Woolworths HoldingsFRA:WN3 74 Shareholder Yield % is 4.03% as of Dec. 2025, which is 15% below its 10-year median of 4.75. GuruFocus rates FRA:WN3 with a GF Score™ of 74/100 and a GF Value™ of €3.80. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,089 Retail - Cyclical companies, Woolworths Holdings ranks better than 63.73% 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, Woolworths Holdings's Shareholder Yield % was 4.03%.
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.
Woolworths Holdings Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Woolworths Holdings Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Woolworths Holdings'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.
For the Department Stores subindustry, Woolworths Holdings'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.
Woolworths Holdings Shareholder Yield % vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Woolworths Holdings's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Woolworths Holdings'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.
Woolworths Holdings (FRA:WN3) has a Shareholder Yield % of 4.03% 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 Woolworths Holdings and its competitors. This is 15% below median its historical median of 4.75. According to the industry distribution chart, Woolworths Holdings ranks #395 out of 1089 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 36.3%.
Is Woolworths Holdings' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Woolworths Holdings' current Shareholder Yield % of 4.03% is 15% below median its 10-year median of 4.75. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Shareholder Yield % is 1.14. Woolworths Holdings' value of 4.03% is 253.5% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Woolworths Holdings ranks #395 out of 1089 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Woolworths Holdings has a GF Score™ of 74/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Woolworths Holdings' Shareholder Yield % compare to DDS and M?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Woolworths Holdings ranks #395 out of 1089 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Woolworths Holdings in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 1.14. Woolworths Holdings' value of 4.03% is 253.5% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 4.75 vs. the industry median of 1.14, Woolworths Holdings 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. Woolworths Holdings's current Shareholder Yield % of 4.03% is 253.5% 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 Woolworths Holdings 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. Woolworths Holdings's current Shareholder Yield % is 4.03%, which is 15% below median its own 10-year median of 4.75. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Woolworths Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Woolworths Holdings (FRA:WN3) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 4.03%. The stock's GF Value™ is €3.80, compared to a current price of €2.72 — trading 28.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 4.03%, which is 15% below median its 10-year median of 4.75 and 253.5% above the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 1.14. Woolworths Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 74/100 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 Woolworths Holdings (FRA:WN3), the current Shareholder Yield % is 4.03% 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 Woolworths Holdings (FRA:WN3) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Woolworths Holdings stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €2.72 is trading 28.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of €3.80.
Key valuation signals for FRA:WN3:
Shareholder Yield %: 4.03% (15% below median its 10-year median of 4.75)
GF Value™: €3.80 vs. price of €2.72 (28.4% below fair value)
Industry Position: 253.5% above the Retail - Cyclical median (#395 of 1089)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:WN3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Woolworths Holdings Ltd is a southern hemisphere retail Group. Its current operations are conducted through its two operating subsidiaries. The segments involve: Fashion, Beauty and Home; Food; Logistics; Woolworths Financial Services; Country Road Group; and Treasury. It derives maximum revenue from Food Segment. Geographically, It operates iun South Africa, Australia and New Zealand and Rest of Africa.
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