# Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $3.00, market value $1.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Lithium Americas Corp. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / book: 0.8×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -99.6%** (5-yr avg -44.4%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: -11.8%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -7.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -7.9%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -4.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces -4.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -142.9%**. Earnings per share fell 142.9%.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.50**. Debt is 0.50 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 7.1×**. It would take 7.1 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 5.16** (quick 5.16). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 5.16 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.51**. A Z-score of 1.51 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 1/9**. 1 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Lithium Americas Corp. does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned -66.1% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (9 analysts). 9 analysts cover Lithium Americas Corp.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $5.50 (+83% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 7.5%** (YTD -31.2%, 3-mo -33.8%). The shares are up 7.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -71.5%** (12.4% above the low). Trading 71% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 44**. An RSI of 44 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.18** (volatility 131%). Beta of 2.18 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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