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Innovative Food HoldingsIVFH -5.02%37 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 12.74% as of Jun. 2026, which is 540% above its 10-year median of 1.99. GuruFocus rates IVFH with a GF Score™ of 37/100 and a GF Value™ of $0.47 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 320 Retail - Defensive companies, Innovative Food Holdings ranks better than 89.37% on this metric.
Innovative Food Holdings's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $15.27 Mil.
Innovative Food Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $1.95 Mil. Innovative Food Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 12.74%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Innovative Food Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
IVFH'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -35.27 Med: 1.99 Max: 25.56
Current: 17.51
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Innovative Food Holdings was 25.56%. The lowest was -35.27%. And the median was 1.99%.
IVFH's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than 89.37% of 320
companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 6.005
vs IVFH: 17.51
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) %. Innovative Food Holdings's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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.
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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.
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Innovative Food Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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For the Food Distribution subindustry, Innovative Food Holdings'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.
Innovative Food Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Innovative Food Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Innovative Food Holdings'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.
Innovative Food Holdingss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
Innovative Food Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.95 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 12.74% mean?
Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 12.74% as of Jun. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Innovative Food Holdings and its competitors. This is 540% above median its historical median of 1.99. According to the industry distribution chart, Innovative Food Holdings ranks #34 out of 320 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 10.6%.
Is Innovative Food Holdings' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Innovative Food Holdings' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 12.74% is 540% above median its 10-year median of 1.99. The Retail - Defensive industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.01. Innovative Food Holdings' value of 12.74% is 112.2% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Innovative Food Holdings ranks #34 out of 320 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Innovative Food Holdings has a GF Score™ of 37/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Innovative Food Holdings' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to MTEX and TWOH?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Innovative Food Holdings ranks #34 out of 320 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Innovative Food Holdings in the top 11% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.01. Innovative Food Holdings' value of 12.74% is 112.2% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 1.99 vs. the industry median of 6.01, Innovative Food Holdings has consistently been above 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 a Retail - Defensive company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Retail - Defensive companies is 6.01, based on 320 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. Innovative Food Holdings's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 12.74% is 112.2% above 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 Innovative Food Holdings and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.01 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Innovative Food Holdings's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 12.74%, which is 540% above median its own 10-year median of 1.99. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Innovative Food Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.47, compared to a current price of $0.23 — trading 52.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 12.74%, which is 540% above median its 10-year median of 1.99 and 112.2% above the Retail - Defensive industry median of 6.01. Innovative Food Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 37/100 with 2 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 Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 12.74% as of Jun. 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.
Is Innovative Food Holdings (IVFH) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Innovative Food Holdings stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $0.23 is trading 52.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $0.47.
GuruFocus considers Innovative Food Holdings to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for IVFH:
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 12.74% (540% above median its 10-year median of 1.99)
GF Value™: $0.47 vs. price of $0.23 (52.1% below fair value)
Industry Position: 112.2% above the Retail - Defensive median (#34 of 320)
No single metric tells the full story. See the IVFH stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Innovative Food Holdings Inc through its subsidiaries, is engaged in distributing perishable and specialty food products. Its customers include restaurants, hotels, country clubs, national chain accounts, casinos, hospitals, and catering houses. The company distributes perishable and specialty food and food-related products, including origin-specific seafood, domestic and imported meats, exotic game and poultry, artisanal cheeses, freshly prepared meals, caviar, wild and cultivated mushrooms, microgreens, organic farmed and manufactured food products, and others. The company also ships specialty foods to professional chefs nationwide through the websites of broad-line distributors, such as USA Foods, Inc. The company operates in one reportable segment: the delivery of specialty foods.
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