Century Communities (CCS) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Core Insights - Century Communities (CCS) reported quarterly earnings of $1.52 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.86 per share, but down from $2.72 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of +76.74% [1] - The company posted revenues of $980.28 million for the quarter ended September 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.76%, but down from $1.14 billion year-over-year [2] - The stock has underperformed the market, losing about 16.7% since the beginning of the year compared to the S&P 500's gain of 14.5% [3] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.77 on revenues of $1.18 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $5.36 on revenues of $4.04 billion [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Century Communities was mixed ahead of the earnings release, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold) for the stock, indicating expected performance in line with the market [6] Industry Context - The Building Products - Home Builders industry, to which Century Communities belongs, is currently in the bottom 17% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting potential challenges ahead [8] - Another competitor in the same industry, D.R. Horton (DHI), is expected to report quarterly earnings of $3.29 per share, reflecting a year-over-year decline of -16.1%, with revenues anticipated to be $9.45 billion, down 5.5% from the previous year [9][10]