KE Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BEKE) Accelerates Buybacks, Tightens Near-Term Valuation Support

Repurchases and a solid operating margin tilt the immediate bias toward consolidation; fundamentals show profit recovery amid revenue volatility.

Recent News

On May 19, 2026 the company announced first-quarter 2026 unaudited results; regulatory filings and next-day disclosures show a sustained share-repurchase program active since March 30, with additional repurchases disclosed in April, May and mid-June 2026; the company also reported annual general meeting activity in June.

Technical Analysis

ADX / DI+ / DI-: ADX at 22.9 signals an emerging trend strength; DI+ decreasing and DI- increasing together create a bearish directional bias that pressures near-term price action relative to the current valuation.

MACD: MACD at -0.59 and decreasing, below the signal line (-0.39), indicates bearish momentum that weakens upside conviction until momentum reverses.

MRO: MRO at -12.49 (negative) shows the price sits below the target model, implying mean-reversion potential that could cap downside against the company’s undervalued standing.

RSI: RSI 42.9 and decreasing reflects mild bearish momentum without an oversold condition, leaving room for additional downside before technical exhaustion.

Price vs Moving Averages & Bands: Last close $14.26 sits below the 20-day ($15.56), 50-day ($16.73) and 200-day ($16.94) averages, reinforcing short-term bearish pressure; price trades near the lower Bollinger band (1x lower $14.60, 2x lower $13.64), increasing the probability of short-term oscillation around support levels.

Volatility & Beta: 42-day volatility 3% and 52-week volatility 2% with 42-day beta 0.97 suggest market-driven moves will track broader risk appetite; current volume near recent averages offers limited conviction for large directional moves.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability: EBIT margin stands at 6.74%, up 166.07% year-over-year and down 35.40% quarter-over-quarter; the margin sits above the industry peer mean (approximately 3.11%) and median (approximately 1.99%), supporting the current valuation given WMDST’s assessment. EBIT and EBITDA both equal $1,272,720,000, and operating income matches that level.

Earnings & Estimates: Reported EPS $1.42 versus an estimate of $0.91 produced a $0.51 beat, a 56.04% surprise ratio, which improves near-term earnings credibility and underpins the stated undervaluation.

Top-line Dynamics: Total revenue $18,891,977,000 shows YoY revenue contraction of 40.69% while quarter-over-quarter revenue growth registers a 296.53% increase, indicating a volatile revenue base with a recent sequential rebound that needs confirmation in subsequent periods.

Cash Flow & Liquidity: Operating and free cash flow both show a deficit of $1,471,302,000, with free cash flow yield -2.58%; cash and short-term investments $44,985,887,000 and a cash ratio ~109.6% provide substantial liquidity, yet negative free cash flow limits near-term balance-sheet optionality absent sustained cash generation improvements.

Leverage & Coverage: Total debt $16,270,971,000 gives debt-to-equity 0.25 and debt-to-assets 0.14 while interest coverage near 45.2x signals extremely comfortable interest service capacity despite a debt-to-EBITDA metric of 12.78 that reflects low current EBITDA scale relative to nominal debt. Net working capital $26,036,018,000 and current ratio 1.63 indicate adequate short-term buffers.

Valuation Notes: P/E ~11.91 and P/B ~0.88 sit below the industry peer mean and median for price-to-book (industry peer mean ~2.81, median ~2.46), while forward P/E ~60.21 compresses materially versus trailing P/E; WMDST values the stock as under-valued given the mix of above-peer operating margin, liquidity, and EPS beat offset by volatile top-line and negative free cash flow.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-03-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-05-19
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-08-18
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 15.9 B
 Operating Cash Flow -1.47 B
 Capital Expenditures
 Change In Working Capital -2.73 B
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 4.0 B
 End Period Cash Flow 20.0 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 18.9 B
 Forward Revenue 3.6 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 14.3 B
 Depreciation
 Depreciation and Amortization
 Research and Development 492.6 M
 Total Operating Expenses 17.6 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 4.6 B
 EBITDA 1.3 B
 EBIT 1.3 B
 Operating Income 1.3 B
 Interest Income 134.9 M
 Interest Expense
 Net Interest Income 134.9 M
 Income Before Tax 1.8 B
 Tax Provision 576.6 M
 Tax Rate 31.481 %
 Net Income 1.3 B
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 1.3 B
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.91
 EPS Actual 1.42
 EPS Difference 0.51
 EPS Surprise 56.044 %
 Forward EPS 0.28
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 112.3 B
 Intangible Assets 5.4 B
 Net Tangible Assets 59.0 B
 Total Current Assets 67.1 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 45.0 B
 Cash 11.1 B
 Net Receivables 4.0 B
 Inventory 2.8 B
 Long-Term Investments 1.9 B
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 5.0 B
 Short-Term Debt 817.5 M
 Total Current Liabilities 41.0 B
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 16.3 B
 Total Liabilities 47.9 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 64.4 B
 Retained Earnings 2.1 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 19.13
 Shares Outstanding 3.366 B
 Revenue Per-Share 5.61
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 56.9 B
 Enterprise Value 28.2 B
 Enterprise Multiple 22.168
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 72.45 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -72.838 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 218.433
median: 88.276
mean: 87.491
BEKE: 22.168
low: -182.291
 EV/R 1.493
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.745
 Asset To Liability 2.345
 Debt To Capital 0.202
 Debt To Assets 0.145
Debt To Assets QoQ -9.979 %
Debt To Assets YoY -15.301 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.342
median: 0.299
mean: 0.291
BEKE: 0.145
low: 0.0
 Debt To Equity 0.253
Debt To Equity QoQ -10.552 %
Debt To Equity YoY -22.122 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.543
median: 0.956
mean: 0.94
BEKE: 0.253
low: -2.299
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 0.884
Price To Book QoQ 0.751 %
Price To Book YoY -13.664 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 8.558
mean: 2.814
median: 2.463
BEKE: 0.884
low: -1.436
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 11.911
Price To Earnings QoQ -68.308 %
Price To Earnings YoY -29.832 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 353.676
mean: 102.018
median: 90.79
BEKE: 11.911
low: -263.326
 PE/G Ratio 0.057
 Price To Sales (P/S) 3.013
Price To Sales QoQ 14.648 %
Price To Sales YoY -0.297 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 62.054
mean: 9.938
median: 4.066
BEKE: 3.013
low: 0.033
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 60.206
Forward PE/G 0.288
Forward P/S 16.059
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 3.028
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.165
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -12.261 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -6.716 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.56
mean: 0.201
BEKE: 0.165
median: 0.13
low: 0.002
 Receivables Turnover 4.738
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -17.628 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 5.992 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 20.641
BEKE: 4.738
mean: 3.163
median: 1.578
low: 0.281
 Inventory Turnover 5.069
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 44.428
mean: 10.31
BEKE: 5.069
median: 1.057
low: 0.003
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 19.258
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 5.126
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -140.502 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 167.532
mean: 31.453
median: 9.285
BEKE: 5.126
low: -50.366
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.726
 CapEx To Revenue
 CapEx To Depreciation
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 65.1 B
 Net Invested Capital 66.0 B
 Invested Capital 66.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets 59.0 B
 Net Working Capital 26.0 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 1.096
 Current Ratio 1.634
Current Ratio QoQ 1.741 %
Current Ratio YoY 22.893 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 10.921
mean: 1.811
BEKE: 1.634
median: 1.384
low: 0.471
 Quick Ratio 1.566
Quick Ratio QoQ 1.757 %
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 11.239
mean: 1.907
BEKE: 1.566
median: 1.492
low: 0.448
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 12.784
 Cost Of Debt 0.106 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 45.207
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -44.995 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 115.509 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA BEKE: 45.207
high: 21.15
median: 3.119
mean: 2.904
low: -24.738
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.004
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 28.932
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -3.73 %
 Revenue Growth -14.858 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 296.531 %
Revenue Growth YoY -40.687 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 79.044 %
mean: -3.085 %
median: -5.215 %
BEKE: -14.858 %
low: -82.107 %
 Earnings Growth 208.696 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -454.148 %
Earnings Growth YoY 3239.136 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA BEKE: 208.696 %
high: 163.636 %
median: -41.026 %
mean: -42.805 %
low: -123.529 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 24.137 %
Gross Margin QoQ 12.6 %
Gross Margin YoY 16.801 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 100.0 %
mean: 41.805 %
median: 38.306 %
BEKE: 24.137 %
low: -50.277 %
 EBIT Margin 6.737 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -35.395 %
EBIT Margin YoY 166.074 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 61.604 %
BEKE: 6.737 %
mean: 3.113 %
median: 1.995 %
low: -58.12 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 6.737 %
Return On Sales QoQ 226.88 %
Return On Sales YoY 166.074 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 41.436 %
BEKE: 6.737 %
mean: 5.987 %
median: 3.287 %
low: -70.996 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -1.47 B
 Free Cash Flow Yield -2.584 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -215.564 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -54.054 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 20.933 %
mean: -1.472 %
median: -2.117 %
BEKE: -2.584 %
low: -11.83 %
 Free Cash Growth -212.827 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -499.961 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 8.235 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 507.935 %
mean: -48.892 %
median: -164.903 %
BEKE: -212.827 %
low: -498.104 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -1.172
 Cash Flow Margin 0.841 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.126
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.097 %
Return On Assets QoQ 1382.432 %
Return On Assets YoY 69.029 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 2.387 %
BEKE: 1.097 %
median: 0.627 %
mean: 0.456 %
low: -4.297 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.786 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.019
Return On Equity QoQ 1377.273 %
Return On Equity YoY 56.879 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.037
BEKE: 0.019
mean: 0.013
median: 0.01
low: -0.097
 DuPont ROE 1.92 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.322 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -48.52 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY 149.905 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 3.815 %
BEKE: 1.322 %
median: 0.96 %
mean: 0.581 %
low: -4.039 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect consolidation with a bearish momentum bias in the next six weeks: persistent DI- strength and a declining MACD sustain downside pressure, while negative MRO and extensive cash reserves create a backstop that raises mean-reversion odds. Ongoing share repurchases should reduce float and support per-share metrics, but the market requires clearer confirmatory momentum (MACD stabilization and DI+ recovery) to flip the near-term bias. Monitor liquidity metrics and quarter-to-quarter revenue confirmation to judge whether the current undervaluation reflects a durable reset or temporary dislocation.

About KE Holdings Inc.

KE Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BEKE) develops an integrated platform for real estate transactions and services in China. Headquartered in Beijing, the company operates through its primary brands, Beike and Lianjia. Beike offers a comprehensive digital ecosystem for buying, selling, and renting properties, while Lianjia provides face-to-face real estate brokerage services through its extensive chain of stores. The company organizes its operations into four main segments: Existing Home Transaction Services, New Home Transaction Services, Home Renovation and Furnishing, and Emerging and Other Services. These segments enable KE Holdings to meet diverse customer needs, from property transactions to home improvement solutions. KE Holdings utilizes advanced technology to enhance its service offerings, employing an Agent Cooperation Network and software-as-a-service systems to facilitate collaboration among service providers. The company also ensures transparency and security in real estate transactions by offering services such as contract management, secure payment processing, and escrow services. Through its multifaceted approach, KE Holdings plays a significant role in China’s real estate market, integrating online and offline experiences to streamline housing transactions and services.



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