Orchid Island CapitalORC -0.15%31 Shareholder Yield % is -26.26% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates ORC with a GF Score™ of 31/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 883 REITs companies, Orchid Island Capital ranks worse than 94.22% 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, Orchid Island Capital's Shareholder Yield % was -26.26%.
Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) 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.
Orchid Island Capital Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Orchid Island Capital Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Orchid Island Capital'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.
ORC vs ARI, LADR, TWO: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, Orchid Island Capital'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.
Orchid Island Capital Shareholder Yield % vs REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Orchid Island Capital's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Orchid Island Capital'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.
Orchid Island Capital (ORC) has a Shareholder Yield % of -26.26% 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 Orchid Island Capital and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Orchid Island Capital ranks #832 out of 883 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 94.2%.
Is Orchid Island Capital's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Orchid Island Capital's current Shareholder Yield % is -26.26%. Based on the distribution chart, Orchid Island Capital ranks #832 out of 883 companies in the REITs industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Orchid Island Capital has a GF Score™ of 31/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Orchid Island Capital's Shareholder Yield % compare to ARI and LADR?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Orchid Island Capital ranks #832 out of 883 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Orchid Island Capital in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.99. 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 REITs company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among REITs companies is 4.99, based on 883 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 Orchid Island Capital and its competitors. For the REITs industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 4.99 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Orchid Island Capital's current Shareholder Yield % is -26.26%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Orchid Island Capital stock overvalued right now?
Orchid Island Capital (ORC) has a current Shareholder Yield % of -26.26%. The current Shareholder Yield % is -26.26%. Orchid Island Capital's overall GF Score™ is 31/100 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 Orchid Island Capital (ORC), the current Shareholder Yield % is -26.26% 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.
Orchid Island Capital Inc is a specialty finance company that invests in residential mortgage-backed securities. The principal and interest payments of its RMBS are guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or the Government National Mortgage Association, and are backed by single-family residential mortgage loans. The company's investment portfolio is divided into two categories namely traditional pass-through Agency RMBS; and structured Agency RMBS, such as collateralized mortgage obligations, interest-only securities, inverse interest-only securities, and principal-only securities, among other types of structured Agency RMBS.
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