Lithium Americas Corp.
LACNYSEBasic MaterialsIndustrial Materials
Previous close
$3.14
+$0.17 · +5.72%
Pre-market
$3.13
−$0.01 · -0.32%
Aug 24, 4:03 AM ET
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Valuation
40
Expensive
Momentum
32
Weakening
Sentiment
56
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Risk resilience
13
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Company profile
Company websiteLithium Americas Corp. is a resource company primarily engaged in the exploration and development of lithium deposits across the United States and Argentina. The firm holds significant interests in several key projects, including Cauchari-Olaroz in Argentina's Jujuy province, the Thacker Pass project located in northwestern Nevada, and Pastos Grandes within Argentina's Salta province. Formerly known as Western Lithium USA Corporation, the company officially rebranded to Lithium Americas Corp. in March 2016. Its establishment dates back to 2007, and its corporate headquarters are situated in Vancouver, Canada.
- Industry
- Industrial Materials
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Headquarters
- CA
- CEO
- Jonathan David Evans
- Listed since
- Sep 18, 2008
- Employees
- 94
Market position
Day range
Current $3.14
52-week range
Current $3.14
- Open
- $3.055
- Previous close
- $2.97
- Volume
- 12.14M
- 1.09× average
- Average volume
- 11.13M
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 701.09M USD
- Beta
- 3.38
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $3.4242
- -8.30% below average
- 200-day average
- $4.5423
- -30.87% below average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 1.03B USD
- P/E (TTM)
- -7.93×
- P/B (TTM)
- 0.82×
- P/S (TTM)
- 0×
- EV / EBITDA
- -19.82×
- Earnings yield
- -11.49%
- Free cash flow yield
- -79.14%
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 0.00%
- Operating margin
- 0.00%
- Net margin
- 0.00%
- Return on equity
- -11.53%
- Return on assets
- -4.73%
- Return on invested capital
- -2.19%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 0.82×
- Current ratio
- 5.16×
- Altman Z-score
- 0.48
- Piotroski F-score
- 1 of 9
Financial statements
Income trends
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of goods sold | — | 46K USD | 1M USD | — | — |
| Gross profit | — | −46K USD | −1M USD | — | — |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 52.82M USD | 28.1M USD | 28.75M USD | 60.86M USD | 44.5M USD |
| Operating expenses | 52.84M USD | 28.25M USD | 28.75M USD | 60.86M USD | 44.5M USD |
| Interest income | — | 14.74M USD | 2.95M USD | — | — |
| Interest expense | — | — | 377K USD | 3.59K USD | 2.36K USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1.05M USD | 992K USD | 135K USD | 801K USD | 658K USD |
| Operating income | −52.84M USD | −28.3M USD | −28.75M USD | −60.86M USD | −44.5M USD |
| Net income | −122.09M USD | −42.53M USD | −5.09M USD | −67.8M USD | −47.03M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 55%
- 6 beats, 5 misses, 0 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- -86.56%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- -0.02
- Estimate -0.04 · Beat by 47.29%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Analyst price target
Average target
$4.25
35.35% upsideRating distribution
15 ratingsRecent analyst actions
LAC news
Corporate actions
Corporate action history
| Action | Effective date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stock split | Nov 8, 2017 | 1:5 | — | — |
Effective Nov 8, 2017
1:5
LAC peers
ETFs holding LAC
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETFREMX42.13M1.91%2.33B USD0.53%$80.75+6.69%
Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETFPBW5.01M1.26%405.18M USD0.64%$33.29+1.84%
Sprott Critical Materials ETFSETM1.83M0.29%625.81M USD0.65%$35.22+5.48%
Sprott Lithium Miners ETFLITP1.67M3.85%43.36M USD0.65%$12.22+7.86%
VanEck Copper and Green Metals ETFEMET80.49K0.22%39.24M USD0.62%$46.41+5.71%
Carbon Collective Climate Solutions U.S. Equity ETFCCSO21.22K0.06%38.74M USD0.35%$26.8435+1.72%VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETFREMX- Market value
- 42.13M
- Weight
- 1.91%
- AUM
- 2.33B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.53%
- Price / 1D
- $80.75+6.69%
Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETFPBW- Market value
- 5.01M
- Weight
- 1.26%
- AUM
- 405.18M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.64%
- Price / 1D
- $33.29+1.84%
Sprott Critical Materials ETFSETM- Market value
- 1.83M
- Weight
- 0.29%
- AUM
- 625.81M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.65%
- Price / 1D
- $35.22+5.48%
Sprott Lithium Miners ETFLITP- Market value
- 1.67M
- Weight
- 3.85%
- AUM
- 43.36M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.65%
- Price / 1D
- $12.22+7.86%
VanEck Copper and Green Metals ETFEMET- Market value
- 80.49K
- Weight
- 0.22%
- AUM
- 39.24M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.62%
- Price / 1D
- $46.41+5.71%
Carbon Collective Climate Solutions U.S. Equity ETFCCSO- Market value
- 21.22K
- Weight
- 0.06%
- AUM
- 38.74M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.35%
- Price / 1D
- $26.8435+1.72%
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