Growth Metrics

LGI Homes (LGIH) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

LGI Homes' Operating Margin history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.18% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 23.0% to 0.18% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.72%, a 423.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 4.68%, down 495.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin hit 0.18% in Q1 2026 for LGI Homes, down from 3.91% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for LGIH hit a ceiling of 21.99% in Q2 2022 and a floor of 0.18% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 9.27% across 5 years, with a median of 8.36% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: soared 354bps in 2022 and later plummeted -1218bps in 2023.
  • Tracing LGIH's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 8.36% in 2022, then grew by 18bps to 9.84% in 2023, then dropped by -17bps to 8.18% in 2024, then plummeted by -52bps to 3.91% in 2025, then crashed by -105bps to 0.18% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for LGIH at 0.18% in Q1 2026, 3.91% in Q4 2025, and 5.42% in Q3 2025.