Exosens (CHIX:EXENSP) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 3.40% (As of Dec. 2025) — 28% Below Median

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CHIX:EXENSP Exosens SA CHIX:EXENSP
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What is Exosens Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Exosens CHIX:EXENSP 46 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.40% as of Dec. 2025, which is 28% below its 10-year median of 4.71. GuruFocus rates CHIX:EXENSP with a GF Score™ of 46/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 3,088 Industrial Products companies, Exosens ranks worse than 54.79% on this metric.

Exosens's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was €2,219.8 Mil. Exosens's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €80.6 Mil. Exosens's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 3.40%.

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

CHIX:EXENSp' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.39   Med: 4.71   Max: 8.81
Current: 2.86

During the past 6 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Exosens was 8.81%. The lowest was 2.39%. And the median was 4.71%.

CHIX:EXENSp's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
54.79% of 3088 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 3.5 vs CHIX:EXENSp: 2.86

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) %. Exosens'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.


Exosens  (CHIX:EXENSp) 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.


Exosens Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Exosens Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Exosens Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Exosens Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.07 3.40

Exosens Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.00 2.67 9.07 0.00 3.40

CHIX:EXENSP vs VRT, BE, HUBB: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Exosens'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.


Exosens Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Exosens's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Exosens 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.

Exosenss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=80.6/2219.782275
=3.63 %

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 3.40% mean?
Exosens (CHIX:EXENSP) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 3.40% 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 Exosens and its competitors. This is 28% below median its historical median of 4.71. Over the past decade, Exosens' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % has ranged from 2.39 to 8.81. According to the industry distribution chart, Exosens ranks #1692 out of 3088 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 54.8%.
Is Exosens' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Exosens' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 3.40% is 28% below median its 10-year median of 4.71. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.39 to a high of 8.81. The Industrial Products industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.50. Exosens' value of 3.40% is 2.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Exosens ranks #1692 out of 3088 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Exosens has a GF Score™ of 46/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Exosens' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to VRT and BE?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Exosens ranks #1692 out of 3088 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Exosens in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.50. Exosens' value of 3.40% is 2.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Exosens' own Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % has ranged from 2.39 to 8.81 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.71 vs. the industry median of 3.50, Exosens has consistently been below the industry average. 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Industrial Products companies is 3.50, based on 3,088 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Exosens's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 3.40% is 2.9% below the industry median. 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 Exosens and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.50 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Exosens's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.40%, which is 28% below median its own 10-year median of 4.71. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Exosens stock overvalued right now?
Exosens (CHIX:EXENSP) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 3.40%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.40%, which is 28% below median its 10-year median of 4.71 and 2.9% below the Industrial Products industry median of 3.50. Exosens' overall GF Score™ is 46/100 with 7 warning signs to review. 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 Exosens (CHIX:EXENSP), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.40% 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.

Exosens Business Description

Address 18 Avenue de Pythagore, Domaine de Pelus, Axis Business Park Bat 5E, Merignac, FRA, 33700
Exosens SA is a high-tech company specializing in electro-optical technologies for amplification, detection, and imaging. It offers products such as night vision tubes, ultraviolet cameras, travelling wave tubes, and various detectors for defense, life sciences, nuclear, and industrial sectors. With multiple production sites in Europe and North America. The company's activities are organized into two main segments: Amplification, which focuses on electron or electromagnetic wave amplification systems mainly used in defense night vision equipment and generates the majority of its revenue, and Detection & Imaging, which provides high value-added components for commercial markets such as nuclear power, research, and industrial applications.
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