Vital Metals (ASX:VML) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 0.00% (As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Vital Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Vital Metals ASX:VML Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,658 Metals & Mining companies, Vital Metals ranks worse than 74.08% on this metric.

Vital Metals's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was A$31.35 Mil. Vital Metals's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-3.04 Mil. Vital Metals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 0.00%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Vital Metals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:VML' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -67.56   Med: -24.19   Max: -7.1
Current: -19.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Vital Metals was -7.10%. The lowest was -67.56%. And the median was -24.19%.

ASX:VML's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
74.08% of 2658 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -6.99 vs ASX:VML: -19.16

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Vital Metals's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past five years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


Vital Metals  (ASX:VML) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


Vital Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Vital Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Vital Metals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Vital Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Vital Metals Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.88 -2.99 -94.34 -33.33 -22.88

Vital Metals Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 -33.33 0.00 -22.88 0.00

Vital Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Vital Metals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Vital Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Vital Metals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vital Metals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Vital Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

Vital Metalss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-3.032/13.2399
=-22.90 %

For company reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus only calculate annual data for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) and apply the annual figure to corresponding quarter.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% mean?
Vital Metals (ASX:VML) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% as of Dec. 2025. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Vital Metals and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Vital Metals ranks #1969 out of 2658 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 74.1%.
Is Vital Metals' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Vital Metals' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Based on the distribution chart, Vital Metals ranks #1969 out of 2658 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is below the industry midpoint.
How does Vital Metals' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Vital Metals ranks #1969 out of 2658 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Vital Metals in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for a Metals & Mining company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % mean?
A high Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Vital Metals and its competitors. Vital Metals's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vital Metals stock overvalued right now?
Vital Metals (ASX:VML) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % calculated?
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Vital Metals (ASX:VML), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Vital Metals Business Description

Other Exchanges VTMXF:USAVJF:Germany
Address 56 Pitt Street, Level 5, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Vital Metals Ltd is a mineral exploration company focusing on rare earth, technology metals, and gold projects. The company has one geographical segment, Canada. Its projects include the Nechalacho Project in Canada.