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Donegal Investment GroupDUB:DQ7A -13.79% Shareholder Yield % is 18.52% as of Aug. 2025, which is 8% above its 10-year median of 17.10. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,923 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Donegal Investment Group ranks better than 93.6% 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, Donegal Investment Group's Shareholder Yield % was 18.52%.
Donegal Investment Group (DUB:DQ7A) 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.
Donegal Investment Group Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Donegal Investment Group Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
* 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.
Donegal Investment Group Shareholder Yield % Chart
DUB:DQ7A vs ADM, BG, TSN: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Farm Products subindustry, Donegal Investment 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.
Donegal Investment Group Shareholder Yield % vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Donegal Investment Group's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Donegal Investment 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.
Donegal Investment Group (DUB:DQ7A) has a Shareholder Yield % of 18.52% as of Aug. 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 Donegal Investment Group and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 17.10. According to the industry distribution chart, Donegal Investment Group ranks #123 out of 1923 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 6.4%.
Is Donegal Investment Group's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Donegal Investment Group's current Shareholder Yield % of 18.52% is near median its 10-year median of 17.10. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.91. Donegal Investment Group's value of 18.52% is 1935.2% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Donegal Investment Group ranks #123 out of 1923 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers.
How does Donegal Investment Group's Shareholder Yield % compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Donegal Investment Group ranks #123 out of 1923 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Donegal Investment Group in the top 6% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.91. Donegal Investment Group's value of 18.52% is 1935.2% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 17.10 vs. the industry median of 0.91, Donegal Investment 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 0.91, based on 1,923 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. Donegal Investment Group's current Shareholder Yield % of 18.52% is 1935.2% 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 Donegal Investment Group and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.91 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Donegal Investment Group's current Shareholder Yield % is 18.52%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 17.10. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Donegal Investment Group stock overvalued right now?
Donegal Investment Group (DUB:DQ7A) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 18.52%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 18.52%, which is near median its 10-year median of 17.10 and 1935.2% above the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 0.91. 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 Donegal Investment Group (DUB:DQ7A), the current Shareholder Yield % is 18.52% as of Aug. 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.
Donegal Investment Group PLC is engaged in the development, purchase, and sale of seed potatoes and the rental and sale of property assets. Its only segment is Produce. The group operates in three geographical segments: Ireland; Europe and the Rest of the World; generating a vast majority of its revenue within Ireland.
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