Digital Value SpA (MIL:DGV) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 18.05% (As of Dec. 2025) — 51% Above Median

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MIL:DGV Digital Value SpA MIL:DGV
53 GF Score
Price €28.98
GF Value €37.28
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What is Digital Value SpA Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Digital Value SpA MIL:DGV 53 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 18.05% as of Dec. 2025, which is 51% above its 10-year median of 11.92. GuruFocus rates MIL:DGV with a GF Score™ of 53/100 and a GF Value™ of €37.28. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

Digital Value SpA's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was €163.0 Mil. Digital Value SpA's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €30.4 Mil. Digital Value SpA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 18.05%.

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

MIL:DGV' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.01   Med: 11.92   Max: 107.8
Current: 18.21

During the past 9 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Digital Value SpA was 107.80%. The lowest was 5.01%. And the median was 11.92%.

MIL:DGV's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2.01 vs MIL:DGV: 18.21

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) %. Digital Value SpA's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 16.33%. 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.


Digital Value SpA  (MIL:DGV) 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.


Digital Value SpA Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Digital Value SpA Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Digital Value SpA'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.

Digital Value SpA Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Digital Value SpA Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 3.95 8.06 11.21 24.27 18.05

Digital Value SpA Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 Premium Member Only 11.21 0.00 24.27 0.00 18.05

MIL:DGV vs IBM, ACN, FISV: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Digital Value SpA'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.


Digital Value SpA Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Digital Value SpA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Digital Value SpA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.


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Digital Value SpA 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.

Digital Value SpAs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=30.438/163.0054
=18.67 %

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 18.05% mean?
Digital Value SpA (MIL:DGV) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 18.05% 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 Digital Value SpA and its competitors. This is 51% above median its historical median of 11.92. Over the past decade, Digital Value SpA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % has ranged from 5.01 to 107.80.
Is Digital Value SpA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Digital Value SpA's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 18.05% is 51% above median its 10-year median of 11.92. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.01 to a high of 107.80. The Software industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.01. Digital Value SpA's value of 18.05% is 798% above this industry median. Overall, Digital Value SpA has a GF Score™ of 53/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Digital Value SpA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to IBM and ACN?
Digital Value SpA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 18.05% can be compared against companies in the Software industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.01. Digital Value SpA's value of 18.05% is 798% above this benchmark. Historically, Digital Value SpA's own Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % has ranged from 5.01 to 107.80 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 11.92 vs. the industry median of 2.01, Digital Value SpA 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 Software company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Software companies is 2.01, based on 2,911 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. Digital Value SpA's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 18.05% is 798% 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 Digital Value SpA and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.01 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Digital Value SpA's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 18.05%, which is 51% above median its own 10-year median of 11.92. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Digital Value SpA stock overvalued right now?
Digital Value SpA (MIL:DGV) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 18.05%. The stock's GF Value™ is €37.28, compared to a current price of €28.98 — trading 22.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 18.05%, which is 51% above median its 10-year median of 11.92 and 798% above the Software industry median of 2.01. Digital Value SpA's overall GF Score™ is 53/100 with 7 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 Digital Value SpA (MIL:DGV), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 18.05% 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.

Is Digital Value SpA (MIL:DGV) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Digital Value SpA stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €28.98 is trading 22.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of €37.28.

Key valuation signals for MIL:DGV:

  • Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 18.05% (51% above median its 10-year median of 11.92)
  • GF Value™: €37.28 vs. price of €28.98 (22.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 7 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 798% above the Software median

No single metric tells the full story. See the MIL:DGV stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Digital Value SpA Business Description

Address Via della Maglianella 65/E, Roma, ITA, 00166
Digital Value SpA is one of the main IT solutions and systems integrator of Italian market. Its service range from activities of design, development and sale of IT solutions and services for the digitalisation of large account clients operating in various industrial sectors such as telecommunications, transport, utilities, finance, public administration and others.
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