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Critical Infrastructure TechnologiesCITLF Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -1.52% as of Mar. 2026. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,489 Hardware companies, Critical Infrastructure Technologies ranks worse than 85.58% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Critical Infrastructure Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
CITLF'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -15.18 Med: -2.9 Max: -0.33
Current: -6.22
During the past 5 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Critical Infrastructure Technologies was -0.33%. The lowest was -15.18%. And the median was -2.90%.
CITLF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 85.58% of 2489
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 2.26
vs CITLF: -6.22
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) %. Critical Infrastructure Technologies's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 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.
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.
* 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.
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Critical Infrastructure Technologies'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.
Critical Infrastructure Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Critical Infrastructure Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Critical Infrastructure Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.
Critical Infrastructure Technologies's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.54 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -1.52% mean?
Critical Infrastructure Technologies (CITLF) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -1.52% as of Mar. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Critical Infrastructure Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Critical Infrastructure Technologies ranks #2130 out of 2489 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 85.6%.
Is Critical Infrastructure Technologies' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Critical Infrastructure Technologies' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -1.52%. Based on the distribution chart, Critical Infrastructure Technologies ranks #2130 out of 2489 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Critical Infrastructure Technologies' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to CSCO and MSI?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Critical Infrastructure Technologies ranks #2130 out of 2489 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Critical Infrastructure Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.26. 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 Hardware company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Hardware companies is 2.26, based on 2,489 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. 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 Critical Infrastructure Technologies and its competitors. For the Hardware industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.26 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Critical Infrastructure Technologies's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -1.52%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Critical Infrastructure Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Critical Infrastructure Technologies (CITLF) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -1.52%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -1.52%. 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 Critical Infrastructure Technologies (CITLF), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -1.52% as of Mar. 2026. 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.
Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd designs and develops products that provide rapidly deployable communications and power systems to support life and mission critical applications for sectors such as the military and emergency service sectors. The company's product set is a range of rapidly deployable, high-capacity communications platforms called the NEXUS 16 and CiNet. The NEXUS 16 is a fully integrated, high-capacity communications platform that can be quickly and safely transported to remote and hostile locations and be fully operational and transmitted in under 60 minutes. CiNet was built to support the Nexus products and provide seamless integration into the operator's own Network Management Systems.
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