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Zabka GroupWAR:ZAB -0.10%15 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.33% as of Jun. 2026, which is 5% above its 10-year median of 6.04. GuruFocus rates WAR:ZAB with a GF Score™ of 15/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 319 Retail - Defensive companies, Zabka Group ranks worse than 53.61% on this metric.
Zabka Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was zł35,261 Mil.
Zabka Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was zł2,231 Mil. Zabka Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 6.33%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Zabka Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
WAR:ZAB'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.25 Med: 6.04 Max: 7.03
Current: 5.53
During the past 5 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Zabka Group was 7.03%. The lowest was 5.25%. And the median was 6.04%.
WAR:ZAB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 53.61% of 319
companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 6.03
vs WAR:ZAB: 5.53
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) %. Zabka Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was %. 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.
Zabka Group (WAR:ZAB) 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.
Zabka Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Zabka Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Zabka Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
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Zabka Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
WAR:ZAB vs KR, SFM: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Zabka 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.
Zabka Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Zabka Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Zabka Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Zabka 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.
Zabka Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
Zabka Group'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 zł2,231 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 6.33% mean?
Zabka Group (WAR:ZAB) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 6.33% 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 Zabka Group and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 6.04. Over the past decade, Zabka Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % has ranged from 5.25 to 7.03. According to the industry distribution chart, Zabka Group ranks #171 out of 319 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 53.6%.
Is Zabka Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Zabka Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 6.33% is near median its 10-year median of 6.04. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.25 to a high of 7.03. The Retail - Defensive industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.03. Zabka Group's value of 6.33% is 5% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Zabka Group ranks #171 out of 319 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Zabka Group has a GF Score™ of 15/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Zabka Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to KR and SFM?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Zabka Group ranks #171 out of 319 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Zabka Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.03. Zabka Group's value of 6.33% is 5% above this benchmark. Historically, Zabka Group's own Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % has ranged from 5.25 to 7.03 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.04 vs. the industry median of 6.03, Zabka Group 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 Retail - Defensive company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Retail - Defensive companies is 6.03, based on 319 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. Zabka Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 6.33% is 5% 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 Zabka Group and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.03 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Zabka Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.33%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 6.04. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Zabka Group stock overvalued right now?
Zabka Group (WAR:ZAB) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 6.33%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.33%, which is near median its 10-year median of 6.04 and 5% above the Retail - Defensive industry median of 6.03. Zabka Group's overall GF Score™ is 15/100 with 4 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 Zabka Group (WAR:ZAB), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.33% 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.
Zabka Group provides the ultimate convenience ecosystem. It has three basic business units: Zabka Polska focuses on retail activities for the operational and commercial aspects of the business, including the running and development of the modern physical convenience store network and the nationwide logistics network, Zabka International is responsible for the development of new markets and supervises the implementation of the foreign expansion, and Zabka Future is responsible for accelerating the creation of a digital convenience ecosystem with synergies between its parts and ensuring optimal technology for the multi-directional development of Group. It also includes Maczfit, which is a direct-to-consumer meal provider.
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