LifeLIFCF 87 Shareholder Yield % is 6.77% as of Feb. 2026, which is 474% above its 10-year median of 1.18. GuruFocus rates LIFCF with a GF Score™ of 87/100 and a GF Value™ of $9.66. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 299 Retail - Defensive companies, Life ranks better than 79.6% 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, Life's Shareholder Yield % was 6.77%.
Life (OTCPK:LIFCF) 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.
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Life Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Life'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 Grocery Stores subindustry, Life'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.
Life Shareholder Yield % vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Life's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Life'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.
Life (LIFCF) has a Shareholder Yield % of 6.77% as of Feb. 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 Life and its competitors. This is 474% above median its historical median of 1.18. According to the industry distribution chart, Life ranks #61 out of 299 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 20.4%.
Is Life's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Life's current Shareholder Yield % of 6.77% is 474% above median its 10-year median of 1.18. The Retail - Defensive industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.98. Life's value of 6.77% is 590.8% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Life ranks #61 out of 299 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Life has a GF Score™ of 87/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Life's Shareholder Yield % compare to KR?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Life ranks #61 out of 299 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Life in the top 20% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.98. Life's value of 6.77% is 590.8% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 1.18 vs. the industry median of 0.98, Life 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 - Defensive company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Retail - Defensive companies is 0.98, based on 299 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. Life's current Shareholder Yield % of 6.77% is 590.8% 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 Life and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.98 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Life's current Shareholder Yield % is 6.77%, which is 474% above median its own 10-year median of 1.18. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Life stock overvalued right now?
Life (LIFCF) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 6.77%. The stock's GF Value™ is $9.66, compared to a current price of $11.02 — trading 14% above its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 6.77%, which is 474% above median its 10-year median of 1.18 and 590.8% above the Retail - Defensive industry median of 0.98. Life's overall GF Score™ is 87/100 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 Life (LIFCF), the current Shareholder Yield % is 6.77% as of Feb. 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.
Is Life (LIFCF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Life stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $11.02 is trading 14% above its estimated GF Value™ of $9.66.
Key valuation signals for LIFCF:
Shareholder Yield %: 6.77% (474% above median its 10-year median of 1.18)
GF Value™: $9.66 vs. price of $11.02 (14% above fair value)
Industry Position: 590.8% above the Retail - Defensive median (#61 of 299)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LIFCF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Life Corp is a Japanese supermarket chain operator. The company is domiciled in Japan and generates the majority of revenue domestically. Life Corporation operates stores in Osaka, Tokyo, Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa, and derives the majority of revenue from stores located in Osaka and Tokyo. The company's supermarkets focus on the retail of seafood products, bakery products, food products, fresh fruit and vegetables, meat products, clothing, toilet paper, and craft products. The supermarkets carry a private-label brand of packaged foods.
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