Coles GroupCLEGF 63 Shareholder Yield % is 2.81% as of Dec. 2025, which is 7% below its 10-year median of 3.02. GuruFocus rates CLEGF with a GF Score™ of 63/100 and a GF Value™ of $12.79 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 301 Retail - Defensive companies, Coles Group ranks better than 64.12% 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, Coles Group's Shareholder Yield % was 2.81%.
Coles Group (OTCPK:CLEGF) 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.
Coles Group Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Coles Group Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Coles Group's Shareholder Yield % can be seen below:
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CLEGF vs KR, SFM, ACI: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Coles Group'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.
Coles Group Shareholder Yield % vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Coles Group's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Coles Group'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.
Coles Group (CLEGF) has a Shareholder Yield % of 2.81% 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 Coles Group and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 3.02. According to the industry distribution chart, Coles Group ranks #108 out of 301 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 35.9%.
Is Coles Group's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Coles Group's current Shareholder Yield % of 2.81% is near median its 10-year median of 3.02. The Retail - Defensive industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.96. Coles Group's value of 2.81% is 192.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Coles Group ranks #108 out of 301 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Coles Group has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Coles Group's Shareholder Yield % compare to KR and SFM?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Coles Group ranks #108 out of 301 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Coles Group in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.96. Coles Group's value of 2.81% is 192.7% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 3.02 vs. the industry median of 0.96, Coles Group 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 - Defensive company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Retail - Defensive companies is 0.96, based on 301 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. Coles Group's current Shareholder Yield % of 2.81% is 192.7% 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 Coles Group and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.96 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Coles Group's current Shareholder Yield % is 2.81%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 3.02. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Coles Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coles Group (CLEGF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $12.79, compared to a current price of $15.55 — trading 21.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 2.81%, which is near median its 10-year median of 3.02 and 192.7% above the Retail - Defensive industry median of 0.96. Coles Group's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 with 8 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 Coles Group (CLEGF), the current Shareholder Yield % is 2.81% 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.
Is Coles Group (CLEGF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coles Group stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $15.55 is trading 21.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $12.79.
GuruFocus considers Coles Group to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for CLEGF:
Shareholder Yield %: 2.81% (near median its 10-year median of 3.02)
GF Value™: $12.79 vs. price of $15.55 (21.5% above fair value)
Industry Position: 192.7% above the Retail - Defensive median (#108 of 301)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CLEGF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Coles is one of Australia's largest retailers, operating the second-largest supermarket chain behind market leader Woolworths, and the country's second-largest liquor chain. The group has an extensive store network of over 1,800 stores and roughly 80% of Australians live within a 10-minute drive from a Coles store. The retailer employs some 120,000 people, who process some 20 million individual customer transactions a week. This compares with Woolworths processing about 30 million customer transactions per week from Australia's population of 27 million.
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