Lithium Americas/$LAC
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About Lithium Americas
Lithium Americas Corp is a Canadian-based resource and materials company focused on developing, building and operating lithium deposits and chemical processing facilities. The company also holds investments in Green Technology Metals Limited (GT1) and Ascend Elements, Inc. (Ascend Elements), and exploration properties in the U.S. and Canada. The company's flagship asset is Thacker Pass, a sedimentary-based lithium deposit located in the McDermitt Caldera in Humboldt County, in northern Nevada (Thacker Pass or the Project). The company operates in only one operating segment and one geographical segment.
- Ticker
- $LAC
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 94
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, Canada
- Website
- www.lithiumamericas.com
Lithium Americas Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$707M
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-$0.40
3.42
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Price and volume
Market cap
$707M
Beta
3.42
52-week high
$6.96
52-week low
$1.78
Average daily volume
8M
Financial strength
Current ratio
5.467
Quick ratio
3.517
Long term debt to equity
0.593
Total debt to equity
0.596
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
-64.639
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
-1.66%
Return on equity (TTM)
-3.70%
Valuation
Price to book
0.7
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.7
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-0.564
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-177.23%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-3.421
Growth
Earnings per share change (TTM)
61.69%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
33.09%
What the Analysts think about Lithium Americas
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Bulls say / Bears say
Thacker Pass is moving through construction: engineering is over 95% complete, procurement is above 80%, and the company says it remains on track for mechanical completion in late 2027. That reduces some execution uncertainty, though commissioning and production are still ahead. (Lithium Americas)
The project has substantial backing from the US Department of Energy and General Motors: DOE loan advances had reached $1.209 billion by June, and GM committed $625 million to the Thacker Pass joint venture. This funding helps support the build through its capital-intensive phase. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
GM’s 20-year offtake agreement covers up to all of Phase 1 output, giving LAC a potential anchor customer for its planned lithium production. That could provide more sales certainty once the project starts operating. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
Construction costs face pressure from tariffs, shipping disruption, constrained US fabrication and a tight labour market. LAC estimates tariffs alone could add $80 million to $100 million, while its definitive capital estimate was still being prepared. (Lithium Americas)
Existing shareholders face dilution risk: LAC sold 13 million shares through its ATM programme by June and later agreed to issue $150 million of convertible debentures. DOE warrants add further potential dilution at both company and project-joint-venture level. (Lithium Americas, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
The near-term lithium market outlook has weakened: Citi cut its price forecasts for the next two years by as much as 40%, citing slower battery-demand growth and increased supply. Lower prices could reduce the expected returns on Thacker Pass when it begins production. (MINING.COM)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 6 Nov 2026.
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Funds containing Lithium Americas
Fund name | Fund size | $LAC weighting |
|---|---|---|
VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals£REGB | $1.1B | 1.62% |
VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals€VVMX | $1.1B | 1.62% |
iShares Lithium & Battery Producers£LITM | $73M | 0.56% |
VanEck S&P Global Mining£GIGB | $2.4B | 0.03% |
VanEck S&P Global Mining$GDIG | $2.4B | 0.03% |
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