KLRA (Kailera Therapeutics) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -5.71% (As of Jun. 2026)

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What is Kailera Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Kailera Therapeutics KLRA -0.54% 12 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -5.71% as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates KLRA with a GF Score™ of 12/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,333 Biotechnology companies, Kailera Therapeutics ranks worse than 67.44% on this metric.

Kailera Therapeutics's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $1,949.01 Mil. Kailera Therapeutics does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026. Therefore, GuruFocus does not calculate Kailera Therapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) at this moment.

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

KLRA' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -27.1   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -25.06

KLRA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
67.44% of 1333 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -10.04 vs KLRA: -25.06

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) %. Kailera Therapeutics's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was %. 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.


Kailera Therapeutics  (NAS:KLRA) 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.


Kailera Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Kailera Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Kailera Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Kailera Therapeutics Annual Data
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Kailera Therapeutics Quarterly Data
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Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % - - -5.71

KLRA vs VCEL, ADMA, COAG: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Kailera Therapeutics'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.


Kailera Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Biotechnology Industry

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

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


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Kailera Therapeutics 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-148.955/
= %


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -5.71% mean?
Kailera Therapeutics (KLRA) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -5.71% 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 Kailera Therapeutics and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Kailera Therapeutics ranks #899 out of 1333 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 67.4%.
Is Kailera Therapeutics' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Kailera Therapeutics' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -5.71%. Based on the distribution chart, Kailera Therapeutics ranks #899 out of 1333 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Kailera Therapeutics has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kailera Therapeutics' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to VCEL and ADMA?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Kailera Therapeutics ranks #899 out of 1333 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Kailera Therapeutics 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 Kailera Therapeutics and its competitors. Kailera Therapeutics's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -5.71%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kailera Therapeutics stock overvalued right now?
Kailera Therapeutics (KLRA) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -5.71%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -5.71%. Kailera Therapeutics' 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 Kailera Therapeutics (KLRA), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -5.71% 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.

Kailera Therapeutics Business Description

Address 180 Third Avenue, 4th Floor, Waltham, MA, USA, 02451
Kailera Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The company focuses on developing a diversified pipeline to provide options for people living with obesity. The company is progressing four clinical-stage product candidates, leveraging multiple GLP-1 based mechanisms of action and routes of administration. The company's obesity-first approach seeks to advance product candidates with the potential to maximize weight loss and address critical needs in the current therapeutic landscape.
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