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Quest Patent ResearchQPRC 29 Shareholder Yield % is -263.73% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates QPRC with a GF Score™ of 29/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,044 Business Services companies, Quest Patent Research ranks worse than 99.04% 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, Quest Patent Research's Shareholder Yield % was -263.73%.
Quest Patent Research (OTCPK:QPRC) 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.
Quest Patent Research Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Quest Patent Research Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Quest Patent Research'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.
QPRC vs YYGH, JFIL, DPUI: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Quest Patent Research'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.
Quest Patent Research Shareholder Yield % vs Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Quest Patent Research's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Quest Patent Research'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.
Quest Patent Research (QPRC) has a Shareholder Yield % of -263.73% 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 Quest Patent Research and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Quest Patent Research ranks #1034 out of 1044 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 99%.
Is Quest Patent Research's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Quest Patent Research's current Shareholder Yield % is -263.73%. Based on the distribution chart, Quest Patent Research ranks #1034 out of 1044 companies in the Business Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Quest Patent Research has a GF Score™ of 29/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Quest Patent Research's Shareholder Yield % compare to YYGH and JFIL?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Quest Patent Research ranks #1034 out of 1044 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Quest Patent Research in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 1.49. 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 Business Services company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Business Services companies is 1.49, based on 1,044 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 Quest Patent Research and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 1.49 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Quest Patent Research's current Shareholder Yield % is -263.73%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Quest Patent Research stock overvalued right now?
Quest Patent Research (QPRC) has a current Shareholder Yield % of -263.73%. The current Shareholder Yield % is -263.73%. Quest Patent Research's overall GF Score™ is 29/100 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 Quest Patent Research (QPRC), the current Shareholder Yield % is -263.73% 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.
Quest Patent Research Corp is an intellectual property asset management company. The company is engaged in the development, acquisition, licensing, and enforcement of intellectual property rights. It owns or controls multiple intellectual property portfolios and seeks to generate revenue mainly through patent licensing, often as part of litigation settlements related to the enforcement of its intellectual property rights.
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