LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:LAC • CA53681J1030

4.83 USD
-0.34 (-6.58%)
At close: Feb 4, 2026
4.73 USD
-0.1 (-2.07%)
Pre-Market: 2/5/2026, 6:38:28 AM
Fundamental Rating

2

LAC gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 157 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. The financial health of LAC is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. LAC is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • LAC had negative earnings in the past year.
  • LAC had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years LAC always reported negative net income.
  • LAC had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
LAC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLAC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50M -50M -100M -150M -200M

1.2 Ratios

  • LAC has a Return On Assets (-3.92%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -8.53%, LAC is in line with its industry, outperforming 40.76% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -3.92%
ROE -8.53%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-82.94%
ROA(5y)-183.97%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
LAC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLAC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -200 -400

1.3 Margins

  • LAC does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
LAC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLAC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -500 -1K -1.5K -2K

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • Compared to 1 year ago, LAC has more shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for LAC has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, LAC has a worse debt to assets ratio.
LAC Yearly Shares OutstandingLAC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M
LAC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLAC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • LAC has an Altman-Z score of 1.37. This is a bad value and indicates that LAC is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • LAC has a Altman-Z score of 1.37. This is in the lower half of the industry: LAC underperforms 78.98% of its industry peers.
  • LAC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.32. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.32, LAC is doing worse than 64.97% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.32
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.37
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACCN/A
LAC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLAC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M -200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 9.85 indicates that LAC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • LAC has a better Current ratio (9.85) than 89.17% of its industry peers.
  • LAC has a Quick Ratio of 9.85. This indicates that LAC is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • LAC's Quick ratio of 9.85 is amongst the best of the industry. LAC outperforms 89.17% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 9.85
Quick Ratio 9.85
LAC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLAC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for LAC have decreased strongly by -600.00% in the last year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-600%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-100%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A

3.2 Future

  • LAC is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 13.90% yearly.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y-75%
EPS Next 2Y-15.47%
EPS Next 3Y-27.72%
EPS Next 5Y13.9%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
LAC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLAC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 200M 400M 600M
LAC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLAC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • LAC reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LAC. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
LAC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLAC Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 -20

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
LAC Per share dataLAC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 1 -1 2

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A cheap valuation may be justified as LAC's earnings are expected to decrease with -27.72% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-15.47%
EPS Next 3Y-27.72%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for LAC!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP

NYSE:LAC (2/4/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

Premarket: 4.73 -0.1 (-2.07%)

4.83

-0.34 (-6.58%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)11-13
Earnings (Next)03-26
Inst Owners21.02%
Inst Owner Change-4.07%
Ins Owners0.52%
Ins Owner Change-25.94%
Market Cap1.34B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)-52.54M
Analysts46.67
Price Target5.15 (6.63%)
Short Float %8.02%
Short Ratio1.28
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-320.79%
Min EPS beat(2)-345.54%
Max EPS beat(2)-296.04%
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)-0.74%
PT rev (3m)-10.14%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S N/A
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 2.18
P/tB 2.18
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.25
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.16
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.84
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.21
OCFYN/A
SpS0
BVpS2.22
TBVpS2.22
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -3.92%
ROE -8.53%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-82.94%
ROA(5y)-183.97%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score2
Asset Turnover0
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.32
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 910000%
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 9.85
Quick Ratio 9.85
Altman-Z 1.37
F-Score2
WACCN/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)163790%
Cap/Depr(5y)98360.4%
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-600%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-100%
EPS Next Y-75%
EPS Next 2Y-15.47%
EPS Next 3Y-27.72%
EPS Next 5Y13.9%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-3.57%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year-69.57%
EBIT Next 3Y-22.72%
EBIT Next 5Y29.16%
FCF growth 1Y-371.13%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-18.86%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP / LAC FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to LAC.


What is the valuation status of LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of LAC stock?

LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for LAC stock?

The financial health rating of LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC) is 4 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC) is expected to decline by -75% in the next year.