Union Star MetalsASX:USM -10.00% Shareholder Yield % is -45.40% as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,154 Metals & Mining companies, Union Star Metals ranks worse than 90.25% 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, Union Star Metals's Shareholder Yield % was -45.40%.
Union Star Metals (ASX:USM) Shareholder Yield % Explanation
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.
Union Star Metals Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Union Star Metals Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Union Star Metals's Shareholder 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.
ASX:USM vs NEM, AU: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Gold subindustry, Union Star Metals'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.
Union Star Metals Shareholder Yield % vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Union Star Metals's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Union Star Metals'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.
Union Star Metals (ASX:USM) has a Shareholder Yield % of -45.40% as of Dec. 2025. 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 Union Star Metals and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Union Star Metals ranks #1944 out of 2154 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 90.3%.
Is Union Star Metals' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Union Star Metals' current Shareholder Yield % is -45.40%. Based on the distribution chart, Union Star Metals ranks #1944 out of 2154 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Union Star Metals' Shareholder Yield % compare to NEM and AU?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Union Star Metals ranks #1944 out of 2154 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Union Star Metals 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 Shareholder Yield % for a Metals & Mining company?
A good Shareholder Yield % depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, Shareholder 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 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 Union Star Metals and its competitors. Union Star Metals's current Shareholder Yield % is -45.40%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Union Star Metals stock overvalued right now?
Union Star Metals (ASX:USM) has a current Shareholder Yield % of -45.40%. The current Shareholder Yield % is -45.40%. 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 Union Star Metals (ASX:USM), the current Shareholder Yield % is -45.40% as of Dec. 2025. 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.
Union Star Metals Ltd is a mineral exploration company. It is a U.S precious metals focus strategic emphasis on gold and gold-silver exploration in Tier-1 jurisdictions: Nevada and Idaho. The Cobb Creek Project is positioned as the cornerstone asset, with historical gold resources and exploration upside. Its portfolio is streamlined through the divestment of non-core Australian assets. It defined pathway toward target generation and drilling at Cobb Creek.
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