For the quarter ended November 2024, KB Home (KBH) reported revenue of $2 billion, up 19.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.52, compared to $1.85 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.39% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.99 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.45, the EPS surprise was +2.86%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how KB Home performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

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Shares of KB Home have returned -11.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.