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LAC · Lithium Americas Corp.

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$3.00 +0.04 (+1.35%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$1.09B
Shares
363.04M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$3.00 Open$3.03 Day$2.93–3.04 52W close$2.71–10.05 Avg vol 30d10.2M Short int29.9M · 8.2% float · 3.8d Short vol54% Last earningsJun 9, 2026 DataOct 2023–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 13

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FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 13, 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −34%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −14%
below
RSI (14) 42
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 4%
near low
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return 0%
trailing
6-month return −42%
trailing
YTD return −31%
this year
Relative strength −53%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
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
8.24% of float · ▲ +8.0% MoM · 3.8 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
281 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 66
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Fair
EPS growth −138%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $-826.3M
Buyback $329.9M
authorized
Balance sheet $108.7M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 132%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −73%
past year
ATR 5.8%
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 Sell
3 · 2 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−34% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−14% Bearish
RSI (14)
42 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
4% Bearish
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
8.24% of float · ▲ +8.0% MoM · 3.8 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 · 4% Range high $10
vs 200-day avg -34% vs 50-day avg -14%

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
Thacker Pass Phase 1 construction costs included in the total $2.93 billion Capex estimate $483.6M Q2 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
Second DOE Loan advance $432M Q1 2026
Total construction capital costs and other project-related costs capitalized at Thacker Pass $1.3B As of March 31, 2026
Total recordable incident frequency rate 0.25 As of March 31, 2026
Total workhours completed at Thacker Pass 2.43M As of March 31, 2026
Workers on site at Thacker Pass 1,300 As of mid-May 2026
Workers residing at the Workforce Hub 1,000 As of March 31, 2026
additional site workers at Thacker Pass 210 at the end of December 2025
common shares sold under ATM programs during the year 68.2M year ended December 31, 2025
construction capital costs and other project-related costs capitalized during the year $611.6M year ended December 31, 2025
DOE Loan first advance $435M year ended December 31, 2025
manual craft personnel on site at Thacker Pass 740 at the end of December 2025
Other capitalized development costs for Thacker Pass $93.1M Cumulative to December 31, 2025
total construction capital costs and other project-related costs capitalized $982.8M as of 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
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
LAC
Lithium Americas Corp.
this stock
$1.09B -31.2% 8.2%
BHP
BHP Group Ltd
$226.30B +52.9% 0.8%
RTNTF
Rio Tinto Ltd
$201.54B +25.4% 0.0%
RIO
Rio Tinto PLC
$157.64B +25.5% 0.5%
GLCNF
Glencore plc/ADR
$91.55B +43.9% 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 section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
281
% held
34.2%
Net QoQ
-638.9K sh
Top holder
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
43
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
29.9M
Days to cover
3.8d
Change
+2.2M sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
54%
As of
Aug 19, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
99.7K
Value
$276.2K
As of
Jul 29, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
47.4%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Financials
Financials
Net income (FY)
$-86.3M
EPS diluted
$-0.50
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Buybacks
Authorized
$329.9M
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Aug 13, 2026
This year
15
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls Upcoming
Next call
Oct 20, 2026
Last call
Jun 9, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
The "Loneliest Road in America" G…
Published
Aug 17, 2026
Upcoming events
2
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
LAC -8.0% +0.3% -41.8% +4.5% -31.2%
SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
vs SPY -7.5% -2.6% -53.3% +1.6% -44.0%

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) 248 filings 248 filers Visit website Investor relations