SantosSTOSF +6.18%77 Shareholder Yield % is 1.90% as of Dec. 2025, which is 124% above its 10-year median of 0.85. GuruFocus rates STOSF with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of $4.41 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 968 Oil & Gas companies, Santos ranks better than 54.96% 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, Santos's Shareholder Yield % was 1.90%.
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.
Santos Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Santos Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Santos'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.
STOSF vs COP, EOG, OXY: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Santos'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.
Santos Shareholder Yield % vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Santos's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Santos'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.
Santos (STOSF) has a Shareholder Yield % of 1.90% 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 Santos and its competitors. This is 124% above median its historical median of 0.85. According to the industry distribution chart, Santos ranks #436 out of 968 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 45%.
Is Santos' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Santos' current Shareholder Yield % of 1.90% is 124% above median its 10-year median of 0.85. The Oil & Gas industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.90. Santos' value of 1.90% is 111.1% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Santos ranks #436 out of 968 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Santos has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Santos' Shareholder Yield % compare to COP and EOG?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Santos ranks #436 out of 968 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Santos in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.90. Santos' value of 1.90% is 111.1% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.85 vs. the industry median of 0.90, Santos 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 an Oil & Gas company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Oil & Gas companies is 0.90, based on 968 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. Santos's current Shareholder Yield % of 1.90% is 111.1% 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 Santos and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.90 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Santos's current Shareholder Yield % is 1.90%, which is 124% above median its own 10-year median of 0.85. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Santos stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Santos (STOSF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $4.41, compared to a current price of $4.64 — trading 5.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 1.90%, which is 124% above median its 10-year median of 0.85 and 111.1% above the Oil & Gas industry median of 0.90. Santos' overall GF Score™ is 77/100 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 Santos (STOSF), the current Shareholder Yield % is 1.90% 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.
Is Santos (STOSF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Santos stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $4.64 is trading 5.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $4.41.
GuruFocus considers Santos to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for STOSF:
Shareholder Yield %: 1.90% (124% above median its 10-year median of 0.85)
GF Value™: $4.41 vs. price of $4.64 (5.2% above fair value)
Industry Position: 111.1% above the Oil & Gas median (#436 of 968)
No single metric tells the full story. See the STOSF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Santos was founded in 1954. The company's name is an acronym for South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search. The first Cooper Basin gas discovery came in 1963, with initial supplies in 1969. Santos became a major enterprise, though over-reliance on the Cooper Basin, along with the Moomba field's inexorable decline, saw it struggle to maintain relevance in the first decade of the 21st century. However, the stage was set for a renaissance via conversion of coal seam gas into LNG in Queensland and conventional gas to LNG in PNG.
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