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Century Communities, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 22 July 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 raised, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income and adjusted income reported: Net income was $36.1 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, against $34.9 million a year earlier. Adjusted net income was $37.3 million, or $1.30 per diluted share. Source
  • Deliveries rose on order activity: Deliveries of 2,506 homes grew 25% sequentially and exceeded the company's prior guidance, which management attributed to stronger order activity. Source
  • Full-year delivery range raised: Management raised the low end and midpoint of the full-year 2026 delivery range to 9,750 to 10,500 homes. Source
  • Adjusted gross margin rose 30 basis points: Adjusted homebuilding gross margin was 20.0%, up 30 basis points sequentially, with lower incentives and direct costs cited. Reported homebuilding gross margin was 18.1%, against 17.6% a year earlier. Source
  • Net orders rose 10% sequentially: Net new home contracts were 2,615, up 3% year over year and up 10% from the first quarter. Source
  • Share repurchases at discount to book: The company repurchased 352,811 shares for $19.6 million, at a 38% discount to the record book value per share of $90.24. Source
  • Community count reached a record: The company ended the quarter with 330 open communities, a company record, up from 316 at March 31. Source

“We delivered strong second quarter results despite continued headwinds from macro challenges and weak consumer sentiment”

Dale Francescon, Executive Chairman

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Full-year home deliveries SourceFull year 20269,750 to 10,500 homesRaised from 9,500 to 10,500 homes
Full-year home sales revenues SourceFull year 2026$3.5 billion to $3.8 billionKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year delivery guidance low end and midpoint raised; range is now 9,750 to 10,500 homes, previously 9,500 to 10,500 homes. Source
  • Guidance kept: Full-year home sales revenue range of $3.5 billion to $3.8 billion kept from the first-quarter release. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net income and adjusted income reported: Net income was $36.1 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, against $34.9 million a year earlier. Adjusted net income was $37.3 million, or $1.30 per diluted share. Source
  • Deliveries rose on order activity: Deliveries of 2,506 homes grew 25% sequentially and exceeded the company's prior guidance, which management attributed to stronger order activity. Source
  • Total revenues fell from last year: Total revenues were $927.2 million, against $1,000.7 million a year earlier. Home sales revenues were $897.5 million, against $976.5 million. Source
  • Full-year delivery range raised: Management raised the low end and midpoint of the full-year 2026 delivery range to 9,750 to 10,500 homes. Source

Segments and regions

  • Mountain and Texas contracts rose: Net new contracts were 440 in Mountain, up 31.0%, and 568 in Texas, up 12.7%. West fell 4.3% to 309 and Southeast rose 0.5% to 386. Source
  • Texas communities up, Southeast down: Selling communities at June 30 were 89 in Texas, up 14, and 36 in Southeast, down 7. Total selling communities were 330, up 3 from 327. Source
  • Regional deliveries mixed: Mountain delivered 416 homes, up 5.1%, and Texas 527, up 5.2%. West delivered 322, down 3.9%, and Southeast 362, down 9.7%. Source

“Our deliveries of 2,506 homes grew by 25% on a sequential basis and exceeded our guidance on stronger order activity”

Rob Francescon, Chief Executive Officer and President

Products, customers and pricing

  • Century Complete contracts fell 8.7%: Century Complete net contracts were 912, down from 999 a year earlier. Its deliveries were 879 homes at an average price of $255.1 thousand. Source
  • Average delivery price declined: Average sales price of home deliveries was $358,200, down 5.1% from $377,500 a year earlier, across all deliveries in the quarter. Source
  • Financial services revenue and income: Financial services revenues were $25.4 million, up from $23.8 million a year earlier, and pre-tax income was $9.9 million. Source
  • Land sales revenue increased: Land sales and other revenues were $4.3 million, against $0.5 million a year earlier. Source

Margins and costs

  • Adjusted gross margin rose 30 basis points: Adjusted homebuilding gross margin was 20.0%, up 30 basis points sequentially, with lower incentives and direct costs cited. Reported homebuilding gross margin was 18.1%, against 17.6% a year earlier. Source
  • SG&A ratio fell from first quarter: SG&A was 14.2% of home sales revenues, against 15.8% in the first quarter 2026 as stated in that release. Source
  • No inventory impairment this quarter: No inventory impairment was recorded in the second quarter 2026, against $7.4 million a year earlier. Lot option abandonment cost $1.1 million. Source
  • Interest in cost of sales rose: Interest included in cost of home sales revenues was $16.3 million, or 1.8% of home sales revenues, against 1.5% a year earlier. Source

“We are raising the midpoint and low end of our full year 2026 home delivery guidance to be in the range of 9,750 to 10,500 homes”

Scott Dixon, Chief Financial Officer

Demand and the order book

  • Net orders rose 10% sequentially: Net new home contracts were 2,615, up 3% year over year and up 10% from the first quarter. Source
  • Orders stable, traffic up 9%: Management said net orders were relatively stable through the quarter, and traffic rose 9% sequentially in the second quarter. Source
  • Backlog up in homes and dollars: Backlog at June 30 was 1,264 homes, valued at $469.3 million, against 1,217 homes a year earlier and 1,155 homes at March 31. Source
  • First-quarter March order pressure: The first-quarter release said higher interest rates, gas prices and weaker consumer sentiment weighed most on orders in March.

Market conditions

  • First-quarter delivery cut tied to conditions: The first-quarter release reduced the delivery range and linked the reduction to the Middle East conflict, gas prices and interest rates.

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Share repurchases at discount to book: The company repurchased 352,811 shares for $19.6 million, at a 38% discount to the record book value per share of $90.24. Source
  • Quarterly dividend held at $0.32: The company maintained its quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share during the quarter. Source
  • Liquidity lower than first quarter: Total liquidity was $802.4 million, including $132.0 million of cash, against $886.1 million at March 31. Source
  • Leverage ratios rose: Homebuilding debt to capital was 34.2% and net homebuilding debt to net capital was 31.9%, against 32.2% and 30.5% at March 31. Source
  • Revolver borrowing higher than year-end: Revolving line of credit was $329.6 million at June 30, against $51.5 million at December 31, 2025. Source

Land and community growth

  • Community count reached a record: The company ended the quarter with 330 open communities, a company record, up from 316 at March 31. Source
  • Total lots down 12.5%: Total lots were 60,128 at June 30, down 12.5% year over year. Owned lots were 33,681, down 10.0%, and controlled lots 26,447, down 15.5%. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Homes delivered Source2,506
Net new home contracts Source2,615
Selling communities Source330
Backlog homes Source1,264
Total lots Source60,128

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Management named macro challenges and consumer sentiment as headwinds affecting the quarter. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Second-quarter deliveries exceeded the company's guidance, per management. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.