CiplaCPLFY 94 Shareholder Yield % is 0.82% as of Mar. 2026, which is 12% below its 10-year median of 0.93. GuruFocus rates CPLFY with a GF Score™ of 94/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 969 Drug Manufacturers companies, Cipla ranks better than 54.59% 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, Cipla's Shareholder Yield % was 0.82%.
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.
Cipla Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Cipla Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Cipla'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.
CPLFY vs ZTS, UTHR: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Cipla'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.
Cipla Shareholder Yield % vs Drug Manufacturers Industry
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Cipla's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cipla'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.
Cipla (CPLFY) has a Shareholder Yield % of 0.82% 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 Cipla and its competitors. This is 12% below median its historical median of 0.93. According to the industry distribution chart, Cipla ranks #440 out of 969 companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry, placing it in the top 45.4%.
Is Cipla's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Cipla's current Shareholder Yield % of 0.82% is 12% below median its 10-year median of 0.93. The Drug Manufacturers industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.34. Cipla's value of 0.82% is 141.2% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Cipla ranks #440 out of 969 companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Cipla has a GF Score™ of 94/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cipla's Shareholder Yield % compare to ZTS and UTHR?
According to the Drug Manufacturers industry distribution chart, Cipla ranks #440 out of 969 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Cipla in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.34. Cipla's value of 0.82% is 141.2% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.93 vs. the industry median of 0.34, Cipla 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 Drug Manufacturers company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Drug Manufacturers companies is 0.34, based on 969 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. Cipla's current Shareholder Yield % of 0.82% is 141.2% 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 Cipla and its competitors. For the Drug Manufacturers industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.34 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Cipla's current Shareholder Yield % is 0.82%, which is 12% below median its own 10-year median of 0.93. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cipla stock overvalued right now?
Cipla (CPLFY) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 0.82%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 0.82%, which is 12% below median its 10-year median of 0.93 and 141.2% above the Drug Manufacturers industry median of 0.34. Cipla's overall GF Score™ is 94/100 with 5 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 Cipla (CPLFY), the current Shareholder Yield % is 0.82% 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.
Cipla Ltd is a drug manufacturing company that focuses on a variety of pharmaceutical products. The company's product portfolio spans complex generics as well as drugs in the respiratory, anti-retroviral, urology, cardiology, anti-infective, CNS, and various other key therapeutic segments. The bulk of its sales are generated in India, although it maintains a large world-wide presence. Cipla's growth plan focuses on new product launches. It has two segments Pharmaceuticals and new ventures. It derives maximum revenue from Pharmaceuticals Segment.
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