LUNA (Luna Innovations) Buyback Yield %: 0.00 (As of Aug. 18, 2026)

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LUNA Luna Innovations Inc LUNA
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What is Luna Innovations Buyback Yield %?

Luna Innovations LUNA +1.54% 16 Buyback Yield % is 0.00 as of Aug. 18, 2026. GuruFocus rates LUNA with a GF Score™ of 16/100.

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

Luna Innovations's current buyback yield was 0.00%.

Luna Innovations Buyback Yield % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Luna Innovations'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.

Luna Innovations Buyback Yield % Chart

Luna Innovations Annual Data
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Buyback Yield %
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Luna Innovations Quarterly Data
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LUNA vs ODYS, WRAP, SOTK: Buyback Yield % Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Luna Innovations'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.

Luna Innovations Buyback Yield % vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Luna Innovations's Buyback Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Luna Innovations Buyback Yield % Calculation

Buyback yield is a measure of shareholder return.

Luna Innovations's Buyback Yield for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Buyback Yield=Net Issuance of Stock / Market Cap
=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock) / Market Cap
=- (-0.359 + 0) / 290.99295
=0.12%

Luna Innovations's annualized Buyback Yield for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Buyback Yield=Net Issuance of Stock(TTM) / Market Cap
=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock) (TTM)** / Market Cap
=- (-0.501 + 0) / 198.90598
=0.25%

* 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 .

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Buyback Yield % →
What does a Buyback Yield % of 0.00 mean?
Luna Innovations (LUNA) has a Buyback Yield % of 0.00 as of Aug. 18, 2026. Share buyback yield equals the net issuance of stock divided by market cap. View historical data on Luna Innovations and its competitors.
Is Luna Innovations' Buyback Yield % too high?
Luna Innovations' current Buyback Yield % is 0.00. Overall, Luna Innovations has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Luna Innovations' Buyback Yield % compare to ODYS and WRAP?
Luna Innovations' Buyback Yield % of 0.00 can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 a Hardware company?
A good Buyback Yield % depends on the Hardware 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 Luna Innovations and its competitors. Luna Innovations's current Buyback Yield % is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Luna Innovations stock overvalued right now?
Luna Innovations (LUNA) has a current Buyback Yield % of 0.00. The current Buyback Yield % is 0.00. Luna Innovations' overall GF Score™ is 16/100. 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 Luna Innovations (LUNA), the current Buyback Yield % is 0.00 as of Aug. 18, 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.

Luna Innovations Business Description

Address 301 1st Street South West, Suite 200, Roanoke, VA, USA, 24011
Luna Innovations Inc is engaged in optical technology, providing high-performance fiber optic test, measurement, and control products for the telecommunications, and photonics industries, and distributed fiber optic sensing solutions that measure and monitor materials and structures for applications in aerospace, automotive, oil, and gas, security, and infrastructure. Its Lightwave segment develops, manufactures, and markets optical measurements technologies like Sensing including short, medium, and long-range distributed fiber optic sensing solutions and Terahertz measurement products, and Communications test and photonic control including test equipment for communications devices and networks and specialty laser and photonic components. It derives a majority of its revenue from the U.S.
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