Compagnie des Eaux de Royan (XPAR:MLEDR) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 7.14% (As of Dec. 2025) — Near Median

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XPAR:MLEDR Compagnie des Eaux de Royan XPAR:MLEDR
62 GF Score
Price €39.60
GF Value €32.12
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Compagnie des Eaux de Royan Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Compagnie des Eaux de Royan XPAR:MLEDR 62 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 7.14% as of Dec. 2025, which is 8% below its 10-year median of 7.78. GuruFocus rates XPAR:MLEDR with a GF Score™ of 62/100 and a GF Value™ of €32.12 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 510 Utilities - Regulated companies, Compagnie des Eaux de Royan ranks better than 54.9% on this metric.

Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was €7.23 Mil. Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.52 Mil. Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 7.14%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

XPAR:MLEDR' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.34   Med: 7.78   Max: 14.86
Current: 7.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Compagnie des Eaux de Royan was 14.86%. The lowest was -2.34%. And the median was 7.78%.

XPAR:MLEDR's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
54.9% of 510 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 6.63 vs XPAR:MLEDR: 7.27

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) %. Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -22.07%. 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.


Compagnie des Eaux de Royan  (XPAR:MLEDR) 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.


Compagnie des Eaux de Royan Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Compagnie des Eaux de Royan Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Compagnie des Eaux de Royan Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Compagnie des Eaux de Royan Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.88 10.57 1.78 -1.90 7.14

Compagnie des Eaux de Royan Semi-Annual Data
Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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 6.88 10.57 1.78 -1.90 7.14

XPAR:MLEDR vs AWK, WTRG, AWR: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Compagnie des Eaux de Royan'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.


Compagnie des Eaux de Royan Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.


XPAR:MLEDR
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Compagnie des Eaux de Royan 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.

Compagnie des Eaux de Royans Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=0.516/7.2296
=7.14 %

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 7.14% mean?
Compagnie des Eaux de Royan (XPAR:MLEDR) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 7.14% as of Dec. 2025. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Compagnie des Eaux de Royan and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 7.78. According to the industry distribution chart, Compagnie des Eaux de Royan ranks #230 out of 510 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 45.1%.
Is Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 7.14% is near median its 10-year median of 7.78. The Utilities - Regulated industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.63. Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's value of 7.14% is 7.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Compagnie des Eaux de Royan ranks #230 out of 510 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Compagnie des Eaux de Royan has a GF Score™ of 62/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to AWK and WTRG?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, Compagnie des Eaux de Royan ranks #230 out of 510 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This puts Compagnie des Eaux de Royan in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.63. Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's value of 7.14% is 7.7% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 7.78 vs. the industry median of 6.63, Compagnie des Eaux de Royan 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 an Utilities - Regulated company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Utilities - Regulated companies is 6.63, based on 510 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. Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 7.14% is 7.7% 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 Compagnie des Eaux de Royan and its competitors. For the Utilities - Regulated industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.63 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 7.14%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 7.78. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Compagnie des Eaux de Royan stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compagnie des Eaux de Royan (XPAR:MLEDR) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €32.12, compared to a current price of €39.60 — trading 23.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 7.14%, which is near median its 10-year median of 7.78 and 7.7% above the Utilities - Regulated industry median of 6.63. Compagnie des Eaux de Royan's overall GF Score™ is 62/100 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 Compagnie des Eaux de Royan (XPAR:MLEDR), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 7.14% as of Dec. 2025. 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 Compagnie des Eaux de Royan (XPAR:MLEDR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compagnie des Eaux de Royan stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €39.60 is trading 23.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of €32.12. GuruFocus considers Compagnie des Eaux de Royan to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for XPAR:MLEDR:

  • Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 7.14% (near median its 10-year median of 7.78)
  • GF Value™: €32.12 vs. price of €39.60 (23.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 62/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 7.7% above the Utilities - Regulated median (#230 of 510)

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


Compagnie des Eaux de Royan Business Description

Address 1 avenue de Valombre BP 520, Royan, FRA, 17201
Compagnie des Eaux de Royan is engaged in the purification and distribution of drinking water in France.
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