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, Akamai Technologies's Shareholder Yield % was -2.05%.
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.
Akamai Technologies Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Akamai Technologies Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Akamai Technologies'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.
LTS:0HBQ vs TOST, RBRK, IOT: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Akamai Technologies'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.
Akamai Technologies Shareholder Yield % vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Akamai Technologies's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Akamai Technologies'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.
Akamai Technologies (LTS:0HBQ) has a Shareholder Yield % of -2.05% as of Mar. 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 Akamai Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Akamai Technologies ranks #1810 out of 2697 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 67.1%.
Is Akamai Technologies' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Akamai Technologies' current Shareholder Yield % is -2.05%. Based on the distribution chart, Akamai Technologies ranks #1810 out of 2697 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Akamai Technologies has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Akamai Technologies' Shareholder Yield % compare to TOST and RBRK?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Akamai Technologies ranks #1810 out of 2697 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Akamai Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.32. 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 Software company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Software companies is 0.32, based on 2,697 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. 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 Akamai Technologies and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.32 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Akamai Technologies's current Shareholder Yield % is -2.05%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Akamai Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Akamai Technologies (LTS:0HBQ) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $112.46, compared to a current price of $126.49 — trading 12.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is -2.05%. Akamai Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 5 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 Akamai Technologies (LTS:0HBQ), the current Shareholder Yield % is -2.05% as of Mar. 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 Akamai Technologies (LTS:0HBQ) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Akamai Technologies stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $126.49 is trading 12.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $112.46.
GuruFocus considers Akamai Technologies to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for LTS:0HBQ:
Shareholder Yield %: -2.05%
GF Value™: $112.46 vs. price of $126.49 (12.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0HBQ stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Akamai operates a content delivery network, in which customers store content on distributed servers to deliver it to their own customers more quickly. Akamai has over 350,000 servers distributed over 4,350 points of presence in more than 700 cities globally. This network supports upward of 20% of global internet traffic, generating massive amounts of data. Using data generated by the delivery network, the firm offers cybersecurity products and cloud computing services, ranging from API security to zero-trust enterprise access, which has surpassed the delivery network in revenue and importance. As of 2026, the primary focus has shifted to offering computing hardware as a service, with an emphasis on serving large language model providers such as Anthropic.
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