Shareholder Yield

Shareholder yield looks at all the ways that companies can return capital to their shareholders. It is the sum of a company's dividend yield, net buyback yield and debt paydown yield. Since it covers multiple methods that a firm can use to return capital to its shareholders, many consider shareholder yield to be a superior measure to dividend yield. Academic research has shown that stocks with high shareholder yields typically outperform the market over time.

Formula: Shareholder Yield = Dividend Yield + Net Buyback Yield + Debt Paydown Yield

Highest Shareholder Yield Stocks

Ticker Price Market Cap
($mil)
MBI $6.74 $389
PLMR $93.07 $2,370
CIM $8.82 $2,046
ETNB $24.43 $486
CNST $24.20 $1,150
AKUS $19.70 $677
MNRL $9.27 $524
INZY $23.75 $555
DVA $91.05 $11,476
BEAM $37.89 $2,142
GME $15.00 $977
CMO $5.67 $547
ADPT $49.50 $6,722
SYF $27.75 $16,200
PSEC $5.17 $1,949
IIPR $124.00 $2,691
OCSL $4.83 $681
CFG $29.13 $12,441
HCI $50.50 $403
LMPX $26.59 $263
GCO $21.13 $317
XRX $19.73 $4,203
ZION $33.20 $5,444
PAE $9.31 $857
MTB $106.12 $13,613
BRMK $10.24 $1,354
ALLY $29.08 $10,871
MUR $8.72 $1,339
SMMC $11.30 $353
BK $37.67 $33,370
HTHT $43.57 $28,313
ADS $48.61 $2,319
PDM $13.10 $1,651
PDLI $2.26 $258
VRS $8.31 $280
VEON $1.30 $2,354
APLT $22.58 $507
BLX $14.14 $560
SBH $9.37 $1,057
PBI $7.61 $1,317
VNO $34.07 $6,513
PRTY $2.13 $202
RVLV $21.20 $1,473
CODI $18.22 $1,182
MRC $4.82 $396
BIG $49.80 $1,955
AVT $27.72 $2,740
CAL $9.66 $366
CMBM $23.28 $598
NNI $66.20 $2,537
GPRE $16.16 $576
ASH $75.49 $4,565
CF $27.58 $5,899
BPFH $6.58 $541
FLY $7.13 $217
NBTB $29.17 $1,272
AINV $8.32 $560
SIG $26.54 $1,389
PUK $28.04 $36,824
CAI $29.91 $525
CPB $48.55 $14,675
SMFG $5.74 $39,401
EAF $7.40 $1,977
ACCO $6.44 $608
HVT $23.74 $445
BSBR $5.96 $22,590
CPA $56.76 $2,403
KMI $12.78 $28,928
REYN $30.36 $6,367
MGM $23.36 $11,523
ACI $14.83 $7,009
OPY $26.33 $331
RCII $32.76 $1,763
ERF $2.05 $456
MD $14.63 $1,251
KRG $11.79 $993
VSTO $20.96 $1,217
SAH $39.48 $1,682
DFS $68.00 $20,837
GE $7.63 $66,788
MBT $8.30 $8,361
MGA $54.77 $16,392
NRG $33.67 $8,220
KAR $15.19 $1,963
SCHW $40.35 $75,650
RH $394.08 $7,690
CAMP $8.46 $296
INSW $14.13 $395
DENN $10.29 $656
HLF $48.91 $7,217
AEG $2.92 $6,239
KOD $96.63 $4,321
DHC $3.34 $795
LPG $8.78 $448
SKT $6.87 $642
BBVA $2.92 $19,801
RFP $5.04 $417
WHR $198.11 $12,391
AVRO $16.68 $608
SSL $6.30 $4,030
HSIC $67.79 $9,678
KW $14.20 $2,038
CPRI $22.52 $3,386
PZZA $76.74 $2,518
UBS $12.44 $47,914
BXS $24.59 $2,570
HBI $17.58 $6,121
SCSC $20.81 $528
SANM $26.43 $1,791
M $7.23 $2,243
ERJ $4.99 $935
CAH $49.34 $14,429
BRFS $3.27 $2,664
CNO $19.16 $2,715
HMHC $3.07 $386
NGL $3.93 $506
SF $62.53 $4,287
RESI $13.38 $786
RAPT $33.01 $808
EPAC $19.74 $1,180
CRSA $10.10 $316
WD $62.21 $1,937
AMBC $13.57 $622
KOP $25.21 $531
GNW $3.79 $2,251
LE $15.52 $506
SOHU $18.49 $726
AN $60.65 $5,329
EBAY $53.79 $37,647
DNOW $5.11 $559
BKD $3.45 $632
E $15.20 $27,772
FSKR $15.21 $2,614
CEQP $15.90 $1,163
LDL $18.69 $332
KODK $8.47 $639
BCS $5.83 $25,240
ITUB $4.49 $42,608
SLG $47.39 $3,471
KRA $30.57 $974
CSCO $38.82 $164,488
KOS $1.33 $539
RAD $9.99 $552
CYH $4.92 $589
ACRE $9.36 $313
HDS $42.58 $6,906
BPMP $10.04 $1,052
SXC $4.07 $337
ANGO $11.07 $420
FOSL $6.08 $312
HCC $14.92 $764
BZH $13.75 $427
APRE $26.78 $567
MEG $27.67 $691
DELL $68.18 $50,911
LCI $7.01 $282
GEO $9.00 $1,092
CPF $15.12 $426
CIB $26.68 $6,419
VOYA $52.54 $6,630
AR $3.99 $1,072
WNC $14.78 $782
JPM $103.81 $316,372
DOW $48.53 $35,997
ISBC $8.26 $2,064
JNPR $22.29 $7,395
RLGY $10.05 $1,160
UNFI $16.15 $886
DFIN $13.84 $468
CTXS $122.72 $15,159
RF $13.78 $13,231
ESI $12.53 $3,119
FITB $24.42 $17,393
OFG $15.02 $771
RS $111.24 $7,092
GO $42.32 $3,877
TACO $8.12 $303
C $43.95 $91,498
TCBI $42.78 $2,159
SATS $26.17 $2,564
XPER $12.75 $1,383
ATGE $26.93 $1,403
ABG $118.94 $2,294
FCF $9.13 $896
MIC $27.92 $2,430
CVX $72.57 $139,700
NTCT $23.14 $1,677
FSP $4.13 $443
SWM $34.12 $1,069
ALK $41.57 $5,140
TEX $26.81 $1,858
NMRK $5.01 $898
PFS $13.77 $1,082
TGP $11.29 $982
ATKR $23.77 $1,123
DDS $48.44 $1,084
HIBB $44.21 $731
HPQ $19.12 $26,261
KBH $37.62 $3,406
AGO $28.36 $2,369
SBNY $84.57 $4,530
PK $10.80 $2,545
CIT $31.30 $3,084
KR $32.76 $25,367
NOV $9.19 $3,568
KNOP $13.90 $463
AMGN $227.16 $133,046
AY $30.38 $3,087
EIGI $6.38 $898
IPG $19.34 $7,541
SNBR $65.00 $1,802
AAL $12.60 $6,409
FVRR $158.89 $5,580
BCEL $14.51 $425
NTAP $46.89 $10,410
AWI $66.50 $3,183
AB $31.55 $3,034
FUL $49.57 $2,565
BHE $21.45 $782
TEF $3.71 $19,431
IPOB $19.44 $1,006
TCP $29.66 $2,115
ODP $22.29 $1,174
MIK $9.44 $1,392
DLX $25.66 $1,074
CMA $46.39 $6,451
LC $5.15 $368
BITA $15.92 $1,131
BUD $57.59 $97,056
GLT $14.87 $660
BAC $24.90 $215,736
PDCO $27.12 $2,611
REVG $8.25 $524
CDK $46.41 $5,648
GILD $60.79 $76,214
PTEN $2.89 $542
ARW $83.49 $6,481
AXNX $49.94 $1,974
WU $21.97 $9,030
BLMN $16.26 $1,424
MGI $4.73 $334
DBD $7.77 $604
ALSN $38.67 $4,378
PQG $12.59 $1,713
CUK $13.38 $13,178
IP $46.40 $18,240
AER $30.12 $3,906
WBA $38.04 $32,939
NP $39.56 $665
VGR $10.31 $1,580
NGM $17.05 $1,174
HAIN $35.13 $3,543
STAR $12.31 $1,045
KAMN $43.03 $1,200
NX $20.00 $656
WDR $16.87 $1,099
BPY $14.45 $13,942
WTM $952.47 $2,954
TAP $35.68 $7,626
TEVA $9.35 $10,368
NBR $30.50 $223
SUN $25.23 $2,095
LKFN $49.21 $1,265
SKYW $33.74 $1,693
PBYI $9.50 $377
AMP $170.39 $20,493
MAC $7.49 $1,203
ITOS $24.30 $852
CCJ $9.74 $3,850
IOSP $68.53 $1,684
MHK $104.68 $7,453
RIO $59.60 $99,855
T $27.82 $198,218
KHC $31.37 $38,352
INGR $76.61 $5,132
CARS $8.95 $601
CIR $29.90 $598
PHM $43.99 $11,793
MFC $14.62 $28,400
TPH $17.92 $2,273
WRE $19.25 $1,585
MCK $156.41 $25,368
ARCH $37.34 $566
CPS $18.23 $308
SPWR $16.86 $2,868
KRNY $9.36 $838
FNF $32.94 $9,614
NWG $3.18 $19,421
TSE $34.44 $1,318
WTRE $35.63 $709
VLO $41.97 $17,114
STX $50.74 $13,017
KEY $13.45 $13,127
TRN $21.12 $2,506
CLS $6.97 $900
STT $65.31 $23,041
CNK $9.36 $1,101
CXP $11.11 $1,272
AVNT $32.64 $2,984
LUV $42.79 $25,241
FDP $25.03 $1,185
CCD $24.16 $592
VC $89.35 $2,486
UVE $14.35 $457
ETJ $9.75 $622
AMCX $23.36 $1,216
QCOM $128.88 $145,411
SCVL $33.85 $477
TRI $81.95 $40,732
BEN $23.22 $11,499
HNI $36.40 $1,553
GES $13.97 $889
SNP $41.00 $66,285
WFC $23.28 $95,915
PII $91.67 $5,623
PASG $17.06 $776
HRB $18.40 $3,549
FFBC $14.50 $1,421
UAL $38.01 $11,061
ORAN $11.35 $30,025
PSX $50.48 $22,044
CLR $13.88 $5,068
CATM $20.45 $910
HURN $42.61 $975
BPYU $15.13 $725
COP $32.54 $34,751
TOT $32.87 $88,029
MTH $100.26 $3,770
APOG $27.14 $716
AIG $32.38 $27,893
MSM $68.01 $3,780
SPH $18.10 $1,125
INT $23.39 $1,485
ROCK $66.98 $2,172
TILE $6.49 $380
EQC $26.70 $3,245
BG $56.02 $7,823
B $39.64 $2,003
TDS $17.36 $1,858
MSGN $9.86 $562
FRO $6.19 $1,240
WW $25.38 $1,726
BPOP $41.27 $3,476
KSS $23.97 $3,782
BSIG $15.19 $1,217
EMN $87.32 $11,819
ANF $15.91 $992
YUM $101.28 $30,526
TBI $18.43 $665
HOG $30.07 $4,608
KFRC $38.39 $843
MAN $75.26 $4,370
K $66.76 $22,893
JEF $20.35 $5,198
STWD $15.18 $4,318
BTI $33.64 $76,946
JBGS $25.85 $3,826
VIV $7.79 $13,262
FL $39.77 $4,152
DKS $59.58 $5,309
NPK $83.78 $588
NAT $3.17 $477
ELP $11.78 $3,032
FTI $6.47 $2,908
SMG $158.93 $8,863
ATI $9.65 $1,224
FRTA $16.00 $1,047
IMO $13.46 $9,908
BHP $51.39 $119,903
HFC $20.39 $3,303
ARMK $30.27 $7,658
EQH $20.59 $9,253
WAFD $23.23 $1,758
NWL $18.00 $7,637
LPX $31.17 $3,501
BBY $118.21 $30,597
LXP $10.79 $2,986
CZZ $14.90 $3,425
APT $15.02 $204
MLI $30.28 $1,728
TFSL $16.37 $4,586
TIGO $32.88 $2,957
OC $71.00 $7,669
CTRN $27.78 $295
PNC $114.81 $48,737
IBM $116.00 $103,307
ABBV $84.34 $148,846
RBC $100.21 $4,066
FHB $17.78 $2,309
BBL $41.94 $119,903
CMC $21.33 $2,551
OMI $25.51 $1,875
RES $2.76 $594
SFM $20.67 $2,438
CAJ $16.45 $22,047
PLAY $20.45 $973
TCPC $9.81 $567
BKU $26.94 $2,489
URI $188.24 $13,568
DB $9.65 $19,902
GPK $14.01 $3,794
SFL $7.27 $877
ETH $17.17 $430
MUFG $4.09 $55,241
WOR $50.78 $2,761
FBM $16.32 $705
ADT $7.47 $5,685
NHC $66.57 $1,022
KALU $63.92 $1,011
SGMS $34.84 $3,300
QEP $0.96 $232
FBNC $24.33 $705
GATX $69.65 $2,438
MET $40.94 $37,160
USB $40.66 $61,249
MATW $24.17 $756
GT $11.00 $2,563
PLCE $28.22 $412
XERS $5.56 $257
RPT $5.52 $447
BC $62.62 $4,957
NTUS $18.12 $614
ETRN $8.35 $3,611
AMAT $60.95 $55,665
CATY $24.23 $1,929
HP $15.64 $1,681
DK $10.91 $804
AUDC $31.67 $1,037
SPB $60.55 $2,607
GS $205.04 $70,549
STZ $179.46 $34,576
MO $39.08 $72,626
EPC $28.39 $1,543
VRTS $177.56 $1,361
PM $74.45 $115,940
ALX $245.66 $1,255
UEIC $39.61 $552
CAR $40.38 $2,813
NUS $53.41 $2,745
CLGX $68.52 $5,447
EOG $37.51 $21,840
VOD $14.84 $39,665
AXS $48.24 $4,067
ECHO $27.93 $743
HUBB $153.39 $8,318
SXT $70.28 $2,977
WBK $13.48 $48,395
NOAH $27.66 $1,703
CCK $90.38 $12,180
NEU $360.49 $3,938
TRST $5.80 $559
IX $63.61 $16,630
COF $77.99 $35,613
AAPL $115.04 $1,967,476
HWKN $50.18 $535
THRM $47.00 $1,535
PLOW $36.10 $825
MAS $54.76 $14,322
FHI $24.92 $2,497
SPR $20.48 $2,163
CMI $226.28 $33,416
CHL $32.87 $134,433
LMT $374.33 $104,732
NET $55.82 $17,066
NTB $28.28 $1,437
TRV $125.97 $31,909
PTR $29.61 $106,063
RGS $6.51 $232
NVS $84.43 $208,050
BJRI $31.29 $697
GPS $21.42 $8,002
FBP $6.66 $1,453
TMP $58.31 $870
WRI $16.98 $2,175
WWW $28.20 $2,309
ILPT $21.35 $1,392
AXP $100.98 $81,305
ALL $91.25 $28,499
HII $152.82 $6,188
IMAX $11.56 $680
CHX $8.51 $1,700
BNS $43.53 $52,841
LASR $23.16 $900
TPX $88.63 $4,570
NRIX $28.32 $1,100
CNSL $5.01 $366
MCY $41.64 $2,305
RDN $18.60 $3,563
WDC $41.72 $12,692
SPTN $20.56 $717
AZO $1,183.16 $27,638
KRO $13.94 $1,611
TEL $106.30 $35,083
IDCC $59.00 $1,818
MCS $8.33 $259
AFIN $6.15 $667
CHDN $173.21 $6,830
SBUX $90.80 $106,145
RHI $51.67 $5,923
TD $46.06 $83,214
WSM $99.38 $7,732
DCOM $13.15 $435
BFS $26.50 $615
RPAI $5.88 $1,260
TGT $160.23 $80,214
SJM $115.54 $13,180
AZZ $35.36 $922
NXPI $137.18 $38,304
ASTE $57.17 $1,292
WEN $23.68 $5,300
FBHS $85.47 $11,808
CNDT $3.74 $783
EQNR $14.17 $46,365
MMP $37.48 $8,435
AEO $14.68 $2,439
BMA $13.05 $1,912
PENN $62.80 $9,612
UI $191.30 $12,185
PAC $95.54 $5,368
BYD $34.70 $3,865
GD $140.70 $40,371
VNOM $7.63 $518
VERX $25.92 $3,804
NTRS $84.41 $17,565
CNQ $17.07 $20,190
EOS $19.07 $948
PAG $55.13 $4,429
THO $88.23 $4,870
DIN $57.73 $948
FINV $2.19 $413
BIIB $265.00 $40,779
SC $21.39 $6,752
NS $11.36 $1,240
GLW $35.56 $27,059
FLO $24.25 $5,131
EIG $32.54 $952
PRTA $11.45 $457
BP $16.05 $54,479
VER $6.75 $7,276
AMWD $86.74 $1,474
IGT $10.26 $2,102
THG $101.73 $3,837
FULT $11.23 $1,820
CVS $60.25 $78,849
AIV $33.85 $5,039
GIS $61.78 $37,768
GWW $361.03 $19,376
CDW $130.00 $18,547
TER $92.00 $15,275
GNTX $29.44 $7,236
GEL $4.91 $602
IBOC $29.08 $1,840
NLOK $20.84 $12,316
SWK $178.01 $28,425
CAG $38.00 $18,564
TCO $35.35 $2,182
FLEX $14.62 $7,323
MCD $228.71 $170,184
WASH $35.91 $620
HRI $46.70 $1,365
ASR $123.59 $3,717
BMO $63.99 $41,209
SYY $64.80 $32,953
ICHR $24.38 $560
DOX $57.31 $7,623
NVO $70.74 $128,641
HQH $20.65 $890
HTH $21.70 $1,958
BWA $39.75 $8,238
HD $283.00 $304,637
PRU $68.73 $27,148
CSL $131.71 $7,031
TRMK $24.47 $1,552
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