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Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.

$27.59 +$4.02 (+17.03%)
NYSE · 14 Sep 2026 14:06 UTC
Previous Close
$27.6
Day Range
$27.45$27.59
Year Range
$19.89$29.83
Market Cap
457.18M
AVG Volume
115.05K
Trailing/Forward PE
37.29/10.47
PEG ratio
0.67
Dividend Yield
4.78%
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-04
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
0100M200M300M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q2194.94M
26 Q1189.05M
25 Q4201.92M
25 Q3194.48M
25 Q2181.03M
25 Q1181.57M
24 Q4184.35M
24 Q3175.91M
24 Q2178.64M
24 Q1184M
Net Income (USD)
-10M-5M05M10M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q25.31M
26 Q14.26M
25 Q48.53M
25 Q3-6.46M
25 Q22.69M
25 Q13.78M
24 Q48.2M
24 Q34.93M
24 Q24.44M
24 Q12.39M
Operating Income (USD)
02.5M5M7.5M10M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q26.49M
26 Q14.94M
25 Q49.59M
25 Q34.93M
25 Q22.77M
25 Q13.88M
24 Q48.33M
24 Q34.98M
24 Q24.88M
24 Q11.66M
EBITDA (USD)
05M10M15M20M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q27.42M
26 Q112.24M
25 Q416.79M
25 Q312.46M
25 Q210.26M
25 Q111.19M
24 Q415.52M
24 Q312.45M
24 Q211.65M
24 Q18.14M
Cash Flows (USD)
-10M010M20M30M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q218.07M
26 Q1-9.86M
25 Q42.96M
25 Q328.33M
25 Q21.65M
25 Q127K
24 Q49.11M
24 Q316.11M
24 Q24.85M
24 Q1-3.26M
EPS (USD)
-0.5-0.2500.250.50.7524 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q20.31
26 Q10.26
25 Q40.51
25 Q3-0.39
25 Q20.16
25 Q10.23
24 Q40.49
24 Q30.29
24 Q20.27
24 Q10.14
Expenses (USD)
050M100M150MSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q2119.36M
26 Q1118.23M
25 Q44.39M
25 Q376.56M
25 Q2112.91M
25 Q1113.33M
24 Q4113.63M
24 Q3109.27M
24 Q2112.65M
24 Q1115.75M
Cash & Debt (USD)
050M100M150MCashShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q2104.3M
26 Q1107.46M
25 Q4125.33M
25 Q3130.5M
25 Q2113.77M
25 Q1111.94M
24 Q4120.03M
24 Q3127.36M
24 Q2109.94M
24 Q1111.82M
Debt ratios
012324 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q22.58
26 Q12.16
25 Q41.8
25 Q31.65
25 Q22.1
25 Q12.08
24 Q42.06
24 Q31.71
24 Q21.46
24 Q11.26
Margins
0%20%40%60%80%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q261.42%
26 Q161.47%
25 Q460.44%
25 Q360.29%
25 Q260.82%
25 Q161.18%
24 Q461.92%
24 Q360.21%
24 Q260.45%
24 Q160.34%
Return on Capital
-4%-2%0%2%4%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q21.8%
26 Q11.39%
25 Q42.77%
25 Q3-2.11%
25 Q20.88%
25 Q11.24%
24 Q42.67%
24 Q31.6%
24 Q21.45%
24 Q10.78%
Shares Outstanding
05M10M15M20M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q215.74M
26 Q115.74M
25 Q415.74M
25 Q315.74M
25 Q215.74M
25 Q115.74M
24 Q416.34M
24 Q316.34M
24 Q216.34M
24 Q114.9M
Dividends (USD)
00.10.20.30.4May 24Aug 24Nov 24Mar 25Jun 25Aug 25Nov 25Mar 26Jun 26Aug 26
HVT Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Aug 260.33
Jun 260.33
Mar 260.33
Nov 250.33
Aug 250.32
Jun 250.32
Mar 250.32
Nov 240.32
Aug 240.32
May 240.32
Employee Count
01K2K3K4K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
HVT Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
20252.39K
20242.33K
20232.57K
20222.83K
20212.85K
20202.77K
20193.42K
20183.42K
20173.55K
20163.66K
Book Value Per Share (USD)
010203024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q218.68
26 Q119.48
25 Q419.56
25 Q319.44
25 Q219.37
25 Q119.4
24 Q418.82
24 Q318.84
24 Q218.79
24 Q120.58
Total Assets (USD)
0200M400M600M800M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
HVT Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q2656.06M
26 Q1647.34M
25 Q4649.05M
25 Q3651.71M
25 Q2642.67M
25 Q1642.69M
24 Q4648.75M
24 Q3659.3M
24 Q2642.11M
24 Q1640.53M
PE Ratio
0204060med 18.16Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
HVT PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2637.31
Sep 2638.61
Aug 2636.98
Aug 2637.01
Aug 2638.92
Aug 2639.32
Jul 2642.96
Jul 2643.43
Jul 2644.69
Jul 2643.76
Jul 2643.54
Jun 2645
Jun 2642.44
Jun 2641.38
Jun 2639.46
May 2640.43
May 2638.97
May 2636.28
May 2638.71
May 2640.05
Apr 2641.84
Apr 2642.89
Apr 2641.26
Apr 2638.37
Mar 2639.24
Mar 2638.32
Mar 2639.55
Mar 2642.19
Feb 2643.86
Feb 2650.21
Feb 2649.75
Feb 2652.38
Jan 2648.56
Jan 2650.4
Jan 2650.48
Jan 2649.63
Jan 2645.22
Dec 2546.22
Dec 2546.56
Dec 2547.33
Dec 2545.62
Nov 2545.64
Nov 2544.45
Nov 2543.27
Nov 2542.11
Oct 2541.83
Oct 2516.42
Oct 2516.13
Oct 2516.06
Oct 2517.27
Sep 2518.04
Sep 2518.21
Sep 2518.31
Sep 2519.28
Aug 2518.12
Aug 2518.77
Aug 2518.02
Aug 2517.02
Aug 2515.05
Jul 2515.79
Jul 2515.28
Jul 2516.4
Jul 2516.52
Jun 2515.05
Jun 2514.94
Jun 2514.31
Jun 2514.6
May 2515.46
May 2514.94
May 2515.56
May 2514.15
May 2514.9
Apr 2514.93
Apr 2514.5
Apr 2514.89
Apr 2515.34
Mar 2516.56
Mar 2517.08
Mar 2517.31
Mar 2517.87
Feb 2513.94
Feb 2512.91
Feb 2513.39
Feb 2513.2
Jan 2513.7
Jan 2513.99
Jan 2513.64
Jan 2513.12
Jan 2513.42
Dec 2413.5
Dec 2413.23
Dec 2413.99
Dec 2413.86
Nov 2414.42
Nov 2414.38
Nov 2413.76
Nov 2414.01
Nov 249.2
Oct 249.95
Oct 2410.7
Free Cash Flow Yield
4%6%8%10%12%14%med 8.74%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
HVT Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 269.09%
Sep 268.79%
Aug 269.17%
Aug 269.17%
Aug 268.72%
Aug 268.63%
Jul 265.95%
Jul 265.89%
Jul 265.72%
Jul 265.84%
Jul 265.87%
Jun 265.68%
Jun 266.03%
Jun 266.18%
Jun 266.48%
May 266.33%
May 266.56%
May 267.05%
May 266.61%
May 269.63%
Apr 269.22%
Apr 269%
Apr 269.35%
Apr 2610.06%
Mar 269.83%
Mar 2610.07%
Mar 269.76%
Mar 269.15%
Feb 268.8%
Feb 269.49%
Feb 269.58%
Feb 269.1%
Jan 269.82%
Jan 269.46%
Jan 269.44%
Jan 269.6%
Jan 2610.54%
Dec 2510.31%
Dec 2510.24%
Dec 2510.07%
Dec 2510.45%
Nov 2510.44%
Nov 2510.72%
Nov 2511.02%
Nov 2511.32%
Oct 2511.39%
Oct 258.36%
Oct 258.51%
Oct 258.55%
Oct 257.95%
Sep 257.61%
Sep 257.54%
Sep 257.5%
Sep 257.12%
Aug 257.58%
Aug 257.32%
Aug 257.62%
Aug 258.07%
Aug 259.38%
Jul 258.93%
Jul 259.23%
Jul 258.6%
Jul 258.54%
Jun 259.37%
Jun 259.44%
Jun 259.86%
Jun 259.66%
May 259.13%
May 259.45%
May 259.06%
May 259.97%
May 259.47%
Apr 259%
Apr 259.27%
Apr 259.03%
Apr 258.76%
Mar 258.12%
Mar 257.87%
Mar 257.76%
Mar 257.52%
Feb 257.73%
Feb 258.35%
Feb 258.05%
Feb 258.17%
Jan 257.87%
Jan 257.71%
Jan 257.9%
Jan 258.21%
Jan 258.03%
Dec 247.98%
Dec 248.15%
Dec 247.7%
Dec 247.78%
Nov 247.48%
Nov 247.5%
Nov 247.83%
Nov 247.7%
Nov 2412.83%
Oct 2411.87%
Oct 2411.03%
Price to Sales
0.40.450.50.550.6med 0.49Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
HVT Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 260.56
Sep 260.58
Aug 260.55
Aug 260.55
Aug 260.58
Aug 260.59
Jul 260.51
Jul 260.51
Jul 260.53
Jul 260.52
Jul 260.51
Jun 260.53
Jun 260.5
Jun 260.49
Jun 260.46
May 260.48
May 260.46
May 260.43
May 260.46
May 260.45
Apr 260.47
Apr 260.48
Apr 260.46
Apr 260.43
Mar 260.44
Mar 260.43
Mar 260.45
Mar 260.47
Feb 260.49
Feb 260.56
Feb 260.55
Feb 260.58
Jan 260.54
Jan 260.56
Jan 260.56
Jan 260.55
Jan 260.5
Dec 250.51
Dec 250.52
Dec 250.52
Dec 250.51
Nov 250.51
Nov 250.49
Nov 250.48
Nov 250.47
Oct 250.46
Oct 250.45
Oct 250.44
Oct 250.44
Oct 250.47
Sep 250.49
Sep 250.49
Sep 250.5
Sep 250.52
Aug 250.49
Aug 250.51
Aug 250.49
Aug 250.46
Aug 250.45
Jul 250.47
Jul 250.45
Jul 250.49
Jul 250.49
Jun 250.45
Jun 250.44
Jun 250.42
Jun 250.43
May 250.46
May 250.44
May 250.46
May 250.42
May 250.44
Apr 250.41
Apr 250.4
Apr 250.41
Apr 250.42
Mar 250.46
Mar 250.47
Mar 250.48
Mar 250.49
Feb 250.5
Feb 250.46
Feb 250.48
Feb 250.47
Jan 250.49
Jan 250.5
Jan 250.49
Jan 250.47
Jan 250.48
Dec 240.48
Dec 240.47
Dec 240.5
Dec 240.5
Nov 240.51
Nov 240.51
Nov 240.49
Nov 240.5
Nov 240.45
Oct 240.49
Oct 240.53
EV/EBITDA
681012med 8.85Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
HVT EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2611.47
Sep 2611.78
Aug 2611.39
Aug 2611.4
Aug 2611.85
Aug 2611.95
Jul 269.66
Jul 269.74
Jul 269.96
Jul 269.8
Jul 269.76
Jun 2610.01
Jun 269.56
Jun 269.38
Jun 269.04
May 269.21
May 268.96
May 268.49
May 268.91
May 268.55
Apr 268.85
Apr 269.03
Apr 268.75
Apr 268.26
Mar 268.41
Mar 268.26
Mar 268.46
Mar 268.91
Feb 269.19
Feb 269.98
Feb 269.91
Feb 2610.34
Jan 269.71
Jan 2610.02
Jan 2610.03
Jan 269.89
Jan 269.16
Dec 259.32
Dec 259.38
Dec 259.51
Dec 259.22
Nov 259.23
Nov 259.03
Nov 258.83
Nov 258.64
Oct 258.59
Oct 258.61
Oct 258.49
Oct 258.46
Oct 258.94
Sep 259.25
Sep 259.31
Sep 259.35
Sep 259.74
Aug 259.28
Aug 259.54
Aug 259.24
Aug 258.84
Aug 258.4
Jul 258.72
Jul 258.5
Jul 258.97
Jul 259.02
Jun 258.41
Jun 258.36
Jun 258.09
Jun 258.21
May 258.58
May 258.36
May 258.62
May 258.02
May 258.34
Apr 258.3
Apr 258.12
Apr 258.28
Apr 258.47
Mar 258.98
Mar 259.2
Mar 259.29
Mar 259.52
Feb 258.43
Feb 257.93
Feb 258.16
Feb 258.07
Jan 258.31
Jan 258.45
Jan 258.28
Jan 258.03
Jan 258.18
Dec 248.21
Dec 248.08
Dec 248.45
Dec 248.39
Nov 248.66
Nov 248.64
Nov 248.34
Nov 248.46
Nov 246.53
Oct 246.94
Oct 247.36
Price/Operating Cashflow
46810med 6.21Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
HVT Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 267.17
Sep 267.42
Aug 267.1
Aug 267.11
Aug 267.47
Aug 267.55
Jul 268.9
Jul 269
Jul 269.26
Jul 269.06
Jul 269.02
Jun 269.32
Jun 268.79
Jun 268.57
Jun 268.17
May 268.37
May 268.07
May 267.52
May 268.02
May 266.5
Apr 266.79
Apr 266.96
Apr 266.7
Apr 266.23
Mar 266.37
Mar 266.22
Mar 266.42
Mar 266.85
Feb 267.12
Feb 266.63
Feb 266.56
Feb 266.91
Jan 266.41
Jan 266.65
Jan 266.66
Jan 266.55
Jan 265.97
Dec 256.1
Dec 256.14
Dec 256.25
Dec 256.02
Nov 256.02
Nov 255.87
Nov 255.71
Nov 255.56
Oct 255.52
Oct 255.88
Oct 255.77
Oct 255.75
Oct 256.18
Sep 256.46
Sep 256.52
Sep 256.55
Sep 256.9
Aug 256.48
Aug 256.72
Aug 256.45
Aug 256.09
Aug 255.19
Jul 255.44
Jul 255.27
Jul 255.65
Jul 255.69
Jun 255.19
Jun 255.15
Jun 254.93
Jun 255.03
May 255.33
May 255.15
May 255.36
May 254.88
May 255.13
Apr 255.06
Apr 254.91
Apr 255.04
Apr 255.2
Mar 255.61
Mar 255.79
Mar 255.86
Mar 256.05
Feb 256.24
Feb 255.77
Feb 255.99
Feb 255.91
Jan 256.13
Jan 256.26
Jan 256.1
Jan 255.87
Jan 256
Dec 246.04
Dec 245.92
Dec 246.26
Dec 246.2
Nov 246.45
Nov 246.43
Nov 246.16
Nov 246.27
Nov 244.81
Oct 245.2
Oct 245.59
Price to Book
0.811.21.41.6med 1.17Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
HVT Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 261.48
Sep 261.53
Aug 261.46
Aug 261.47
Aug 261.54
Aug 261.56
Jul 261.27
Jul 261.28
Jul 261.32
Jul 261.29
Jul 261.28
Jun 261.33
Jun 261.25
Jun 261.22
Jun 261.16
May 261.19
May 261.15
May 261.07
May 261.14
May 261.11
Apr 261.16
Apr 261.19
Apr 261.15
Apr 261.06
Mar 261.09
Mar 261.06
Mar 261.1
Mar 261.17
Feb 261.22
Feb 261.35
Feb 261.33
Feb 261.4
Jan 261.3
Jan 261.35
Jan 261.35
Jan 261.33
Jan 261.21
Dec 251.24
Dec 251.25
Dec 251.27
Dec 251.22
Nov 251.22
Nov 251.19
Nov 251.16
Nov 251.13
Oct 251.12
Oct 251.06
Oct 251.04
Oct 251.03
Oct 251.11
Sep 251.16
Sep 251.17
Sep 251.18
Sep 251.24
Aug 251.16
Aug 251.21
Aug 251.16
Aug 251.09
Aug 251.05
Jul 251.1
Jul 251.07
Jul 251.15
Jul 251.15
Jun 251.05
Jun 251.04
Jun 251
Jun 251.02
May 251.08
May 251.04
May 251.09
May 250.99
May 251.04
Apr 250.97
Apr 250.94
Apr 250.97
Apr 251
Mar 251.07
Mar 251.11
Mar 251.12
Mar 251.16
Feb 251.21
Feb 251.12
Feb 251.16
Feb 251.15
Jan 251.19
Jan 251.22
Jan 251.19
Jan 251.14
Jan 251.17
Dec 241.17
Dec 241.15
Dec 241.22
Dec 241.21
Nov 241.25
Nov 241.25
Nov 241.2
Nov 241.22
Nov 241.17
Oct 241.26
Oct 241.36
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