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, POET Technologies's Shareholder Yield % was -25.97%.
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.
POET Technologies Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
POET Technologies Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for POET 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.
POET vs SKYT, AMBQ, AOSL: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Semiconductors subindustry, POET 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.
POET Technologies Shareholder Yield % vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, POET Technologies's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where POET 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.
POET Technologies (POET) has a Shareholder Yield % of -25.97% 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 POET Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, POET Technologies ranks #953 out of 1000 companies in the Semiconductors industry, placing it in the top 95.3%.
Is POET Technologies' Shareholder Yield % too high?
POET Technologies' current Shareholder Yield % is -25.97%. Based on the distribution chart, POET Technologies ranks #953 out of 1000 companies in the Semiconductors industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, POET Technologies has a GF Score™ of 42/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does POET Technologies' Shareholder Yield % compare to SKYT and AMBQ?
According to the Semiconductors industry distribution chart, POET Technologies ranks #953 out of 1000 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places POET Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.06. 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 Semiconductors company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Semiconductors companies is 0.06, based on 1,000 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 POET Technologies and its competitors. For the Semiconductors industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.06 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. POET Technologies's current Shareholder Yield % is -25.97%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is POET Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, POET Technologies (POET) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $8.20, compared to a current price of $8.76 — trading 6.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is -25.97%. POET Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 42/100 with 3 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 POET Technologies (POET), the current Shareholder Yield % is -25.97% 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 POET Technologies (POET) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, POET Technologies stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $8.76 is trading 6.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $8.20.
GuruFocus considers POET Technologies to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for POET:
Shareholder Yield %: -25.97%
GF Value™: $8.20 vs. price of $8.76 (6.8% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the POET stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
POET Technologies Inc is a design and development company offering high-speed optical engines, light source products, and custom optical modules to the artificial intelligence systems market and hyperscale data centers. Its integration solutions are based on the POET Optical Interposer, a novel, patented platform that allows the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single chip using wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques. POET's Optical Interposer platform also solves device integration challenges across a broad range of communication, computing, and sensing applications. The company operates geographically in the United States, Canada, Singapore and China.
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