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Lithium Americas Corp.
LAC Basic Materials Other Industrial Metals & Mining
- EPS
- +107.5%
- Free cash flow
- −26.9%
- Total debt
- +473.0%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
1.87
0.08
−4.10%
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| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM Jun ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 337 | 337 | 337 | 0.0% | |
| Gross margin, % | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | 0.00 | 0.0 pt | ||||||
| EBT | — | — | (13) | 53 | (37) | (44) | (68) | (5) | (43) | (86) | (55) | +31.3% | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 pt | ||||||
| Net income | — | — | (13) | 55 | (37) | (38) | (68) | (5) | (43) | (86) | (55) | +30.8% | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | n/m | |||||
| Earnings | — | — | (0.30) | 0.59 | (0.42) | (0.32) | (0.42) | (0.03) | (0.21) | (0.50) | (0.49) | +7.5% | ||||||
| Cash flow | — | — | (0.20) | (0.20) | (0.36) | (0.44) | (0.32) | (0.25) | (0.06) | (0.25) | (0.10) | +3.4% | ||||||
| Capex | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.04) | (1.18) | (0.88) | (3.14) | (2.81) | n/m | ||||||
| Free cash flow | — | — | (0.20) | (0.20) | (0.36) | (0.44) | (0.36) | (1.42) | (0.95) | (3.39) | (2.90) | +49.9% | ||||||
| Book value | — | — | 0.93 | 1.79 | 2.08 | 4.49 | (0.21) | 2.40 | 3.16 | 4.35 | 3.81 | +24.6% | ||||||
| Shares, m | — | — | 89 | 89 | 92 | 119 | 160 | 160 | 201 | 244 | 302 | +15.5% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |||||
| P/S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | ||||||
| P/B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | ||||||
| EV/Sales | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | ||||||
| EV/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | — | — | (18) | (18) | (33) | (52) | (52) | (40) | (13) | (61) | (36) | +19.4% | |||||
| Capex | — | — | (2) | (30) | (65) | (2) | (6) | (189) | (178) | (765) | (1,043) | +135.4% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | — | — | (18) | (18) | (33) | (52) | (58) | (228) | (191) | (826) | (1,079) | +73.2% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | — | — | 42 | 77 | 145 | 522 | (52) | 181 | 544 | 735 | 1,048 | +50.6% | |||||
| Net debt | — | — | (24) | 0 | (28) | (265) | 205 | (192) | (577) | (379) | (127) | +48.1% | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | — | — | 82 | 159 | 191 | 533 | (34) | 385 | 635 | 1,059 | 1,417 | +44.0% | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | — | — | 0.00 | 26.53 | (12.33) | (6.66) | (16.13) | (2.19) | (5.74) | (6.74) | (3.99) | (6.7) pt | |||||
| ROIC | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (22.26) | (9.34) | (30.68) | (4.86) | (3.14) | (4.9) pt | ||||||
| ROE | — | — | 0.00 | 43.66 | (21.83) | (10.49) | (27.19) | (2.90) | (8.34) | (14.42) | (9.56) | (14.4) pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 79 | 94 | — | +3.9% | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | n/m | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fundamentals updated 25 Oct 2026
Lithium Americas Corp. vs peers in Other Industrial Metals & Mining (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMP Compass Minerals International, Inc. | $953.4M | 52.6× | 17.9× | +0.33% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −179.91% (below 0%: shrinking) | 17.60% | 5.06% | Compare |
| TMC TMC the metals company Inc. | $913.2M | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | −87.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| CRML Critical Metals Corp. | $821.7M | — (loss-making) | — | — | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | — | Compare |
| SCZM Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. | $680.2M | 22.7× | — | +54.80% (above 0%: growing) | −91.52% (below 0%: shrinking) | −68.03% (below 0%: shrinking) | 45.07% | 39.44% | Compare |
| LAC Lithium Americas Corp. | $665.8M | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | −26.94% (below 0%: shrinking) | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| LAR Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. | $656.9M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +7.75% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +17.86% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| SGML Sigma Lithium Corporation | $602.3M | — (loss-making) | 25.5× | +223.90% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +405.47% (above 0%: growing) | 59.98% | 13.84% | Compare |
| IPX IperionX Limited Sponsored ADR | $515.1M | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | −157.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | 0.00% | — | Compare |
| GSM Ferroglobe PLC | $472.8M | 16.0× | 13.5× | +18.63% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +241.02% (above 0%: growing) | 48.30% | 15.74% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $668.6M | 22.7× | 17.9× | +18.63% | — | −34.01% | 17.60% | 9.45% |