Helix BioPharmaHBPCF 28 Shareholder Yield % is -1.38% as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates HBPCF with a GF Score™ of 28/100. Among 1,299 Biotechnology companies, Helix BioPharma ranks better than 51.04% 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, Helix BioPharma's Shareholder Yield % was -1.38%.
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.
Helix BioPharma Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Helix BioPharma Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Helix BioPharma'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.
HBPCF vs VRTX, REGN, ALNY: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Helix BioPharma'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.
Helix BioPharma Shareholder Yield % vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Helix BioPharma's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Helix BioPharma'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.
Helix BioPharma (HBPCF) has a Shareholder Yield % of -1.38% as of Apr. 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 Helix BioPharma and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Helix BioPharma ranks #636 out of 1299 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 49%.
Is Helix BioPharma's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Helix BioPharma's current Shareholder Yield % is -1.38%. Based on the distribution chart, Helix BioPharma ranks #636 out of 1299 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Helix BioPharma has a GF Score™ of 28/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Helix BioPharma's Shareholder Yield % compare to VRTX and REGN?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Helix BioPharma ranks #636 out of 1299 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Helix BioPharma in the upper 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 Helix BioPharma and its competitors. Helix BioPharma's current Shareholder Yield % is -1.38%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Helix BioPharma stock overvalued right now?
Helix BioPharma (HBPCF) has a current Shareholder Yield % of -1.38%. The current Shareholder Yield % is -1.38%. Helix BioPharma's overall GF Score™ is 28/100. 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 Helix BioPharma (HBPCF), the current Shareholder Yield % is -1.38% as of Apr. 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.
Helix BioPharma Corp is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies in immune-oncology focused on cancer prevention and treatment. The Company is developing a proprietary platform of bio-conjugates targeting hard-to-treat solid tumors over-expressing CEACAM6, including Tumor Defense Breaker, L-DOS47, and three CEACAM6-specific antibody-drug conjugates. Its pre-IND candidates include LEUMUNA, an oral immune checkpoint modulator for hematological malignancies, and GEMCEDA, an oral prodrug of gemcitabine for solid tumors.
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