Galmed PharmaceuticalsGLMD -11.95%27 Shareholder Yield % is -205.93% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates GLMD with a GF Score™ of 27/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,299 Biotechnology companies, Galmed Pharmaceuticals ranks worse than 96.84% 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, Galmed Pharmaceuticals's Shareholder Yield % was -205.93%.
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.
Galmed Pharmaceuticals Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Galmed Pharmaceuticals Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Galmed Pharmaceuticals'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.
GLMD vs FBLG, SXTP, CELZ: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Galmed Pharmaceuticals'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.
Galmed Pharmaceuticals Shareholder Yield % vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Galmed Pharmaceuticals's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Galmed Pharmaceuticals'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.
Galmed Pharmaceuticals (GLMD) has a Shareholder Yield % of -205.93% 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 Galmed Pharmaceuticals and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Galmed Pharmaceuticals ranks #1258 out of 1299 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 96.8%.
Is Galmed Pharmaceuticals' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Galmed Pharmaceuticals' current Shareholder Yield % is -205.93%. Based on the distribution chart, Galmed Pharmaceuticals ranks #1258 out of 1299 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Galmed Pharmaceuticals has a GF Score™ of 27/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Galmed Pharmaceuticals' Shareholder Yield % compare to FBLG and SXTP?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Galmed Pharmaceuticals ranks #1258 out of 1299 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Galmed Pharmaceuticals in the lower half of its industry. 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Shareholder Yield % depends on the Biotechnology 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 Galmed Pharmaceuticals and its competitors. Galmed Pharmaceuticals's current Shareholder Yield % is -205.93%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Galmed Pharmaceuticals stock overvalued right now?
Galmed Pharmaceuticals (GLMD) has a current Shareholder Yield % of -205.93%. The current Shareholder Yield % is -205.93%. Galmed Pharmaceuticals' overall GF Score™ is 27/100 with 2 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 Galmed Pharmaceuticals (GLMD), the current Shareholder Yield % is -205.93% 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.
Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company. The company focuses on the development of Aramchol for combination therapy for GI oncological indications. The company is actively pursuing opportunities in the biotech and medtech spaces to expand and diversify its product pipeline targeting GI, cardiometabolic indications and other product candidates.
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