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Coles GroupSTU:2OF 79 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.95% as of Jun. 2026, which is 14% below its 10-year median of 4.59. GuruFocus rates STU:2OF with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of €12.37. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 315 Retail - Defensive companies, Coles Group ranks worse than 63.81% on this metric.
Coles Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €25,297 Mil.
Coles Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €980 Mil. Coles Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 3.95%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Coles Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
STU:2OF'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.82 Med: 4.59 Max: 7.52
Current: 4.02
During the past 9 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Coles Group was 7.52%. The lowest was 3.82%. And the median was 4.59%.
STU:2OF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 63.81% of 315
companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 6.26
vs STU:2OF: 4.02
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) %. Coles Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 6.53%. 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.
Coles Group (STU:2OF) 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.
Coles Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Coles Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Coles Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
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Coles Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Coles 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.
Coles Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Coles Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Coles Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Coles 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.
Coles Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2026 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 3.95% mean?
Coles Group (STU:2OF) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 3.95% 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 Coles Group and its competitors. This is 14% below median its historical median of 4.59. Over the past decade, Coles Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % has ranged from 3.82 to 7.52. According to the industry distribution chart, Coles Group ranks #201 out of 315 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 63.8%.
Is Coles Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Coles Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 3.95% is 14% below median its 10-year median of 4.59. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.82 to a high of 7.52. The Retail - Defensive industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.26. Coles Group's value of 3.95% is 36.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Coles Group ranks #201 out of 315 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Coles Group has a GF Score™ of 79/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Coles Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to KR and SFM?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Coles Group ranks #201 out of 315 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Coles Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.26. Coles Group's value of 3.95% is 36.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Coles Group's own Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % has ranged from 3.82 to 7.52 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.59 vs. the industry median of 6.26, Coles Group has consistently been below 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 Retail - Defensive company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Retail - Defensive companies is 6.26, based on 315 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. Coles Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 3.95% is 36.9% below 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 Coles Group and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.26 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Coles Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.95%, which is 14% below median its own 10-year median of 4.59. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Coles Group stock overvalued right now?
Coles Group (STU:2OF) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 3.95%. The stock's GF Value™ is €12.37, compared to a current price of €14.60 — trading 18% above its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.95%, which is 14% below median its 10-year median of 4.59 and 36.9% below the Retail - Defensive industry median of 6.26. Coles Group's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 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 Coles Group (STU:2OF), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.95% 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 Coles Group (STU:2OF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coles Group stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €14.60 is trading 18% above its estimated GF Value™ of €12.37.
Key valuation signals for STU:2OF:
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 3.95% (14% below median its 10-year median of 4.59)
GF Value™: €12.37 vs. price of €14.60 (18% above fair value)
Industry Position: 36.9% below the Retail - Defensive median (#201 of 315)
No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:2OF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Coles is one of Australia's largest retailers, operating the second-largest supermarket chain behind market leader Woolworths, and the country's second-largest liquor chain. The group has an extensive store network of over 1,800 stores and roughly 80% of Australians live within a 10-minute drive from a Coles store. The retailer employs some 120,000 people, who process some 20 million individual customer transactions a week. This compares with Woolworths processing about 30 million customer transactions per week from Australia's population of 27 million.
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