What could strengthen or challenge Forestar Group, Inc.’s outlook?
The long-term thesis, the evidence coming in, and the environment around it. Thesis dated Jul 8, 2026.
Higher potential upsideImproving expectations
Next-FY EPS estimate change · 30 days
Comparable estimates unavailable
+10% or more+5%0%−5%−10% or less
A matching fiscal period and sufficient coverage are required.
Higher risk of downsideWeakening expectations
One observable signal. This measures changing earnings expectations, not the probability of a gain or loss.
How this is measured
The calculation requires same-period, same-provider snapshots, positive EPS, at least five analysts and a baseline within three days of the requested lookback.
Measure / period
Management expectations
Analyst expectations
FY 2027 · Q1
Revenue
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239.24M
EPS
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0.257
FY 2026 · Annual
Revenue
$1.6B–$1.7B
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FY 2027 · Annual
Revenue
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1.68B
EPS
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2.853
FY 2028 · Annual
Revenue
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1.68B
EPS
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2.77
What the Thesis Depends On
4 published thesis conditions, with dated milestones shown separately.
Key Factor
Why It Matters
Current Status
Break Condition
Latest Evidence
Sustain free cash flow yield near 17%
Free cash flow yield is strong at 17%.
Intact
free cash flow yield falls below 15%
Free cash flow yield: 21.13%
As of 2026-10-23; trailing twelve months. The target timing and basis require a separate assessment.
Market data as of Oct 23, 202621.13 percent · calculatedLast status assessment Oct 24, 2026Measurement source
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Management context
Stated as a priority in 3 of last 3 quarters. Management maintained fiscal 2026 lot delivery guidance at 14,000 to 14,500 lots. Actual lots sold in 2026-Q2 were 3,659, slightly up from 3,605 in 2025-Q2, showing a stable trajectory aligned with guidance.
Delivery assessment Oct 19, 2026
Maintain revenue between $1.6B and $1.7B in fiscal 2026
A primary condition in Forestar Group, Inc.'s published investment case. The stated target is >=1600 million USD.
Intact
revenue falls below $1.6 billion in FY26
Revenue: $407M
FY2026-Q3; GAAP. Published target: >=1600 million USD. Target period is not explicitly aligned with this observation.
Source published Jul 22, 2026407,000,000 USD · source valueSource reportLast status assessment Oct 24, 2026Measurement source
Compare scope, accounting basis and period before treating this evidence as progress against an annual requirement.
Management context
Stated as a priority in 3 of last 3 quarters. Management maintained fiscal 2026 revenue guidance at $1.6 billion to $1.7 billion. Revenues increased from $351.0 million in 2025-Q1 to $407.0 million in 2026-Q2, indicating progress consistent with guidance.
Delivery assessment Oct 19, 2026
Maintain valuation discount to peers with PE below 14
A supporting condition in Forestar Group, Inc.'s published investment case. The stated target is PE <= 14.
Intact
PE rises above 14 without earnings growth
P/E (TTM): 7.83x
As of 2026-10-23; trailing twelve months. The target timing and basis require a separate assessment.
Market data as of Oct 23, 20267.8348 ratio · calculatedLast status assessment Oct 24, 2026Measurement source
Compare scope, accounting basis and period before treating this evidence as progress against an annual requirement.
Stored thesis · Jul 8, 2026. Latest Evidence uses source-matched measurements where available, alongside the last thesis-monitor assessment. Source periods and assessment dates are shown separately. A new measurement does not automatically change the published status or verify an older target.
Incoming Evidence
Compare these dated observations with the operating requirements above
Expectations trend
Same fiscal period
FY2028 · fiscal year ending 2028-09-30 · fmp
FY2028 EPS: comparable history unavailable.
FY2028 revenue: comparable history unavailable.
Exact estimates & source dates
One fiscal period and provider throughout. At least five contributors are required for each plotted metric; missing coverage stays a gap. Axes show the observed range. Counts measure coverage, not revisions.
FY2028 estimate observations · fmp
Snapshot
EPS
Revenue
EPS / revenue analysts
2026-10-01
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2026-10-02
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2026-10-03
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1 / 1
2026-10-04
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2026-10-05
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2026-10-06
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2026-10-07
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2026-10-08
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2026-10-09
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2026-10-10
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2026-10-11
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2026-10-12
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2026-10-13
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2026-10-14
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2026-10-15
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2026-10-16
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2026-10-17
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2026-10-18
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2026-10-19
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2026-10-20
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2026-10-21
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2026-10-22
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2026-10-23
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2026-10-24
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1 / 1
Revenue and EPS estimates track expectations. They are not delivered results or like-for-like proof of a required annual path.
Individual price-target observations are unavailable.
0 raises · 0 cuts · 0 unchanged · 0 without a comparable prior
How this is measured
Sep 25, 2026–Oct 24, 2026. Each firm's latest positive target is paired only with its immediately prior positive target from the same provider, at most 180 days earlier. Unmatched observations have one dot; conflicting observations are not compared.
Outlook in Brief
The evidence, the remaining questions, and what comes next
What's improving
No recovery evidence is reported in the available driver assessments.
Risk observations as of Oct 23, 2026 · 277 daily observations. Historical moves are not forecasts.
Read detailed Outlook Company context, assumptions & risks
Forestar Group, Inc. outlook in detail
The weekly editorial context below is a separate assessment from the dated monitor evidence above. Recovery observations do not automatically change the published thesis. Unverified outside influences are hypotheses, not measured driver evidence.
What kind of bet this is
FOR is a real estate business with a measured growth thesis, rather than a clear turnaround or a high-confidence compounder. Its thesis state is watch: management priorities remain on track, but recent financial performance has trailed its industry cohort and earnings quality is fragile.
What's priced into Forestar Group, Inc.
FOR is cheap versus peers, and the valuation signal is marked justified, with low fragility in the priced-in assessment. The expectations gap is negative, but the evidence does not specify exactly what expectations the market holds; valuation alone does not remove the execution concerns.
What the fundamentals likely do
Near term, revenue progress and improving liquidity support management’s reaffirmed 2026 guidance, while lot deliveries have been broadly stable. However, FOR missed its most recent quarter, and earnings quality is fragile, so guidance execution remains a key risk over the next few quarters.
What Forestar Group, Inc. hinges on
The multi-year view depends on FOR delivering 14,000 to 14,500 lots and maintaining revenue guidance of $1.6 billion to $1.7 billion for 2026. Near-term conditions could improve if the Fed cuts rates or sector peers continue to report strong results; a guidance cut would be a meaningful negative.
Bottom line
FOR’s long-term thesis has support from management’s steady execution priorities and stronger liquidity, but recent earnings weakness and sector headwinds leave the 1-to-3-year case dependent on delivery against guidance. Not investment advice.
Source: QuarterlyIQ weekly Outlook · Week ending Oct 24, 2026 · Updated
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