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Lithium Americas Corp.
LAC Basic Materials Other Industrial Metals & Mining
In the quarter to June 2026, EPS grew 107.5%, free cash flow fell 26.9% and total debt rose 473.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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0.06
−2.68%
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Free accountTen years at a glance
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.80 | 2.02 | 2.31 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.38 | 7.71 | 10.52 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 79 | 94 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Gross margin, % | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| EBT | — | — | (13) | 53 | (37) | (44) | (68) | (5) | (43) | (86) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Net income | — | — | (13) | 55 | (37) | (38) | (68) | (5) | (43) | (86) | |||||
| Depreciation | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| Earnings | — | — | (0.30) | 0.59 | (0.42) | (0.32) | (0.42) | (0.03) | (0.21) | (0.50) | |||||
| Cash flow | — | — | (0.20) | (0.20) | (0.36) | (0.44) | (0.32) | (0.25) | (0.06) | (0.25) | |||||
| Capex | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.04) | (1.18) | (0.88) | (3.14) | |||||
| Free cash flow | — | — | (0.20) | (0.20) | (0.36) | (0.44) | (0.36) | (1.42) | (0.95) | (3.39) | |||||
| Book value | — | — | 0.93 | 1.79 | 2.08 | 4.49 | (0.21) | 2.40 | 3.16 | 4.35 | |||||
| Shares, m | — | — | 89 | 89 | 92 | 119 | 160 | 160 | 201 | 244 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| P/S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| P/B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| EV/Sales | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| EV/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | — | — | (18) | (18) | (33) | (52) | (52) | (40) | (13) | (61) | ||||
| Capex | — | — | (2) | (30) | (65) | (2) | (6) | (189) | (178) | (765) | |||||
| Free cash flow | — | — | (18) | (18) | (33) | (52) | (58) | (228) | (191) | (826) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | — | — | 42 | 77 | 145 | 522 | (52) | 181 | 544 | 735 | ||||
| Total debt | — | — | 18 | 83 | 121 | 263 | 206 | 3 | 17 | 527 | |||||
| Net debt | — | — | (24) | 0 | (28) | (265) | 205 | (192) | (577) | (379) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | — | — | 82 | 159 | 191 | 533 | (34) | 385 | 635 | 1,059 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | — | — | 0.00 | 26.53 | (12.33) | (6.66) | (16.13) | (2.19) | (5.74) | (6.74) | ||||
| ROIC | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (22.26) | (9.34) | (30.68) | (4.86) | |||||
| ROE | — | — | 0.00 | 43.66 | (21.83) | (10.49) | (27.19) | (2.90) | (8.34) | (14.42) | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Charts ten years each
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC TMC the metals company Inc. | $1.2B | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | −87.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| VZLA Vizsla Silver Corp. | $1.2B | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | +10.03% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| CRML Critical Metals Corp. | $1.0B | — (loss-making) | — | — | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | — | Compare |
| SGML Sigma Lithium Corporation | $989.5M | — (loss-making) | 18.7× | +223.90% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +405.47% (above 0%: growing) | 59.98% | 13.84% | Compare |
| EMAT Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. | $965.9M | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | −607.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | (7.03%) | (744.93%) | Compare |
| CMP Compass Minerals International, Inc. | $948.4M | 51.8× | 39.5× | +0.33% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −179.91% (below 0%: shrinking) | 17.60% | 5.06% | Compare |
| LAC Lithium Americas Corp. | $810.5M | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | −26.94% (below 0%: shrinking) | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| LAR Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. | $769.9M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +7.75% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +17.86% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| GSM Ferroglobe PLC | $736.2M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −2.13% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +135,746.67% (above 0%: growing) | 48.48% | 15.04% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $977.7M | — | — | +4.04% | — | +5.02% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) key facts
- Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) is an Other Industrial Metals & Mining company in the Basic Materials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, LAC traded at $2.18, a market capitalization of $810.5 million.
- Return on equity was −14.4% and debt-to-equity 0.81.