Sds OpticWAR:SDS -5.26%19 Shareholder Yield % is -45.62% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates WAR:SDS with a GF Score™ of 19/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 818 Medical Devices & Instruments companies, Sds Optic ranks worse than 93.64% 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, Sds Optic's Shareholder Yield % was -45.62%.
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.
Sds Optic Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Sds Optic Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sds Optic'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.
WAR:SDS vs ABT, SYK, MDT: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Medical Devices subindustry, Sds Optic'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.
Sds Optic Shareholder Yield % vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Sds Optic's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sds Optic'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.
Sds Optic (WAR:SDS) has a Shareholder Yield % of -45.62% 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 Sds Optic and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Sds Optic ranks #766 out of 818 companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, placing it in the top 93.6%.
Is Sds Optic's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Sds Optic's current Shareholder Yield % is -45.62%. Based on the distribution chart, Sds Optic ranks #766 out of 818 companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Sds Optic has a GF Score™ of 19/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sds Optic's Shareholder Yield % compare to ABT and SYK?
According to the Medical Devices & Instruments industry distribution chart, Sds Optic ranks #766 out of 818 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Sds Optic in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.17. 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 0.17, 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. 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 Sds Optic and its competitors. For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.17 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sds Optic's current Shareholder Yield % is -45.62%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sds Optic stock overvalued right now?
Sds Optic (WAR:SDS) has a current Shareholder Yield % of -45.62%. The current Shareholder Yield % is -45.62%. Sds Optic's overall GF Score™ is 19/100 with 4 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 Sds Optic (WAR:SDS), the current Shareholder Yield % is -45.62% 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.
Sds Optic SA is engaged in developing and creating solutions on the borderline of biochemistry, engineering and fiber optic technologies, used in cancer diagnosis and treatment. The company has designed an Opto-biological methodology that allows for instant cellular processes studies including in-vivo cancer diagnosis with single-cell resolution. The company is also focused on manufacturing Optoelectronics.
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