Affirm HoldingsSTU:78P 81 Shareholder Yield % is -4.85% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:78P with a GF Score™ of 81/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 492 Credit Services companies, Affirm Holdings ranks worse than 50.61% 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, Affirm Holdings's Shareholder Yield % was -4.85%.
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.
Affirm Holdings Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Affirm Holdings Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Affirm Holdings'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.
STU:78P vs SYF, SOFI, ALLY: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Credit Services subindustry, Affirm Holdings'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.
Affirm Holdings Shareholder Yield % vs Credit Services Industry
For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Affirm Holdings's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Affirm Holdings'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.
Affirm Holdings (STU:78P) has a Shareholder Yield % of -4.85% 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 Affirm Holdings and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Affirm Holdings ranks #249 out of 492 companies in the Credit Services industry, placing it in the top 50.6%.
Is Affirm Holdings' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Affirm Holdings' current Shareholder Yield % is -4.85%. Based on the distribution chart, Affirm Holdings ranks #249 out of 492 companies in the Credit Services industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Affirm Holdings has a GF Score™ of 81/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Affirm Holdings' Shareholder Yield % compare to SYF and SOFI?
According to the Credit Services industry distribution chart, Affirm Holdings ranks #249 out of 492 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Affirm Holdings in the lower half of its industry. 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 Credit Services company?
A good Shareholder Yield % depends on the Credit Services industry context. 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 Affirm Holdings and its competitors. Affirm Holdings's current Shareholder Yield % is -4.85%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Affirm Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Affirm Holdings (STU:78P) has a current Shareholder Yield % of -4.85%. The current Shareholder Yield % is -4.85%. Affirm Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 81/100 with 7 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 Affirm Holdings (STU:78P), the current Shareholder Yield % is -4.85% 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.
Founded in 2012, Affirm is a market leader in the buy now, pay later space with around $36 billion in transaction volume in fiscal 2025. Affirm offers both zero-interest financing, which is merchant subsidized, and interest-bearing loans, which function as personal loans that are approved on a per-transaction basis. Over 70% of Affirm's transaction volume comes from its interest-bearing loans, which also constitute the majority of its revenue. Affirm primarily operates in the United States, which accounted for more than 95% of its revenue in 2025, but it has also expanded to Canada and the United Kingdom.
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