Pitney BowesPBI -2.23%58 Shareholder Yield % is 24.69% as of Mar. 2026, which is 26% above its 10-year median of 19.56. GuruFocus rates PBI with a GF Score™ of 58/100 and a GF Value™ of $7.59 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 983 Transportation companies, Pitney Bowes ranks better than 93.29% 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, Pitney Bowes's Shareholder Yield % was 24.69%.
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.
Pitney Bowes Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Pitney Bowes Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Pitney Bowes'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.
PBI vs HUBG, CYRX, FWRD: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Pitney Bowes'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.
Pitney Bowes Shareholder Yield % vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Pitney Bowes's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Pitney Bowes'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.
Pitney Bowes (PBI) has a Shareholder Yield % of 24.69% 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 Pitney Bowes and its competitors. This is 26% above median its historical median of 19.56. According to the industry distribution chart, Pitney Bowes ranks #66 out of 983 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 6.7%.
Is Pitney Bowes' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Pitney Bowes' current Shareholder Yield % of 24.69% is 26% above median its 10-year median of 19.56. The Transportation industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.97. Pitney Bowes' value of 24.69% is 2445.4% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Pitney Bowes ranks #66 out of 983 companies in the Transportation industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Pitney Bowes has a GF Score™ of 58/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Pitney Bowes' Shareholder Yield % compare to HUBG and CYRX?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Pitney Bowes ranks #66 out of 983 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Pitney Bowes in the top 7% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.97. Pitney Bowes' value of 24.69% is 2445.4% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 19.56 vs. the industry median of 0.97, Pitney Bowes 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 Transportation company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Transportation companies is 0.97, based on 983 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. Pitney Bowes's current Shareholder Yield % of 24.69% is 2445.4% 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 Pitney Bowes and its competitors. For the Transportation industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.97 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Pitney Bowes's current Shareholder Yield % is 24.69%, which is 26% above median its own 10-year median of 19.56. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pitney Bowes stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pitney Bowes (PBI) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $7.59, compared to a current price of $17.52 — trading 130.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 24.69%, which is 26% above median its 10-year median of 19.56 and 2445.4% above the Transportation industry median of 0.97. Pitney Bowes' overall GF Score™ is 58/100 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 Pitney Bowes (PBI), the current Shareholder Yield % is 24.69% 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 Pitney Bowes (PBI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pitney Bowes stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $17.52 is trading 130.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $7.59.
GuruFocus considers Pitney Bowes to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for PBI:
Shareholder Yield %: 24.69% (26% above median its 10-year median of 19.56)
GF Value™: $7.59 vs. price of $17.52 (130.8% above fair value)
Industry Position: 2445.4% above the Transportation median (#66 of 983)
No single metric tells the full story. See the PBI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Pitney Bowes Inc is a technology-driven company that provides SaaS shipping solutions, mailing innovation, and financial services to clients around the globe. The company's reportable segments are SendTech Solutions and Presort Services. SendTech Solutions includes the revenue and related expenses from physical and digital mailing and shipping technology solutions, financing, services, supplies and other applications to help simplify and save on the sending, tracking and receiving of letters, parcels and flats. Presort Services includes the revenue and related expenses from sortation services to qualify large volumes of First Class Mail, Marketing Mail and Marketing Mail Flats/Bound Printed Matter for postal work sharing discounts. It derives maximum revenue from SendTech Solutions.
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