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Rapidtek TechnologiesROCO:6980 -3.99%21 Shareholder Yield % is 1.53% as of Dec. 2025, which is 78% above its 10-year median of 0.86. GuruFocus rates ROCO:6980 with a GF Score™ of 21/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,445 Hardware companies, Rapidtek Technologies ranks better than 61.27% 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, Rapidtek Technologies's Shareholder Yield % was 1.53%.
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.
Rapidtek Technologies Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Rapidtek Technologies Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Rapidtek 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.
ROCO:6980 vs CSCO, CIEN, MSI: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Rapidtek 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.
Rapidtek Technologies Shareholder Yield % vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Rapidtek Technologies's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Rapidtek 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.
Rapidtek Technologies (ROCO:6980) has a Shareholder Yield % of 1.53% as of Dec. 2025. 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 Rapidtek Technologies and its competitors. This is 78% above median its historical median of 0.86. According to the industry distribution chart, Rapidtek Technologies ranks #947 out of 2445 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 38.7%.
Is Rapidtek Technologies' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Rapidtek Technologies' current Shareholder Yield % of 1.53% is 78% above median its 10-year median of 0.86. The Hardware industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.47. Rapidtek Technologies' value of 1.53% is 225.5% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Rapidtek Technologies ranks #947 out of 2445 companies in the Hardware industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Rapidtek Technologies has a GF Score™ of 21/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Rapidtek Technologies' Shareholder Yield % compare to CSCO and CIEN?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Rapidtek Technologies ranks #947 out of 2445 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Rapidtek Technologies in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.47. Rapidtek Technologies' value of 1.53% is 225.5% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.86 vs. the industry median of 0.47, Rapidtek Technologies 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 Hardware company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Hardware companies is 0.47, based on 2,445 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. Rapidtek Technologies's current Shareholder Yield % of 1.53% is 225.5% 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 Rapidtek Technologies and its competitors. For the Hardware industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.47 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Rapidtek Technologies's current Shareholder Yield % is 1.53%, which is 78% above median its own 10-year median of 0.86. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Rapidtek Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Rapidtek Technologies (ROCO:6980) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 1.53%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 1.53%, which is 78% above median its 10-year median of 0.86 and 225.5% above the Hardware industry median of 0.47. Rapidtek Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 21/100 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 Rapidtek Technologies (ROCO:6980), the current Shareholder Yield % is 1.53% as of Dec. 2025. 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.
Rapidtek Technologies Inc is an antenna designer and RF testing manufacturer. The company covers market areas that cover semiconductor IC design, electronic manufacturing, the electric vehicle industry, the Internet of Things, downstream of the medical industry, and others. The products and services offered by the company includes mWave Test Solution, SmartAuto, and Advance RF RD Center.
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