Forgent (LSE:FORG) Buyback Yield %: -49.94 (As of Jul. 02, 2026)


What is Forgent Buyback Yield %?

Forgent LSE:FORG +21.43% Buyback Yield % is -49.94 as of Jul. 02, 2026. The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 778 Industrial Products companies, Forgent ranks worse than 96.79% on this metric.

Buyback yield is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. It is a measure of shareholder return.

Forgent's current buyback yield was -49.94%.

Forgent Buyback Yield % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Forgent's Buyback 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.

Forgent Buyback Yield % Chart

Forgent Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Buyback Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -15.86 -15.15 -64.12 -95.12 -323.22

Forgent Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Buyback Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -64.12 -25.41 -95.12 -66.72 -323.22

LSE:FORG vs GEV, ETN, PH: Buyback Yield % Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Forgent's Buyback Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Buyback 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.

Forgent Buyback Yield % vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Forgent's Buyback Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forgent's Buyback Yield % falls into.


Forgent Buyback Yield % Calculation

Buyback yield is a measure of shareholder return.

Forgent's Buyback Yield for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Buyback Yield=Net Issuance of Stock / Market Cap
=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock) / Market Cap
=- (0 + 1.801) / 0.5572086
=-323.22%

Forgent's annualized Buyback Yield for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Buyback Yield=Net Issuance of Stock(TTM) / Market Cap
=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock) (TTM)** / Market Cap
=- (0 + 1.801) / 0.5572086
=-323.22%

* 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.

** If the quarter corresponds to the year-end period, we will use the annual Repurchase of Stock and Issuance of Stock data .

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What does a Buyback Yield % of -49.94 mean?
Forgent (LSE:FORG) has a Buyback Yield % of -49.94 as of Jul. 02, 2026. Share buyback yield equals the net issuance of stock divided by market cap. View historical data on Forgent and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Forgent ranks #753 out of 778 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 96.8%.
Is Forgent's Buyback Yield % too high?
Forgent's current Buyback Yield % is -49.94. Based on the distribution chart, Forgent ranks #753 out of 778 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Forgent's Buyback Yield % compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Forgent ranks #753 out of 778 companies for Buyback Yield %. This places Forgent in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Buyback Yield % for an Industrial Products company?
A good Buyback Yield % depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Buyback Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Buyback Yield % mean?
A high Buyback Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Share buyback yield equals the net issuance of stock divided by market cap. View historical data on Forgent and its competitors. Forgent's current Buyback Yield % is -49.94. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Forgent stock overvalued right now?
Forgent (LSE:FORG) has a current Buyback Yield % of -49.94. The current Buyback Yield % is -49.94. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Buyback Yield % calculated?
Buyback Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Forgent (LSE:FORG), the current Buyback Yield % is -49.94 as of Jul. 02, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Forgent Business Description

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Address NSC Campus, Loughmahon Technology Park, Cork, IRL, T12 XY2N
Forgent PLC, formerly EQTEC PLC is a developer of clean energy infrastructure focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and wastes through gasification technologies. The company provides solutions to manage rising levels of waste and meet the growing demand for clean energy the group design and supplies state of the art gasification solutions and have a higher efficiency product offering that is modular and scalable from 1MW to 30MW and the solutions produce synthesis gas (syngas), that can be used for the widest applications in the generation of clean energy, hydrogen, and biofuels, enabling the Net Zero Future through exceptional solutions for hydrogen, biofuels, SNG, and other energy production.