Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) stock
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $540.93MP/E 3.8Yield –
Lithium Americas statistics
63 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Mar 18, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 0.35
- 2.44
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 66.7%
- 9.20%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 4.28%
- 0.05%
- Float
- 346M
- 113M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 4.66%
- 1.78%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 31.6%
- 38.0%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 45M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 2.89%
- 3.59%
- Short % of Float
- 12.9%
- 5.45%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 12.3%
- 4.13%
- Days to Cover
- 6.57
- 4.38
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $6.96
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $1.48
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $1.97
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $2.39
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $3.75
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.14
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -22.8%
- -7.14%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -33.5%
- -13.1%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -52.7%
- -27.1%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -70.3%
- -30.8%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -65.8%
- -23.3%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -69.4%
- -12.2%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -80.1%
- 123.1%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -95.7%
- 31.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 11M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 9M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 10M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.64
- 0.83
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 24.8
- 39.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 67.9%
- 71.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.62
- 0.95
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 23.2%
- -14.2%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 8.67%
- -21.1%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 4.58
- 2.23
- Quick Ratio
- 3.50
- 1.51
EfficiencyIndustry
- Profits Per Employee
- $2.49M
- -$608.96K
- Employee Count
- 94
- 15
- WACC
- 13.2%
- 9.79%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $961.60M
- $8.09M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $2.65
- $0.09
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.54B
- $88.33M
- Book Value Per Share
- $4.25
- $0.86
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.54B
- $88.33M
- Working Capital
- $986.38M
- $17.57M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$1.28B
- -$32.58M
- FCF Per Share
- -$3.62
- -$0.00
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 43.3%
- -3.82%
- FCF Yield
- -242.9%
- 0.88%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $6.11
- $15.00
- Graham Upside
- 310.1%
- -17.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.42
- 3.58
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3
- 4
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | LAC | S&P 500 | Difference | LAC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -32.3% | -3.0% | −29.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -56.6% | -2.8% | −53.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | -65.8% | +11.5% | −77.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | -67.6% | +13.5% | −81.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | -79.2% | +77.7% | −156.9 pts | -40.8% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -95.7% | +72.6% | −168.3 pts | -46.6% | +11.5% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
45M LAC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 2.9% from the previous report, or 12.93% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 56.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 44,739,719 | +2.9% | 6,806,415 | 6.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 43,482,772 | +18.1% | 8,901,951 | 4.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 36,825,535 | +4.7% | 8,770,240 | 4.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 35,163,844 | +9.1% | 10,660,697 | 3.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 32,238,300 | +2.4% | 9,113,811 | 3.5 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 31,479,970 | +5.2% | 10,425,624 | 3.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 29,909,713 | +8.0% | 7,902,800 | 3.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 27,700,522 | -2.7% | 11,493,611 | 2.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28,457,675 | +1.4% | 8,605,431 | 3.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 28,076,993 | +2.3% | 13,993,345 | 2.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 27,432,799 | -4.0% | 10,212,270 | 2.7 |
| May 15, 2026 | 28,571,849 | +4.3% | 12,538,265 | 2.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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