Lithium Americas (LAC) Retained Earnings (2021 - 2026)
Lithium Americas (LAC) posted Retained Earnings of -$221.1 million for Q4 2025, up 20.02% sequentially from -$276.5 million in Q3 2025, and down 297.16% YoY from $112.2 million in Q4 2024.
Lithium Americas (LAC) Retained Earnings (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lithium Americas has reported Retained Earnings for 5 years, with the latest figure at -$221.1 million in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 297.16% year-over-year to -$221.1 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$221.1 million (down 297.16% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$221.1 million, down 297.16% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings grew to -$221.1 million in Q4 2025 per LAC's latest filing, from -$276.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $15.0 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$284.7 million in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$157.9 million and a median of -$192.6 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Retained Earnings surged 105.77% in 2023, then tumbled 470.72% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at -$192.6 million in 2021, then sank by 35.2% to -$260.4 million in 2022, then soared by 105.77% to $15.0 million in 2023, then sank by 470.72% to -$55.7 million in 2024, then plunged by 297.16% to -$221.1 million in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$221.1 million, -$276.5 million, and -$78.8 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhp | 246.32 Bn | 216.87 Bn | - | 45.72 Bn |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 201.39 Bn | 191.89 Bn | - | 49.29 Bn |
| 3 | Teck Resources | 33.69 Bn | 28.49 Bn | 1.21 Bn | - |
| 4 | MP Materials | 10.69 Bn | 8.22 Bn | 36.20 Mn | 1.98 Bn |
| 5 | Almonty Industries | 5.31 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 18.87 Mn | -76.34 Mn |
| 6 | Materion | 4.81 Bn | 4.79 Bn | 104.34 Mn | 964.47 Mn |
| 7 | USA Rare Earth | 4.44 Bn | 4.44 Bn | -1.58 Mn | -464.68 Mn |
| 8 | Skeena Resources | 4.31 Bn | 3.88 Bn | - | -686.51 Mn |
| 9 | Evolution Metals & Technologies | 2.49 Bn | 2.49 Bn | -115,000.00 | -1.13 Bn |
| 10 | Lithium Americas | 1.17 Bn | -109.91 Mn | - | -219.41 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -219.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -221.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -276.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -78.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -66.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -55.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -284.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -260.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -192.63 Mn |