AstronicsATRO +1.91%56 Shareholder Yield % is -3.20% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates ATRO with a GF Score™ of 56/100 and a GF Value™ of $19.45 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 342 Aerospace & Defense companies, Astronics ranks worse than 74.27% 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, Astronics's Shareholder Yield % was -3.20%.
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.
Astronics Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Astronics Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Astronics'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.
ATRO vs HAWK, VOYG, VVX: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Astronics'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.
Astronics Shareholder Yield % vs Aerospace & Defense Industry
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Astronics's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Astronics'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.
Astronics (ATRO) has a Shareholder Yield % of -3.20% as of Mar. 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 Astronics and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Astronics ranks #254 out of 342 companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry, placing it in the top 74.3%.
Is Astronics' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Astronics' current Shareholder Yield % is -3.20%. Based on the distribution chart, Astronics ranks #254 out of 342 companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Astronics has a GF Score™ of 56/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Astronics' Shareholder Yield % compare to HAWK and VOYG?
According to the Aerospace & Defense industry distribution chart, Astronics ranks #254 out of 342 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Astronics in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.01. 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 an Aerospace & Defense company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Aerospace & Defense companies is 0.01, based on 342 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. 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 Astronics and its competitors. For the Aerospace & Defense industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.01 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Astronics's current Shareholder Yield % is -3.20%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Astronics stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Astronics (ATRO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $19.45, compared to a current price of $86.48 — trading 344.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is -3.20%. Astronics' overall GF Score™ is 56/100 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 Astronics (ATRO), the current Shareholder Yield % is -3.20% as of Mar. 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.
Is Astronics (ATRO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Astronics stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $86.48 is trading 344.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of $19.45.
GuruFocus considers Astronics to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ATRO:
Shareholder Yield %: -3.20%
GF Value™: $19.45 vs. price of $86.48 (344.6% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ATRO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Astronics Corporation is a provider of technologies to the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries, offering high-performance electrical power generation and distribution systems, motion systems, lighting and safety systems, avionics products, systems certification, aircraft structures, and automated test systems. The company operates through two reportable segments, Aerospace and Test Systems. The Aerospace segment designs and manufactures products for the aerospace and defense industry and generates the majority of revenue, while the Test Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, and maintains automated test systems for the aerospace and defense, communications, and mass transit industries. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the United States.
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