What is LGI Homes's earnings yield?

LGI Homes (LGIH) reported earnings yield of 7.7% in Q1 2026.

How has LGI Homes's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

LGI Homes's earnings yield decreased by 34.3% year-over-year, from 11.8% to 7.7%.

What is the long-term trend for LGI Homes's earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), LGI Homes's earnings yield has grown at a -10.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12.6% to 7.3%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

LGI Homes LGIH Earnings yield

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8%-2.7pp

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6.3%-5.5pp

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$319.7M-9.0%

Gross profit$59.9M-18.7%

Operating income-$582.0K-444%

Net income$2.2M-45.9%

EPS (diluted)$0.09-47.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$60.9M+5.7%

Total debt$5.0M-17.3%

Total equity$2.1B+2.9%

Total assets$4.0B+3.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$55.5M+56.3%

CapEx$696.0K-16.2%

Free cash flow-$56.2M+56.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.43B+26.9%

Enterprise value$1.37B+27.8%

P/E20.2×+14.0×

P/S0.9×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.3%-3.5pp

Operating margin4.7%-4.2pp

Net margin4.2%-4.2pp

FCF margin-10.5%-12.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity3.4%-5.9pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from LGI Homes’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=7.7%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: LGI Homes’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is LGI Homes's earnings yield?: LGI Homes (LGIH) reported earnings yield of 7.7% in Q1 2026.
How has LGI Homes's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: LGI Homes's earnings yield decreased by 34.3% year-over-year, from 11.8% to 7.7%.
What is the long-term trend for LGI Homes's earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), LGI Homes's earnings yield has grown at a -10.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12.6% to 7.3%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.