{
  "cik": 357294,
  "cik_padded": "0000357294",
  "entityName": "HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC",
  "fiscal_years": [
    {
      "accn": "0001753926-25-001938",
      "filed": "2025-12-22",
      "fiscal_year": 2025,
      "form": "10-K",
      "fundamental_units": {
        "buybacks": "USD",
        "capex": "USD",
        "dividends_paid": "USD",
        "eps_diluted": "USD/shares",
        "free_cash_flow": "USD",
        "net_income": "USD",
        "operating_cash_flow": "USD",
        "revenue": "USD",
        "stockholders_equity": "USD",
        "total_assets": "USD",
        "total_liabilities": "USD"
      },
      "fundamentals": {
        "buybacks": 30244000.0,
        "capex": 22097000.0,
        "dividends_paid": 10700000.0,
        "eps_diluted": 7.43,
        "free_cash_flow": 166182000.0,
        "net_income": 63865000.0,
        "operating_cash_flow": 188279000.0,
        "revenue": 2978581000.0,
        "stockholders_equity": 830935000.0,
        "total_assets": 2633913000.0,
        "total_liabilities": 1802978000.0
      },
      "period_end": "2025-10-31",
      "ratio_units": {
        "leverage": "ratio",
        "net_margin": "ratio",
        "payout_ratio": "ratio",
        "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio",
        "roa_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roa_period_end": "ratio",
        "roe_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roe_period_end": "ratio"
      },
      "ratios": {
        "leverage": 2.1698183371743878,
        "net_margin": 0.021441417910071942,
        "payout_ratio": 0.16754090659985907,
        "revenue_growth_yoy": -0.008764631846859048,
        "roa_avg2y": 0.02437834085665257,
        "roa_period_end": 0.024247194193581945,
        "roe_avg2y": 0.07830028370289907,
        "roe_period_end": 0.07685920077984439
      }
    },
    {
      "accn": "0001753926-25-001938",
      "filed": "2025-12-22",
      "fiscal_year": 2024,
      "form": "10-K",
      "fundamental_units": {
        "buybacks": "USD",
        "capex": "USD",
        "dividends_paid": "USD",
        "eps_diluted": "USD/shares",
        "free_cash_flow": "USD",
        "net_income": "USD",
        "operating_cash_flow": "USD",
        "revenue": "USD",
        "stockholders_equity": "USD",
        "total_assets": "USD",
        "total_liabilities": "USD"
      },
      "fundamentals": {
        "buybacks": 26528000.0,
        "capex": 17859000.0,
        "dividends_paid": 10700000.0,
        "eps_diluted": 31.79,
        "free_cash_flow": 5781000.0,
        "net_income": 242008000.0,
        "operating_cash_flow": 23640000.0,
        "revenue": 3004918000.0,
        "stockholders_equity": 800349000.0,
        "total_assets": 2605574000.0,
        "total_liabilities": 1805225000.0
      },
      "period_end": "2024-10-31",
      "ratio_units": {
        "leverage": "ratio",
        "net_margin": "ratio",
        "payout_ratio": "ratio",
        "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio",
        "roa_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roa_period_end": "ratio",
        "roe_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roe_period_end": "ratio"
      },
      "ratios": {
        "leverage": 2.255547267504551,
        "net_margin": 0.08053730584328758,
        "payout_ratio": 0.04421341443258074,
        "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.0903122478243958,
        "roa_avg2y": 0.09493275883914411,
        "roa_period_end": 0.09288087768760357,
        "roe_avg2y": 0.3502071146130665,
        "roe_period_end": 0.30237808755930223
      }
    },
    {
      "accn": "0001753926-25-001938",
      "filed": "2025-12-22",
      "fiscal_year": 2023,
      "form": "10-K",
      "fundamental_units": {
        "buybacks": "USD",
        "capex": "USD",
        "dividends_paid": "USD",
        "eps_diluted": "USD/shares",
        "free_cash_flow": "USD",
        "net_income": "USD",
        "operating_cash_flow": "USD",
        "revenue": "USD",
        "stockholders_equity": "USD",
        "total_assets": "USD",
        "total_liabilities": "USD"
      },
      "fundamentals": {
        "buybacks": 4800000.0,
        "capex": 18821000.0,
        "dividends_paid": 10700000.0,
        "eps_diluted": 26.88,
        "free_cash_flow": 416454000.0,
        "net_income": 205891000.0,
        "operating_cash_flow": 435275000.0,
        "revenue": 2756016000.0,
        "stockholders_equity": 581736000.0,
        "total_assets": 2492940000.0,
        "total_liabilities": 1911151000.0
      },
      "period_end": "2023-10-31",
      "ratio_units": {
        "leverage": "ratio",
        "net_margin": "ratio",
        "payout_ratio": "ratio",
        "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio",
        "roa_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roa_period_end": "ratio",
        "roe_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roe_period_end": "ratio"
      },
      "ratios": {
        "leverage": 3.2852548234938186,
        "net_margin": 0.07470602492873771,
        "payout_ratio": 0.05196924586310232,
        "revenue_growth_yoy": -0.05687948693994417,
        "roa_avg2y": 0.08146081974769386,
        "roa_period_end": 0.08258963312394202,
        "roe_avg2y": 0.4268179424776009,
        "roe_period_end": 0.35392514817718
      }
    },
    {
      "accn": "0001753926-24-002117",
      "filed": "2024-12-18",
      "fiscal_year": 2022,
      "form": "10-K",
      "fundamental_units": {
        "buybacks": "USD",
        "capex": "USD",
        "dividends_paid": "USD",
        "eps_diluted": "USD/shares",
        "free_cash_flow": "USD",
        "net_income": "USD",
        "operating_cash_flow": "USD",
        "revenue": "USD",
        "stockholders_equity": "USD",
        "total_assets": "USD",
        "total_liabilities": "USD"
      },
      "fundamentals": {
        "buybacks": 12222000.0,
        "capex": 12592000.0,
        "dividends_paid": 10700000.0,
        "eps_diluted": 29.0,
        "free_cash_flow": 76874000.0,
        "net_income": 225490000.0,
        "operating_cash_flow": 89466000.0,
        "revenue": 2922231000.0,
        "stockholders_equity": 383036000.0,
        "total_assets": 2562030000.0,
        "total_liabilities": 2178979000.0
      },
      "period_end": "2022-10-31",
      "ratio_units": {
        "leverage": "ratio",
        "net_margin": "ratio",
        "payout_ratio": "ratio",
        "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio",
        "roa_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roa_period_end": "ratio",
        "roe_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roe_period_end": "ratio"
      },
      "ratios": {
        "leverage": 5.688705500266294,
        "net_margin": 0.07716364654265867,
        "payout_ratio": 0.04745221517583929,
        "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.0500830621192537,
        "roa_avg2y": 0.09236589658902808,
        "roa_period_end": 0.08801224029382951,
        "roe_avg2y": 0.8083049398404468,
        "roe_period_end": 0.5886914023747115
      }
    },
    {
      "accn": "0001437749-23-034783",
      "filed": "2023-12-18",
      "fiscal_year": 2021,
      "form": "10-K",
      "fundamental_units": {
        "buybacks": "USD",
        "capex": "USD",
        "dividends_paid": "USD",
        "eps_diluted": "USD/shares",
        "free_cash_flow": "USD",
        "net_income": "USD",
        "operating_cash_flow": "USD",
        "revenue": "USD",
        "stockholders_equity": "USD",
        "total_assets": "USD",
        "total_liabilities": "USD"
      },
      "fundamentals": {
        "buybacks": 0.0,
        "capex": 5942000.0,
        "dividends_paid": 0.0,
        "eps_diluted": 85.86,
        "free_cash_flow": 204271000.0,
        "net_income": 607817000.0,
        "operating_cash_flow": 210213000.0,
        "revenue": 2782857000.0,
        "stockholders_equity": 174897000.0,
        "total_assets": 2320508000.0,
        "total_liabilities": 2145124000.0
      },
      "period_end": "2021-10-31",
      "ratio_units": {
        "leverage": "ratio",
        "net_margin": "ratio",
        "payout_ratio": "ratio",
        "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio",
        "roa_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roa_period_end": "ratio",
        "roe_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roe_period_end": "ratio"
      },
      "ratios": {
        "leverage": 12.265070298518557,
        "net_margin": 0.21841474427180413,
        "payout_ratio": 0.0,
        "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.1872758277760025,
        "roa_avg2y": 0.2930756898152055,
        "roa_period_end": 0.2619327319707581,
        "roe_avg2y": -4.639257800573976,
        "roe_period_end": 3.475285453724192
      }
    },
    {
      "accn": "0001437749-22-029364",
      "filed": "2022-12-19",
      "fiscal_year": 2020,
      "form": "10-K",
      "fundamental_units": {
        "buybacks": "USD",
        "capex": "USD",
        "dividends_paid": "USD",
        "eps_diluted": "USD/shares",
        "free_cash_flow": "USD",
        "net_income": "USD",
        "operating_cash_flow": "USD",
        "revenue": "USD",
        "stockholders_equity": "USD",
        "total_assets": "USD",
        "total_liabilities": "USD"
      },
      "fundamentals": {
        "buybacks": 0.0,
        "capex": 3380000.0,
        "dividends_paid": 0.0,
        "eps_diluted": 7.03,
        "free_cash_flow": 289448000.0,
        "net_income": 50928000.0,
        "operating_cash_flow": 292828000.0,
        "revenue": 2343901000.0,
        "stockholders_equity": -436929000.0,
        "total_assets": 1827342000.0,
        "total_liabilities": 2263436000.0
      },
      "period_end": "2020-10-31",
      "ratio_units": {
        "net_margin": "ratio",
        "payout_ratio": "ratio",
        "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio",
        "roa_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roa_period_end": "ratio",
        "roe_avg2y": "ratio"
      },
      "ratios": {
        "net_margin": 0.021727880145108517,
        "payout_ratio": 0.0,
        "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.1621212782287413,
        "roa_avg2y": 0.02746358222654112,
        "roa_period_end": 0.027869988212387172,
        "roe_avg2y": -0.10983057865498085
      }
    },
    {
      "accn": "0001437749-22-000287",
      "filed": "2022-01-04",
      "fiscal_year": 2019,
      "form": "10-K",
      "fundamental_units": {
        "capex": "USD",
        "dividends_paid": "USD",
        "eps_diluted": "USD/shares",
        "free_cash_flow": "USD",
        "net_income": "USD",
        "operating_cash_flow": "USD",
        "revenue": "USD",
        "stockholders_equity": "USD",
        "total_assets": "USD",
        "total_liabilities": "USD"
      },
      "fundamentals": {
        "capex": 4005000.0,
        "dividends_paid": 0.0,
        "eps_diluted": -7.06,
        "free_cash_flow": -253132000.0,
        "net_income": -42117000.0,
        "operating_cash_flow": -249127000.0,
        "revenue": 2016916000.0,
        "stockholders_equity": -490463000.0,
        "total_assets": 1881424000.0,
        "total_liabilities": 2371200000.0
      },
      "period_end": "2019-10-31",
      "ratio_units": {
        "net_margin": "ratio",
        "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio",
        "roa_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roa_period_end": "ratio",
        "roe_avg2y": "ratio"
      },
      "ratios": {
        "net_margin": -0.020881881050078436,
        "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.01289803855199266,
        "roa_avg2y": -0.023771640535001606,
        "roa_period_end": -0.022385703594723996,
        "roe_avg2y": 0.08923405161409244
      }
    },
    {
      "accn": "0001437749-20-025763",
      "filed": "2020-12-22",
      "fiscal_year": 2018,
      "form": "10-K",
      "fundamental_units": {
        "capex": "USD",
        "eps_diluted": "USD/shares",
        "free_cash_flow": "USD",
        "net_income": "USD",
        "operating_cash_flow": "USD",
        "revenue": "USD",
        "stockholders_equity": "USD",
        "total_assets": "USD",
        "total_liabilities": "USD"
      },
      "fundamentals": {
        "capex": 5193000.0,
        "eps_diluted": 0.72,
        "free_cash_flow": -72015000.0,
        "net_income": 4520000.0,
        "operating_cash_flow": -66822000.0,
        "revenue": 1991233000.0,
        "stockholders_equity": -453504000.0,
        "total_assets": 1662042000.0,
        "total_liabilities": 2115546000.0
      },
      "period_end": "2018-10-31",
      "ratio_units": {
        "net_margin": "ratio",
        "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio",
        "roa_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roa_period_end": "ratio",
        "roe_avg2y": "ratio"
      },
      "ratios": {
        "net_margin": 0.002269950327259542,
        "revenue_growth_yoy": -0.18780379864296304,
        "roa_avg2y": 0.0025372304894272705,
        "roa_period_end": 0.002719546196786844,
        "roe_avg2y": -0.009891943646559978
      }
    },
    {
      "accn": "0001437749-19-024673",
      "filed": "2019-12-19",
      "fiscal_year": 2017,
      "form": "10-K",
      "fundamental_units": {
        "capex": "USD",
        "eps_diluted": "USD/shares",
        "free_cash_flow": "USD",
        "net_income": "USD",
        "operating_cash_flow": "USD",
        "revenue": "USD",
        "stockholders_equity": "USD",
        "total_assets": "USD",
        "total_liabilities": "USD"
      },
      "fundamentals": {
        "capex": 6478000.0,
        "eps_diluted": -56.23,
        "free_cash_flow": 295100000.0,
        "net_income": -332193000.0,
        "operating_cash_flow": 301578000.0,
        "revenue": 2451665000.0,
        "stockholders_equity": -460371000.0,
        "total_assets": 1900898000.0,
        "total_liabilities": 2361269000.0
      },
      "period_end": "2017-10-31",
      "ratio_units": {
        "net_margin": "ratio",
        "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio",
        "roa_avg2y": "ratio",
        "roa_period_end": "ratio",
        "roe_avg2y": "ratio"
      },
      "ratios": {
        "net_margin": -0.13549689700672807,
        "revenue_growth_yoy": -0.10921330825322001,
        "roa_avg2y": -0.15611108839729934,
        "roa_period_end": -0.1747558259306917,
        "roe_avg2y": 1.1282177553699304
      }
    },
    {
      "accn": "0001437749-18-022403",
      "filed": "2018-12-20",
      "fiscal_year": 2016,
      "form": "10-K",
      "fundamental_units": {
        "capex": "USD",
        "eps_diluted": "USD/shares",
        "free_cash_flow": "USD",
        "operating_cash_flow": "USD",
        "revenue": "USD",
        "stockholders_equity": "USD",
        "total_assets": "USD",
        "total_liabilities": "USD"
      },
      "fundamentals": {
        "capex": 8007000.0,
        "eps_diluted": -0.02,
        "free_cash_flow": 378989000.0,
        "operating_cash_flow": 386996000.0,
        "revenue": 2752247000.0,
        "stockholders_equity": -128510000.0,
        "total_assets": 2354956000.0,
        "total_liabilities": 2483466000.0
      },
      "period_end": "2016-10-31",
      "ratios": {}
    },
    {
      "accn": "0001437749-14-022360",
      "filed": "2014-12-19",
      "fiscal_year": 2012,
      "form": "10-K",
      "fundamental_units": {
        "buybacks": "USD"
      },
      "fundamentals": {
        "buybacks": 103000.0
      },
      "period_end": "2012-10-31",
      "ratios": {}
    }
  ],
  "latest_filing": {
    "accn": "0001753926-25-001938",
    "filed": "2025-12-22",
    "form": "10-K"
  },
  "note": "Static grepcent export of verified SEC companyfacts-derived values. Monetary values are raw reported units from grepcent's resolved facts; no scaling and no FX conversion. Capex, dividends, and buybacks are reported as positive outflow magnitudes. ROE/ROA include both period-end basis (site-consistent) and average-of-two-years basis where the prior-year denominator exists.",
  "schema_version": "1",
  "sic": "1531",
  "sic_description": "Operative Builders",
  "source_urls": {
    "sec_companyfacts": "https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000357294.json",
    "sec_submissions": "https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000357294.json"
  },
  "ticker": "HOV"
}
