LAC · Lithium Americas Corp.
$3.21
-0.04 (-1.23%)
At close · Aug 26
Market Cap
$1.17B
Shares
363.04M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$3.21
Open$3.22
Day$3.18–3.31
52W close$2.71–10.05
Avg vol 30d9.3M
Short int31.5M · 8.7% float · 3.0d
Short vol27%
Last earningsJun 9, 2026
DataOct 2023–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 13
Up next
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 13, 2026
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Weak
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Fair
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 15.2 · calm
Equity put/call 0.64
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−29%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−4%
below
RSI (14)
51
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
7%
near low
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+18%
trailing
6-month return
−30%
trailing
YTD return
−26%
this year
Relative strength
−43%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $3 › 200d $5 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+3% holders QoQ · +53 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
8.67% of float · ▲ +5.2% MoM · 3.0 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
281 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
59
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
EPS growth
−138%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$-826.3M
Buyback
$329.9M
authorized
Balance sheet
$108.7M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
132%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−73%
past year
ATR
5.4%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Aug 13, 2026
Total Capex
· fiscal year 2026
Initiated
$1.3B – $1.6B
Total associated tariff exposure
· fiscal year 2026
Initiated
$80M – $100M
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−29%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−4%
Neutral
RSI (14)
51
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
7%
Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $3 › 200d $5 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+3% holders QoQ · +53 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
8.67% of float · ▲ +5.2% MoM · 3.0 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
281 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $3
Now $3 · 7%
Range high $10
vs 200-day avg -29%
vs 50-day avg -4%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Capitalized interest, including the Orion Notes and DOE Loan | $17.2M | For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Other capitalized development costs for Thacker Pass | $7.1M | For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
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| Thacker Pass Phase 1 construction costs included in the total $2.93 billion Capex estimate | $483.6M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Total Capex | $507.9M | For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
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| Capitalized interest, including the Orion Note and DOE Loan | $10.7M | For the quarter ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| detailed engineering design completed | 95% | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| personnel on site at Thacker Pass | 1,065 | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| procurement completion | 70% | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| total construction capital costs and other project-related costs capitalized | $1.3B | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| total recordable incident frequency rate | 0.25 | Q1 2026 | — |
| workers at the Company's all-inclusive housing facility for construction workers in Winnemucca | 1,000 | As of March 31, 2026 | — |
| workhours completed at Thacker Pass without a serious injury or lost-time incident | 2.43M | Q1 2026 | — |
| Additional site workers at Thacker Pass | 210 | As of the end of December 2025 | — |
| Capitalized interest, including the Orion Note and DOE Loan (cumulative) | $27M | Cumulative to December 31, 2025 | — |
| Common shares sold under ATM programs | 68.2M | Year ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Detailed engineering design completion | 93% | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Manual craft personnel on site at Thacker Pass | 740 | As of the end of December 2025 | — |
| Other capitalized development costs for Thacker Pass (cumulative) | $93.1M | Cumulative to December 31, 2025 | — |
| Thacker Pass Phase 1 construction costs included in the total $2.93 billion Capex estimate (cumu | $862.6M | Cumulative to December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total capitalized construction capital costs and other project-related costs | $982.8M | As of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total capitalized construction capital costs and other project-related costs (year) | $611.6M | Year ended December 31, 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Other Industrial Metals & Mining — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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LAC
this stock
Lithium Americas Corp.
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$1.17B | -26.4% | — | — | 8.7% |
|
BHP
BHP Group Ltd
|
$250.82B | +59.6% | — | — | 0.7% |
|
RTNTF
Rio Tinto Ltd
|
$208.03B | +31.9% | — | — | 0.0% |
|
RIO
Rio Tinto PLC
|
$170.28B | +30.8% | — | — | 0.6% |
|
GLCNF
Glencore plc/ADR
|
$95.89B | +50.8% | — | — | 0.0% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Financials
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | +7.0% | +18.5% | -30.2% | +11.9% | -26.4% |
| SPY | -0.4% | +5.0% | +12.4% | +2.6% | +12.3% |
| vs SPY | +7.4% | +13.4% | -42.7% | +9.3% | -38.7% |
Capital returns
Buyback program
· as of Dec 31, 2024
Authorized
$329.85M
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
—
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
1966983
CUSIP
53681J103
13F (30d)
207 filings
207 filers
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