Toll Brothers' Q1 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates

Core Insights - Toll Brothers, Inc. (TOL) reported strong first-quarter fiscal 2026 results, with earnings and revenues exceeding expectations and showing year-over-year growth [1][4][10] Financial Performance - Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) reached $2.19, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.05 by 6.8% and increasing 25.1% year-over-year [4] - Total revenues amounted to $2.15 billion, exceeding the consensus mark of $1.84 billion and reflecting a 15.4% year-over-year increase [4] Sales and Deliveries - Home sales revenues increased by 0.5% year-over-year to $1.85 billion, contrary to expectations of a decline [5] - Home deliveries decreased by 4.6% to 1,899 units, better than the anticipated 7.3% decline [5] - The average selling price (ASP) of homes delivered was $976,800, up 5.6% from the previous year [5] Contracts and Backlog - Net-signed contracts totaled 2,303 units, slightly down from 2,307 units year-over-year, but the value of these contracts rose to $2.38 billion from $2.31 billion [6] - The backlog at the end of the quarter was 5,051 homes, a 20% decrease year-over-year, with potential revenues from the backlog declining 13.3% to $6.02 billion [7] Margins and Expenses - Adjusted home sales gross margin was 24.8%, a contraction of 20 basis points [8] - Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses as a percentage of home sales revenues increased to 13.9% from 13.1% year-over-year [8] Balance Sheet and Cash Flow - Cash and cash equivalents stood at $1.2 billion, down from $1.26 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 [9] - The debt-to-capital ratio decreased to 24.4% from 26% at the end of fiscal 2025 [9] Future Guidance - For the second quarter of fiscal 2026, home deliveries are expected to be between 2,400 and 2,500 units, with an average price of $975,000 to $985,000 [12] - For fiscal 2026, home deliveries are anticipated to be in the range of 10,300 to 10,700 units, reflecting a decline from fiscal 2025 [14] - The company expects an adjusted home sales gross margin of 26%, down from 27.3% in fiscal 2025 [15]