DRDGoldDRD +0.23%85 Shareholder Yield % is 2.56% as of Jun. 2025, which is 43% below its 10-year median of 4.50. GuruFocus rates DRD with a GF Score™ of 85/100 and a GF Value™ of $21.78 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 2,155 Metals & Mining companies, DRDGold ranks better than 90.16% 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, DRDGold's Shareholder Yield % was 2.56%.
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.
DRDGold Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
DRDGold Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for DRDGold'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.
DRD vs NEM, AU, CDE: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Gold subindustry, DRDGold'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.
DRDGold Shareholder Yield % vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, DRDGold's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where DRDGold'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.
DRDGold (DRD) has a Shareholder Yield % of 2.56% as of Jun. 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 DRDGold and its competitors. This is 43% below median its historical median of 4.50. According to the industry distribution chart, DRDGold ranks #212 out of 2155 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 9.8%.
Is DRDGold's Shareholder Yield % too high?
DRDGold's current Shareholder Yield % of 2.56% is 43% below median its 10-year median of 4.50. Based on the distribution chart, DRDGold ranks #212 out of 2155 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, DRDGold has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does DRDGold's Shareholder Yield % compare to NEM and AU?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, DRDGold ranks #212 out of 2155 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places DRDGold in the top 10% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Shareholder Yield % depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. 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 DRDGold and its competitors. DRDGold's current Shareholder Yield % is 2.56%, which is 43% below median its own 10-year median of 4.50. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is DRDGold stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DRDGold (DRD) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $21.78, compared to a current price of $21.36 — trading 1.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 2.56%, which is 43% below median its 10-year median of 4.50. DRDGold's overall GF Score™ is 85/100 with 1 warning sign 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 DRDGold (DRD), the current Shareholder Yield % is 2.56% as of Jun. 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 DRDGold (DRD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DRDGold stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $21.36 is trading 1.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $21.78.
GuruFocus considers DRDGold to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for DRD:
Shareholder Yield %: 2.56% (43% below median its 10-year median of 4.50)
GF Value™: $21.78 vs. price of $21.36 (1.9% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DRD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
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DRDGold Ltd is a South African gold mining company engaged in surface gold tailings retreatment including exploration, extraction, processing, and smelting. Its reportable operating segments are; Ergo, FWGR, and Corporate office and other reconciling items. The Ergo is a surface gold retreatment operation that treats old slime dams and sand dumps to the south of Johannesburg's central business district as well as the East and Central Rand goldfields, and the FWGR which is a surface gold retreatment operation and treats old slime dams in the West Rand goldfields. The Ergo segment derives a vast majority of the company's revenue.
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