TPST (Tempest Therapeutics) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -144.93% (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is Tempest Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Tempest Therapeutics TPST -0.31% 32 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -144.93% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates TPST with a GF Score™ of 32/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,332 Biotechnology companies, Tempest Therapeutics ranks worse than 94.14% on this metric.

Tempest Therapeutics's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $29.57 Mil. Tempest Therapeutics's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-43.05 Mil. Tempest Therapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -144.93%.

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

TPST' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -204.08   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -200

TPST's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
94.14% of 1332 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -9.87 vs TPST: -200.00

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) %. Tempest Therapeutics's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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.


Tempest Therapeutics  (NAS:TPST) 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.


Tempest Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Tempest Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Tempest Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Tempest Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -833.33 -1,111.11 -35.71 -185.19 -178.57

Tempest Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 Premium Member Only -172.41 -172.41 -76.34 -178.57 -144.93

TPST vs HOWL, INTI, GTBP: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Tempest Therapeutics'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.


Tempest Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Tempest Therapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Tempest Therapeutics 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.

Tempest Therapeuticss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-26.055/14.57449
=-178.77 %

Tempest Therapeutics's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-43.05 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -144.93% mean?
Tempest Therapeutics (TPST) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -144.93% as of Mar. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Tempest Therapeutics and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Tempest Therapeutics ranks #1254 out of 1332 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 94.1%.
Is Tempest Therapeutics' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Tempest Therapeutics' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -144.93%. Based on the distribution chart, Tempest Therapeutics ranks #1254 out of 1332 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Tempest Therapeutics has a GF Score™ of 32/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tempest Therapeutics' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to HOWL and INTI?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Tempest Therapeutics ranks #1254 out of 1332 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Tempest Therapeutics 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Biotechnology 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 Tempest Therapeutics and its competitors. Tempest Therapeutics's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -144.93%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tempest Therapeutics stock overvalued right now?
Tempest Therapeutics (TPST) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -144.93%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -144.93%. Tempest Therapeutics' overall GF Score™ is 32/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Tempest Therapeutics (TPST), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -144.93% as of Mar. 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.

Tempest Therapeutics Business Description

Address 2000 Sierra Point Parkway, Suite 400, Brisbane, CA, USA, 94005
Tempest Therapeutics Inc is a late-stage develpment biotechnology company developing small molecule therapeutics to treat cancer through mechanisms that directly kill tumor cells and activate tumor-specific immunity. Its clinical-stage therapeutic product candidates are TPST-1120 and TPST-1495 which are clinical-stage molecules designed to inhibit their respective targets. Company's small-molecule product candidate, amezalpat (previously known as TPST-1120), has completed a Phase 2 study in first-line hepatocellular carcinoma and the second small-molecule product candidate is TPST-1495, plans to initiate a Phase 2 study for in familial adenomatous polyposis.
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