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Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) Stock Analysis

Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) is a Other Industrial Metals & Mining stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

LAC

$3.00

+$0.03 (+1.01%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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LAC Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$2.97
Previous Close
$2.97
Day's Range
2.93–3.01
52-Week Range
2.67–10.52
Volume
6.00M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
3.47
Valuation
Market Cap
$1.09B
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−0.46
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$0.00
Net Income (FY)
−$122.09M
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
0.00%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
363.04M
1-Year Return
+7.53%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
November 13, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
9.42M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

LAC Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−31.19%
2025+46.80%
2024−53.59%
2023 (partial year)−36.82%

As of September 4, 2026.

LAC Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$0.00−$122.09M
2024$0.00−$42.53M
2023$0.00−$5.09M
2022$0.00−$67.80M
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$0.00−$52.84M−$122.09M
2024$0.00−$46.00K−$28.30M−$42.53M
2023$0.00−$158.00K−$28.75M−$5.09M
2022$0.00−$170.00K−$60.86M−$67.80M

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

LAC Valuation vs Other Industrial Metals & Mining Median

Median of 100 stocks
MetricLACOther Industrial Metals & Mining medianvs median
Profit margin0.00%0.00%0.0 pts above

Medians across 100 Other Industrial Metals & Mining stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Company Overview

Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) carries a market capitalisation of $1.09B. It is classified in the Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry, within the Basic Materials sector. Headcount on file is 94.

LAC last closed at $3.00 on September 4, 2026. That is +$0.03 (+1.01%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $2.67 to $10.52. The latest close sits 12.36% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $0.00. The same year closed with a net loss of $122.09M. Profit margin runs at 0%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −0.46.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $0.00 in 2022 to $0.00 in 2025. Of those 4 years, 0 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

No trailing P/E applies: the last reported earnings figure is negative.

The trailing one-year price return is +7.53%. The stored price history starts on October 2, 2023, and the total return since then is −70.38%. The reported beta is 3.47. Annualized volatility over the trailing 2 years is 105.3%.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for LAC.

So far in 2026 the price is −31.19%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2025 returned +46.80% and 2024 returned −53.59%.

Peer Comparison

Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) operates in the Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Lithium Americas Corp. LAC $1.09B
BHP Group Limited BHP $229.80B 24.0
Rio Tinto Group RIO $167.95B 13.9
Vale S.A. VALE $64.99B 30.5

The Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry average P/E ratio is 22.1x. Lithium Americas Corp. has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Lithium Americas Corp.

Lithium Americas Corp., a resource and materials company, focuses on developing, building, and operating of lithium deposits and chemical processing facilities in the United States and Canada. The company's flagship asset is the Thacker Pass project located in the McDermitt Caldera in Humboldt County, northern Nevada, as well as invests in exploration properties in the United States and Canada. Lithium Americas Corp. was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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