CLDI (Calidi Biotherapeutics) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 1,250.00% (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is Calidi Biotherapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Calidi Biotherapeutics CLDI -0.66% 12 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1,250.00% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates CLDI with a GF Score™ of 12/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,331 Biotechnology companies, Calidi Biotherapeutics ranks worse than 75131.4% on this metric.

Calidi Biotherapeutics's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $-1.56 Mil. Calidi Biotherapeutics's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-18.92 Mil. Calidi Biotherapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 1,250.00%.

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

CLDI' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 909.09
Current: 909.09

During the past 6 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Calidi Biotherapeutics was 909.09%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

CLDI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: -9.88 vs CLDI: 909.09

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) %. Calidi Biotherapeutics'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.


Calidi Biotherapeutics  (AMEX:CLDI) 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.


Calidi Biotherapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Calidi Biotherapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Calidi Biotherapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Calidi Biotherapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 -285.71 10,000.00 -370.37

Calidi Biotherapeutics Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -153.85 -277.78 -526.32 -370.37 1,250.00

CLDI vs DCOY, CDT, ACUT: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Calidi Biotherapeutics'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.


Calidi Biotherapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Calidi Biotherapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Calidi Biotherapeutics 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-19.841/5.40789
=-366.89 %

Calidi Biotherapeutics'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 $-18.92 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 1,250.00% mean?
Calidi Biotherapeutics (CLDI) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 1,250.00% 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 Calidi Biotherapeutics and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Calidi Biotherapeutics ranks #999999 out of 1331 companies in the Biotechnology industry.
Is Calidi Biotherapeutics' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Calidi Biotherapeutics' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1,250.00%. Based on the distribution chart, Calidi Biotherapeutics ranks #999999 out of 1331 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Calidi Biotherapeutics has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Calidi Biotherapeutics' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to DCOY and CDT?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Calidi Biotherapeutics ranks #999999 out of 1331 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Calidi Biotherapeutics 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Biotechnology 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 Calidi Biotherapeutics and its competitors. Calidi Biotherapeutics's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1,250.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Calidi Biotherapeutics stock overvalued right now?
Calidi Biotherapeutics (CLDI) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 1,250.00%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1,250.00%. Calidi Biotherapeutics' overall GF Score™ is 12/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Calidi Biotherapeutics (CLDI), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1,250.00% 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.

Calidi Biotherapeutics Business Description

Address 4475 Executive Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
Calidi Biotherapeutics Inc is a biotechnology company pioneering the development of targeted therapies with the potential to deliver genetic medicines to distal sites of disease. The company's proprietary RedTail platform features an engineered enveloped oncolytic virus designed for systemic delivery and targeting of metastatic sites. Its technology is intended to shield the virus from immune clearance, allowing virotherapy to effectively reach tumor sites, induce tumor lysis, and deliver potent genetic medicine(s) to metastatic locations. Its product candidates include The RedTail for Metastatic Solid Tumors, CLD-101 for Recurrent HGG; CLD-201 for Solid Tumors, and CLD-101 (NeuroNova) for Newly Diagnosed High Grade Glioma.
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