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        Taxonomy & unit
      
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        us-gaap: shares
      
      
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        Description
      
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        Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.
      
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        Summary
      
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        Hovnanian Enterprises Inc quarterly/annual Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic history and growth rate from 2010 to 2024.- Hovnanian Enterprises Inc Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic for the quarter ending July 31, 2025 was 6.4M shares, a 1.16% decline year-over-year.
- Hovnanian Enterprises Inc annual Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic for 2024 was 6.48M shares, a 4% increase from 2023.
- Hovnanian Enterprises Inc annual Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic for 2023 was 6.23M shares, a 3.22% decline from 2022.
- Hovnanian Enterprises Inc annual Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic for 2022 was 6.44M shares, a 2.39% increase from 2021.
 
 
 
  
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