What is Alexion Pharmaceuticals Total Payout Yield %?
Total Payout Yield % is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchases of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. It is a measure of shareholder return.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Total Payout Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals Total Payout Yield % Chart
Competitive Comparison of Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield %
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield % falls into.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Total Payout Yield % Calculation
Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Total Payout Yield % Explanation
Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals (Alexion Pharmaceuticals) Business Description
Alexion Pharmaceuticals specializes in developing and marketing drugs for rare, life-threatening medical conditions. Its blockbuster product, Soliris, is approved for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Next-generation Ultomiris is approved in PNH and aHUS. Strensiq and Kanuma target ultrarare metabolic diseases. Alexion's pipeline targets rare diseases with high unmet need in hematology, nephrology, metabolic diseases, neurology, cardiology, and other areas.
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