KYTX (Kyverna Therapeutics) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -39.53% (As of Jun. 2026)

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

Kyverna Therapeutics KYTX -3.07% 12 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -39.53% as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates KYTX with a GF Score™ of 12/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,344 Biotechnology companies, Kyverna Therapeutics ranks worse than 80.21% on this metric.

Kyverna Therapeutics's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $382.16 Mil. Kyverna Therapeutics's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $-150.85 Mil. Kyverna Therapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was -39.53%.

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

KYTX' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -578.71   Med: -21.01   Max: -4.14
Current: -43.1

During the past 5 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Kyverna Therapeutics was -4.14%. The lowest was -578.71%. And the median was -21.01%.

KYTX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
80.21% of 1344 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -10.02 vs KYTX: -43.10

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) %. Kyverna Therapeutics'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.


Kyverna Therapeutics  (NAS:KYTX) 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.


Kyverna Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Kyverna Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Kyverna Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Kyverna Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
0.00 0.00 0.00 109.89 -50.76

Kyverna Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Dec21 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 217.39 -166.67 -50.76 -48.54 -39.53

KYTX vs ENTX, CABA, VOGX: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Kyverna 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.


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

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

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


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Kyverna 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-160.818/317.445
=-50.66 %

Kyverna Therapeutics'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 $-150.85 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -39.53% mean?
Kyverna Therapeutics (KYTX) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -39.53% 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 Kyverna Therapeutics and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Kyverna Therapeutics ranks #1078 out of 1344 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 80.2%.
Is Kyverna Therapeutics' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Kyverna Therapeutics' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -39.53%. Based on the distribution chart, Kyverna Therapeutics ranks #1078 out of 1344 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Kyverna Therapeutics has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kyverna Therapeutics' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to ENTX and CABA?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Kyverna Therapeutics ranks #1078 out of 1344 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Kyverna 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 Kyverna Therapeutics and its competitors. Kyverna Therapeutics's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -39.53%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kyverna Therapeutics stock overvalued right now?
Kyverna Therapeutics (KYTX) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -39.53%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -39.53%. Kyverna 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 Kyverna Therapeutics (KYTX), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -39.53% 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.

Kyverna Therapeutics Business Description

Address 5980 Horton Street, Suite 550, Emeryville, CA, USA, 94608
Kyverna Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The company is focused on developing cell therapies for patients suffering from autoimmune diseases. Its product, KYV-101, is an autologous CD19 CAR T-cell product candidate made from an underlying chimeric antigen receptor, or CAR. It is also developing KYV-201, an allogeneic therapy containing the same CAR as KYV-101, to develop it in multiple autoimmune diseases.
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