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Grounded LithiumGRDAF Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -6.35% as of Mar. 2026. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 2,665 Metals & Mining companies, Grounded Lithium ranks worse than 51.74% on this metric.
Grounded Lithium's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $4.63 Mil.
Grounded Lithium's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.29 Mil. Grounded Lithium's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -6.35%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Grounded Lithium's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
GRDAF'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.14 Med: 0 Max: 0
Current: -7.44
GRDAF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 51.74% of 2665
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -6.67
vs GRDAF: -7.44
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) %. Grounded Lithium'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.
Grounded Lithium Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Grounded Lithium Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Grounded Lithium'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.
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Grounded Lithium'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.
Grounded Lithium Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Grounded Lithium's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Grounded Lithium'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.
Grounded Lithiums Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
Grounded Lithium'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 $-0.29 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -6.35% mean?
Grounded Lithium (GRDAF) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -6.35% 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 Grounded Lithium and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Grounded Lithium ranks #1379 out of 2665 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 51.7%.
Is Grounded Lithium's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Grounded Lithium's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -6.35%. Based on the distribution chart, Grounded Lithium ranks #1379 out of 2665 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is below the industry midpoint.
How does Grounded Lithium's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Grounded Lithium ranks #1379 out of 2665 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Grounded Lithium 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 Grounded Lithium and its competitors. Grounded Lithium's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -6.35%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Grounded Lithium stock overvalued right now?
Grounded Lithium (GRDAF) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -6.35%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -6.35%. 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 Grounded Lithium (GRDAF), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -6.35% 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.
Grounded Lithium Corp is a lithium resource company. The Companies principal business is the acquiring, exploring and developing of mineral properties in Canada, with a specific focus on lithium. The development of these assets includes processes to purify and recover lithium metal directly from brine liquids.
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