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Reflect ScientificRSCF +6.26% Shareholder Yield % is 2.36% as of Sep. 2025, which is 661% above its 10-year median of 0.31. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 818 Medical Devices & Instruments companies, Reflect Scientific ranks better than 70.17% 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, Reflect Scientific's Shareholder Yield % was 2.36%.
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.
Reflect Scientific Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Reflect Scientific Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Reflect Scientific'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.
RSCF vs NXGL, LUCY, GCTK: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Reflect Scientific'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.
Reflect Scientific Shareholder Yield % vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Reflect Scientific's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Reflect Scientific'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.
Reflect Scientific (RSCF) has a Shareholder Yield % of 2.36% as of Sep. 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 Reflect Scientific and its competitors. This is 661% above median its historical median of 0.31. According to the industry distribution chart, Reflect Scientific ranks #244 out of 818 companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, placing it in the top 29.8%.
Is Reflect Scientific's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Reflect Scientific's current Shareholder Yield % of 2.36% is 661% above median its 10-year median of 0.31. The Medical Devices & Instruments industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.14. Reflect Scientific's value of 2.36% is 1648.1% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Reflect Scientific ranks #244 out of 818 companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, which is above the industry midpoint.
How does Reflect Scientific's Shareholder Yield % compare to NXGL and LUCY?
According to the Medical Devices & Instruments industry distribution chart, Reflect Scientific ranks #244 out of 818 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Reflect Scientific in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.14. Reflect Scientific's value of 2.36% is 1648.1% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.31 vs. the industry median of 0.14, Reflect Scientific 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 Medical Devices & Instruments company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Medical Devices & Instruments companies is 0.14, based on 818 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. Reflect Scientific's current Shareholder Yield % of 2.36% is 1648.1% 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 Reflect Scientific and its competitors. For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.14 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Reflect Scientific's current Shareholder Yield % is 2.36%, which is 661% above median its own 10-year median of 0.31. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Reflect Scientific stock overvalued right now?
Reflect Scientific (RSCF) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 2.36%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 2.36%, which is 661% above median its 10-year median of 0.31 and 1648.1% above the Medical Devices & Instruments industry median of 0.14. 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 Reflect Scientific (RSCF), the current Shareholder Yield % is 2.36% as of Sep. 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.
Reflect Scientific Inc is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of products targeted at the life science market. The group's customers include hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, cold chain management, universities, government and private sector research facilities, and chemical and industrial companies. Its growing product portfolio includes ultra-low temperature freezers, blast freezers, solvent chillers, and refrigerated transportation in addition to supplying OEM products to the life sciences industry. The group's products are Cryometrix, GCFerrules, and Visacon. It recognizes revenue from the sale of scientific equipment for the life sciences and manufacturing industries.
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