (for international callers, dial 630-395-0227). To be admitted to the call, enter the pass code "8571348." A replay of the conference call will be available, until 11:59 PM ET on February 12, 2026 at 800-391-9853 (for international callers, dial 203-369-3269) with pass code "3740."

Summary results for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

About Beazer Homes

Beazer Homes (NYSE:BZH), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a leading national homebuilder in energy-efficient construction. Building on a legacy spanning nine generations, Beazer crafts homes that deliver savings and lasting value. Our trusted team of experts guide homebuyers through the building and purchasing process to deliver an industry-leading customer experience. With curated design options, buyers can personalize their homes with confidence. Beazer's exclusive Mortgage Choice program provides access to competitive loan offers from multiple lenders, helping homebuyers choose the best financing for their individual needs. Beazer builds in 13 states nationwide. Learn more at beazer.com or follow us @BeazerHomes.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that the results described in this press release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things:

• macroeconomic uncertainty, including high levels of inflation, elevated interest rates and insurance costs, stock market volatility, enhanced and/or altered government regulation resulting from legislation and/or executive orders, and historic changes in U.S. trade policy, negatively impacting consumer sentiment and softening demand for the homes we sell;
• elevated mortgage interest rates for prolonged periods, as well as further increases to, and reduced availability of, mortgage financing;
• supply chain challenges (including as a result of U.S. trade policies and retaliatory responses from other countries) negatively impacting our homebuilding production, including shortages of raw materials and other critical components such as windows, doors, and appliances;
• our ability to meet or achieve our sustainability related goals, aspirations, initiatives, and our public statements and disclosures regarding them;
• inaccurate estimates related to homes to be delivered in the future (backlog), as they are subject to various cancellation risks that cannot be fully controlled;
• factors affecting margins, such as adjustments to home pricing, increased sales incentives and mortgage rate buy down programs in order to remain competitive;
• decreased revenues;
• decreased land values underlying land option agreements;
• increased land development costs in communities under development or delays or difficulties in implementing initiatives to reduce our cycle times and production and overhead cost structures;
• not being able to pass on cost increases (including cost increases due to increasing the energy efficiency of our homes) through pricing increases;
• the availability and cost of land and the risks associated with the future value of our inventory, including impairments and abandonment charges;
• our ability to raise debt and/or equity capital, due to factors such as limitations in the capital markets (including market volatility), adverse credit market conditions and financial institution disruptions, and our ability to otherwise meet our ongoing liquidity needs (which could cause us to fail to meet the terms of our covenants and other requirements under our various debt instruments and therefore trigger an acceleration of a significant portion or all of our outstanding debt obligations), including the impact of any downgrades of our credit ratings or reduction in our liquidity levels;
• market perceptions regarding any capital raising initiatives we may undertake (including future issuances of equity or debt capital);
• inefficient or ineffective allocation of capital, including with respect to planned share repurchases;
• market conditions and other factors outside our control that adversely impact our ability to execute on our planned share repurchases;
• changes in tax laws, such as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), or otherwise regarding the deductibility of mortgage interest expenses and real estate taxes, including those resulting from regulatory guidance and interpretations issued with respect thereto, such as the IRS's guidance regarding heightened qualification requirements for federal credits for building energy-efficient homes;
• increased competition or delays in reacting to changing consumer preferences in home design;
• natural disasters, severe weather, or other related events that could result in delays in land development or home construction, increase our costs or decrease demand in the impacted areas;
• shortages of or increased costs for labor used in housing production, including as a result of federal or state legislation, and/or enforcement, and the level of quality and craftsmanship provided by such labor;
• terrorist acts, protests and civil unrest, political uncertainty, acts of war or other factors over which the Company has no control, such as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the instability and tension in Gaza, and other instabilities and tensions in the Middle East;
• the potential recoverability of our deferred tax assets;
• potential delays or increased costs in obtaining necessary permits as a result of changes to, or complying with, laws, regulations or governmental policies, and possible penalties for failure to comply with such laws, regulations or governmental policies, including those related to the environment;
• the results of litigation or government proceedings and fulfillment of any related obligations;
• the impact of construction defect and home warranty claims;
• the cost and availability of insurance and surety bonds, as well as the sufficiency of these instruments to cover potential losses incurred;
• the impact of information technology failures, cybersecurity issues or data security breaches, including cybersecurity incidents deploying evolving artificial intelligence tools and incidents impacting third-party service providers that we depend on to conduct our business;
• the impact of governmental regulations on homebuilding in key markets, such as regulations limiting the availability of water and electricity (including availability of electrical equipment such as transformers and meters); and
• the success of our sustainability initiatives, as well as the success of any other related partnerships or pilot programs we may enter into in order to increase the energy efficiency of our homes.

Any forward-looking statement, including any statement expressing confidence regarding future outcomes, speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all such factors.

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Reconciliation of homebuilding gross profit and homebuilding gross margin (GAAP measures) to homebuilding gross profit and the related gross margin excluding impairments and abandonments and interest amortized to cost of sales (non-GAAP measures) is provided for each period discussed below. Management believes that this information assists investors in comparing the operating characteristics of homebuilding activities by eliminating many of the differences in companies' respective level of impairments and level of debt. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income (GAAP measure) to Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP measure) is provided for each period discussed below. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA assists investors in understanding and comparing core operating results and underlying business trends by eliminating many of the differences in companies' respective capitalization, tax position, level of impairments, and other non-recurring items. This non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliation of total debt to total capitalization ratio (GAAP measure) to net debt to net capitalization ratio (non-GAAP measure) is provided for each period below. Management believes that net debt to net capitalization ratio is useful in understanding the leverage employed in our operations and as an indicator of our ability to obtain financing. This non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

David I. Goldberg

Sr. Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

770-829-3700

Mark Chekanow, CFA

Vice President, Investor Relations

917-365-0085

[email protected]