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Zapata QuantumZPTA -5.11%8 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 12.24% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates ZPTA with a GF Score™ of 8/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,907 Software companies, Zapata Quantum ranks better than 63.33% on this metric.
Zapata Quantum's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $76.27 Mil.
Zapata Quantum's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $9.34 Mil. Zapata Quantum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 12.24%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Zapata Quantum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
ZPTA'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3475.28 Med: -133.13 Max: 74.54
Current: 5.24
During the past 5 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Zapata Quantum was 74.54%. The lowest was -3475.28%. And the median was -133.13%.
ZPTA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than 63.33% of 2907
companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.04
vs ZPTA: 5.24
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) %. Zapata Quantum'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.
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.
Zapata Quantum Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Zapata Quantum Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Zapata Quantum'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 Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Zapata Quantum'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.
Zapata Quantum Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Zapata Quantum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Zapata Quantum'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.
Zapata Quantums Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
Zapata Quantum'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 $9.34 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 12.24% mean?
Zapata Quantum (ZPTA) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 12.24% 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 Zapata Quantum and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Zapata Quantum ranks #1066 out of 2907 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 36.7%.
Is Zapata Quantum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Zapata Quantum's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 12.24%. The Software industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.04. Zapata Quantum's value of 12.24% is 500% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Zapata Quantum ranks #1066 out of 2907 companies in the Software industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Zapata Quantum has a GF Score™ of 8/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Zapata Quantum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to PDYN and DVLT?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Zapata Quantum ranks #1066 out of 2907 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This puts Zapata Quantum in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.04. Zapata Quantum's value of 12.24% is 500% above this benchmark. 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 Software company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Software companies is 2.04, based on 2,907 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. Zapata Quantum's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 12.24% is 500% 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 Zapata Quantum and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.04 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Zapata Quantum's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 12.24%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Zapata Quantum stock overvalued right now?
Zapata Quantum (ZPTA) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 12.24%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 12.24% and 500% above the Software industry median of 2.04. Zapata Quantum's overall GF Score™ is 8/100 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 Zapata Quantum (ZPTA), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 12.24% 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.
Zapata Quantum Inc is a pure-play hardware-agnostic quantum software company. Its software platform for quantum computing applications supports a wide range of use cases in cryptography, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, materials discovery and defense. The company's products - Orquestra, Bench-Q, Quantum Graph, and Quantum Pilot - provide the infrastructure and workflow tools that connect problem discovery, algorithm design, and hardware execution. The company currently derives revenue prominently from subscriptions to its software platform and related services.
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