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Lithium AmericasLAC -3.10%13 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -2.59% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates LAC with a GF Score™ of 13/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,658 Metals & Mining companies, Lithium Americas ranks better than 63.81% on this metric.
Lithium Americas's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $2,021.43 Mil.
Lithium Americas's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-52.41 Mil. Lithium Americas's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -2.59%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Lithium Americas's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
LAC'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.27 Med: 0 Max: 0
Current: -3.22
LAC's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than 63.81% of 2658
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -7.04
vs LAC: -3.22
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) %. Lithium Americas'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.
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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.
Lithium Americas Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Lithium Americas Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Lithium Americas'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, Lithium Americas'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.
Lithium Americas Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Lithium Americas's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lithium Americas'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.
Lithium Americass Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
Lithium Americas'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 $-52.41 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -2.59% mean?
Lithium Americas (LAC) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -2.59% 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 Lithium Americas and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Lithium Americas ranks #962 out of 2658 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 36.2%.
Is Lithium Americas' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Lithium Americas' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -2.59%. Based on the distribution chart, Lithium Americas ranks #962 out of 2658 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Lithium Americas has a GF Score™ of 13/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Lithium Americas' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Lithium Americas ranks #962 out of 2658 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This puts Lithium Americas in the upper 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 Lithium Americas and its competitors. Lithium Americas's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -2.59%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lithium Americas stock overvalued right now?
Lithium Americas (LAC) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -2.59%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -2.59%. Lithium Americas' overall GF Score™ is 13/100 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 Lithium Americas (LAC), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -2.59% 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.
Lithium Americas Corp is a Canadian-based resource and materials company focused on developing, building and operating lithium deposits and chemical processing facilities. The company also holds investments in Green Technology Metals Limited (GT1) and Ascend Elements, Inc. (Ascend Elements), and exploration properties in the U.S. and Canada. The company's flagship asset is Thacker Pass, a sedimentary-based lithium deposit located in the McDermitt Caldera in Humboldt County, in northern Nevada (Thacker Pass or the Project). The company operates in only one operating segment and one geographical segment.
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