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Shearwater GroupLSE:SWG 40 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates LSE:SWG with a GF Score™ of 40/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,909 Software companies, Shearwater Group ranks worse than 84.32% on this metric.
Shearwater Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £7.79 Mil.
Shearwater Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was £-1.30 Mil. Shearwater Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 0.00%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Shearwater Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:SWG'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -263.85 Med: -18.28 Max: 6.48
Current: -14.86
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Shearwater Group was 6.48%. The lowest was -263.85%. And the median was -18.28%.
LSE:SWG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 84.32% of 2909
companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.1
vs LSE:SWG: -14.86
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) %. Shearwater Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 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.
Shearwater Group (LSE:SWG) 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.
Shearwater Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Shearwater Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Shearwater Group'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.
Shearwater Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Shearwater Group'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.
Shearwater Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Shearwater Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Shearwater Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Shearwater Group 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.
Shearwater Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as
For company reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus only calculate annual data for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) and apply the annual figure to corresponding quarter.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% mean?
Shearwater Group (LSE:SWG) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% as of Dec. 2025. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Shearwater Group and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Shearwater Group ranks #2453 out of 2909 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 84.3%.
Is Shearwater Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Shearwater Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Based on the distribution chart, Shearwater Group ranks #2453 out of 2909 companies in the Software industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Shearwater Group has a GF Score™ of 40/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Shearwater Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to MSFT and ORCL?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Shearwater Group ranks #2453 out of 2909 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Shearwater Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.10. 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 Software company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Software companies is 2.10, based on 2,909 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. 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 Shearwater Group and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.10 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Shearwater Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Shearwater Group stock overvalued right now?
Shearwater Group (LSE:SWG) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Shearwater Group's overall GF Score™ is 40/100 with 6 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 Shearwater Group (LSE:SWG), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Dec. 2025. 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.
Shearwater Group PLC is a UK-based company focused on providing digital resilience solutions. The company delivers cybersecurity, network monitoring technologies, managed security services, Data Loss Prevention, Identity & Access Security, IT Solutions, Penetration Testing & Red Teaming, and other services. Its operating segment includes software and services. The company generates maximum revenue from the Services segment. Its geographical segments include the United Kingdom(UK) and Europe(excluding the UK), North America, and the Rest of the world, of which the majority of the revenue is derived from the UK.
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