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Lyell ImmunopharmaLYEL +0.28%51 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00 as of Sep. 05, 2026. GuruFocus rates LYEL with a GF Score™ of 51/100 and a GF Value™ of $3.70 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 149 Biotechnology companies, Lyell Immunopharma ranks worse than 671140.27% on this metric.
Lyell Immunopharma's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.00.
The historical rank and industry rank for Lyell Immunopharma's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:
LYEL's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 1.6 * Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % only.
Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.
Lyell Immunopharma 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Related Terms
LYEL vs FHTX, ZNTL, PALI: 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Lyell Immunopharma's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.
Lyell Immunopharma 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Lyell Immunopharma's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lyell Immunopharma's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.
Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.
Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.
Lyell Immunopharma (LYEL) has a 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % of 0.00 as of Sep. 05, 2026. 5-Year Yield on Cost measures the expected yield based on a company's current yield and 5-year dividend growth. View historical data on Lyell Immunopharma and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Lyell Immunopharma ranks #999999 out of 149 companies in the Biotechnology industry.
Is Lyell Immunopharma's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % too high?
Lyell Immunopharma's current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00. Based on the distribution chart, Lyell Immunopharma ranks #999999 out of 149 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Lyell Immunopharma has a GF Score™ of 51/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Lyell Immunopharma's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % compare to FHTX and ZNTL?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Lyell Immunopharma ranks #999999 out of 149 companies for 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %. This places Lyell Immunopharma in the lower half of its industry. The industry median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 1.60. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % for a Biotechnology company?
The median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % among Biotechnology companies is 1.60, based on 149 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % mean?
A high 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. 5-Year Yield on Cost measures the expected yield based on a company's current yield and 5-year dividend growth. View historical data on Lyell Immunopharma and its competitors. For the Biotechnology industry, the median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 1.60 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Lyell Immunopharma's current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lyell Immunopharma stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lyell Immunopharma (LYEL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $3.70, compared to a current price of $14.37 — trading 288.4% above its estimated fair value. The current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00. Lyell Immunopharma's overall GF Score™ is 51/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % calculated?
5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Lyell Immunopharma (LYEL), the current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00 as of Sep. 05, 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 Lyell Immunopharma (LYEL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lyell Immunopharma stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $14.37 is trading 288.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $3.70.
GuruFocus considers Lyell Immunopharma to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for LYEL:
5-Year Yield-on-Cost %: 0.00
GF Value™: $3.70 vs. price of $14.37 (288.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LYEL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Lyell Immunopharma Inc s a late-stage clinical cell therapy company advancing a pipeline of proprietary next-generation autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell product candidates for patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. The Company's product candidate, rondecabtagene autoleucel (ronde-cel, also known as LYL314), is an autologous dual-targeting CD19/CD20 CAR T-cell therapy in development for large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). The Company has recently acquired exclusive rights outside of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, to a novel guanylyl cyclase C (GCC)-targeted CAR T-cell product candidate in early clinical development for refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and other GCC-expressing cancers.
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