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 $7.20 $388
MNRL $11.54 $652
PLMR $70.09 $1,789
ETNB $27.26 $542
CNST $28.28 $1,345
AKUS $19.91 $685
DVA $111.30 $12,466
CIM $10.74 $2,510
GME $13.66 $953
BEAM $72.84 $4,222
ADPT $51.79 $7,083
IIPR $157.89 $3,501
ALTM $42.87 $696
CMO $5.97 $576
SYF $32.35 $18,886
HCI $52.61 $420
SSSS $12.43 $248
LMPX $25.24 $253
PAE $9.36 $862
CFG $35.81 $15,293
PSEC $5.43 $2,067
BRMK $10.39 $1,374
XRX $22.86 $4,535
ALLY $33.53 $12,535
ZION $42.72 $7,007
MTB $128.14 $16,439
SMMC $14.90 $466
HTHT $46.56 $30,127
ADS $74.94 $3,719
MUR $12.40 $1,905
PBI $5.68 $983
BK $40.79 $36,145
PDLI $2.45 $280
APLT $20.44 $460
GAN $15.91 $460
BIG $46.60 $1,829
VRS $11.82 $399
PRTY $5.42 $600
RVLV $24.35 $1,710
MRC $6.40 $526
VNO $39.68 $7,589
MBT $8.63 $8,742
GCO $32.93 $494
CODI $20.15 $1,308
GPRE $14.44 $515
NNI $70.10 $2,688
CMBM $25.09 $647
CPB $47.28 $14,291
PDM $16.41 $2,068
FLY $8.80 $268
HBI $14.17 $4,936
ACCD $55.83 $3,072
WBK $14.90 $53,720
AVT $31.88 $3,151
ANH $2.55 $253
SIG $27.43 $1,436
NBTB $32.27 $1,408
BPFH $7.81 $642
VEON $1.55 $2,768
MGM $29.94 $14,789
REYN $30.84 $6,467
ACI $14.86 $7,024
RCII $34.90 $1,891
AEG $3.80 $8,058
PUK $34.51 $44,949
OPY $30.52 $381
HZO $31.53 $696
VSTO $19.63 $1,143
HVT $26.11 $476
HLF $49.81 $6,556
KRG $15.16 $1,277
FTHM $27.41 $379
LEU $17.12 $206
NRG $33.81 $8,257
RH $467.83 $9,129
KAR $19.62 $2,536
CAMP $10.02 $351
WHR $185.04 $11,574
SAH $43.30 $1,821
CAI $34.20 $607
EAF $9.80 $2,618
INSW $18.24 $510
KOD $124.11 $6,200
CAL $13.19 $500
MGA $63.04 $18,868
RFP $6.23 $509
AVRO $12.82 $531
CAAS $6.90 $213
KMI $14.61 $33,074
DFS $83.19 $25,497
DHT $5.34 $912
SCSC $28.30 $718
M $11.67 $3,623
SKT $10.80 $1,009
BXS $27.65 $2,890
HSIC $71.15 $10,159
MD $22.92 $1,962
EBAY $49.50 $34,122
ERJ $6.95 $1,285
AMRK $29.98 $213
BRFS $4.40 $3,564
HMHC $3.28 $413
RAPT $22.96 $564
GE $11.39 $99,775
VRTV $20.28 $322
MATW $28.97 $921
AMBC $17.44 $799
KOP $27.99 $590
GNW $4.49 $2,270
LE $20.03 $653
SOHU $17.30 $679
AINV $11.24 $734
KW $17.19 $2,436
DNOW $6.19 $677
BKD $4.24 $778
ACM $49.19 $7,416
IAC $140.17 $11,962
PZZA $84.35 $2,780
DENN $13.25 $845
ACCO $8.47 $800
KODK $9.66 $745
BCS $7.80 $33,816
DHC $4.62 $1,101
MEG $28.79 $719
ESI $15.94 $3,941
KRA $28.94 $922
EPAC $24.26 $1,451
RAD $19.50 $1,077
CYH $8.37 $1,001
CF $39.06 $8,356
ANGO $15.12 $574
FOSL $13.08 $673
APRE $27.90 $591
AN $67.30 $5,913
GO $37.73 $3,552
HDS $55.87 $8,669
LCI $6.85 $286
DELL $71.53 $53,634
SCHW $50.55 $94,857
CAH $56.15 $16,476
UBS $14.44 $55,963
AR $4.39 $1,179
CNO $23.40 $3,252
TSHA $20.31 $767
JNPR $21.90 $7,221
MIC $32.57 $2,840
KBH $34.14 $3,091
VOYA $58.47 $7,383
KOS $1.97 $799
UNFI $16.11 $903
BPMP $10.75 $1,126
BSBR $8.25 $31,109
GEO $9.41 $1,142
CIT $38.87 $3,830
CSCO $44.69 $188,838
LPG $11.65 $593
BERY $53.97 $7,205
GDRX $37.89 $14,788
TCBI $56.77 $2,865
SATS $22.64 $2,222
OFG $17.87 $918
TYG $21.40 $285
DCT $39.36 $5,150
RESI $16.19 $951
CTXS $131.82 $16,230
SLG $62.04 $4,502
SF $75.69 $5,198
RF $15.87 $15,242
FSKR $18.15 $3,088
KR $31.21 $24,167
DDS $51.41 $1,131
CPA $84.29 $3,569
CEQP $18.73 $1,377
GSM $1.75 $296
JPM $121.05 $368,985
NMRK $7.56 $1,364
ISBC $10.38 $2,595
SNBR $81.54 $2,263
HIBB $46.41 $770
RS $120.08 $7,656
CPF $17.74 $500
BZH $15.12 $469
TEX $35.70 $2,474
NTCT $25.75 $1,895
AGO $31.93 $2,580
ERF $3.01 $667
DOW $54.66 $40,544
EBF $17.19 $449
FITB $27.73 $19,755
AMGN $229.85 $133,812
C $58.95 $122,732
FVRR $190.76 $6,699
WNC $18.81 $996
ABG $143.97 $2,777
WD $79.22 $2,474
ATGE $31.50 $1,641
BCEL $15.68 $470
TGP $12.16 $1,057
SSL $8.97 $5,849
TACO $9.24 $345
SWM $37.16 $1,164
RLGY $13.75 $1,588
LC $9.01 $705
IPOB $26.82 $1,388
ACRE $11.78 $394
GILD $60.82 $76,240
AXNX $45.80 $1,823
RYI $12.10 $461
HCC $19.07 $976
WU $22.28 $9,160
ITUB $5.97 $54,626
FCF $10.55 $1,014
CPRI $39.03 $5,880
AY $33.21 $3,374
OIS $5.11 $312
BLMN $17.89 $1,567
BHE $25.48 $929
AAL $17.16 $10,382
DLX $27.66 $1,159
ALSN $43.89 $4,945
CDK $50.54 $6,150
NGM $24.45 $1,688
MIK $12.39 $1,829
FUL $53.00 $2,742
WTM $990.89 $3,074
AER $41.85 $5,427
CMA $52.42 $7,291
FSP $4.79 $514
E $21.50 $38,583
KNOP $15.32 $510
PHM $42.08 $11,281
TEVA $10.65 $11,912
HPE $12.13 $15,604
ALK $50.36 $6,228
TPH $16.91 $2,145
ARW $94.95 $7,173
NTAP $60.78 $13,577
ITOS $30.20 $1,058
CIB $37.34 $8,931
BAC $28.80 $249,143
WBA $41.77 $36,085
TCP $32.23 $2,298
CVX $90.44 $174,101
AWI $80.54 $3,855
CIR $37.04 $741
IP $49.54 $19,474
HAIN $37.08 $3,732
MTH $86.28 $3,245
AMP $193.24 $22,798
SXC $5.38 $445
AEGN $19.37 $596
CUK $19.67 $24,022
NBR $68.18 $497
WTRE $34.66 $689
BPY $15.45 $14,410
DFIN $18.08 $603
HRB $16.38 $3,004
PTEN $5.18 $971
PFS $17.35 $1,363
IPG $23.70 $9,244
ARCH $41.59 $630
FNF $36.58 $10,743
NX $21.98 $721
MCK $178.68 $28,690
FDP $25.80 $1,222
NGL $2.67 $344
LKFN $52.81 $1,358
INGR $81.52 $5,461
GLT $17.25 $765
SLRC $17.60 $744
PDCO $32.20 $3,107
PQG $13.90 $1,895
AB $31.36 $3,016
TXG $144.32 $15,530
HRC $96.84 $6,470
ODP $27.00 $1,422
TG $23.08 $773
NAT $3.19 $480
LUV $45.76 $27,011
TAP $48.08 $10,439
AMCX $32.39 $1,336
BBVA $5.02 $33,526
KHC $34.22 $41,838
TRI $80.74 $40,152
SPH $15.22 $946
VC $127.07 $3,537
SCVL $38.41 $542
SUN $29.29 $2,434
PASG $27.72 $1,262
UVE $15.05 $472
LDL $30.32 $538
STAR $14.88 $1,225
TRN $25.06 $2,861
BUD $70.47 $119,312
ETJ $10.24 $654
K $62.00 $21,310
HNI $37.70 $1,610
VGR $12.33 $1,890
STT $72.76 $25,670
REVG $10.45 $663
KRNY $10.64 $952
TSE $43.75 $1,676
PBYI $10.56 $420
PII $94.93 $5,857
CCJ $11.56 $4,584
SPWR $20.82 $3,543
ATKR $43.00 $2,039
ESE $100.44 $2,615
EQC $26.50 $3,220
TEF $4.70 $24,863
BPYU $15.55 $608
CLS $8.21 $1,058
XPER $19.44 $2,055
VOD $17.87 $47,527
KLIC $32.44 $2,012
SNR $5.96 $495
RTLR $9.45 $1,435
AIG $39.94 $34,409
WDR $25.34 $1,584
MSGN $12.47 $711
STX $63.53 $16,323
ROCK $68.38 $2,224
BSIG $19.45 $1,554
T $31.46 $224,184
OCSL $5.57 $785
YUM $106.57 $32,149
AVNT $38.96 $3,564
WFC $29.05 $120,107
CFFN $12.48 $1,733
GES $19.24 $1,224
APOG $29.21 $771
BBY $104.76 $27,127
QCOM $156.02 $176,459
MFC $18.06 $35,045
CCD $27.75 $679
FL $42.99 $4,488
DKS $54.45 $4,879
LXP $10.69 $2,961
MHK $134.41 $9,570
BEN $23.98 $12,100
MAN $90.15 $5,187
KFRC $43.00 $944
CARS $11.79 $794
SKYW $43.85 $2,199
CMC $20.46 $2,457
CASH $34.39 $1,150
TBI $20.13 $714
VLO $58.80 $23,978
FFBC $17.37 $1,703
FRO $6.48 $1,305
JEF $23.73 $6,061
ETH $18.98 $476
IOSP $87.54 $2,152
KAMN $57.20 $1,583
CZZ $18.12 $4,048
CTRN $42.12 $427
CXP $14.44 $1,653
PSX $68.77 $30,039
WAFD $25.38 $1,924
TDS $19.08 $2,043
SFM $20.03 $2,363
NP $55.03 $925
BG $63.50 $8,868
LPX $38.55 $4,214
OC $75.25 $8,145
PLAY $25.63 $1,220
DB $11.23 $23,267
EMN $104.15 $14,109
SBNY $127.00 $6,803
HOG $39.77 $6,096
HURN $50.55 $1,156
NPK $91.44 $642
DBD $10.85 $843
COP $42.70 $45,602
GT $10.75 $2,506
KEY $16.05 $15,672
QEP $2.39 $579
WRE $23.26 $1,916
AUDC $26.42 $865
MUFG $4.27 $58,019
RGP $12.97 $421
WOR $53.03 $2,884
IBM $126.79 $112,977
CHL $28.99 $119,401
EQH $26.49 $11,780
NOV $14.44 $5,607
NHC $68.18 $1,047
VNOM $12.65 $858
ELP $13.45 $3,565
MGI $6.19 $449
ETRN $8.48 $3,667
B $49.68 $2,515
PLCE $45.16 $659
FRTA $18.02 $1,183
INT $30.73 $1,951
PERI $11.04 $298
BPOP $52.43 $4,417
NGVC $13.80 $311
NUS $51.74 $2,640
MLI $34.00 $1,941
TILE $9.09 $533
PNC $143.28 $60,708
EIGI $9.45 $1,339
BHP $62.99 $147,345
URI $246.75 $17,800
NWL $20.75 $8,804
MET $47.64 $42,874
ABBV $108.67 $191,854
THR $15.94 $529
WW $30.18 $2,055
USB $45.85 $69,070
GATX $85.92 $3,007
CAR $39.33 $2,741
GPK $16.36 $4,430
KSS $39.67 $6,254
RBC $119.28 $4,842
OMI $28.58 $2,101
TFSL $17.54 $4,915
CLR $18.33 $6,695
EC $12.89 $26,342
GS $242.82 $83,547
HFC $27.15 $4,399
VRTS $213.12 $1,623
ANF $21.53 $1,343
BC $74.53 $5,839
IMO $19.33 $14,190
JCI $45.79 $33,148
NWG $4.47 $27,176
BKU $32.43 $2,996
CAJ $19.06 $25,382
RIO $72.39 $121,151
AXS $52.19 $4,401
LMT $361.35 $101,100
MAS $54.05 $14,144
TIGO $39.21 $3,969
ECHO $29.75 $792
SPTN $18.37 $659
MO $42.98 $79,875
CMI $224.19 $33,182
HUBB $161.62 $8,766
SXT $74.24 $3,145
NOAH $36.98 $2,278
NET $77.31 $23,757
SPR $38.57 $4,074
CLGX $77.68 $6,042
JBGS $31.77 $4,208
RGS $9.57 $341
FBM $19.22 $830
FHB $23.18 $3,032
SMFG $5.86 $40,608
CCK $97.10 $13,085
NEU $392.33 $4,285
OMP $13.39 $453
WRK $44.89 $11,791
BBL $51.48 $147,345
STZ $209.38 $40,356
WEN $22.51 $5,045
GDYN $11.80 $600
TRV $134.91 $34,174
GPS $21.81 $8,158
PM $84.61 $131,764
SBH $11.97 $1,350
NTUS $21.07 $714
ADT $8.63 $7,041
ATRO $12.20 $377
ALX $279.61 $1,428
HWKN $53.92 $575
COF $94.92 $43,416
HII $173.44 $7,023
KALU $94.40 $1,493
SGMS $40.44 $3,849
AAPL $121.78 $2,070,480
TRST $6.38 $615
WWW $31.76 $2,607
LASR $34.02 $1,339
NRIX $41.24 $1,602
BRX $16.24 $4,815
PHAT $46.90 $1,358
FBHS $84.52 $11,742
CATY $30.01 $2,391
NVS $91.61 $225,588
RES $3.61 $776
ALL $105.19 $31,985
CHDN $196.42 $7,750
GLOG $3.37 $321
FLO $22.59 $4,780
IDCC $61.60 $1,898
NTB $31.20 $1,563
TPX $24.70 $5,097
CNK $15.15 $1,790
CAG $35.71 $17,445
STWD $18.97 $5,401
ILPT $22.84 $1,491
TOT $44.72 $118,453
UI $253.12 $15,893
GLW $37.66 $28,773
ORAN $12.33 $32,914
CPS $38.94 $658
TGT $174.07 $87,170
SJM $118.06 $13,470
NXPI $157.32 $44,010
WSM $108.20 $8,287
PENN $74.67 $11,598
RDN $20.00 $3,831
KRO $14.78 $1,708
FHI $29.66 $2,947
VERX $25.42 $3,714
THRM $62.32 $2,037
GIS $59.33 $36,270
NLOK $19.49 $11,536
BIIB $244.75 $37,663
EIG $32.42 $941
JOE $34.56 $2,035
ABC $101.11 $20,652
MCY $45.99 $2,546
IMAX $15.21 $895
PRTA $11.47 $458
BNL $18.65 $2,700
CATM $34.11 $1,517
PLOW $43.02 $983
FTI $9.78 $4,395
RHI $64.61 $7,364
HPQ $23.19 $31,851
PAG $58.83 $4,726
CDW $131.95 $18,867
JACK $90.27 $2,051
ASTE $63.33 $1,432
TMP $68.72 $1,026
MCD $208.69 $155,497
GD $154.14 $44,234
NTRS $93.22 $19,401
FFIC $16.00 $452
SWK $178.29 $28,566
TER $114.02 $18,934
THG $116.06 $4,324
HD $265.58 $285,924
UEIC $55.09 $757
BNS $53.36 $64,630
HESM $19.75 $5,618
RPAI $9.00 $1,928
NVO $70.25 $127,317
RY $82.90 $117,957
DCOM $15.67 $518
DIN $68.42 $1,123
ROK $251.28 $29,193
GNTX $33.62 $8,239
GWW $411.22 $22,069
PK $18.15 $4,276
THO $94.13 $5,212
SLGN $35.40 $3,915
TCPC $12.30 $711
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