PAPL (Pineapple Financial) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -3.16% (As of May. 2026)

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What is Pineapple Financial Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Pineapple Financial PAPL +10.28% 10 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -3.16% as of May. 2026. GuruFocus rates PAPL with a GF Score™ of 10/100 and a GF Value™ of $0.82 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,287 Banks companies, Pineapple Financial ranks worse than 99.46% on this metric.

Pineapple Financial's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was $44.28 Mil. Pineapple Financial's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $-1.40 Mil. Pineapple Financial's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was -3.16%.

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

PAPL' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -295.03   Med: -70.47   Max: -2.97
Current: -2.99

During the past 5 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Pineapple Financial was -2.97%. The lowest was -295.03%. And the median was -70.47%.

PAPL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
99.46% of 1287 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0 vs PAPL: -2.99

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) %. Pineapple Financial's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in May. 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.


Pineapple Financial  (AMEX:PAPL) 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.


Pineapple Financial Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Pineapple Financial Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Pineapple Financial Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Pineapple Financial Annual Data
Trend Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24 Aug25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
0.00 0.00 0.00 -48.54 -71.94

Pineapple Financial Quarterly Data
Aug21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -256.41 -71.94 -54.64 -136.99 -3.16

PAPL vs MMCP, BLNE, LFLS: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Pineapple Financial'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.


Pineapple Financial Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Pineapple Financial's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Pineapple Financial 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.

Pineapple Financials Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-3.302/4.60282
=-71.74 %

Pineapple Financial's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.40 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -3.16% mean?
Pineapple Financial (PAPL) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -3.16% as of May. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Pineapple Financial and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Pineapple Financial ranks #1280 out of 1287 companies in the Banks industry, placing it in the top 99.5%.
Is Pineapple Financial's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Pineapple Financial's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -3.16%. Based on the distribution chart, Pineapple Financial ranks #1280 out of 1287 companies in the Banks industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Pineapple Financial has a GF Score™ of 10/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Pineapple Financial's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to MMCP and BLNE?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, Pineapple Financial ranks #1280 out of 1287 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Pineapple Financial 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 Banks company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Banks 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 Pineapple Financial and its competitors. Pineapple Financial's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -3.16%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pineapple Financial stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pineapple Financial (PAPL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.82, compared to a current price of $1.18 — trading 43.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -3.16%. Pineapple Financial's overall GF Score™ is 10/100 with 5 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 Pineapple Financial (PAPL), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -3.16% as of May. 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.

Is Pineapple Financial (PAPL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pineapple Financial stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $1.18 is trading 43.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.82. GuruFocus considers Pineapple Financial to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for PAPL:

  • Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -3.16%
  • GF Value™: $0.82 vs. price of $1.18 (43.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 10/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Pineapple Financial Business Description

Address 111 Gordon Baker Road, Unit 200, North York, Toronto, ON, CAN, M2H 3R1
Pineapple Financial Inc is a Canada-based mortgage technology and brokerage company that provides mortgage brokerage services and technology solutions to Canadian mortgage agents, brokers, sub-brokers, brokerages, and consumers. Through its data-driven systems together with cloud-based tools, it offers advantages in the Canadian mortgage industry relative to alternative mortgage broker arrangements and also provides back office services.
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