Sony Financial GroupSFGYY +5.35%24 Shareholder Yield % is -29.71% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates SFGYY with a GF Score™ of 24/100. The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 496 Insurance companies, Sony Financial Group ranks worse than 97.38% 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, Sony Financial Group's Shareholder Yield % was -29.71%.
Sony Financial Group (OTCPK:SFGYY) 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.
Sony Financial Group Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Sony Financial Group Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sony Financial Group'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.
SFGYY vs AFL, MET, PRU: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Sony Financial Group'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.
Sony Financial Group Shareholder Yield % vs Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Sony Financial Group's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sony Financial Group'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.
Sony Financial Group (SFGYY) has a Shareholder Yield % of -29.71% 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 Sony Financial Group and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Sony Financial Group ranks #483 out of 496 companies in the Insurance industry, placing it in the top 97.4%.
Is Sony Financial Group's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Sony Financial Group's current Shareholder Yield % is -29.71%. Based on the distribution chart, Sony Financial Group ranks #483 out of 496 companies in the Insurance industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Sony Financial Group has a GF Score™ of 24/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sony Financial Group's Shareholder Yield % compare to AFL and MET?
According to the Insurance industry distribution chart, Sony Financial Group ranks #483 out of 496 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Sony Financial Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 2.70. 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 Insurance company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Insurance companies is 2.70, based on 496 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 Sony Financial Group and its competitors. For the Insurance industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 2.70 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sony Financial Group's current Shareholder Yield % is -29.71%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sony Financial Group stock overvalued right now?
Sony Financial Group (SFGYY) has a current Shareholder Yield % of -29.71%. The current Shareholder Yield % is -29.71%. Sony Financial Group's overall GF Score™ is 24/100 with 8 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 Sony Financial Group (SFGYY), the current Shareholder Yield % is -29.71% 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.
Sony Financial Group Inc is a Japanese financial holding company with three core subsidiaries: Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Sony Life), Sony Assurance Inc. (Sony Assurance) and Sony Bank Inc. (Sony Bank). Sony Life provides tailor-made life insurance based on detailed consulting by Lifeplanner sales specialists (sales staff) and partners. Sony Assurance provides automobile, fire, medical, and other forms of insurance through the Internet and telephone. Sony Bank provides deposits, mortgages, investment trusts, and foreign exchange margin transaction services through the Internet. The company has three business segments, namely Life Insurance Business, Non-life Insurance Business, Banking Business, and others.
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