Functional BrandsMEHA +3.92% Shareholder Yield % is 6.58% as of Mar. 2026, which is 426% above its 10-year median of 1.25. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,923 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Functional Brands ranks better than 77.69% 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, Functional Brands's Shareholder Yield % was 6.58%.
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.
Functional Brands Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Functional Brands Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Functional Brands's Shareholder Yield % can be seen below:
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MEHA vs TOFB, HIGR, CYAN: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Functional Brands'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.
Functional Brands Shareholder Yield % vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Functional Brands's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Functional Brands'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.
Functional Brands (MEHA) has a Shareholder Yield % of 6.58% 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 Functional Brands and its competitors. This is 426% above median its historical median of 1.25. Over the past decade, Functional Brands' Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 0.51 to 6.58. According to the industry distribution chart, Functional Brands ranks #429 out of 1923 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 22.3%.
Is Functional Brands' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Functional Brands' current Shareholder Yield % of 6.58% is 426% above median its 10-year median of 1.25. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.51 to a high of 6.58. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.87. Functional Brands' value of 6.58% is 656.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Functional Brands ranks #429 out of 1923 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers.
How does Functional Brands' Shareholder Yield % compare to TOFB and HIGR?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Functional Brands ranks #429 out of 1923 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Functional Brands in the top 22% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.87. Functional Brands' value of 6.58% is 656.3% above this benchmark. Historically, Functional Brands' own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 0.51 to 6.58 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.25 vs. the industry median of 0.87, Functional Brands 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 0.87, based on 1,923 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. Functional Brands's current Shareholder Yield % of 6.58% is 656.3% 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 Functional Brands and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.87 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Functional Brands's current Shareholder Yield % is 6.58%, which is 426% above median its own 10-year median of 1.25. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Functional Brands stock overvalued right now?
Functional Brands (MEHA) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 6.58%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 6.58%, which is 426% above median its 10-year median of 1.25 and 656.3% above the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 0.87. 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 Functional Brands (MEHA), the current Shareholder Yield % is 6.58% 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.
Functional Brands Inc operates in the nutraceutical supplement industry. It is a manufacturer and distributor of supplements in categories such as pain, energy, prenatal, general health, bone and joint, gastro, immunity, cardiac, detox, brain and memory, sleep, prenatal and urinary. It is focus on end-consumers through different channels that include pharmacies, wholesalers, international distributors and direct-to-consumers sales. The Company has two reportable segments: 1) Kirkman, which sells a range of nutraceuticals, supplements and related products direct to consumers; 2) HT Naturals, which sells a range of hemp products. Key revenue is generated from Kirkman.
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