Bowlin Travel CentersBWTL 68 Shareholder Yield % is 5.10% as of Jan. 2026, which is 27% above its 10-year median of 4.03. GuruFocus rates BWTL with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of $6.10 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,089 Retail - Cyclical companies, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks better than 68.41% 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, Bowlin Travel Centers's Shareholder Yield % was 5.10%.
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.
Bowlin Travel Centers Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Bowlin Travel Centers Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Bowlin Travel Centers'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.
BWTL vs CGTL, JBDI, RECT: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Bowlin Travel Centers'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.
Bowlin Travel Centers Shareholder Yield % vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bowlin Travel Centers's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bowlin Travel Centers'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.
Bowlin Travel Centers (BWTL) has a Shareholder Yield % of 5.10% as of Jan. 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 Bowlin Travel Centers and its competitors. This is 27% above median its historical median of 4.03. Over the past decade, Bowlin Travel Centers' Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 3.67 to 5.10. According to the industry distribution chart, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks #344 out of 1089 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 31.6%.
Is Bowlin Travel Centers' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Bowlin Travel Centers' current Shareholder Yield % of 5.10% is 27% above median its 10-year median of 4.03. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.67 to a high of 5.10. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Shareholder Yield % is 1.14. Bowlin Travel Centers' value of 5.10% is 347.4% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks #344 out of 1089 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Bowlin Travel Centers has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bowlin Travel Centers' Shareholder Yield % compare to CGTL and JBDI?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks #344 out of 1089 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Bowlin Travel Centers in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 1.14. Bowlin Travel Centers' value of 5.10% is 347.4% above this benchmark. Historically, Bowlin Travel Centers' own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 3.67 to 5.10 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.03 vs. the industry median of 1.14, Bowlin Travel Centers 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Retail - Cyclical companies is 1.14, based on 1,089 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. Bowlin Travel Centers's current Shareholder Yield % of 5.10% is 347.4% 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 Bowlin Travel Centers and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 1.14 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Bowlin Travel Centers's current Shareholder Yield % is 5.10%, which is 27% above median its own 10-year median of 4.03. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bowlin Travel Centers stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bowlin Travel Centers (BWTL) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.10, compared to a current price of $3.39 — trading 44.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 5.10%, which is 27% above median its 10-year median of 4.03 and 347.4% above the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 1.14. Bowlin Travel Centers' overall GF Score™ is 68/100 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 Bowlin Travel Centers (BWTL), the current Shareholder Yield % is 5.10% as of Jan. 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 Bowlin Travel Centers (BWTL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bowlin Travel Centers stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $3.39 is trading 44.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $6.10.
GuruFocus considers Bowlin Travel Centers to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for BWTL:
Shareholder Yield %: 5.10% (27% above median its 10-year median of 4.03)
GF Value™: $6.10 vs. price of $3.39 (44.4% below fair value)
Industry Position: 347.4% above the Retail - Cyclical median (#344 of 1089)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BWTL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Bowlin Travel Centers Inc is engaged in the operation of ten travel centers and five restaurants located along well-traveled interstate highways in New Mexico and Arizona where there are generally few gas stations, convenience stores or restaurants. Few of the company's travel centers offer fuel, and the company operated five full-service restaurants under the Dairy Queen/Brazier or Dairy Queen trade names. The company's travel centers offer a variety of Southwestern merchandise to the traveling public in the Southwestern United States, New Mexico. It also sells convenience store food such as chips, nuts, cookies, prepackaged sandwiches, and drinks.
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