0000357294 2026-03-31 2026-03-31 0000357294 hov:ClassACommonStock001ParValuePerShareCustomMember 2026-03-31 2026-03-31 0000357294 hov:PreferredStockPurchaseRights1CustomMember 2026-03-31 2026-03-31 0000357294 hov:DepositarySharesEachRepresenting11000thOfAShareOf7625SeriesAPreferredStockCustomMember 2026-03-31 2026-03-31 false 0000357294 true 8-K 2026-03-31 HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. DE 1-8551 22-1851059 90 Matawan Road, Fifth Floor Matawan NJ 07747 732 747-7800 false false false false Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share HOV NYSE Preferred Stock Purchase Rights NYSE Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th of a share of 7.625% Series A Preferred Stock HOVNP NASDAQ false Each share of Class A Common Stock includes an associated Preferred Stock Purchase Right. Each Preferred Stock Purchase Right initially represents the right, if such Preferred Stock Purchase Right becomes exercisable, to purchase from the Company one ten-thousandth of a share of its Series B Junior Preferred Stock for each share of Common Stock. The Preferred Stock Purchase Rights currently cannot trade separately from the underlying Common Stock.