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Arabian Drilling CoSAU:2381 -5.73%59 Shareholder Yield % is 0.56% as of Mar. 2026, which is 59% below its 10-year median of 1.37. GuruFocus rates SAU:2381 with a GF Score™ of 59/100 and a GF Value™ of ﷼100.70 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 969 Oil & Gas companies, Arabian Drilling Co ranks worse than 51.08% 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, Arabian Drilling Co's Shareholder Yield % was 0.56%.
Arabian Drilling Co (SAU:2381) 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.
Arabian Drilling Co Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Arabian Drilling Co Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Arabian Drilling Co'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.
SAU:2381 vs NE, RIG, VAL: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Arabian Drilling Co'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.
Arabian Drilling Co Shareholder Yield % vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Arabian Drilling Co's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Arabian Drilling Co'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.
Arabian Drilling Co (SAU:2381) has a Shareholder Yield % of 0.56% 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 Arabian Drilling Co and its competitors. This is 59% below median its historical median of 1.37. According to the industry distribution chart, Arabian Drilling Co ranks #495 out of 969 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 51.1%.
Is Arabian Drilling Co's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Arabian Drilling Co's current Shareholder Yield % of 0.56% is 59% below median its 10-year median of 1.37. The Oil & Gas industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.89. Arabian Drilling Co's value of 0.56% is 37.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Arabian Drilling Co ranks #495 out of 969 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Arabian Drilling Co has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Arabian Drilling Co's Shareholder Yield % compare to NE and RIG?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Arabian Drilling Co ranks #495 out of 969 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Arabian Drilling Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.89. Arabian Drilling Co's value of 0.56% is 37.1% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 1.37 vs. the industry median of 0.89, Arabian Drilling Co has consistently been below 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 an Oil & Gas company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Oil & Gas companies is 0.89, based on 969 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. Arabian Drilling Co's current Shareholder Yield % of 0.56% is 37.1% below 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 Arabian Drilling Co and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.89 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Arabian Drilling Co's current Shareholder Yield % is 0.56%, which is 59% below median its own 10-year median of 1.37. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Arabian Drilling Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Arabian Drilling Co (SAU:2381) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ﷼100.70, compared to a current price of ﷼81.50 — trading 19.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 0.56%, which is 59% below median its 10-year median of 1.37 and 37.1% below the Oil & Gas industry median of 0.89. Arabian Drilling Co's overall GF Score™ is 59/100 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 Arabian Drilling Co (SAU:2381), the current Shareholder Yield % is 0.56% 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 Arabian Drilling Co (SAU:2381) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Arabian Drilling Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ﷼81.50 is trading 19.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of ﷼100.70.
GuruFocus considers Arabian Drilling Co to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for SAU:2381:
Shareholder Yield %: 0.56% (59% below median its 10-year median of 1.37)
GF Value™: ﷼100.70 vs. price of ﷼81.50 (19.1% below fair value)
Industry Position: 37.1% below the Oil & Gas median (#495 of 969)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SAU:2381 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Arabian Drilling Co is an onshore and offshore gas and oil rig drilling company in Saudi Arabia. It is principally engaged in the drilling of oil and natural gas wells, operations, maintenance and hauling of rigs, and related activities. The operating segment of the company Provision of drilling and related services through land rigs and the Provision of drilling and related services through off-shore rigs.
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