Butterfly NetworkBFLYW 60 Shareholder Yield % is 0.11% as of Mar. 2026, which is 71% below its 10-year median of 0.38. GuruFocus rates BFLYW with a GF Score™ of 60/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 819 Medical Devices & Instruments companies, Butterfly Network ranks worse than 50.67% 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, Butterfly Network's Shareholder Yield % was 0.11%.
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.
Butterfly Network Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Butterfly Network Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Butterfly Network'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.
BFLYW vs TMDX, AXGN, NEOG: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Medical Devices subindustry, Butterfly Network'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.
Butterfly Network Shareholder Yield % vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Butterfly Network's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Butterfly Network'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.
Butterfly Network (BFLYW) has a Shareholder Yield % of 0.11% 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 Butterfly Network and its competitors. This is 71% below median its historical median of 0.38. According to the industry distribution chart, Butterfly Network ranks #415 out of 819 companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, placing it in the top 50.7%.
Is Butterfly Network's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Butterfly Network's current Shareholder Yield % of 0.11% is 71% below median its 10-year median of 0.38. The Medical Devices & Instruments industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.17. Butterfly Network's value of 0.11% is 35.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Butterfly Network ranks #415 out of 819 companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Butterfly Network has a GF Score™ of 60/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Butterfly Network's Shareholder Yield % compare to TMDX and AXGN?
According to the Medical Devices & Instruments industry distribution chart, Butterfly Network ranks #415 out of 819 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Butterfly Network in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.17. Butterfly Network's value of 0.11% is 35.3% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.38 vs. the industry median of 0.17, Butterfly Network has consistently been below 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 Medical Devices & Instruments company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Medical Devices & Instruments companies is 0.17, based on 819 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. Butterfly Network's current Shareholder Yield % of 0.11% is 35.3% below 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 Butterfly Network and its competitors. For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.17 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Butterfly Network's current Shareholder Yield % is 0.11%, which is 71% below median its own 10-year median of 0.38. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Butterfly Network stock overvalued right now?
Butterfly Network (BFLYW) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 0.11%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 0.11%, which is 71% below median its 10-year median of 0.38 and 35.3% below the Medical Devices & Instruments industry median of 0.17. Butterfly Network's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 with 6 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 Butterfly Network (BFLYW), the current Shareholder Yield % is 0.11% 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.
Butterfly Network Inc is a digital health business transforming care with handheld, whole-body ultrasound. Powered by its proprietary Ultrasound-on-Chip technology, its solution enables the acquisition of imaging information from an affordable, powerful device that fits in a healthcare professional's pocket with a combination of cloud-connected software and hardware technology that is easily accessed through a mobile application. Butterfly iQ+ is an ultrasound device that can perform whole-body imaging in a single handheld probe using semiconductor technology. The company operates in one reportable segment, which includes all activities related to the development, manufacture, and sale of the Company's products, software, and other services.
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