ICU (SeaStar Medical Holding) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -204.08% (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is SeaStar Medical Holding Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

SeaStar Medical Holding ICU +0.32% 29 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -204.08% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates ICU with a GF Score™ of 29/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,341 Biotechnology companies, SeaStar Medical Holding ranks worse than 96.2% on this metric.

SeaStar Medical Holding's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $5.84 Mil. SeaStar Medical Holding's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-11.87 Mil. SeaStar Medical Holding's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -204.08%.

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

ICU' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3649.7   Med: -268.11   Max: 58097.7
Current: -322.58

During the past 6 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of SeaStar Medical Holding was 58097.70%. The lowest was -3649.70%. And the median was -268.11%.

ICU's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
96.2% of 1341 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -10.18 vs ICU: -322.58

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) %. SeaStar Medical Holding'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.


SeaStar Medical Holding  (NAS:ICU) 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.


SeaStar Medical Holding Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


SeaStar Medical Holding Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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SeaStar Medical Holding Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

SeaStar Medical Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 -18.94 -84.03 -238.10 555.56

SeaStar Medical Holding Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -151.52 -1,428.57 -243.90 555.56 -204.08

ICU vs TPST, OSRH, CYCN: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, SeaStar Medical Holding'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.


SeaStar Medical Holding Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Biotechnology Industry

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

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


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SeaStar Medical Holding 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-12.116/-2.227
=544.05 %

SeaStar Medical Holding'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 $-11.87 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -204.08% mean?
SeaStar Medical Holding (ICU) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -204.08% 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 SeaStar Medical Holding and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, SeaStar Medical Holding ranks #1290 out of 1341 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 96.2%.
Is SeaStar Medical Holding's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
SeaStar Medical Holding's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -204.08%. Based on the distribution chart, SeaStar Medical Holding ranks #1290 out of 1341 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, SeaStar Medical Holding has a GF Score™ of 29/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SeaStar Medical Holding's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to TPST and OSRH?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, SeaStar Medical Holding ranks #1290 out of 1341 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places SeaStar Medical Holding 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 SeaStar Medical Holding and its competitors. SeaStar Medical Holding's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -204.08%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SeaStar Medical Holding stock overvalued right now?
SeaStar Medical Holding (ICU) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -204.08%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -204.08%. SeaStar Medical Holding's overall GF Score™ is 29/100 with 4 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 SeaStar Medical Holding (ICU), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -204.08% 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.

SeaStar Medical Holding Business Description

Address 3513 Brighton Boulevard, Suite 410, Denver, CO, USA, 80216
SeaStar Medical Holding Corp is a medical technology company developing proprietary solutions to reduce the consequences of hyperinflammation on vital organs. It is developing and commercializing extracorporeal therapies that target the effector cells that drive systemic inflammation, causing direct tissue damage and secreting a range of pro-inflammatory cytokines that initiate and propagate imbalanced immune responses. The Company is comprised of a single reportable segment, which is its Device Segment.
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