Sunbelt Rentals HoldingsASHGY +1.17%49 Shareholder Yield % is 5.29% as of Apr. 2026, which is 4% above its 10-year median of 5.11. GuruFocus rates ASHGY with a GF Score™ of 49/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,041 Business Services companies, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings ranks better than 69.64% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings's Shareholder Yield % was 5.29%.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
* 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.
ASHGY vs AER, UHAL, R: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder 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.
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Shareholder Yield % vs Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sunbelt Rentals Holdings's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* 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.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (ASHGY) has a Shareholder Yield % of 5.29% as of Apr. 2026. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Sunbelt Rentals Holdings and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 5.11. Over the past decade, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings' Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 5.11 to 5.29. According to the industry distribution chart, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings ranks #316 out of 1041 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 30.4%.
Is Sunbelt Rentals Holdings' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings' current Shareholder Yield % of 5.29% is near median its 10-year median of 5.11. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.11 to a high of 5.29. The Business Services industry median Shareholder Yield % is 1.55. Sunbelt Rentals Holdings' value of 5.29% is 241.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings ranks #316 out of 1041 companies in the Business Services industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings has a GF Score™ of 49/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sunbelt Rentals Holdings' Shareholder Yield % compare to AER and UHAL?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings ranks #316 out of 1041 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Sunbelt Rentals Holdings in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 1.55. Sunbelt Rentals Holdings' value of 5.29% is 241.3% above this benchmark. Historically, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings' own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 5.11 to 5.29 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.11 vs. the industry median of 1.55, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for a Business Services company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Business Services companies is 1.55, based on 1,041 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Sunbelt Rentals Holdings's current Shareholder Yield % of 5.29% is 241.3% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Sunbelt Rentals Holdings and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 1.55 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sunbelt Rentals Holdings's current Shareholder Yield % is 5.29%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 5.11. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sunbelt Rentals Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (ASHGY) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 5.29%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 5.29%, which is near median its 10-year median of 5.11 and 241.3% above the Business Services industry median of 1.55. Sunbelt Rentals Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 49/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (ASHGY), the current Shareholder Yield % is 5.29% as of Apr. 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.
Sunbelt Rentals (formerly UK-based Ashtead Group) is the number two equipment rental company in the US (11% market share), with a smaller presence in Canada and the UK. Sunbelt operates a rental fleet of just over $15 billion across a network of 1,200 stores in the US, nearly CAD 2 billion of fleet and 135 stores in Canada, and GBP 1.1 billion and 190 stores in the UK. The company has experienced rapid growth over the past decade as its customers increasingly turn to rental versus owning equipment outright. The general tool business has been augmented by the Specialty Rental business, which has grown to 30% of the mix. Revenue is now greater than 50% nonconstruction, with the remainder focused more directly on commercial construction.
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