# Builder inventory-to-backlog ratios flag spec risk pre-Q3 earnings

- Source: HousingWire
- Published: 2026-10-19T10:12:24+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.housingwire.com/articles/builder-inventory-backlog-ratios/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/builder-inventory-to-backlog-ratios-flag-spec-risk-pre-q3-earnings-ed9ab2/

Inventory to backlog ranges from 0.44x at NVR to 3.09x at Century, with margin pressure risk into Q4

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