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POET TechnologiesPOET -6.06%54 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -7.63% as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates POET with a GF Score™ of 54/100 and a GF Value™ of $10.89 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,029 Semiconductors companies, POET Technologies ranks worse than 90.48% on this metric.
POET Technologies's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $990.26 Mil.
POET Technologies's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $-75.53 Mil. POET Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was -7.63%.
The historical rank and industry rank for POET Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
POET'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -73.84 Med: -11.82 Max: -1.36
Current: -13.66
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of POET Technologies was -1.36%. The lowest was -73.84%. And the median was -11.82%.
POET's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 90.48% of 1029
companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.75
vs POET: -13.66
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) %. POET Technologies'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.
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.
POET Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
POET Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for POET Technologies'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 Semiconductors subindustry, POET Technologies'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.
POET Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, POET Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where POET Technologies'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.
POET Technologiess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
POET Technologies'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 $-75.53 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -7.63% mean?
POET Technologies (POET) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -7.63% 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 POET Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, POET Technologies ranks #931 out of 1029 companies in the Semiconductors industry, placing it in the top 90.5%.
Is POET Technologies' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
POET Technologies' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -7.63%. Based on the distribution chart, POET Technologies ranks #931 out of 1029 companies in the Semiconductors industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, POET Technologies has a GF Score™ of 54/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does POET Technologies' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to WOLF and CEVA?
According to the Semiconductors industry distribution chart, POET Technologies ranks #931 out of 1029 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places POET Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.75. 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 Semiconductors company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Semiconductors companies is 1.75, based on 1,029 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 POET Technologies and its competitors. For the Semiconductors industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.75 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. POET Technologies's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -7.63%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is POET Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, POET Technologies (POET) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $10.89, compared to a current price of $7.75 — trading 28.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -7.63%. POET Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 3 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 POET Technologies (POET), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -7.63% 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.
Is POET Technologies (POET) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, POET Technologies stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $7.75 is trading 28.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $10.89.
GuruFocus considers POET Technologies to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for POET:
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -7.63%
GF Value™: $10.89 vs. price of $7.75 (28.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the POET stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
POET Technologies Inc is a design and development company offering high-speed optical engines, light source products, and custom optical modules to the artificial intelligence systems market and hyperscale data centers. Its integration solutions are based on the POET Optical Interposer, a novel, patented platform that allows the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single chip using wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques. POET's Optical Interposer platform also solves device integration challenges across a broad range of communication, computing, and sensing applications. The company operates geographically in the United States, Canada, Singapore and China.
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